Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-05-29
ALEXANDRIA:
MONDAY, MAY 90.

Bonaparte and Democracy.-It will be
seen in our paper of this evening, that
the opposition in the English House of
Commons affect to consider a certain
paper, purporting to emanate from the
Congress of Vienna, in which, among o.
Their things, reward is set upon the
head of Bonaparte, as offering reward
for assassination. The English OPPOSITE
on newspapers, and even the opposition
members of parliament, in that country,
and the democratic presses in this. unite
lin espousing the cause of this enemy of
the human race, with zeal and perseveI-
ence absolutely inexplicable. Who any
longer, will question the justice of that
eloquent apostrophe in Morris's Grafton ?
g And thou too, Democracy! savage and
wild; thou, who would'st bring down
the virtuous and wise to the level of folly
|andguilt! Thou, prosecutor of the great
and good See, though it blast thy eye
balls, see the objects Of thy deadly hate.
See lawful princes surrounded by lawful
subjects. See them victorious over the
legions Of usurpation. See, they are
hailed, followed, almost adored by the
nation they conquered, pardoned and IL
berated. See that nation adopt the first
moment of freedom, to adopt the English
constitution like that of England. The
land of our forefathers. Tie land you
abhor." Yes, Democracy, these are the
objects of thv hate. Let those who would
know the idol of thy devotion--seek him
in Eiba.''
Never was picture drawn more faith
full to nature: and the American demo-
cratic newspapers give daily demonstra-
ton of it. The opposition in the House
of Commons appear to partake, equally,
of an inexpressible solicitude for the fate
of their idol. They tremble at the peril
to which they see him exposed, by his
being proclaimed traitor and an out
law, accompanied with an offer of a re-
ward for his head. In their compassion
for their idol, they forget the murderer
of D'Enshien, the murderer of Palm liv-
ing in neutral country, the murderer of
Pichegru, the destroyer of more myriads
of the human species than any rufian an
cient or modern ALI this is forgotten
in the feelings of solicitude for his safety;
while the most forcible denunciations are
uttered against those who consider him,
as he certainly is, an Outlaw from socie-
ty, and treat him as such. do not mean
to go into an elaborate examination of the
strict right of such proceeding, against
one who has forfeited all claim to the pro-
lection of the laws, but let any one shew
me, who can, the distinction in point of
principle, between the case of Bonaparte
and that of the Pretender, for whom
reward was in like manner offered, by
the English parliament.-.N. 7. E. Post.
NEw-YoRE May o..
Arrived the Russian ship Prince
Michael, Capt. Kodinof, 40 days from
Liverpool, with 400 crates of earthenware
to J. Barker. The ship Shamrock, was to
sail from Gottenburg the 4th of April. The
ship Hazard, had arrived at Rotterdam
from Savannah. Passengers in the Prince
Michael, Messrs. Gibbon, Graham, Par
sons, Worsley, and Bentham.
The brig Monkey, Sanger, 40 days
from Bordeaux, with silks, brandy, wine,
sc. to Peter Remsen &Co. (Consignees)
Gordon, Trokes, Leitch and Co. A. d.
Duff. L. Goudain, Seaman and Rhind, T.
S. Duvan, Brugeire and Tessiere, A.
Bousqeet, F. and A. Brunei, d. G. Bor-
duzat, A. F. Tongaroly, Gaze & Richaud
Rossieur and Roulett, and Thompson and
Edgar, F. l.. and w. Oliver, (Boston) ].
and r. w. Perkins, S. G. Perkins and
Co. G. and T. Meyer, s. Snow, and B.
NJ. Myers. Left the town on the 9Th of
April and the Cordovan on the 18th. An
English frigate, "a, and brig were
cruising offthe Cordoyan-several French
coasters had been captured, and a block
ade of the coast was daily expected. The
Monkey was chased, but escaped by SUI
perior sailing. Left, ahip Phoenix, Easter
iy, of Charleston, unloaded, uncertain
when to sail brig Jas. Munro, Skinner,
for N. York in 10 days ship Cora, Will
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