Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-02-07

VIII I'VE" :pa 70 Tie bstie ~ ns
aensturg; there sou, hayl !. : BIZ
uen Vt the military talsa,s sspss.
el.ieftain, md his assoeia3s, o.,
whom were struck With to-. Of
the FIRST appearance OF ,I,e
uniform. They were terr'ssd h'i'i.iN
sight Of an enemy, they had the
feeted 10 despise. Their u.ss ssas ar
war sec,aed them 10 be ,a.a fnr
they fed when none pur,as sI' ad'd,
with the usual courage or aud
Boosters, made their e.eane ;. vain
their troops to their own d;saa,s,'h
and the inhasitants afthe q; 'AG
mercy OF an exasperatsd ersa, 'oll'
the cenimaader in cAiefd nv 10
meriean forces, put spurs I ~ a
sseed, 4 not seatn.iag 10 looL !. %
supposed the enemy 90 pe,us, saFA,
bis heels. and lied to The uon,!., II
Of Virginia. ''a'a'a
The eaemy having put ~, 49,,
10 flight marched oamole,,,a s!a'
the city Of Washington, and w. MO
destroyed. what Of the ouhI;. "'''
psrty had eseaped the not l,,, pro-
stroying haad Of our ruler. 80 W, 70,
where now is your rsasnisceu, .. Sas
where is yender splendid hall. 'r ss
its drapery and trapping. ybsr. why 10y
your public offises7 Wy6,vass'
like the cities orssdom and fsm :"
rah, turned to ashes, and W. :.
witnesses ofthe disgraeefa! ea,a,, ~
phe. Hadthe enemy with su,AM
vantages, been under the c.mm,,I
efa coward, ne question but Il.
whole city would have been laid |,
rains. No sooner had tn. Br;,;,s
retired, and our smmandsr in ,I;.,
been notified that he might r,,,,,
with personal safety. N u BE win
his ordinary heroism and ms..sui.
mitv.Ielurued back into Che eli,
calling on the natisn maufulIy o
ellasfize the British for their van.
da'ism, and for frightening 4 triy.
ing The Anne ioaR Ca?taia General
from his domieiI and duty.
This eveEt ! consider bot on ib,
eseuteheos Of the American eharac.
ter, and had general Hull been ia
the command, aud Hed under like
circumstances with or wiyhsut sou.
rage, he probably would have been
arrested and tried fsr bis life ba
court martial. an evil which he Las
Gnce suffered, end il nov he lHink
monument ofthe Presidents sparirs
mercy.
The condition Of The country bt
very day becoming more snd mere
alarming, and The only nrsssin our
pawer TO earrret the Extravaganza
our rulers. and 10 check them ID
their progress torSin. is 10 viii Old
sBppli@s. and to do Ibis | sehsItH
both patriotic md cansiitu'i'DiL
'Fhe advocates OF the war; sRa
those who are DESTROYS to continue
il. say there j. no ether eou's le'
them bat to pursue the presrn' 's
tenn Of measares-ana ask What f's
can they do? Twill answer e'spss
inc character Of the war, s0aDH'a
the rad project Of torqne'l's 'ne
Caaadas, deal justly with ytnr ' W.
citizens, and magnanimsusE WIZ
your enemy; recall .nur prr''ssfss
withdraw the troops from u 'ao'
make it notorious that The x'rhrs,,
ally, and in fact war of delfs 'a.'
il shall then be continued, A'"'"
conc the war Of the enemy aN4.
longer the Americas war " W.
quest. ,.u,htr
Lam sensible we have a laVs% ~
and noverfaI enem, TO ceaie'd s'D'
who manifest a disposition y ' ="
vince the American ge'e'p"nn
that il is not for their mr." ,r
quarrel with them. and ! q, !" "a.
but too willing TO coafi'ue 'A ,i,At
Yeti apprehend our ra'fr sI 's u.
have peace, if they we're 'ta' n a.,
ellie, irtbey would uadtrlaA sf =; : sd
gotiats a peace in the sp'f',, !" ~" ,,,p:,
would themscIyeseesse low
and learn to do well. 1sup
With these impressions 49,, .rdI
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