Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-08-16

hat it met with any opposition.
| The Times of Saturday congratulates
1.-THE public on this wonderful triumph, ''af
1.-THE end of war in which all communions
have united in undistinguishing efforts t.
Isare the Empire" This is not true, and
40 one knows it's falsehood better than
the Times. Sectaries of all descriptions
have entered our armies, to be sure, and
Ihaye distinguished themselves as much
las any other description OF men. But
lwhy have they done SO? From love of
|enterprize or military adventure, a love
jof their country, and a desire of dstin-
gushing themselves in her service as
their fellow subjects. So far for indiyi-
Iduals. To THEN gallantry we. and they.
are deeply indebted !; but what Of reli-
gious communities Have they contribu-
led to the success of the war? Is it not
potorious that nine tenths of the Irish
Priests looked to Bonaparte as their de-
liverer, and we're overwhelmed " 18th grief
and disappointment at his dow nfall. The
most popular of the Irish newspapers
lproved this fact, and continue to prove
it daily. Il glares. astonishes, and alarms,
in The columns of the Dublin K, ening
Post, ard other journals. And What say
the Protestant Disselters of the " thee
denominations ?" Eces the Times re-
collect their conduct last winter; the
disgracetul exposure of their faIsehood
which it so happily made, the severe bit
just scourging it SO ably gave them? And
for y hat? Because they attempted to
calumnIate the Rourbons as prosecutors
of the Protestants; because they did this,
manifestly. not so much in pity of the
Protestants of Nisnes as in hatred of the
Blu bon family-in the design of render
ing them odious, Of assisting Sir r. Will
son 4 Co to hurl them from the throne,
that the Child and Champion of Jacobin-
ism might remount it, that darling he
roe Of the true cause, that fiery angel
who was % purify the world, the great
beast foretold in the Revelations, who
was TO break sceptres and trample UNDER
his hoofs the hated Priestianity. No. Ill
is not to Sectarians as Communities we
owe gratitude tor the triumphs of ourI
arms, and well they themselves know it.
No. AS the Times, in a better mood
last winter, said, we ourselves have gain
ed the triumph, ard they shall not be al
lowed to shuttle into the procession. Had
they possessed the political power which
now they are struggling to obtain, these
lriumphs we should probably never have
witnessed. What must have been thel
result had Lord Grenviile been Prime
Minister of late years ;-he, who prophe.
sled no English soldiers could remain ilI
Spain but as prisoners; he who being sol
eager to g husband our resources" would!
have abandoned the war in the PENINSULA
What the result if Earl Grey had been
high in Office The, who, by his speech
thirteen months ago, would have ayerted
the victory of Waterloo, by peace With
BonapaIte, ruinous at once to England
aid to Europe ? These are the champ
ions and the favoriles-no not taver
ltes-,the inst uments of the SectarIans. !
Had the religious o. all commuDions been
possessed OF the political power they now
ask, we never should have witnessed the
days o! glory we now enjoy.-1he Times
must. therefore, reconsider its assertion Il
il s,.ouid indeed new model its opinions
asd la, guags on many other topics as on
this. If 1t will become the champion of
the "three denominations" it must a.
bandon the Rurbons to their wrath, SUBJ
stitute apostacy for the rcnown OF having
SO we'll defended that iIiustrious family
and humbly fall into the train Of those
journalists who accused if of the grossest
corruption. /
Se1enty.eight persons were indicted
for beng concerned in the late disturb
ances, of whom 81 have been tried, and
"a of that number capitally convicted.
Upon five the sentence of death will be
executed, the others will be transported
for fourteen or seven years, and some will
be imprisoned in Ely Jail. Forty seven
have been discharged either upon recogni-l
sance or by proclamation.
Jusx s5.-Ths Sleeping Soldier
Since suspicion has been entertained OF
this mans somnolency being feIgned, the
interest which the detail of his apparent
sufferings first excited has been superced-
ed by curiosity to learn in what way the
phenomena of his case can De explained.
From many instances as recorded in Bur-
toms Anatomy of Melancholy, and by
other writers, of the extraordinary pow
er which persons Of various habits and
constitutions have exercised, not only
over the feelings and faculties of the MUD,