Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1817-10-11

convey powerful ana t1e'tda! rein.
firccmrnts. would ccr,ainl, sail. and
that this event had been delayed opiv
by the increase of ueans. which wnpId
exceed The mnst sangUimP rxprr;a,;oDs
If those concerned. Supported by
the hopes which these III leprat5d as,
suranccs were calculated 10 Inspire
the Patriots at Amelia hcld ont f..
Two months under cir, unstancrs H..
most disrouragins and Alarming
Their ranks daily thinneL by disease
death. and Grsertion-until thirty Ct.
Gcicnt soldiers were not left on t,,e
!,land-the Leader of the expedition
pnssessed Of the confidence and esteem
of scarcely one Observation-Disclosures
distrusttul and jealous-psivates dis.
satisfied. insubordinate, and disorder.
Iy-uotbirg done to strengthen the
works on the Island, although. The &c.
neral often declared that with his
knowledge of ratification he could
render them impregnable. His Of.
GERS looked III vain for display Of
those qualities which they expected to
find in s chicfsO renowned, or Of that
practicable information on military
subjects, Which long course of STR.
Vi ice must certainly have enabled lin
to acquire. .
In this state Of almost utter hone.
Ie-sncss. munths we're cUnsumed.Rhcn
about the latter end Of August, ac.
counts were received that the Morsi.
ana bad left n. York with snpplicsu Of
men, arms, money and provisions
This news rr-anilnatcd the almost tx
.irsuishcd spirits Of Tie Patriots -
ard in few days was followed by the
a-r., al OF this much desired vCsS,l.--
TIE Morsiana is III sight tic Nor
giana has crossed the bar vas re-
sourled from all parts. And when she
dropped anchor, an universal burst Of
Joy and consratnlalion gave notice Of
Tic event. But this eXUltation was
of short duration.-Tbe lons expect
cd .Argo had indeed arriged, but tro't
no golden fleece. 1t WAS with the
utmost establishment discovered, that
she Lad come on without her arma-
mcnt, and with Only twenty five men
and ,ha: although he;' guns and arms
would follow in few days. she lad
brought no other al ccssion Of strength
or means for the Patriot cause. 1t
Was too with as much surprize and
Indignation, learnt that the character
Of this vessel had been utterly chang
ed, that fitted out as was pretended as
a national ship, she had hren convert
cd into a priTateer, and furnished
with Buenos Ayrcan commission
Al! OF any reflection no" perceived
that the accomplishment of the objects
of thcexpcditiGn was hey ond the scope
of possibility, and most of those WHO
err not desperate in their fortunes &
character, resoi, ed to abandon an en-
t, r. rize, which promised no glory 10
themselves nor advantage 10 the Pa
tri0t cause. IL was With the most
heartfelt anguish, that colonel POsey
saw the destruction OF these hopes,
which he had so long and So fnndly
indulgcd. Tie idea Of assisting 10
confer liberty ard happiness upon an
enslarcd and wrctrhet people. was too
dear to him to be parted with without
the most poignant feelings Of regret.
But deceived by the general, and the
gentlemen in Eew-York, and indis-
nant at the trcac'Iery and duplicity
which had been used towards him by
both, lie did not long hesitate in tie
course which lie ought to pursue
Unwilling 10 Iiarass, by an unprofta-
bic contest, people whom be came to
benefit, in CONJUNCTION with the friends
who had accompanied him from Fir-
ginia, on the 4th Of September, he
threw up his commission, embarked
on board small schooner for Viii
mington n. e at Which place he ter
minated his earthly career. regretted
b! all who had an opportunity of est
mating ms worth. The evening pre-
,ious TO his departure from tie Island
he was waited upon by the general. at
lis quarters where he had been long
confined by sickness, and Informed
that it was utterly impossible for him
to keep possession Of the Island much
longer !; that his stock of provisions