Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1817-01-06
PUBL" DIN YER
To IoRpCA TLEBEAGH.

PUBLIC DINNER
To boRp Ca TLEBEAGH.
On tie sOth nit. Lord Castlereash wa,
ente tajned at the Exchange Rooms, il
Reliasf, by the sovereign, barsesscs, and
Erineipal Inhabitants Of Belfast and it'
Iviciait,. Al the centre table the mar,
lor,< Of Donegal presided, having lord
lCa,.lcreagh IA is right hand, ard tht
mal qpIq OF Londonderry nhis lefs. AZ
ter the renewal of he cloth, the nozzle
nre .idcnt drank the usual lova( toasts
after which the health Of lord Castlereagi
Twas proposed by lord DoDeSali, VIII
stated his inability to do ju.'lce to th'
talent, aad services o. the noble guest.>-
Dr.. Ie,d Yi,couut Cssticreash, the states
Iman, Who, by the viguG of his measures
land tie wisdom Of his policy. had so emf
,aently contributed to the termination o
a gluri5us war, and the Conclusi"lof AZ
ihdno able pc ce."
Lord Castlercash in retnrning thank
for the konor thus conferred OIL him, ob
.eryeG, that in the latter wears Of tn,
.ory sna arduauS contest With France
ministers merely fot!nw y tie impulse .
the public spiri Of the nation, ard ~,
gn,e smcut and TIC people. acting wit
one spri, ard nne VOICE, became ire
sis,able. Thew sd,erting to the present
distressed state n! IN" c0uHtry. he saiG
:. cauroi Io;sat, in the midst Of 10
cyuha,iun. that great. embarrassment,
and Difficulties are hanging over this na.
ua'ioie. and that, although The war be
closed. the. blessings 81 peacs hsve b"t
returned wi'hort alloy. Commerce la.
been forced Into new charUels it ma,
been Rowing for "a years IN the track
al wai il is tive nature of war, and II
seems IL provision OF p oy dence. that
we. 4 new and unusual 8ctivii, 10 Ger
tain branches nf :rade, which grow on,
aud are d .pendel, nuU arl;kt operat 0ns;
snd In Gu, es IKE nus, where the pE'sllC
eyertipns ~ere great in Duration and in
magHi'uae, thi, kind Of sariariEg COM
MERGE had acquired proportional! iHhu-
race AVID ha ing safdeuiy ceased, ana
r!f ancIelt channels Of trade not ,ct Il.
pcnei a lousuar and paiaiul lggHlval Of
,orpnr has succeeded. We ATE nov suffer
,ag under this exhaustion. he i-a''it.
and miads q! men are not yet turned 10
ro, other count,ie, prepa ed Tor ''ta,
I. eSCesul commerce U "n winch perma,
oer prosperity arpaAds, bal when every
enlightened merchant must exfect I" 'e.
fnrn 4 which We already ser dswsl"e
ppo,l these countries, Burwhi'e we are
under tins Temporary depression. We
should not consider 81 much Whist We
ate. as what ", should have been, had
any single disaster bcfa'len Us that could
nave put u, ia { e least degree under the
rowei IF toe tyrant Of the world Tor |.
state it a. fact, tist from the small
a,e ol Prussia, with less than half ouI
was drained the enormous
,um 81 hf,,ymiIlious duriog the short pc
,ob ola years While it remained unde'
YicUch domnation.
Gentlemen. il is no longer problem
or SPECULATION iur n'ieus men, wha
wee the designs OF the ruler OF to-
sreuch. the enemy Of liberty, and ma,
IA, tne enemy Of mankind. | say it is AZ
longer conjecture what his views WEI
With respect to u, he has net thought l
,,mth whi!e to conceal them, but has de
ella ed. in his p.eseat retreat, that IN wa
or in peace. or rather during the shoF
uces he might permit US to ENJOY, tina
,Itbo' Europe might be at his feet, hi
ms dered he had accomplished nothing
hte Great Britain remained an inde
sndent nation. l call upon you, there
ne to compare your commercial ,isuat'o'
d resources as they are with What the,
sht and most inevitably would have
en-. had the Prince and bis Government
,oped to any Of The measures bat suc'
hsye been adopted.
After variety Of other toast, the Mar
/ ,uis Of Donegal, gave, Lord LiVsrpsol