Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-06-30

priste the carer % th,s n,tiob. aa,.
within the ls.t FIVE r.cnths seen good
cause 10 pssnme Rrr anh less cqG,,c
cal attitude with respect to Spain.
The extent to Which General Jaeksc Z,
in prosecuting Ire Iniian War might 20.
wi,hsut a violation or stretch Of his u.
defs, can only be fairly ascerta;ned upl
an examination OF the orders themsel,s
1t is pnssib.e that more NAV have lee,
left 70 his discretion. al 10 the treatm.a.
Of the Spanish authorities iu Florida, thu
would at first appear consistent with ocf
pacific declarations. The nature Of the
contest. and the known assistance as well
as protection afforded TO the ssuincles,
from Spanish sources, might have earl,
sue ,rssrd the proprie'y Of comforting up.
on the Gcner.l a power to judge Of cir.
cumsfances "a they occurred, and to Va.
r.. if he deemed It absolutely essential to
the purpose Of III. expedition, from The
wishes and views Of government A
powcr like this, awful and alarming as j.
may sometimes prove, must be csranun;.
Gated in a greater or less degree, to eve.
~ commanding ofEcer-and we DO no,
hesitate t. add, that General Jacksop,
upon such a theatre Of battle. va, fairly
entitled to. as well as worthy o., The trust.
II tina; has been the case, We have only
to wait patiently, and We shsii doubtless
obtain from the General an ample deve'.
opement o! the causes and motives ofaa
action, which at present, appears to Us
exraordinary and icexp'icabIe.
No act Of hostility against Spain, or
any Spanish authority, merely as such.
could lie justified. Without a declaI
ration OF war, offensive operations car
not be commenced against any nation
But it is easy to perceive that the sub
jects of a power, with whom We are "a:
peace, may. BY joining ard mixing a.
:aos, indiscrimina ely with our enemies
be exposed to their chastisement and rU'
in. In ordinary cases. b. the lavof M
tions, the belligeraat powers viii resPse:
the asylum Of a neutra', even tao il be
the resort and hiding place Of an antas-
in relation to the armies Of
the United States, our own laws p:evcn:
their being employed against any one net
and formally declared to be
, national enemy. This, then, must be
viewed a, differing from the common Ca
ses and if the President has authorised
Inc capture OF Pensacola, it is because
the Spanish character vf the town be-
came merged Gf a technical term be al
lowed, in the Seminole character; and
because the government Of the United
States no longer thinks il eIpedient to be
nice in its determinations Of what's and
what j, not the territory or doninions OF
Spain. -,
There are many prepared to justify
the immediate and Eorcib!e occupation OF
Florida; but we confess ourselves among
those who wish to hsve, as an apology
for the step. something more offensive,
on the part Of Spain, then the mere carte
and tierc. OF diplomatic disputatiOn.--
Nor shall We ever feel inclined to sane-
tion an &C. Of hostility. unpreceded ,!
the formal declaration of war. sgsibst
power. TOO, whose Mi ister resides, aDd''
recognized. in smity .morg US.
fPrnrkiin Gazette.
The following article, which :. given il
two or three Of our Ia. English pa
reys as sober tuth, We cory as SUB
Jet of curiosity, ana not as matter
Of fact:
C,,uersion 10 Christianity IF he En-.
peror Of CkiEa.-Ey'rsct OF letter
from L:,bon, dated s0,h Of March last
=" BY a vessel just arrived in our Haro''
from Rio Janeirc, we have received ne
very extraordinary news and quite OH,
cia!) Ina, the emperor 81 China, and oil
tie great Mandarirs of bis court. Lave
embraced christianity : wbicIIrsl'gion IS
hencefarth TO be considered .: the es'a'
IL: Il China IN tho fota exclusion