Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-05-12

escaped which would indicate enemies 70
the Bourbons. From the midst of those
even, over whom suspicious hover, (Which
nothing has justified very satisfactory de-
claralions Of attachment have been heard
under most important circumstances. VIVA,
is equally sstifactory, is, that the nation
happy and proud OF owing its liberty 10 the
king, no longer separates them in its de,
sires, and that the same alarms and the
same resistance, which the enemies of Il.
oerty have recently excited, by an impru.
dent proposition, would be reproduced
with the same vivacity, at the first signal
of danger 10 that d ynasty which has sworn
the maintenance OF the charter. 1t is al
tempted TO create alarm respecting the e.
nenIies of the royal family. examine their
deeds, and do not find out but am less
embarrassed to meetthe enemies OF France
who menacsd her external independence
by their secret note, and her domestic Ii.
berry by recent attack upon her mos.
precious guarantee.
1t may therefore be believed, that from
| this trial, will eManate for the government
evidence OF the danger to which our poll.
tical existence will increasingly be expos
ed, SO long as intrigues shall have any IL
huence over the majority of one of the two
chambers. An aristocracy truly national
has just been established in the Chamber
OF Peers-a majority in harmony with it
must Deestab lished in that OF the Deputies.
by doubling the present number OF mem
bers--thIs measure, united to the renew
al oil series, by introducing six 6tths in.
to the assembly, by virtue of the law o(e-
lections, will secure forever that law from
all attacks on the part of the enemies Of
the Constitution, who acknowledge in that
law, which old England herself will one
day envy to youthful France\ the basis Of
all ;be Liberties which the charter has con-
terred upon US. The interest Of general
repose, as well as the necessity OF It's po-
litics, recommends this measure to the mi
nislry, authorised by the silence OF the
charter. relative 10 the positive number Of
Chamber of the Deputies for we have
the rIgn', by promising fidelity TO the 60
verume ut 10 ask its prolection-.-and whilst
every two months the cries are renewed,
which strike at all public and private inte-
rests, il is permitted US TO expect and hope
that they will employ eflicacious and suit
able remedies, 10 secure US hencetorh from
similar attempts.
The United States frigate Congress,
CAPT. Henley, sailed from annapolis OH
Thursday last, for Rio Janeiro, with MIR.
Graham, our Minister to the Portuguese
and Brazilian government, and his family,
on board. From kio the Congress will
proceed on her extensive cruise in the A.
static seas.
On Tuesday last Mr.. Bnget, the Minis.
ter of England, and his family, departed
from Annapolis. in the British lrigate Forth
on their return home.
The Ontario, captain Biddle, left An
napolis, for Norfolk, on Wednesday.
National bateifigeacer, Muy 10.
NOBLE AND MAGNIFICENT ENTERPRISE.
Under this head the Vermont Journal
announces, that an institution entitled
" Scientific, Literary, and Military .Aea-
demy," is about to be established in Nor.
wick, (Vermont.) under the superinten.
dence Of captain ALDEN PARTRIDGE, late
of the United States Corps of Engineers,
and late principal OF the Artillery Academy
ofWest Point. The building TO be erected
for the use OF this seminary is to be OF BRICK,
handsomely finished, and is to be suth'
GENTLY spacious to afford excellent accom-
| modations for l6O students.
1t is stated, that complete course Of
education at this Academy, will embrace
the following branches:--Tbe Latin, Greek
| and English languages, arithmetic, the con.
struction and use Of logarithms, course
of Algebra complete, geometry, plane and
spherical trigonometry, pIanometry, STE
reometry, mensuration OF heights and dis
tances by trigononetry, practical geome'
try generally, including. particularly sur
veying and dwelling comic sections, the use
OF the barometer. with its application 10
measuring the attitudes Of mountains ana
other eminences, mechanics, hydrOstatIcs,