Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-11-24
THE NEWS.

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cspt as regards the price, OF American pro-
duee, respecting which. and The specua:lons
on the result Of The European scarcity, we
give all the details. the King of Great
Britain is prose cutting his tour on the con-
tlnent. The controversy between Russia
and Turkey has subsidized. An epidemic
prevails in Catalonia, Arrason and their vi.
emily: also al Marseiles.
These are the only circumstances of the
smallest interest with which the arrivals Of
the Cortes aud the Nes,or have supplied US.
As famine Is not likely 10 take place in
Eng land, and all hopes OF war between Rus
.la and arkey have been disappointed, The
quldnuncs are LETT in an hopeless state o!
apathy. How they are TO be relieved, we
cannot suggest or conjecture. One oi the
most ST nsioIe of the London papers, informs
the public, tina, they are upsn the eve OF a
war with Spain. on account OF an unpunIshed
llbeI upon the character of their king OF
W mich the British minister had truillessly
complained. We think the era is long past
when national contests can spring from such
triling causes ; anu We are altogether 80.
creduous, that the Minister alluded to can
be such sinpleton, ~ involve the dIgnI-
ty OF his master, III any thing so unCer:." az
the result OF the prosecution OF tree press.
1t might be different, lnIeed, where the
press IS srbJeciedto The Surveillance OF Cen.
sOrs Tor IN that case, the appearance OF an
offensive article IN the gazettes, involves the
sanction vi those officers OF the government,
VINO may well be complained OF But really,
tor The ruler OF great nation TO imagine
that his renOwn depends upon the breath vi
an Insulated editor, and not upon The voice
of mankind, is to be ignorant OF an obvious
truth, aud betrays suspicious Anticipation
OF It's award. OF all ministers vino could
venture complaint against foreign press,
those OF Great Britain are among such as
would have the least color O. justice. Whist
empire, slate or republic, escapes the rage
and ialSehood OF lne various aud opposite
factions OF The Brush press, which Is per-
p.tudily occupied, at the same moment, III
euiogIalDs aud dslamlug the same object,
bonaparte was a parsonage extremely im.
patient OF the uniavorable structures OF the
press. Inns was evinced in manner, which
excited The Indignation OF all the world IA
his summary execution Of the German book.
seller Pain..-ibe same spirit Ut vlndictIYe.
ness was shown against The BRUSH and our
own publications, with The difference, that
the obec oil resentment were within Meth
er his own reach nor that OF his satellite re-
representatives.. One OF the first acts of his
munster in England, after bis short lived
peace was established, was to procure The
prosecution ot poor emigrant, for bic pub
lIcation OF an adverse paper in the French
language. The result was CoBspIcuously
advantageous 10 thu perse cutsd individual.
and as reConcIIng, as such thing could be ,
upon his character Tor prudence and mag.
nanImlty. Our press was perpetual grew.
ance to him. and lad his representatives
here under an od,ous and syssepheau task :.
AZ often as they were compelled to repeat
his orders Tor punlshiag the writers and
printers agaInsj HIM, they we're told the
press. was free that there was no probablli-
ty OF It's structures undergoing judicial re-
preLension upon such subjects /; and that it
took equal liberties with the administration
itself, which could not be depressed.