Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-05-12

solution Of this geographical problem
connected with the civilization Of Atr;c,,
is highly interesting. The recent and ~
neral abolition OF the slaye trade, the uos e
rited and ugusti6able cruelty, which
consequence OF this detestabIe traffic IL 10
blacks have suffered. the progress wh .e
has been made, and is making. ton .ea
their emancipation and improvement Nag
unite to render the geography, history, and 'i'
i I've may use the word, the statistics y;
Atica, a subject OF general interest and ~
quiry. This quarter OF the globe, onc. u y.
victim of the ayarice and cruelty OF e;, %e
zed man, is now the object Of his cur;o. ,,'
and sympathy. '
But this subject is TO be viewed M, 81,
as matter Of feeling, but as Of great po";;y
cal importance. II the Zaire. Or anv r o,Ia
river. emptying either into the Allan, foer
Indian ocean, should prove 10 be tho on, "
OF the Niger, il would at once afford ' MY
sage to the remotest parts Of Africa ~
would open d new and fruitful sonrco !
commercial profit. The consumpl;oo !
coarse stufs, ammunition, G,e arrs ',;v
kets, sc. at this market would be inmer,t
In return for which We should receiv. ;y",s
gold dust, aud all The articles now oIt,;n!i
by the trade on the coast, together with ~,
nv valua Bile productions now wholly n"
known. That America should pare;r.,,
in this trade is highly desirable, esperi,lI,
il the presen: depression OF commerce is !,
be permanent. Our navigators and our r.,
vellers are bold and venturous. Ledyard
native American, has, in The course Of
short life, done much in giving 10 the world
correct information in regard TO couDtrs,
but partially and imperfectly known. On,
navigators, within few years, have d,.
covered new continent in that southern
ocean, which we once thought the disn.
guished navigator Cook had thoroughly eI.
pIored. Europe may yet be indebted 10 A.
merican enterprise for correct KNOWLEDGE
of the internal situation and geography .,
Africa. Boa. Pat
Tie news by the Martha. arrived at
this port. has brought forward the fol.
lowing pertinent remarks from Paul
Allen, Esq.
Eu. DUlt. SuUTV. SHT0R,
We entreat our readers not to be led
away hy the reports brought by the late
arrival, from the continent of Europe.
those of US, who remember, the agitat.
ing day of the French revolution, will
look with jealousy, scrutiny any dis.
trust, on every report of battles. victO.
ries, instructions and revolutions
They are often inserted inpublic news.
papers to give confidence to friends, to
strike terror into enemies, to weaken
and to divide hostile forces-tO create
confusion and alarm in military ranks,
and to discomfort the labors both of the
field and of the cabinet. If battle il
fought and the Austrians are success
full, a partizan of Naples will represelt
the issue the reversible will defeat
the Austrians on paper, and put then
all to the point of the pen without mer
cy; so on the other hand, we must guar
against the same deception. We do no
make these remarks from any unfrieGd
ly sensation towards the Neapolitans
on the contrary We are strongly incIin
ed to believe, that the first drop of Nea
politan blood shed in this contest, viii
be the death Of the Holy Alliance; tt
speak in stronger Language, We have
no more doubt of this fact than if tina
event was already accompI She'd
There are great events yet urdeeeloped
and We have no hesitation in declaring
that as the allies in REFRESHING The eli
forts Of revolutionary France. haze a
dopled the principles of the re, olution
airy France, that they will share pre-
cisely the same fate. The allied pow
ers We firmly believe, are themselvf
in more danger than the Neapolitans
But what We wish to guard our crun
trymen thus early against is this. W
are stepping into what Mr.. Jeferso
once denominated the bloody arena
we are just preparing to hear OF war
and ruBors OF wars, and we must loo
for. and indeed anticipate misrePresen
tations Of all sorts-let them remembe
that war is but a game of hopes an
fears, where every engine will be r.
sorted to Oh both sides of The contend
ing parties, to excite or to extingsIsl
those two powerful and predominant
passions OF the human heart. Will
we feel as Americans a generous sens
bility for Naples. engaged at the pre-
sent moment in the same cOntrover'
that America once was. a controve's
for her own independence; let us feel a
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