Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-06-14

Sunday marninS, at 8 o'clock, City point
alter the arrival III the stage from PETERS
hurr AMI Norfolk, at 9 o'clock, on Mon
d,y morning, touching at Old Point Com
tort; arrives at Alexandra and Washing
,on on Tuesday morning,
Rsturlung: Leaves Washington at o.
clock, Alexandria at 9, on Thursday NOR,
n,ne, arrives at Old Point Comfort ana
Norfolk Oh Friday morning, aud proceeds
direct TO City Point aud Richmond.
Present rates OF fare, Including meals
ami table drink, between Washington anu
Norfolk. Dill; Alexandria and Norfolk
n 10 80; between Norfolk and Clty T"'nt
p,4. between Norfolk aud Richmond s'o.
the Potomac Steam Boat company
having extended their line from Norfolk 10
CIV Point and Richmond IN consequence
ot The failure oil their repeated apphCd''ons
10 the james River Steam Boat company
:, lower tue fare, so as TO encourage 'ra'
Cling on TINS route between hlcn'nohu
and Washington, now have TO congra'u-
late the public Gu their complete success
:, obtaining the object. Travellers VIII
:, 80. sao Ito sA,s,tn9e ~, -on~tne xol0
OF April. long and interesting debate
took place on motion made by Mr. Vac
donald, on the subject Of the papers con-
nected with the foreign relations and poll
cy Of the country. lately laid on the table
OF ne House As the debate occupies ten
closely printed copies OF the London Cou
rier, we could not even do Justice 10
summary, and shall content ourselves with
the remarks ottbe editor OF the Courier
on the subject: who says
The motion of Mr.. Macdonald went,
Of course, TO bame the conduct oil Minis
ters in the part they had acted, and to re-
;; ,ent. thst the adoption OF more de-
c., tone at the Congress OF Verona
Soyt have prevented the invasion Of
Sr,a " France. To this. an amend
usst was moved by Mr.. Stuart WorIey,
etEyes- o. the appreciation Of the House,
10 ne principles which had guided his
= Nsy's ministers in their negotiations,
..Cent tina, tbos+ negotiations had been
u1sIccessful N avertiDg the war asserting
rau.ral,ty TO be the wisest and best policy
tir this country at the present moment,
but declaring the readiness OF the Com
mons 10 afford the most Jealous AMI cor
C!ial support, should his Majesty ind him.
SIT unfortunately compelled TO abandon
that neutrality.
Viewing toe question merely IN refer
ence To the immediate Interests OF Eng.
land there can be no doubt, we should
,hink a. al those interests are best consult
ei by neutrality. But il may happen,
That neutrality thus obviously founded
upon calculations OF national beneE, alone,
will not command that respect IN other
quarters, TO which neutral policy OF a
higher character would be entitled. We
cannot suppose that any other credit IS
given 10 England tor Iema'Hlng psutrat,
than that u is not 10 her adv antage 10 BE- o.
lberwise because the unequivoCal manner
in which the proceedings OF the French
government have been condemned, suth-
GENTLY demOns'r rate, that did our interests
coincide with our opinions, war must be
inevitable.
We shall no, inquire whether such po-
sition is exactly our proper one, whether,
standing forth as accu>ers, we ought to
stop short there, and attempt neither to
support the aggressed, nor punish the ag-
gressors We are only anxious to impress
upon our readers, and upon the country
generally, the fact, that neutrality
which is avowedly founded upon convent
ence. cannot, in the very nature OF things,
have that security Tor us continuance
which wouid belong TO neutrality ema
Mating from clear, sound and well defined
principles. Mr.. Secretary Canning him
sell, in hi. speech. when he communlca-
tee the papers 10 Parliament, all but admit
led. ifhe did not quite do so, that we had
acause of war against France although
under existing circumstances, II was tor
he manifest interest oil England 10 remain
al peace. The substance OF the statement
made by the Right honorable gentleman,
o we find it reported IN the papers, was,
that me did not mean to say 1t w0eld be
unjust in England TO make war on France,
for the part she had taken, but be consid-
cred. that under the peculiar c,rcuDstau-
stances Oi the case, we might remain al
peace without departing from luslice'
This, then, being the nature OF our neu-
,rality. and such the basis upon which j,
rests, I've DO not think we are drawing any
uBvsrrantsble conclusion in supposlng
thai its continuance rs mtnacsd bY more
than ordinary contingencies.
One ground of complaint against MIN
istsrs Is. that they did not employ suttl-
GENTLY 6rm and decisive language but 1t
Is much easier 10 make this charge than 10
establish i. Remonstrsncs, when there
exists no determination 10 60 beyond u IN
case OF failure, cannot assume very loily,
or very decisive character; anu .Gj-iy
Ahad ill-become the dignity aud greatness
Of England 10 have assumed al attitude IN
Regulation which she was not prepared IL
MAINTAIN il necessary IN The heid. Sims
tens. therefore having prescribed TO them
ssitss . neutral peiicy having determined
70 avoid the appeal To arms, acted upon
NAT determination 10 The only manner
that became them. They would only have
exposed themselves and the coustry TO
nesited see,r and dsrision, If sbey had