Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-11-25


a. they did " th Carguamayo and MIN
acaca.
Tbs Nuese Dia del Peru remarks:
The General in chief of the United Ar.
INV made an address to his Exceiepcy
in the name of the army, at the cohclu-
sion of which he said- Under the LII.
bsrdtor nothing Is TO be expected but
victorv' Ito which Bolivar replied,
TO knou aohether I shall conquer. 1
haze only to took on those 1oho surround
me- A truly martial banquet succeed
ed, in which the Llberator drank to the
Army. Peru, he Patriots confined at
Ii ma, and tho eternal triumph of Li-
berty and then added Letthe Swords
of those 1rho surround me pierce my
bosom ten thousand times If 1 euer
Cypress the Nations 1 am moo setting
at Liberty. Let the authority Of the
People be the only Powr on Ear h; and
ist the uery nancy Tyranny be strac6
out from the languages OF Nations
On the question OF piracy. by which
our commerce 10 so much annoyed, and
the lives of our fellow citizens sacri-
feed with SO much bu'chery, the editor
of the New York Daily Advss'Ises re-
marks:- BAT. Ans.
Eve suggest the idea of referring the
subject to competent committee OF
ctizens, 10 order that the result of he +
Deliberations may be ea'ly presented
to Congress at the approaching session.
Intelligent merchants aud shipmas.
ters, who have the benefit of know edge
and experience. and who have suffered
in their persons and property by the
attacks and robberies o: these blood
thirsty villains, are better Judges of
what would be exrsdient in Gaze ofthis
kind, than members of Congress who
have not had the epportunlty ot acquir'
ing either.
We hope it viii be thought a subject
of sufficient Importance TO gain the at.
tention of merchants and seamen 10 all
our ses porte. particularly ia Boston,
New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore,
and Charleston.
TIE editor cf the New York Advo.
cate presents Us with another view of
the SUBJECT.
We come at once to the conclusion,
that if piracy is not countenanced in
Cuba, il is eonsived at; and az this is
the case, executions on the one hand.
and f1yiRg sqaadrons on the other, will
be of no avail; the evil takes root in the
island. Merchandise, robbed from our
vessels, 10 openly exposed for sale, and
pirates, known sssuch. walk The streets
at noon day with impuni,y. 1t may
DO that the authorities of Cuba are de-
sirous Of puuiah,ng pirates and destroy.
ing the sys,em. but as no. solitary IN
dlv,dusI has been punished for this
crime, it 10 to be inferred that fear OF
the consequences may be cited as The
csuss. the clergy protect these free
hooters; the church affords an asylum
ito gangs inrerssrad In piracy may prove
too strong for the public authorities
There may be no disposition on the part
of the people to moles. them it follows,
therefore, that the government of Gu.
ba 10 nall and void. and the suthoritles
are uusbIe to enforce the lave. In
either case, the rsaeoy is the same, and
10 sanctioned by the law of nations. II
the authorities Of Cuba encourage these
deprsdstlons upon the commerce and
lives OF people at peace with Spain, the
Island %nust answer tor 1t. 1t the au.
thorities cannot enforce the laws, and
the Island becomes an asylum for pi.
rates, who dekredate upon all nations.
the source and Origin OF the mischief
must be resotted TO.
itsl impossible for the United States
to capture and occupy Cuba; it would
require 3 greater force than we are able
or disposed to afford. and involve Us in
a war with Spalr, probably France and
possibly Great Britain. Ii appears TO
be equally difficult to blockade the
whole island effectually, as the eastern
part in particular, lie filled with shoals
and keys, near which the pirates rem.
DEVIOUS, and the approach is conse.
queDtiy dangerous. The only course lie.
to compel the authorities Of Cubs to
put an end to piracy, by an immediate
resort to the LEX TAL,oNls, In captur
ing and copdemn,Dg every vessel sail-
ing under he Spanish flag from Hasa.
ma aud Matan2as, and # necessary,
blocksding those ports. and terminal.
ing at once the commerce Of the island.
itis known, that in the Bay of Hon