Alexandria Daily Gazette, Commercial & Political

We solicit the attention of our Readers to the subjoined account from a paper printed in Halifax, North Carolina—they will be amply rewarded for their trouble. In correctness of detail, classic elegance of diction, and pure fervor of patriotism, it is equal to any thing we have ever seen in the chaste columns of the Aurora. We doubt not but Mr. Peale, of Philadelphia, will give it a place in his splendid collection of Curiosities: it might be appropriately placed, we think, in the hands of one of those politicians in his Museum who boast the semblance of the "human face divine." The idea, too, of an "Eagle leading a Bull by the nose," is quite novel, and might furnish a subject to some ingenious pencil.

"Thoughts that breathe, and words that burn."

From the North Carolina Journal, of Friday last.

LATE ENGAGEMENT

Between the United States' Frigate, the President, of 44 Guns, and the British Frigate Pizarro.

It appears from letters received by a gentleman in this town from his correspondents, that the British frigate had been for some time cruising off and on, between the Capes of Virginia and Sandy Hook, and had on several occasions detained our merchant ships and country crafts, in pursuit of their lawful trade and commerce. The captain of the English frigate, like the master he serves, and his government; averse to the restraints of law and morality. and disciplined in crimes, rapine and injustice, a-mong other ships, detained and violently impressed a Boy out of the Spltire, a ship belonging to Portland, Massachusetts, al-though the captain of the ship remonstrated and complained of such treatment. and told him the boy was his apprentice, that he knew the boy's father, knew the boy from his nativity---All this produced no-thing from the British captain but insult and abuse, and was finally told that the king. his master, wanted men and would have them! In consequence of this, and report thereof being made to the proper department of government---(P The President (God bless him) ordered com-modore Rogers of the ship President, who is as brave as Caesar, to go in quest of the Pirate. and take this Boy. and all A.merican found on board the British fri-gate, at the risk of his life, from the iron grasp of a minion of a tyrant. Commo-dore Rogers got his ship under weigh, and stood tothe southward. with a crew whose hearts were stout and strong, and who did not forget they were Americans, their hearts flowing with patriotism, and bo-soms burning with manly rage and indig-nation at the insult recently ofered their country, soon fell in with the British fri. gate. The captain of the American, with his Eagles flying at his main and fore-top (those eagles, the emblem of America, whose broad wings are yet destined to overshadow the world. andto lead John Bull by the Nose) hailed the Briton, and demanded what right he had to cruize within the jurisdiction of the United States and the waters thereof, to stop and detain neutral merchant shins belonging to ci-tizens of the United States, and to impress natural born American citizens from on board such ships? The Briton replied by pointing to his Cannon, which menace instantaneously produced a broadside. She blazed from the poop to her bow. The action lasted about one hour: the result and issue of which was. that the American frigate took the boy from on board the English frigate, and several American ci-tizens who had been some time detained in the serrice of the English commander, and left the Pizarro like a log on the sea, her scuppers running with blood. The Presi-dent bent her course towards the Capes of Virginia.

Thus it appears at last, that we have put forth the strong and potent arm of go-vernment---tbat arm which bas been so long palsied. bv the measures of a weak, pusilianimous and discordant congress, mon "studious to divide than unite," and not possessing the ability to promote the welfare and secure the interest ofthis great and rising generation-.-The traein-terest of nations would be best consulted, by preserving this great fuadamental in-stitute of government, which may be com-prised in two words—PROTECTION and OBEDIENCE. Security to the per-sons aud properties of the governed, is obviously the design and end of eivil go-verment--When this is denied or with-drawn, it cannot be either virtuous or ho-norable to support a government which manifestiy fails to render the persons and properties of the governed insccure. For some years past we have lost the high fla-vor and mantling of our revolutionary ho-nors, and all regard and estiunation in the cyes of mankind-since the astonishing era of the British Orders in Council and the blockading decrees,. humiliation has been our element--our valitudinary habit -We have grown more malleable under the blows of England. Fortune, that comunon scapegoat of noor politicians, had become our chief and only reliance.
Another correct Democratic Account of the late Engagement.

From the Staunton "Spirit of the Press."

Satisfactory proof having been sent to government, of an impressed American eitizen's being on board the British ves-sel, the Commodore (Rodgers) was sent out with orders to deunand hin, and if he was not neaceably surrendcred, to use foree—This he did, and after a warm en-gagoment, the man was delivered up." !!!