Alexandria Daily Gazette, Commercial & Political

Another strong measure.--A non-intercourse bill was reported in the house of representatives on Saturday last. The bill interdicts all intercourse with England and France and their dependencies, and prohibits, under severe pains and penalties, all commerce, either directly or indirectly, with those nations, or in the produce or manufactures of those kingdoms and their dependencies. This is another link in the great system of hocus pocus which is to confound, coerce, and conquer the world! We expect soon to see the Leopard of the land and the Shark of the seas humbled at the feet of our great political conjurers. We hope at least the tyrants of the ocean will now submit for their own good, and for the good of mankind in general. For if this "strong measure" should fail, the next in course is to interdict the ocean of its necessary supplies. We shall pass an act to prohibit the rivers of our country from running into that great high-way of nations until we can have peaceable passage on it. Thus will that great reservoir of waters--that continual cause of contention be exhausted; & the piratical British will find their fleets dry-docked in their own element. As soon as their ships are fairly grounded, Mr. Fulton will proceed, under the orders of government, with a detachment of torpedos to blow out their bottoms. When this is done our government will take off the charm--let the rivers flow--fill again the ocean, and like the boats of Pharaoh of old the fleets Great Britain will be swallowed up in the great deep. The freedom of the seas will then be ensured to us, and our posterity for ever!!!