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was intended "for the 'joint benefit oF th<
community,; and so far as in roy power, i
w ou!d extend protection to all.
What is now proposed to be done, sir j
While the decrees TTbd orders remain in
full force, whilst I as a planter am cut ofl
from a market for my prodace—and altbo*
•he merchant under a British licence may
sail where he pleases, the expence of that
licence comesoutof my pocket«anamend,
ment comes from the Senate going to the
surrender ofievery thing for which the U.
S. have contended for the last five years.
If it had come from a quarter where mo.
tivcs could be suspected, I would not hesi,
tate to say, it was a traitorous abandon,
ment of the rights of the country. 1 belfeve
that body, however, to be pur£as ourselves,
and can only regret that on this occasion
their views appear to differ so widely from
mine. Whilst the British decrees against
cur commerce were in force in 1793, they
I were remonstrated against In language as
strong as possible by a man who has been
represented as hostile to commerce and to
commercial rights, and under the inspecti.
on of Washington at a time when he pos
sessed not only the confidence of gentle,
men on the other side, of the House but
the undivided confidence of the American
people. Mr E. quoted a letter from Mr
Jefferson then Secretary of State to Mr
Hammond, remonstrating against the inva.
fiion of neutral rights. Here^hen, said
Mr Eppes, is the principle contested which
has been a scourge to our commerce for
the last five years. Whether the course
hitherto pursued by the U. S. has been
the course best to be adopted I am not pre*
pared to say. -It was a period in which
the aolest aud best men might and did
differ as to the course proper to be pursued.
It seems at present-to be conceded that
the non.intercourse, alter we have been
swindled out of all the prov.sions calculate
■ ed to enforce it (tor I-must continue to call
the disavowal ot me arrangement of April
a swindling transaction) is of little use. 1
ask gentlemen will they abandon my right! ?
Will they not affora me a road to market ?
y Will they shrink from me and leave me to
force itiy way as 1 can.2 For what purpose
was this government established? Why did
these seventeen distinct coniederacies unite
under one head i To the state governments
belung all that affects life or property ; and
the general government was designed to
oppose to the encroachments of foreign go.
vernments the united arm of the seveuteen
btatee. Are we then ta fold our arms, to
be driven from the ocean without a strug.
gle ; to strike our flag and surrender those
.lights the people have entrusted to our
protection ? This, 1 trust in God^ is not
the spirit of Congress. If it be, it is not
the spirit of the people. If the present
majority are incapable of protecting the
rights of the nation, let them declare that
they feel incompetent to their duty^ aud
let their places be supplied by successors
of more tmnncss.^Mr i£. said he for one
was not disposed to abandon the ocean
.altogether; he believed that the nation had
rights which it was essential to defend ;
that the people were disposed to detenu
these rights , and tha: it uiere was a want
• ot energy any where, it was in their go
vernment. 'influenced by these consider a.
tims, he had risen to offer the ioliowng a
lnciulmtnt. He said he hacbdUawn a se„
tiardLe stCtinn as to iihuimp thor
pcopte iii giu see'who were-disposed to de
tenu the r.glils oi the nation against either
Franct or Ci. Britain, and who against bo.h.
Fic was himself oi the latter- description;
and, although he did nut ieel thu pressure
ot tne Frtuch decrees, he considered mem
equally ouicus in principle and tending to
destroy those rights tor which he ever
Should contend.
Mr li. tilth offered an amendment pro
viding lor the convoying trade and arming
merchant vessels bound to the ports of bel
ligerents, bcc. wnicit oemg alter wards with,
drawn and substituted by another essenti
ally tne same, is not here inserted.
Mr Muiiiiorci rejoiced at the proposition
ot the amendment, though he uid not ea
• t»reiy agree* in tne views ot me gentleman
as to permitting merchant vessels to arm.
• He had no objection 10“ the convoy system ;
we had the best ot the argument tong e
. i.ougti, and he wanted something stronger,
lie could not however consent that mer
• chant vessels should carry a single gun,
because it would put the peace ot tne coun
try m .ne.r power, and mere were many
. naturalised inerchauis who might not be
extremely scrupulous as to taeir conduct
in mat respect. Mr wl. explained h.s
ideas as to tue convoy system. If resis
tance to tne interruption of a lawful trade
biougiit on a war, wnat v/ttuld be the Con
sequence.’ W uid not the nation support
Cohgicss in it i JNo doubt ot it, tor il
they would not defend the trade in th.
produce of the land, the agriculturalist
> might as- well stop his plough and shut up
.ms oarn.
Mr Dana was nlso very glad that the
grhtieman from Virginia had brought for
ward tHis proposition. He admitted that
it w-.s one object ot the establishment ot
gi octal government to protect trade } and
mat it it tailed in this duty, it tailed in the
,principal obrect ot its institution, lie a
grtt.i aiso that if the directors of the pub
lic atlairs wcuIJ nut attend to the bu-tness
ot the national protection, it was proper for
them to acknowledge tn.it they Were uua.
r ble to guide tly; rum ot empire, aud that
• they ocgnt to surrender them as placed .n
hands too feeble to held them. He was.
glad the proposition had been brought fora
-wuid, for, notwithstanding all that had been
Said ib or out ot the House of the idleness
., ot ail attempt t to defend our maralune
rights, lie did not subscribe to the doctrine,
unr to the opinion that we stuuld now pur
sue tne course which had been adopted
prior to the declaration of independence—k
• lie had there lore been opposed-tom# whoie
system of commeicia! restriction, it wan
a tecble colonial sy stem. • He differed from
Mr Mumlord as to the propriety ot per
mitting meren tots u> arm. Il it was un
fortunately the Case that many aliens had
been adrfbticd to the right* nd privilege,
of citizens, n* fca,M he should real.y h p_
taat they were not men woo could not be
trusted tkd ^ ij,e country by th« pri
vilege of citizenship. Jci<: coulu not admit
sucn was the ta^ especially asuieri w-ro
au.ne members ot th s llouie perhaps o;
tba ^description, Mr L>, aaau.ted that the
/
' I details of a syslem of arming might involve
11 d itficutty ; bat lie deemed it his duty to treat
any proposition going to that object with a
respectful attention; and was therefore
pleased at the introduction of this motion.
A motion was made to adjourn and car.
ried, 65 to 45.
February 27L
On motion of Mr Stanford*
Resolved, Tnat the con uittee of Ways
and Means be instructed to prepare and
report a bill to this House fixing and at.
lowing annual and suitable salaries to the
clerjts of the different offices in tne gov.
eminent.
The bill from the Senate extending ccr*
t ain privileges thocein mentioned to*Joseph
Joshua Dyster, was read a sacoud time and
committed.
COMMERICAL INTERCOURSE.
The House resumed the consideration of
the amendments of the Senate to the bill
concerning commercial Intercourse with
G. Britain and France and tar other pur.
poses.
Mr F.ppes Withdrew his amendment pro.
posed on yesterday, and offered another,
involving the same principles, but going
more into detail, consisting of seven sec
tions.
These sections authorise merchant ves.
sols owned solelyby American citisens and
not carrying contraband produce, bound to
any port #r place not actually invested,
with which intercourse shall be prohibited
by the decrees be orders of tbfe bslligerents
powers, to arm and oppose by force every
attempt to restrain or divert them from
their destination ; and provide the details
•f tho system.
They also provide that the President or
the United States shall, under certaiu re.
gulattons, be authorised to employ tne pu j.
lie armed vessels of Hie U. S. in protect,
ing lrom capture under the decrees and or- 1
ders of G. B. or France the merenant ve>- l
sel» of the U. S.
After debate, part of the motion relating
to covoy being declared out oi order be
cause already specially before another
committee of tne whole—
A motion was made by Mr Eppes to com
mit the amendments of the Senate and the
sectious-of his amendment which were in
order; to a select committee : and earn.
ed, by Yeas and Nays, 77 to 49.
A motion . was then made to discharge
the committee of the whole from the fur.
ther consideration of the bill respecting con
voy, reported hv Mr Burwell, This mo
tiou was Curried by -Was and Ntys, 77 to
42. And the bill was committed to the
same committee to whom was just now
committed the amendments of the Senate
with Mr Eppes(s amendments thereto,
[Details in our next..]
Philadelphia, Feb. 27!.
The b^ginnii'.g of the present in mth
it was reported at Porto Itico, t:ia. ac
counts had been received tnat the
Spaniards in the city of St. D.>mingo
and other parts of the island of St.
Domingo, had ma-isacred all the
French in their pov'er.
Noki-olk, Feb. 28.
Caudaloupe, This important I
stand, the only one that remained (St.
Martin’s aud St. Eus.atia excepted^ of
all the valuable possessions which
France once held in the Western World,
has fallen under the power of her ri.
val.
Captain Robertson, who arrived
here yesterday in the brig Experiment
from’St. Batholomews, which place he
left the loth inst. informs us that pre
vious to his departure, a gentle man
arrived from Gaudaloupe, who W3s in
the Island when it capitulated. There
was little resistance made except at
one fort, which was defended very gal
lantly, and was carried by storm, in
which nearly all the French were kil
led. The terms are nearly the same
as those granted to Martinique. Se
veral- letters confirm the above, and
after captain Robertson sailed, -hi
spoke a British government brig, who
informed him of the surrender of the
Island. A part of the forces were ex
pected tp leeward to reduce St. Mar
tin’s and St. Eustatia, which could
mike no resistance. Thus is realised
the dream of Napoleon—“ Ships, Co
lonies, and Commerce.”
Ledger.
We learn from Captarin Otis, who
arrived this morning from St. Bar
tholomews, some further particulars of
the attack and surrender of Gauda
loupe. 1 he French, as it wa3 expect
ed, retired to the heights near Basse
terre, where they were strongly en
trenched. Oa Saturday the 3d inst.
the British made a general attack on
all the French line, and were repulsed
with the loas oT 500 men. On Sun
day the 4th of Feb. the British com
mander directed another assault, ha
ving ordered his troops to take the
flints from their muskets and put the
issue on the Bayonet. The French
received the second assault with equal
bravery, and the British lost 300 men
in killed; but being overpowered, a
cesiation of arms was requested and
granted—after which a capitulation
was agreed upon, and the island sur
rendered on Sunday the-4th of Febru
iry. Onfe French regiment wi;h the
exception ot five men were 'killed in
the assault* ib.
Capt. Forsyth in 13 diyi from Por
te Kico conhr ns tne account of tnc
surrender of GajdaivJ.te. .ib,
v
Virginia Wrsru$.
RICHMOND, ^
'YUE3DA.Y, March, 18109.
WIZARDS!
The federalists of Massachusetts are
very cunning men indeed, undquite as
valiant as they are cunning. They
pompously proclaim, in me tirst plkce,
that the republican administration has
a design of going to war with Eng
land ; and, in the e.-cond place, they
sagely resolve that it is not expedi
ent to go to war with that power. As
New England is famous' f>r her semi
naries of learning, we aye surprized
that the gentlemen have drawn their
conclusion before they have esrabHsh
their premises. We know of only one
species of logic by which their proce
dure can be justified, and that is the
logic of Don Quixotte, who very
gravely decided that a wind-mill was a
giant and then heroically assaulted it.
This is certainlv a very convenient
method of procuring a reputation for
sagacity, if for nothing else, as it is
only requisite to resolve upon paper,
and the thing is done. Whilst they
are in this wa. , the federal legislature
of Vlu.viachusetce might as well resolve
that the republicans of the U. States
had determined to set the town ol
Boston.on fire, and by another reso
lution insist that it was expedient to
put tut lire out. This would be fol
lowing up the game tuey are playing
at present, and would just as clearly
prove they are qo incendiaries as their
late proceedings establish that they are
patriots But we hunvoly hope chat we
live in an age and in a country when i
and where w.e may judge for our- i
selves ; and that we sh ill not be com- j
periled to believe that the Moon is made
of Connecticut Cheese because the Es-'
sex Junto declare it to be so by an
act of the legislature.
A FALsFlDEA.
There is one idea which ha* been for
a long time propagated, and which
many very sensible men in the United
Scaurs must firmly believe, namely,
that Great Britainfannot much longer
maintain the war, and that, of course,
she wdl soo i be humbled, and be compel
led by necessity to do us justice. This
idea has made such an impression on
the minds of many persons, that they
think it is only necessary to wait, to
have a little patience, and that, without
a single effort on our part, every thing
will turn out right. The misfortune
ot tms opiuion is, that it keeps us in
a continual state of indecision, of in
activity, and makes us reiy more up
on our stars than upon nor abilities,
lu a wise government, as little should
be left to chance as possible. The
doctrine at fatality may do in religion,
but it will never answer in politics.
A system should be distinctly marked
out and "steadily pursued. All party
clamor should be disregarded—our
legislators should act as if they were
writing their last will and testament,
reckless of whom it pleased, or who n
it offended—-according to their sober,
serious, and sincere convictions* flow
can the republicans forget that they
are the majority ? How can they for
get that it is the business of a majori*
ty to a:t and of a minority to shu/fle ?
How cun they forget that the game
of the majority is concopd, and that the
game of the minority is discord.
Extract of a letter from a Member of
• Congress ao the Editor of the Ar
gus, dated Washington, March 2.
“The course we shall pursue is yei
doubtful. The convoy s; stein appears
now most probable of any other to
meet with the assent of C ngress. A
system of convoy which shad assert
our rights, and directly oppose the
principles of the orders and decrees of
England and France. The fault of
Mr. Bur well’s proposition was, that it
did not oppose the principle of those
decrees and orders. The conduct ol
the Senate afforded a great triumph
to the Feds, but they are now quite
chop-falkn, wheu they find them
selves in *» minority of 49 to 74. I
believe, however monstrous-it may
seem, dial if they had been a le to
push the decision on the amendment
on the first day they were sent us,
they would have been carried. The
Republican spirit is at length roused
among us, and I think we shall yet
close the session in a manner, worthy
of the confidence of a great people."
. FOR THE ARGUS.
j Thou can'at nolaeroe Q»./ an i Mammon .
THE constitution of human nature iaakch
that although we may lament its deprav *
ty yet we are taugnt both by pr< cept and
by sxperisuce that it must need* bt—and
#
lb*»r^ror» w* »bnuld -w* h becnm;ti» pali.
ence ratlur submit to su b evils as are ir
remediable than to vent innvai ing com.,
plain s and repining* — —I was led in
to the above reflectioo u ion rea li ig the
report ef the joint c.»m nittee appointed
>y the Leg slaiu e of Massachusetts, tn.
*erted in your last Argus- , I had long
cherished the f ipd hope that the good sense
'f that state would eventually prevail, that
she would renounce the error of her ways
and return to the loving embrace of her
sisters in confederacy—but this last act of
apostacy, this unblushing declaration of
her fatal attachment to -her seducer* is a
voluntary abandonment of consanguinity,
and a derclic ion of 'every sacred tie by
which she was united to ui^she is self re
pudiated. *It is vain any longer to reason
with her—she is deal te the.voice of reason,
she is given tip to a reprobate mind— »nd
she must suffer those-punish nent9 which
are the inevitable consequence of her
crimes. But why should we wonder at her
apost&c/?— It is nothing new nor strange ;
in all ages arid in every dims Un nan na„
ture has been more or less corrupt ^Trte
Apostles were but twelve, & one of them was
Judas Iscariot, who betrayed his muster—
amongst our revolutionary officers there
was an Arnold, who betrayed h.s trust and
would have sacrificed our beloved chief and
little army for British gold—Aaron Burr,
though honored wi.h tae second office in
our goverumeot, was a traitor—and histo
ry furiilsues us-with innumerable instances
of traitors in every age and quirter of the
world, the worshippers ot tnatnmon. bince
then aino-igst individuals treason and trai.
tors so abound, we m iy cease to wonder
.hat one state in seventeen snautd prove
recreant —and that Mass ichusett* mould
be that state, considering too her raercau.
tile hao.ts and ner gcogrnpiCai situation.
Sne was more deeply interested tn the
freedom of the seai than any o: ner sister
states j they bone id w.ta mdiguUiOn that
interest invaded and our rig,us trampled
upon, tuoie rigo s pecu iarly beneficial to
ner i they stepped lortn. wi.n all me *r_
dour o. tneudsaip to redress aer wrong* or
to revenge tuein—out su. would not—no,
she was plunged headlong into the vortex
ot corruption and venality, sue d id be
come me slave ot uer seducer, sne had.so
entw.ued her arms about him that they
Could not oe severeJ, uer free will and
sed govermuen. she nod given up—md «v
ery edbri of her fn.uJs t i.rtf.tm; ner tro.u
the taugs of her betrayer was rejected
w.th ecorn, with anger and reviling* —I'm*
last act ot her’*, this report of me commit
tee, it it be adopted, will stamp and cou.
firrn her character as an aoaudoned pros,
tuuie, and there will remum no remedy
tor her but the house of correction.
But she has many cuildren who partake
not of her trr.is and iniquities—many
chaste and honorable cuildren, mey snail
be lostered—protected and honored, nor
shall thr-y ever be reproached with ttieir
mother’s slutme.
rKvJORBAliS.
£7* We have received the Bait. Wmg
containing translations irum .ate Fren-n pa
pers, in wmch are given >n detail the w„uie
proceedings relative to the divorce of me
Em pi r or Napoleon from his Queen Jose,
piune, whicu had taksn p ace w.ta tue con.
sent of both parties. 1 luy shall oe given
id our next.
Baltimore, Feb. 27.
VIEWS OF FRANCE TOWARDS
THE UNITED STATES AND
SPANISH AMERICA.
Extract from the summary of Mr.
Fontanne’s Speech to the Legisla
tive body (of which he is Presidentj
Dec. 12.
tuIn speaking of Spain an l Portu
gal, the President mentioned an idea
of great importance:—If these tvo
states *do not kno\r how to preserve
their possessions b^yoni the sea, the
independence of the American colo
nies presents itself a3 a natural and
desirable result. Fh is, England lost
her power in the U. Slates of Ameri
ca; so France, wno s > well recorded
her independence, w il support her
work—unless the United Sta.es get
so far misled as to make a common
cause with Greit Britain.
[Paris Pubiiciste Dec. 13, 1R09.]
CHILBLAINS.
Those who are trembled with sore heels
are informed that chalking the in <de of
»he stocking, which Comes ov-r .he heel,
ir sore, will c ire the part aff-tded in a
very short time.
Revolutions of L'fe Indigence and Obgcuri
y. are the parents of V;gi ance an t Economy.
Vigilance and Economy of Riches and Honor.
Riches and Hon *r, of I'ride and Luxury. I’ride
and Luxury, of Impotency and Idleness, of In.
digence and Obiltirlt/. Sjco a c tne revoluti
ons of Life.
PURSUANT to the above warrant to us
directed, we have this day viewed an
estray sorrel horse thewn to us by Alex
ander Gaul ling of this county, and do find
the same to.be about five feet high, no
mark nor brand, he has a white spot on
his upper lip nearly two inches square,
with some wnite hairs in his face, and a
few old over him, he is what is called a
stump sucker, we supp<>s<>. uim to he about
seven years old last spring and appraise
him to be worth fifty dollars, he is shod
all round.
Given under our hands,
this 29th day of Dec. 1809.
0
A Copyi
his
< Henry ^ Jones
mark
V. Walthall.
Lei ward Williams
'T I 'V L
HUNDRED ACRES OF V YUMR-LT
LAN l>,
For Suit.
THE Subscriber ofTirs fir **!-, ;*e
TRACT of LAND, lying wi'hn one miK*
of the Orange Springs. Aboti I,ad k
cleared, (he ba'an:u,in w md a *d «r ;tt tim
bered j (be quali y of the land lUrougb - it
i» equal to any in the neighb >r|i(f0ri of tirt
same quantity* The bnildisigs on ua -e
coinfor. able, and at a small exptsnce «rt gbt
be mide ve-y mudh so ; the dwells;,^
house has four rooms bel >w s a'fs and two
above.* A good Kitchen, a new framed
Dairy, also a Barn that might be made a.
vary good one by a very trifling expence.
The plantation is in excellent order for
cropping, being divided into faur field,,
and the Whole under good fences—There
is on this tracl ac Apple Orchard 4>:*ua I tv
almost any in the county ; und never fails
altogether of fruit; besides a number of
Peach trees, wh ch also neverfuil to hear
in part ; also evefy other kind of fi uit that
the county can afford—There is also a
a capital (mil seat; and -for upwards <H
twenty years there was a mill which was
extremely profi able to its owner.
'Also, one other trail of 860 Acres, lying
in the county of Louisa.
'The Subscriber will receive likely ynung
Negroes in payment or will taxe lands m
Ken ucky of a good quah.y, o.i get ing a
sufficient warranty for the maintenance of
the title. Provided he la id lays iuAsucli
a part of the State a. he shall approve.
Any person wishing to purchase will
make application to the Subscribe' living
in Orange couu y, ntar Go don's Tavern,
previous to ihe 15.h of April next.
John Whufc, Jun.
Feb. 20th, 1810. wg t
Thirty Lots,
REMAINING yet unsold in the-TJlan of
POR T MAYO near Rockets, will^ witn a
tew reservat ons, be exposed topuaiic auc
tion, on the premises, on Wed tesday, 4.1*
ot April, at 12 o’clock., for notes w.tu up
proved endorsers negotiable and pay-th:c
at theUinfco Virgnia, one half at uAiecy,
the other 180 days alter date.
Some ot those are water lots and the ad
vantages of the who.e will be bc-st ascer*
tamed by a view of them, lying contigu
ous to the boldest navigable wat r. A pi.14.
of this p roperty is annexed to Young’s
of the city ot Richmond and anotuer will
be left with the Inspectors at Powhatan .
Warehouse for information 01 any wao
may wisn it.
William Mayo.
Pownatan, March 1st, 1810. tds
WILL be sold oa Tnurs lay tne
lJth dav ol April, by virtue of «
deed mi trust executed to us by Jo.iah
Ward for purposes therein mentioned*
TWENTY ACHES of LAND,
lying on Appomattox River in the
county of Prince Edward, being part
of the tract on which the saidjosiah
Ward now resides. {rT*The sale will
take place on the premises.
W\l. FORD, i.r %
PASCAL FORD, J rrustees* “
March 4ch, 1810. (w5j|)
Prime Muscovado Sugar,
&c. &r,c.
35 large hhds.-very fine Sugar,
50 B >xes Brown’s fine Chocolate,
A few boxes excellent Soap suitable for
family -use.
Apple Brandy in Barrels, Young Hyson
and Imperial Te^,
Received per Schooners Helpn and Rich*
nvnd and for sa:e bv ASA OTIS one dour
below :he Bell Tavern.
TO BE LET
'J'O the Lowest BdJer, on the third
Tuesday in this month, at the Mead,
ow Bridges, acrossChitkahonuny Swamp)
riu REBUILDING the said BRIDGES,
and the CAUSEY there.o adjoining, at
the charge ol the counties ot Hanovei Ac
Henrico by the Commissiomshs.
March 3rd., 1810. (i d *.J
Sale at Auction,
ON Tuesday ths 20th inst, •will be told,
that VALUABLE corner LOT fronts
ing Dr. Trent's former residence, on tlx
cross street leading to the Mason’s Hal],
and where the Engine House now stands.
This valuable property will be d vided a.
greeabty to a plat which will he shewn >n
the day of sale, or will be sold together as
may best suit purchasers. An undoubted
title will be g ven by Mr Jedediah Allen.
Terms of sale, one fourth cash, one iourtli
, in 3 months, one fourth in 6 months, and one
‘ fourth in 9 month. Co secure the latter
payment*, a deed of trust on the property
will be required.
Foster 8c Satchel!, Auctr’s.
March 3d. 1810. ds,
THE CHAR ACTER** SHTlIMf AD
(a Methodist preacher van onr sma
MNG, to be had at the pruning office frf
Minson and Minor. Ip
Francis's M axi ms
IN EQUITY.
Shortly will be published, *a Nsw Edi
tion of the above scarce and valuable workt
Revised, Corrected, and brought dowr'tr
the present time, w.th the sdditioo of iv.
veral Rules and Maxims in Bqurty, not to
, be fount m any tormer impitss.on,
^ JJy William W» Henning^