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Post on, Aug 37.
Another DlNKfK to Mr. COPEN
HAGEN l
Ilis Majesty’s adherents in Montreal, tv
imitation rf those at the headhunt lets of
Br' i*h politics, hate lately given Mr.!
Francis Copenhagen a pubhc dinner, in
the address to his caterers, Mr. Jackson
say«, *• the Commercial Interest and na
val supremacy ol Gnat Britain must be
as strencusTy asserted'in the’Cabinet, as
IV they ate gloriously maintained upon the
|\ Ocean by those heroes to whom our in
IV terests upon that element are deservedly
I er. rut. ed.‘*
I V Mr. J. further says-I.” After the appro.
^s^Jhation which I have been so happy as to
receive Irom our most gracious Sovereign,
conveyed in »erm* far transcending any
met its that I can have contracted in his
an vice, it has been a sutisfadlim to nfe
to find my condu6t sanctioned by a great
and veiy respcclable part of the comrau.
ty iu which 1 have lately resided.’’
Th<j cun.munity to which Mr- Jackson
here lefers, is the American nation: and
what he denominates the 44 great and res.
pe61abla part,** is the federal, or British
IV 61 ion t one ramification of which in the
4‘ patriotic’* and loyal town of Boston, pro.
vid^-d a dinner for him, and pushed for.
w«nd a number cf their4k y«bng m<n” to
assist in carving, and drirk ng the heal h
of his most giacous Majesty. At this
patriotic dinner as well a . at that in Mon
tieal. the 4t Naval Supremacy of England,’*
was a prominent and lavori’.c stntimen’.
Tj»e m.igni'ude of the federal patty,
upon which Mr. J. Lys so much etdpha
tis, may be well judged of, when we re.
pi ile6\, that five years ero., when the
choice ©r Piesidtnl came before the A.
metical nation, Mr. Jefferson had 168
i and the tederal candidate but 14!—.
IeVo tllnvrate h ill fu hv the magnitude
c,»tlm parly. lei it be r»nu:nnbered iha;
’ou. of 23 Governors m the Uu.ied States,
(IT .*le£\i»e and 6 territorial,) the fede?al_
his have but twoli Chrcnicle.
New-York, August24.
BRITISH OUTRAGE.
Extract of a letter from a gentleman at
Burlington, fVt. > to the Editor oj
the Pith tan, dated Vth inst
A serious outrage has recently been
committed on th S eam Boat and o
ther American vessels at St. John**,
(Canaria) by the. commanding officer
of that post, who it seeins went on
board ihtrm with-in armed guard, took
out th<i; lading and baggage, and cu:
away their sbr mds and rudders to
prevent their leaving the port. This
wa3 done in defiance of the authcri'y
of th; peace and custom office*. The
pretext of the commandant was to in
terci pt the papers, and prevent the de
parture of a Spanish gentleman, whom
he ■ UBpectrd to bo a »pv.
“ £t is said to Ik. the f ret, that tha
r gentleman is a govern- r t.f one of the
r Spanish provinces and went in on bu*
I s'ness of a political nature probably
wi'h the governor of Canada, whose
passports he had for safe conduct in
and ou’. Notwidistanding-thie, ai d
the appftr nt puli'eneas and respect
with whic.l it is said he was treated ia
Ca-.'.r.da, suspicions were entertained
of V is character, ard to ascertain his
real mo ivcs.tht: c« mmaodants of the
dill rert posts ou the frontiers had spe*
cial ord«f * to sciae his parson and pa.
p- rs at th' m< tent oi hi* leaving the
count . • But if this was the real cb
j< ct of the prors outrage upon curves
ap). it hr - 'I’h*- cr itimitmhDI
of Sf. J.hn** it is said is iu confine
ment ; and the eTcuu now eUedged it
- hi* behnlf/s th ir tte has been auijeci
to fit* and in-aa'ty ! A pr tty cbarac
t«r hen ^rulv obe entrusted withthr
cornu: and of a frontier post ! fh<
true cause, however, will perhaps re
main in that sink of c'r rruption ncl ol
inveterate enmity from which so n.a
*.y insults and injuries have proceed
cd. Columbian.
Nkw^Yokk, August 27.
I a TEST FIIOM GOT! liNBURG.
On Sa'urday last arrived at this port
the l»«t railing b'ig Stiph. Cap • Fo.be*
in 43 days frem Co' n-buig, which por
he left on .he I3ih of June.
Cspt F Ipfrvma, that it was current!
reported, that the emperor of Russia ha<
marie prnposi'ions to the Bfr.bh govern
me nr, 10 join in a war again* Fiance—
that a French Consul was houily *.xpeci
cd c*t Cin'tei.burg. wl en u was feared tba
all American prof e- y would be stqtien
tried. >n c’r>i equence cl this incrina
ii-mi ih* Attu-rican veksels had hau.ed cu
ol the reach <-f the custlc.
Cupr. F. also «Utc«i that .he High Mor
that at lio.trnburg wan taken fionr, hi
i-i lii.ge by the penile ard torn to pie
en* on account ol a suspicion that, he hs
t». en iccehnry to the death of the C ow
I*i >nce.
1 be British Consul's function* ccarc
or. Hie 20th June at (iot'enbuig, by oi
dei oi the Sv*ed*»h govt-minm-w.
Mr. Ro«rt O ckson, wlm had usnrp
ed the power of:C'ingas American Cor
till# w.<< said to be an agent of the g<
verncr of Anholt, and concerned wit
bun in several privateer*.—I his contt
h ) ed wry much to exasperate the D.»r:
•goinst Am ricaos ; in con request a of r
being a scorered »hat the sard llxkioa ha
no hull orhy io act Con Ml, t msetinj*
\*2S.ht.Jd by the Americans in port, and
a Idler addressed to Mr. D. pointing out
the impropriety of hi* opening dispatch, v
from our government, and likewise the
pernicious tendency his condaCl would
hav« »n adminhienng an office he was iu
no W'« entiled to*
The British Admiral on the station, re
fused to give convoy instructions to any
but Vessels having licence, but observed
that he conceiv d himself bound to pro.
tect all American vessels that chose to
join tlie convoy, and should protect them
accordingly*
! 'Gapt. F. further states, that all the Da
nish ports are shut to American ves'tk,
and that the^r privateers capture almost
every American vessel they meet with,
several of which had been condemned.
Mer. Adver.
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New-York, Aug. £7.
On Thursday evening last, during a se
vere storm of ralo, thunder and lightning,
three seamen belonging to the British fri«
gate Venus, effected their escape at the
imminent danger of their lives, by swim,
ming At least -three iquar’era of a tnile^ to
a vessel which lay off in the North Hi.
ver; the Captain being alarmed with the
cry of “ Help, help.” ran upon d-ck, low.
ered his boat, and picked two of them up,
the third made out to reach % Spanish ves
sel near at hand. One of the poor fel
lows was an American by birth, end had
been iunpressed=*ehe declares that there m e
a uuniber o( our impressed countrymen
now on board. They all protest against
the abominable tyranny exercised by the
British officers, nod say they would rather
suffer death than to go back again.
Baltimore, August 29.
MR. MORIER.
As Mr. Pinkney was ordered to.
quit England, in case the British go
vernment should send out a person of
r.o higher character than charge ties
affaires; as Morier was detained iu
consequence,—and after some delay
set out again; it is probable that he is
furnished with two or three sets of pa*
pers, as well as instructions.—And
Mr. Pinkney has thus been enabled to
attend more cattle shows in England,
pay more homage to the British, and
SOT* to break open more intercepted
dirpatchcs to our government from
France,—to quiet and gratify our im
placable enemy ! t Putting all these
reasons together, and considering the
passive quality of our administration
•—it is inferred, that Mr. Morier pos
sesses the mighty power “ to receive
and discuss propositions.” We may
lo' k for another volume of “ words” at
Washington*
t Time may throtr some light on
this business*
O ! my “ most noble marquis of
Wellesley,” lack here upon my instruc
tions—'■just recc iv<d from Washington.
I am desired /orthwith to deliver my
papers to a Charge dcs . Affaires, and
repair to Ahnerica,^ yoijj&end a per
son of inferior grad< ' iter thi.
ther. 1 do not like' ft
gland—no, if you *r f/iepd, alter
the diplomatic title “r. Morier.
Any thirg will amuse the folks at
; Washington; all they want is a tolera.
ble excuse.
Suppobiog such an abject scene as
the foregoing,—what can Americans
think ff their “noble minister?”
i imt will dcvclope this too*
11TL • _
THIlg.
August 30.
, TOO BAD!
The faetion attached to Britain,
■ bawled vehemently against the emoar*
: g —they bellowed fur a free trade,
: clogged with licenses and clouded
. with risk. They however obtained
their wishes; the embargo was re
. pealed. Th'j carried their influence
, farther : Mr. Gallatin so far complied
with thrir blind desires, as to author
rise clearances tor ports not withir
the purview of the non>intercour*<
law.
They sailed, landed, and were seiz
, ed.
t Yet, some of these people compjair
of our general government—>Is not thii
7 —too bad ?
1 Th#- Buonapartean seizure is confcs
* sedly—too bad.
* Gallatin’s construction was—toofia
' grantly bad.
It is too bad all ’round.
And there is far worse to come.
I 'I tie sad etrects of submission an
i not yet half developed ; they will b<
„ | seen in the reduction of the nationa
s j spn it—they will be seen in the increas
. | ing contempt of foreign nations fo
1 : America—they will be felt too ; am
1 1 on this we build our hopes of ultimati
; resistance and tecovery.
i ' ib.
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Nek folk, Aug. 39,
. Becent adv'ces from C Fiamots, inform
» that his sable Highnvfs Chri«tophe, tresu
h our flag wfh the same indignity, that hi
u Bit- her Ernperour does in Europe— Hi
s cruiser* corduel » ur vessels into his poru
s where he tikes tl»e*r cargoes at his ow
d pi ices* and pays, when, and howi he plea
s-f^The firi>i»h masters and siinercsr.
,'oc, veil and purchase, in the b*s' man.
ncr they can, whtl# the Americans are
o.mpel.Cd Ij sell, and receive pa>mrn;,
•a above staged. A seaman, b -longing 10
a vessel froifn this‘port,'havieg expressed
'ome indignation at this trea.me.'.t w<ts
thiourn into prison by Christ* pht’b o.deis,
where he new l et- The piowt-ss of cor
countvymen, since the mistule of philoso
phy, seems to be confined lo loss 3 and o.
rations, in which we a*e 'ceriauriy, -the
most energetick people upon earth.
Ledger.
Lynchburg, Aug. 24.
CRESTION al es WaL 1NGH AM
A paper, of which the following is
a Copy, was found in the jail of Fin
castle,on the same morning that the
fate of that unfortunate man was dis
covered ; and of whom some notice
bhs ? Iready been taken in our former
lumbers.
On being brought before a Cour‘,
called for the purpose, Bail to the a
m**unt of twb thousand dollars was
demanded fdr his appearance at the
next Term. ^Thia -Bail Wulsingham
obtained and offered to the court; but
we Er^ told that, dh the suggestion of
the Stages’ attorney, the further sum
of 8 thousand dollars was required.
It was then on the exorbitance of a
demand which he deemed oppressive,
that this ill fated itian'forfhed his final
desperate determination. Whatever
may have been his failings or his crimes,
the following cannot be read with
indifference by any man of sense Y>r
sensibility.
“ The object and end of justice is de
defeaterl if I aora ar. marlp a nnllittr hv
b-il demanded, for a bailable offence.
Honor ris unsafe in such keeping. 1
prefer death to a forced submission,
and indignities xxmsequent on perse
cution.
Spare the stratiger. Tot whom alone
| ®y last pulse beat—a knowledge of
. what would be to her a scene of hor
i ror. Let it suffice that I die for her.
1 — vhe is the innocent injured victim^
j of circumstances, which she neither
! (could) foresee or avoid-*-No per
son can claim the trifling property left
in this room. Let it be given to some
one in charity, without parade. 1
have no other estate, I have no family.
.The spirit that once animated this man
gled body disdains to ask the least
grace for it, of fellow worms—Perhap;
the first paragraph in this note is un
just.* if so, let those whom it concern!
be happy—To err is human. Lei
no one say to much or too little has
been written. . The dead cannot re
ply.”
i ^|lxx-'in". ■ »j. ■ ■ |Tiii.'.iiJJ
FOR SALE—That beautiful suuaior
near Manchester, called
BUCK HILL,
which for, healthiness, excellent water, Stir
finevex*en!»ive prospect, is not exceeded bj
any place in this Neighbourhood. Its ele.
I ration jm such as to command an entire
view or the City of Richm< nd, and the ad.
jjneent Scenery. It has been long notec
tor an uncommonly early and productive
Garden, and good Irult “ ui
350 Acres i_I
I of which upwards of two hundred abounc
j with firewood, and the whole, from it!
»v eve aiiwucovr i y u^ing uuv win
mile distant, must be annually rising r
value. Jt is a most desirable reaidenct
for a genteel family, uniting tbe conveni.
ences of both Town IX Country, withoai
> the disadvantages of either. As the sub.
scnber is desirous of making a speedy sale
m great bargain may be had by an imme.
1 ’ diaie application to
JOHN MAYO.
Richmond, August Sfnh, 1810.
BY vir'ov of a deed of trust executed b]
Doniel Mayo of this cr.nnty, to th<
•j Subscriber to secure the payment of cer.
tain sums of Mnney to Benjamin Moshy
(who has paid ttiesame for the said May*
as hi* security.) Will be Sold, en the pre
mises to the highest bidder for rerd;
Money, on Wednesday the 10th day oiOc‘
tober next, a 1
Tract of Land, /
whereon the sa;d Mayo resides, cohtain
ing one hundred acres, more tr jess, a
particularly described in said deed.
JOftlAH SMITH, Trustee.*
», Powhatan County, Aug. 30tU, 1810. Inr
rO PARENTS.—The custom in all o
lhrr parts of the United States, ha
beenjtthnt there should be two daily period
: ot attendance all the year reend ; the
! why KThere f
| i hr Subscribers, through motive* <
public a* well as private utility, will in
traduce a iiansars duty to teaches
as well as starbard pricks. j
I The jduties snail he strict attAtio%
5 (from the 1st of Sept, till the 1st of l 2pnl
from 9 in the Morning till i la theAitei
noon, and from 3 in the Afternoon till i
The prices shall be quarterly.
For English, small classes, 2 8
For Do. ■ ■advanced Do. 8
'* For Do with iyrttk and Latin 1ft
» ! For Ft men, Addi tonal 8
* i Half day bchours, ot either Sex, will L
v received aou plexortiooauly charge d,
i, D. UbYLK.
n R. DABNLT
. September 4, 181#. St.
apesgg’.sgaK ■ai-jaa ■au1- 'J“- 'JAvrrsr
vdiyima 2£rj8M£.
RICH V O N D,
* -™ - * :>
TUESDAY, September 4, 1810.
On Friday last, Win. S. Clark, D.
S. for CoL Wui. Clark, sheriff of Pitt
sylvania county, paid into the Public
Treasury, the amount of the Revenue
and Merchants* Licences, for the said ;
count v-.
The citizens of the county of Pitt
8? lvania, havet he credit a second time,
of being the first county in the state to
P’F its Revenue^ and by the same she
riff.
FOft ThTaRGUS.
The resignation of king Louis will
not occasion much surprize. He
seems to be a man of that “ middle,
compound character,*’ described by
Juuius. Without firmness enough to
resist a bad action, "he has sensibility
enough to be aMhamed of it. He ap
pears willing to eiijoy the royal fruits
of Napoleon’s usurpations, yet wishes
tb escape the odium of his arbitrary
regu’ations.— Hut, who is it that re
flects and commiserates the Holland
ers ? By imbecile councils the Dutch
sunk themselves from the first rank of
commercial states, to the servile grade
• of caterers for British mercantile cu
pidity-; and thus laid the foundation
of their present n iseries.—Are we not
treading in 'the track of the Dutch ?
Have tve *not abandoned all actual re
sistance of the policy of England ?
Do not our merchantmen sail under
British xonvoy ? And, what is our
present minister in London, but an a
gent to carry ourunavailing complaints,
in a Stvlfr'of IpruililB. In iho fnn> nf
British 'throne?
In all we say of American degrada
' tion* we especially exculpate the Pre
■ sident of the United States* We
know him to be noble in his benti
ments ; just in his conceptions ; and
resolute in his purposes* But who is
a match for the perpetual contrivances
of cunning ? Who can guide success
fully the vessel of state with a legiala.
ture vitiated bv ignorance* knavery*
and passion ! Who is it, that cab at
all times prevent himself from being
cheated by the multitude of office-hun
ters, intriguers, and political charla
tans* that surround and press upon
him i When the people shall purge
the Congress of the detestable blotches
which have bf late years stained it,
the virtue* the intelligence of Madi.
son will illumine it. to some purpose.
But the application of the intellectual
, light of that exalted man to the mass of
the present congress, would be like
applying fire to wet straw : the smoke
would be intolerable; and when the
flame did fully appear* every thing
I would be consumed in an instant.
, 1 he people have given us a most ex
cellent President ; why will they not
: complex the work by supporting him
I *n the election of congenial legislators ?
Wythe, 23rd Aug. 1810.
Six*
Mr. Seeffev, member of Congress*
reports here that you affirm your intention
of encamping at Terre au babvt was
' submitted to my consideration, and had my
i approbation. *
Whether any thing you have aaid will
■ authorise Mr- ShefFey to report this or
- not, u oecomes my amy to contradict it.
You will recollect that 1 never saw your.
' place of encampment until a detachment
i of 500 men were descending the river to
> clear the ground, you having completely
decided to encamp there.
On that day I accompanied you in a
barge to Terre au BAmr,and in passing
ovtr a piece of firm dry ground, hand*
- somely shaded by live oaks scattered over
: it, the samfe th which the light artillery
, afterwards encamped, as I have under.
, stood, on your praising the situation, 1 said
> that that was “as hand some a piece of
. land for encamping ou as any I had seen
r in Orleans." 1 now make the same de«
. deration. I had seen only the banks of
she river below the city, and the ground
immediately adjoining to the city, en no
part of which should troops encauip. In
justification of the opinion, I hastily ex.
* pressed, of the small piece of ground spo.
ken of, it may be mentioned, that the
troops who occupied it were ,thr last
taken sick- This I presume is a« much as
could h« noped from a ay ground in the isle
of Orleans.
* On arriving at the house where you es*
3 tnbhshed your head quarters, I perceived
' Irom the willow growth, that the swamp
ri was near. Then I ventured to propose to
. you to encamp, not where you did, bu* in
1 an old field used as a pasture torthehor.
* sea of the light artillery- You said the
heat of the son there would be intollera
. b1*'
| Sa far, Sir, was I from approving the
‘ measure of descending tho river, and en.
camping at Tsana au »ba«R that I am
rrsuaded na officer deprecated it mure.
remembered the Advice of the scienti
fic bard /
In quest af sites, avoid the mournful plain,
; Where osiers thrive, k trees that love the
lake.
e Noe lor the wealth that all the Indies roll,
Fix near the nurshy margin of the mam.
In the preceomg December 1 bad taken
. the liberty of expressing to the lure Secre
tary of War, a hope that me troops would
inr the Spring o* the f®*rT he removM! op
to the highlands. I understood him that
they would be so removed
As the Spring was past, the ttoop3 still
st N-Orleans, and yiu alledged yaur or
der* ware “ to cover the city,” my opini
on wa* they should be kept in quarters.
I do not recollect expressing that opinion
to you. You decided to encuinpj and at
Terre au lAnvr. No choice remained
to be made, but between a field fit lor cut.
Livationj and an unimproved tract, partly
marsh. I recommended the former. You
preferred the latter. By enca;np.ng in the
field the toilsome labor of clear.ng new w*t.
lands would have been avoided.
I expected, Sir, your camp would provo
sickly, and the Situation of the troops in it
distressful. My opinion was probably kn -wu
in June to Captains Peter, Wilson, and
Scott, with whom i left New Orleans ; and
certainly in July to the lion. Secretary oi'
War. But 1 couid not presume to teli my.
commander, an officer uf thirty yeursex.
perience, that he had taken a step that
would destroy the'army. I am persuaded
that I never ?aid to you any thing that I
did not think : t But I did not conceive it
to be proper that I should say to you eve.
ry thing I thought. I hinted my advice,
a*>d you did not accept it. v
Ytu well know, General, that no opinion
of mme either induced you to encamp
where you did, or ro remain .there. Had
your camp proved salubrious, the credit
would all have been due to you. Seek hoc
t^ share with those who bad on vote on the
question the censure, if censure is due.
With tespret General,|
I si m your most <3bt. i‘
ALEXANDER SMYTH*
To Brig. Gen. James ?
Wilkins on. J
FOR THR ARGUS.
FROM TllE CLUB.
Richmond, August 25,1810:
Ever since the curious and extraor
dinary deveiopcment by Robison and
Barruel of the origin and progress of
the club of old Weishaupt; and the
terror which the very name of Robes
pierreVjacobin clubs had excited in
France and else where ; it has been
thought discreet, at the institution of
every new association of the kind, to
assign to the public the motive and ob
ject of its establishment. This expo
sition seems ^he more necessary, in*
as much as »he w rd club carries with
it a very terrific ic^a as well as sound ;
and, when considered in its affinity to
what the Irish literati call a shilleia, is
shocking enough to agitate the anatomy
of the most robust of the human spe
cies: There may, also, be some in*
genious person in society at this pe
riod* aagacious enough to discover
that the institution of a club can hava
no other motive than the restoration
of the age of barbarism, and that, its
object of course must be the propaga
tion or club law. Others, again, may
imagine that none bu* lawyers out of
practice would p omote ihe existence
of a club, because it tn*y be supp 'sed
t.> have an infallible tendency to pio
duce Assaults and batteries, by which
the in&re9t of the fraternity would be
amaziAjly advanced. Besides these,
there ale a number of minor consider
ations which render it expedient for
all clubs at the outset to avow their
principles of action : Devotees may
be alarmed for religion j politicians
lor the stability of the constitution ;
and prudent matrons for the purity of
morals. But what has appeared to our
club to ender an explanation of its
intentions indispensable, is the e\i»*
tence within this city of certain lot
_I _ . * - f i w . • ■ i
Ust l- 4 o v l.iUUSm U ITlIgnt 06 SlippQ*
r8ed that we are desirous of assailing
those patriotic societies, which sup
position, however, would be very wide
of the truth ; for, as our plan is inten
ded for the advancement of virtue and
the general good of the community,
we shall rather cherish than repress
those excellent card-parties which ex
perience has taught us do most adm .
rahly | romote the cause of morality atid
religion t and also inculcate sobriety,
regular hours, intt Uectunt improvement
and chastity. One branch of our busi
ness is, in truth,to corroborate the hon
orable practice of gambling, which, t>y
long custom^ from time immemorial,
has been the common-law right of the
enlightened citizens of this common*
weaf h ; and there cannot be a dount
that this candid declaration will relieve
a great many of the human species
from any further anxiety with r-spert
to our operations- From the Literary
I Club of Richmond, neither the church,
I the state, nor n,orals, have any thing
to fear. If, then, any parson is afraid
| that we intend to drive him from his
living i if any statesman supposes that
w«.wksh to deprive him of his place ;
j or the hdics imagine that we mean to
cultivate the faculty of scandalous
j conversation among them, we pray
! them to dismiss their apprehension*,
i and to be convinced that we are pi r
■ fectly neutralized from till corroaive
qualities of the sort.
1 Furthermore, it is not our intention
to assail persons , but, if in painting the
djvil, with a coiling tail and a huge
pair of horns for example, aov person
age in the community should think