Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1800-11-18
LONDON. oaobcr 6.
ENGLAND hro Russia.

Inc culOaTgO FOR ioUlS tine ilid on tac
EriGth fhips az Riga by the Court az Pc
( ;rr!borgh, With the condua of RuiIiA on e
.srsl other Occ.!ion', ranifefs the Propie-
| " u our continued obletgatioas for fome
years PAT, Of ihe impqiicy of lettering thai
iuian, Hercules, Whole friendIhip, fri5ii .,
i's own Siberia, is tickle 70 the wind, and
Whole policy is univerfa! domination, aud 10
extend 10 every orLer country the d.ipo-
i'm by which itfc.f has beeo aud continues
70 Be degraded. ~, howeser, our object
hss always been to warn or to admouiih, and
rot 20 ccniure, fc it 10 tow, net to Gimulate
20 public rcProval, but by calling the atteo
ION OF thoic who controui tae heads 81 par
icuiar departments 20 few cat OF many
'stts, to enforce the necsfiJy Of altering the
yiscm uader which we have been governed.
Dari-g the la,e evep,iul war, 10 fatal %
he incles, and 70 cr-di able the arms Of
Britain, the meyit of numerous gentlemen
occIiioned them TO be promoted Nv the Ad-
mirals o. Captains under whom they ferved,
from the poa Of aidihipmen to thar OF lieu
tenants. in which latter taeY continued dur
ing the years tiey remained abroad adding
to thei p'ofeili,nsl Knowledge. and to the
f'euglh and glory OF their country; not
withttanding which, not being confirmed
lieu,enap's, and the criminal psrGmouy Of
the board, which prefided over hem, reful-
irg 70 make provilion for the nurfery CT our
marine the iource of ali our triumphs, our
midihipmen, the sttiog lieu ensnts, now re
turned in o the body ofihe other c!als, were
when they cealed to be van ed, let. with
tie ref, rdriFt. without chance of employ
meat from theiy country ia the only a0oca-
ton TO which they are now competent, and
too old to feek another.
Thus, with the poignant fepfe of national
;ngratiSu c and injuaice ranking IN their
botons, forced 70 cnaigrsie foT food, many
Of ,hem ca,ered into the fc~vice Of the nor
heu na'ions, particularly Ralis. Whole
arms were opened 10 receive them the Ruff
ian Miuii}er at The Court oF London, vi h
the approval Of the Britih Cabinet, Tending
away fhip-ioad oF them At time
10 THE Circumstance may be attributed
he rapid improvement IN the Navy Of Ruff
Ga The emperor, however, wao deGrors
70 obtain practice for that navy, without
paying for Il. sid The coBGaency OF The
misiRers OF B1is;a, who had har4ed he
men tia, kept Them IN their places, or rather
that iepr plares for them to occupy graft
fed his utmeR with, By hiring from him,
End repairing IL crazy Hips Of the Inc. be.
fdel friCa.es, At rate hat afforded the
mean7 20 luppoTt more than double THAI
number. Nor were ourroiers content with
continuing for years to pay for this feet,
which they never wanted which 70 this hour
has moi rendered us fx-Pence worth Of
real fcrvice, and which by lie condua inleay-
ing our two asga unlsPpor;sd at the entrance
Of the Texel, durng the mntinv, gave evil
dent proof that they never would. foAead
Of progressively incrcaGng our own Marine,
we not only inaruaed the crews Of thefc
YeiT-ls, but received G-yersi RuGiars as Vo-
luo;eers o. board CIR ihiPa. 10 order 20 more
thoroughly poGeis that nation Ct or invz-
laa6l: ,s4ira.
The cou(eql:nc- hrs oseu, IS 70 uniform
r. Dred;led, dat when eDcrcafed arength
Of the OPEN cnen ca OF Britain gave o this
na.io,, whole preten3sl icieudaip had been
70 Scsrly pt.l for, the means TO be OF ule, i
nor ol,y dcfer,ed US, but, as a prelude To
IS net We oneht 10 look to, converted 10 our
snngysnce the very force which we, in an
~ hour, rendered Efficient and powerful.