Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1801-01-30
PHILADELPHIA, January al.
Extrsa ofa letter from Thomas Paine,
dated Paris, I'd October, 1900.
{ Hyier treating Of Srrforal eoaseras.


(" With rcfpea TO news, the even,, Of war
have been again Deceive in favor of France,
| vii! give you fummary of the e-enrs.
l7irf. the hat,lc OF Marengo in Italy, where
( the Auiirisns snder General Melas we're ut.
er!y defeated-the armiaice in couiequence
thereof, and the furrender by the Auarians
of Genoa, Milan, SC, to the French--The
Fucceis of the French array under MORGAN,
ia Gcrmany--his conquea of Bavaria, The
abettor of which had fnrniihed $4,000
troops to the coalition, and has now to pay
contribution to Moreau. part of which the
very money received as a fu6Giy from poor
! John Bull, beGde TO m-iptain the French
army ia his territory. The ex cnlion OF the
arm;aice to the armies os Germany, the
fending of Coun, de 81. Julien as m ENJOY
to Paris by the emperor, 20 negotiate aud
| ign prelimiuarie' of peace which was dooc
-, refuial OF the emperor 10 ratify the
preliminar;es--the breaking of the srmiaice
| by the Preach government in confsquence
of that refufal---the gallant expedition of the
Emperor to put himfe'f at the bead of this
army---his making his svW before his de-
Partnre-the putting up of prayers in all
the chufcheo for The preCervation of the life
of this hero---his pompous arrival at the az
my General Moreau announcing to him
Immediately on HE arrival, that hoaii;ies
would commence, the day after tie mex, 4,
luurile, unleGs he fgned articles Of peace, or
give fecuyity that he would iign--his fur
rendering up. thereupon, 70 the French
three Of the principal keys and fortreGt- Of
Germany, Ulm, IngolRsdt, and Phn:pf-
burg, as fecurity that he would ign them,
or in limilar language, thar he would be a
good boy and tell no more lies. This IS the
tate of things as they are now, the Eupe-
ror has As days given him from ,he 10th oil
September, TO hgn the articles; AMI he
Joke of this trag.comedy is. that the Ncws.
papers of John Bull, the loft OF which cpnc
TO hand here on the z5th Of September. n
write Oaober y fay nothing Of this rrpea
lance of the Emperor, and are boating of
his vslo-ous determination TO pub the war
with yigor even to the gates of Per;ss |
believe be has now (s!ter this gallant ex-
Ploi,l given up the command of the army,
and is let OF to make ais friumpbal entry into
Vienna!
sc From all This i, appears to me that be
i. now fc completely m the hands of the
| French, that he has no way OF getting ont
bat by making peace, or riikiuy his crown ;
Peace 10 more than he defervea, for he has
been faithlefs, lying, trsscherous man
through the whole of his condua not
withdrawing your la,e Secretary of State
Timothy Pickering wrote letter TO Paris,
which iaw, thanking Hesven tor he E,c-
| es3Fi eft5s coalition againa Frauce! This
letter has been prudently conceded, that the
madne(s OFF an individual mieht no,
injure America. Thus much for knayes s
tools of two kinds. l now come TO Iohc
BnlI's government
You will have heard Oft the infolent and
impolitic expedition of John Boil fwhc
makes more bulls 10 politics. than Paddy doe
in ipeeeh Of his impoliiic expedition fey
with feet into the Baltic agaiua Denmark
on account Of Dena,ark having rctufed &c
recognize 'hc pretended RICH, Of John Bal
to thruH bis horns into neutral yeiIels, anC
tots and tumble their goods TO fearch hem
! Some temporary accommodation, fuch
fuppole as JohO Bull found it nccehary Il
come too, has been arranged With Denmark
- But the queRon oF,igbf is adjourned
This hottie appearance in The Baltic. ha
awakened, as Jobo Bull ongii to have fore
ieen, the three Baltic nations, Ru'lia, Sxe.
den, and Denmark, who are al in COME.
queuce armns Paul has taken this Baltic
: expedition in deep dudgeon. and has LAID al
embargo on the Englil, ysnels and EngliR
property in Rulia the embargo we hear
to continue MI .JoJa Bril- reeqgaises ,be yiglf
ojnspfSd! aaiort.
" This calls into siew great and impor
tan, queaion, which is, the RRaGGGmeat O
h@f Lar Of Nations, b. 40 sl;ocistcd Con
grefs of Nations, who alone can have ,h
igh, Of declaring what ,ht law mall be an,
providing means, which can eaGly be done
for compelling an obferv1ncc thereof by n,
bciligerent powers, at all times. Ifth;s ca,
be accomplished, il will be Of more bene6
to Aperica, admitting lhe become wife E.
nongh latter 70 mncb ioliy) to prof by n,
opportunity, than all the little fcrs, iohbip,
politics ,ba, have been praaifed OF la,
J years. They have only fsrved, az nigh
esiIly have been forefeen. 20 encresf- sre
I ruulfinlv e-rrnfs, ,rJ 90. t....r A..