Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1804-07-07

mony and conviviali,y.
The election of Directors of the Bank
ct Virginia, took place IN this city OH
Thursday and FRIDAY last, agreeably to
law. The following are the persons elect
ed,to serve ill the LIST of january next,
viz:
JoSeIh Gaicgo, lillian Mitchell,
Ro6ef Pollard, Uitham b. Giles,
Benjamin Hatcher, abraham B. Vena6le,
George Jc1er8on, Samuel Peasants, jr.
EdVard Darlington, Jain Harvie,
James i. Leitch, James Broom.
.yoSehh Selden, GeruQs Storrs.
We publish the following from the pa
per of .her. RaHuLt.n, as a further speci-
men OF the ingenuity and objects of that
paper,aud the party of which It is the echo :
Every American will pcruse the foi
lowing extract with no iftie SoGcitude.
The writer views with Clear, single eye,
tran saction, which we desire it may be
remembered, this fiaher has Uniformly
spoken otwIth marked disahhroGat1on. No
rejecting man can scruple 10 say, that
the conduct of our French ambassador is
irregular, ulzOaTTanfQbie and iRdisc-eef. in
the extreme. But it was not ill we saw
this spirited and we'll written letter, we
had any idea that Mr.. Monroe's conduct
had also been regarded in Great Britain
as eXCeptonable.
Extract Of u letter from a Gentleman M,
London, TO ms friend IN this Citv, daied
AtirH IS, 1904.
Il am not altogether at my ease in re-
gard to the relative situation OF the govern
ment OF America, and that of this country.
The men employed by Mr.. JEFFERSON are
completely hostile in their wishes, and in
cident and violent IN their conduct towards
this country. Our ministry, in compli.
ance with the general wish of the nation,
have been moderate in their language, and
ioroearing III their conduct, under clrcum
stances that would certainly have authors
Ell expostulatIon and justified resentment.
Mr.. Monroe and Mr.. Livingston are
known, and 1t is not believed that they
speak the sentiments of the American
people, although it is not doubled that
they are faithful representatives of YOUR
executive. The Interests of America and
Great Britain are deeply concerned in a
continuance Of their friendship {: but should
the present war be prolonged; and should
your present executive hold his situation,
L do not toresee possibility ofavoidlng a
rupture between the two countries for
contumely and insult are what no British
ministry Can bear and keep their places
- he spirit oil the nation will be raised at
the foul nd'gnlty offered 10 their king and
to his mini tiers and they would drive from
their places and ministry who should re
tuse to be the organ and instrument of ge-
neral resentme
"The conduct Of Mr.. Livingston at the
court OF France, in sanctiohing by his off,
cial answer to the communication OF Tai
leyrand, the atroCious calumnies fabrcat
ed against this Country by the pretended
letters OF MIR. Drake has produced sen
satIon here among all classes and parties,
which am concerned TO observe but can
not dlsappFove That Mr. Drake had
some intercourse with the interior of
France, there can be no doubt-no person
denies II, and none can be surprlzed at IT.
But that MIR. Drake had any connexion
with any conspirators whose object was
the assassination of Bonaparte, or that he
wrote the letters now published as his is
an ABSOLUTE FALsEHooD-aBd it is Of a
piece with thousand fabrications which
Bonaparte and the predecessors of Bona-
parte in the calamltous course of ! e
French revolution, have pra6lsed. The
conduct of MIR. Livingston admits ofnoex
cuse, as he has departed from the usual
TORN Of official communication, to CRAFTY
his own feelings, and offer insult to Great
Britain-and this has been the more mott
ccd, because il has been considered as
discovery of The sentiments of himself and
the executive he represents. In regard
to Mr.. Monroe, mode Of conducting btu.
siness l formerly wrote you, and as the
man and his predictions to France (even
~ preference to Ills coun ry and 10 h of
HClal duty when an ambassador are well
known, YOU cannot be surprised at any
thing mconchialoiy or even offensive
which he may have done in this country.
What all this will produce may be easily
toreseen. But insult and indicnity arc
seldom forgotten; and they are never for
given when offered to party embarrass