Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1804-09-26

shr''a61e STRANGERS was gs;zcd the 70.
'iorc5Ie NJ. RuIltdge.
We are told tia, Mr fur added insult
to injury by appearing VI ,h q trend in the
streets OF Philadelphia, icon aC,er the du.
el. Yet Mr.. Rutlcdge is considered as
h9norinS public PROCESSION and assem-
lbly IN The town of Boston, himself being
equally criminal. Whole years of ., nj.
tence Gas certain paper says) are Insult
cient 10 wipe the foul stain from the cha
racter OF Col. Burr; but less than two
summer suns are competent to bleach the
reputation of Mr.. Ruiiedge. Base hy-
pocrisy! Shameful inconsist ency!!
A valuable Lead Mine has Ieen lately
discovered on Petitioner creek near the
Schuylkii. The richness OF it has been
asceStained by chemical process to be 20
per cent. The lead produced has proved
to contain much silver. The bank of ore
is SAID to be extensive, and atlyantagecusly
situated to carry on the working of it with
economy. lPhH. I.ah.l
General Lakes portion of The booty (says I
London paper) taken in The purest gold. at the
single town of Agra (in the f.asr lndiesl amounts
to & $4,000. cot 81. Legcr's to G10 GOO, and G.
very captain who served on that Gar. 10 co,oo
each"
BY this we see that gen Lake plurdered sin.
&c townin India IN one day OF more than 50 COO,
dollars Tor his own sharcl TIE general himself
only Knows how many thousands more he has Il
massed by this benevolent system of p,nnder.
we have seen in English papers loud ana pathetic
complaints ag ainst the oruc;ies Of the French re
voluuonists; OF their extoiticns and crimes Of
the dsownn8s and shootings b. revolutionary
rlurderers; o. thousands Of females asszssiua.cd
Tor the sake ct their ear rings We have heard
OF the canibal's pr grcss in Swabia; OF The sack
ing OF the chu,ches and The cottage Of the peasan,
III Swizetl1nd; Of lac plunde. cf Italy and ruin
OK Holland. We have heard LOUD and reiterated
appeals OF the English ministry 10 the govern
men's Of Europe, ealing on them to rouse ana re.
sls' the tyranny Of Bonapar,e We have heard
,nen' complain bitterly CT his forced loans ON
haulburSh; of his contributions exalted r,o,,
Spain and Portugal; Of his r,ass.c,Ss - =. 60"
aud ms cyuel'ies in Egypt. We have heard n,
these things hcm The British government; as If
tl%, government was pure and immaculate was
without spot or bcinishl Yet here is n transa zion
Oh one OF me English generals, authorized Inv the
government, related in one Of their own na-cr.
In cool manner, as only common occurreu,e .
winch ior enormity of vilziny and excess oe ,ru
n.y. '"' p@N'CcnGS the b.2CkeSt decd Of Roma
parte or Tamerane
+" General Lakes share of the booty taken in
the pnrest gold at The single town Of ARA. a.
mounts to 10000 pounds sterling" This is his
snare OF P'nnder taken in single town! The
snare OF his soldiers and of himself in otbe, c;t;s
IS nor mentioned. How was this booty ob,,;nsd ,
Oid the simple East Indian make n nre,crt ne :,
TO the general No After stormine the town
and numbering as many of the unfortunate ;rba.
otanJs as the general pleased. Ii was forced ron,
'ne SURVIVORS at the point ofthc bayonet. ON.
gland my cruelties will one dav be revenged on
Tree. The e%torJions Of !crd Give ard Warren
Hastings are not forgotten, and thy crimes shall
nor DC buried IN oblivion. The crimes of France
'o's'''ei''' arc horrible Rtfu5Iican Sty.