Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-06-17

Gay iast appointed SREED TAYLOR, Es.
rquire, Chancellor of the Richmond Dis.
triel Chancery Court, to supply the va.
cancy occasioned by the death of the re.
nerable Judge WYrHE.
Virginia, June General Court, 1906.
In Testimony of the high respect of
this court for the eminent public services,
and yeneration for the private virtues of
George Wythe, late Chancellor of the
Richmond Distriet:
RESOLVED, that the members of this
court wiirwear Grape on the left arm for
three months, as mourning.
A Copy--teste
WILSON ALLRN, c. c. G..
Hugh Lennox, esq. late of this city,
has arrived at Kingston, Jamaica, and en-
tered upon the duty Of his official appoint.
ment, as agent for the protection of Ame-
Iican Observation-Disclosures
Federal 70asf.-a Commodore PRx.
nLE, and the American Navy, or what is
left ofit.--May our rulers purchase more
timber and less land"
This sentiment, though intended to cas-,
reflection on the present rulers, vel un-
fortunately applies in full force against the
former Administrations, and the advocates
OF war measures. For it should be re-
membered, that Governeur Morris, iona.
than Mason, and others, were disposed
10 commence war for the obtainment Of
the Island of .yezv-- Orleans, and thereby in
Volve the country in debt Of millions !;
and yet the very administration under
which they acted, ordered reduction Of
the American navy, and actually adopted
measures to dispose .ofcertain ships in the
service of the United States. SINCE the
inauguration of President Jefferson, :" the
American navy, or aghaf is left ofst" Cal.
ter being reduced BY Mr.. Adams,) has
accomplished more important purposes
than the whole of it when under
the direction OF our forr1er rulers.
Commodore PrebIc has obtained the most
digni6ed laureis, by executing those mea-
sures, which were planned by the execu.
tive of the United States, and effected
with the small squadron switch is left"
by his predecessor. Our successes in the
Mediterranean have been more brilliant
with what is iefI ofoa,r nary, than all that
was done from the time of its first being
built, to the expiration of mr Adams's pre-
sidency. Our prisoners in Algiers ba ave
reason torejoice at the energy given to
what is left Of our navy-the energy for
their emancipation from the most distress
sing slavery.
The intended sarcasm of the federal
lists of" more timber and less land" only
serves to render them ridiculous, They
wanted land at the price not only of mil
: lions of dollars, but oceans OF blood.
! They reduced our navy to what is left of
1t, and yet urged war for the obtainment
of land. They in fact cried for more hn4
and less timber, and were deirous to adopt
system which, would have ended in a
debt OF 40 or so millions, to acquire the
territory of the small island Of New. Or.
leans. Whereas Mr.. Jefferson has gain
ed, with much less navy than Mr. Adams
bad, treaty of peace with Tripoli, and
the release Of our citizens at the same
time has obtained possession ofa thousand
times more land for less money than was
ever contemplated by Morris, and other
federalists. When men get together to
earousc, they are apt to take sounds for
realities. Bursts of applause will often
timesfollow atoast, when on cool reflection
the force of the censure they wishto pass
on others, generally recoils on themselves.
Ind. Chron.
We learn that an engagement has been
made by the manager Of The Richmond
Theatre, with MrCooper the celebrated
Tragedian to perform here SIX NIGHTS
only, in the summer. We could have
wished it had been at another season oil
the year but understanding that MIR Coo
per's arrangements for the next twelve
months leave him but six weeks unem
ployed, we feel gralified that he has been
secured to us for any part of that time
Dir and Mrs Barrett, OF the New-Yorl
theatre, we learn are likewise engaged
which with some other new performer.
will give strength to our Virginia Corps
ylRch desired-H ir. Gez.
The following official article translated
fiom Paris paper Of the alb of April
received at the Office of the Philadelphia
Political Register. must excite approheu
sion for the safety rf mr. coro ,,,erc. - a.