Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-10-18

the liberty OF the press and free nation
for miserable lucre.
We shall directly sec tile angLo federal
hreeses in the British pay from Boston tn
Charleston, eondemnirg the principles of
free commerce, and advocating the tyranni-
cal, the piratical maxims of the cabinet Of
St. Jamcs's; and is villainous Illumination in
the pamphlet called Udr ia Disruise.''
We throw out this early caution to our
merchants, that tacy may not entansle
themselves that they may act as prudent
men in their political, as in their CONNER
cial speculations-and that wien they see
az Europe combined to advocate the prin-
cipics of the American revolution in the arm-
cd neutrality Of 1880, they MAJ not ut their
coffee houses, become the duhcs Of the de.
lusive intrigues of tories, traitors. British
consuls and merchants-for they only who
are The dMfcs zoiU6s Tire sufferers.
Our mother wit,ed politicians last week
informed us that the fcGcc ryca uuftoh..i1r
in England--that the stocks fell in conse-
quence We are now better in ormed,
that on account of the uafarora6i. i:tcll-
gencc from Paris, Suct a dav qvas ncue7.
seen before, on the exchange, that the funds
fell from IL to S This is indeed some
thing in the stile of the symptoms of peace
of the Philadelphia Gazette.
The plain truth is, that R,i.ain has cnlv
= choice of difficulties whether she takes
the yoke this year or calf like, 6xtts eff the
moose for few days longcr-nooscd she
must be-submit she must ut last-and
lohn Bull UNDERGO an operation, which
though familiar in TurkeT, win not be
grateful TO HMM tic politics OF Europe
he must become of the neufe' gender
Let Britain make peace this day or to-
morrow, Britain signs no other terms than
INST what France chooses to grant Bona
partc may be politically generous, he may
take pity on the monarchy of England,
Frustrated beneath the tripod, and crazhne
to the antichsmbers Of the rcpulsed and
insulted Talleyrand with his other vassals
he may apparently grant them some an
fiea5dnce Of ternis-'Ylt al VIII be bv mere
matter of favor, gift and indulgence, which
Britain cannot otherwise receive. lin the
nakedness of humiliation, ne NAV throw
John Bull cast OF robe worn out plume
a PAIR OF cast off bo0ts--but no more.
we know these viii be unpleasant truths
to many, but truths they are, nevertheless.
What dreadful situation when . nation
IKE Britain, is reduced to the necessity of
continuing zvar-because she can exist Ion
ger during zpar, than during peace !.
is this the mighty Britain, that paragon
Of power and example of the world, who
not more than = twelve month past, pretend
ed to effect the del,rerancc OF Europo
that quack in politics which had vainly
mistaken a cork screw for that of Archi-
medcs
But why this greeting and smiling, with
orr anglo .fs6erahsts on this rupture Of
the negotiation None but mGdmen or.
moonstruck politicians. who pretend TO
the welfare Of Britain would smile or rejoice
it may retard few bankrap.cies-but
do they not recollect the effects OF other
ruptures.
Bonaparte will now entirely separate Europe
rom Britpin, ne viii close the Baltic, he
WIZ possess Portugal, he Will Danish al
British manufactures, from the whole i'm
mensc population OF the continent of Europe
Jet the anglo federa!ists say what they
VIII, to this condition they must come at
last
VIII they say what is Britain to do with
the produce OF her colonies, il what is taken
from her enemy must go into warehou-
ses?
When all Europe is combined against
her and al. Europe will be so combined.
But France, it is said by blind or igno-
rant men, has no commerce., no trade--stu-
pid contemplate ideots-look at the map
OF Europe, look at the rivers and canals
from the extremes Of Hungary and Of France
IRON the sources to the mouths of the
Rhine and the Danube, then tell us if France
has no trade--she has all Europe for her
customers, from Con8kGntinohLe to Peters,
burgh, all France, new and old-Gwitzer-
land, Italy, the Levant and all Germa-
ny-to exchange and purchase from. The
commercial relations Of Europe are totally
rirers and canals, effect
for the StnfendoUs statesmen of France,
and their emperor, what navigation former
ly did--all Europe is to France a home
market-free from impost or tonnage-the
raw materials of cotton, and sugar, and cof-
fee, will be supplied from Malabar and A.
rabia by the Levant and Egyht-and the
commerce of the east will soon again revert
TO its old channel, by the Red sea ard the
Persian gulph.
The agriculture of France, whatever
prejudice may fear and conceal, is Improv-
ed; and in spite of the appearance OF some
commercial sea horf8, the manufactures of
France, are in the highest state of improv-
ment-wil our besotted federal politicians
deny that the battle Of I,lsferi;tz, which
Prostrated Europe at the feet of France,
did not also fiaUe the road for the froduc!i-
ons of French industry, wherever the effects
OF that 6dttie reached, wherever tho roar
ing of her cannon reverheratcd
Yet France has not trade
w. r'o 81. II