Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-09-20


ceso fHesse, Brunswick, Sec. sold IL, 600 o
their subjects. to the king of England, 20
the internal purpose Of spreading dealt
and desoiation Trough this country. Rea
ders, writer's, critics and defAmers. Ys
are all called upon collectively, or indiv
cually, TO give TO this q setious, and can
did examination and answer; and wher
yea have done il, if you dare venture up
on The honest duty, answer another qpes
lion and say, for VIVA; plantation Of mer
or for what state of humao degradation
they are fitted, who will condemn the a,l-
spicious hand which shall not only close
tins, and like scenes Of iniquity and
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES who shall establish an
order o. things. so different. that humanity
j viii not again have augh, 10 fear from con.
! tractors and dealers i, human blood? II
/ there be such man, bold enough to &C
knowledge and vindicaie sentiment 80 in
human, 10 him it might be answered, tina,
The enmity of such, pronouuces tie highes,
euiOgum upon the character * designs OF
Napoleon. Russia it will be said wili cp
pose these arrangements. IF il should be
so; # Alexander has SO soon forgotten
the battle of Aus,erltz then il .ill b.
proper TO overthrow he Russian govern.
r,ent, TO drive HIM To Siberia, and to
commit the deshrles of those brave and
ignorant tribes, Of which tina; Empire Is
composed INTO bands which would coniri
butte, not only to .meliotatc their cond:tl.
| on, but likewise 10 guarantee The future
peace and tranquility OF Europe.
Let us now ieave the north of Europe
and say few words in relation 10 the
south, or rather concerning the Empire ai
! Turkey.
The overthrow of an Empire is ofi,seif,
subjecl of great naSni ude and mn,
be ~, ended with difficulties which canao.
be foreseen or prevented. al candid poll
iiciaEs seem 10 admit that the Empite of
Turkey is about 20 Disappear, and that a
new order OF things will succeed, whose
Influence upon tie happiness of lhs PEG.
PIE canno, yea be appreciated. The loca!
situation Of the provinces au.horise il 10
be said, TIA, I'll on The north Of the d..
nube and B!a-l, sea, sikh the parts oi
Ccoatia, BoAnia aud ScFvia, which borde,
! ON the Danube. ought to be transferred Il
Austria: albania, d part OF Rumelia. and
the whole Of Ancient Greece, are Of SUI
tclent extent, TO form an Independents so
| vernm-nt; Bulgaria, the resi- Of Rumelia,
ard the province OF An6toiia in ASA
Minor, m'ght a;sa form another indepen.
dent government TIE province ci Syria,
including the iarmer possessions OF lhe Is
raeiI,es or Jews, binding on the Red Sea,
Arabia aud Persia, affords much room ior
speculation.
\ decree Of the Emperor Napoleon,
concerning certain Je-s, ~ithin the French
Empire, appears 10 have excited much
uo;!ce. Che Jews, from causes which
Cann0! be uufoided by human in diligence,
J tho scattered all over the habnabic globe,
, have preserved their ancient religion and
habits, while other nations have risen,
/ hourished, sunk and Disappeared. Among
! the Jews, there are ancient prophecies
which say, that the time viii come, when
Shey viii be recalled from ali parts of ;he
earth TO the Holy Land when The ci,y
and temple OF Jerusalem, wall be rebull
ard WHEN that nation viii again vie To
| sp:eraor and power; and there are some
who think that that lime is BOW Z, hand.
!. There are bat f.w political readers, who
( have not had opportunities 10 observe The
I tNaSOisS WINCH nave oSGn dSSiSuSu LOT tnS
approaching d,ssoioion of the Turkish
Emp'rc. 1he causes appear to be so
sidsn,, that it is not necessary TO support
The opinion, either by The hostility OF Lie
/ Russian or French governments. The
internal dlsconlen.s line lmbec:ity of The
! D,van---Ihe general expressions of the
! Empire, were sufficient TO convince every
observer, tina, the day Of conyulsicn or
oyerthow rasiGIy approached: aud per
haps nothing, for sometime past has tend
ed more 10 preserve aad extend Us exis-
ie"ce, than tie Jealousy wilich subsIsls
between the poaees of Russia and France,
But wha,cyer may have been the facts,
there IS now 10 longer any reason 10 be.
lieve, that the portendng events viii be
! delayed from the same causes, because
! France has 90 far out-siript Russia in her
military greatness, that even Russia aad
J Turkey in confederation, cannot eHec,U-
ally oppose the designs Of France. These,
aud other reasons equally undeniable, may
be offered, to prove that the empire 81
! Turkey, IS nov too dectep.d 10 b. .ani-
mated and restored and 700 feeble to L.
aist any lae which may be declegd 10 H.,
/ 10y Ire Emperor Of France.