Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-06-03
FROM THE AURORA.
Grtraef Of a letter from gentleman, in Lon.
don, TO his friend in PHILADELPHIA, dated,
LONDON, Feb 2Q. 1905

G%FoCl " q tebeT FROM gentleman an Lon
don, TO MS friend in PHILADELPHIA, dated,
LoEDoN, Feb. %, 1906.
AT the time Of receiving your letter,
we were expecting the pleasure of seeing
you, and hope We are justified in still ex-
pecling it, if hinss hang together here.for
some years longer, which heartily wish
they may. / am very sorry that the A.
mcricans should have any cause for corn.
paint; or suffer Inconvenience in .the;r
trade from the proud spirit of our navy.
think they have reason 10 make very
strong appeal 10 Us on the subject of i'm.
pressmcnt CT their seamen; but if We
were TO give up the right of searching
neutral ships, fear we should soon Cease
to be considered as masters of,he sea, and
should /foibat momen, begin to decline
in the: scaie eiions. we are not, we
cann'f be,.onI military ne .hic, and con.
seq'aea,tly mns Deserve our naval pre-
emin':nce, isW bid preserve ourselves
as u elton. State to you the ground,
on Which Mink the Americans are
wrong svia4fhe extreme irfitabi!i;y they
have shewn on this occasion. According
TO my conception, some power or other,
VIII ptedcminate at sea~--the sea cannct
resemble republic--we CA hSYe no i6aa
of such thing - and as The Law Of nations.
is the law OF power il nothing else, is il not
natural that The weak should submit 10
The strong! In my hnnibie opinion, this
power Cannot be in better hands for lbe
general happiness and even convenience
OF the world, tEan where il is ibr a!,bo'
1t is no doubt painful! to suffer oppression
IN any shape; We, am sure, you your
SELF will acknowledge, when you consi
der the generous character of The English
marx reader y compared with that Zero.
cious and nnprincipled character Of the
individuals composing that station [gross
and Hnfounaed a6.se] into whose hands
this rightor power would inevitably fall
- that IL is better for coup,ries in general.
ne should have said 4uhy] and particular
iy for America, [Me iafe hrocesd,ngs ar
JVe70 York firoue H y that she ought to De
silent, and not join that dangerous and ri.
gantic power in the cry Of "Li5erfe de
Mer."
81 know the Americans are well stu.
ated for the carrying trade, and they en-.
Joy pretty ample share Of it, particularly
when Europe is embroiled in war. Upon
the whole, it appears to be so clearly the
interes. OF both countries to Cultivate a
close friendship tHe means it would be so
mur1 10 The interest Of E1gland1 that il
would be highly impolitic in either 20 be-
gin 10 wraDgle and quarrel b'hy did En-.
gland then send ter Shihs Of rUar 10 Nezy
YORK 10 quarrel = From the very active
warfare carried on against our manufsc.
lures OH SO large portion Of the CONT.
nent OF Europe, it is more than ever neces.
sary that we should posstts'the American
fnarket--lH Illegally eonfsca,ing slihs. I'M.
firess'ng Of seaDien, and MAXIM actual mar
on fhe american nation, isfs besn,e tyun
Engdsh mode Of Hreserving rhe I'm. ertean
fieoffe customers TO England Tor her manu-
/detarSs.
"Tbe result of Mr. Pitts last coalition
IS precisely what you predicted in your
last letter, but am sure it could not en-
tee into your mind tina, the business would
be finished so stteediiy ! The power of
France, is indeed, consolidated and en-.
larged And fancy this fatal, and hope
and trust seyer to be repeated experiment,
made by our late unfortunate minister,
has 5sea paid for by this infatuated coun-