Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-07-09


their mission any other obi.6 save ,ha,
of having most completely updeceiyed
themselves, being thoroughly convinced
'hat from the highest to the lowest elias.
SEES OF people in this country they all adore
their sovereign ami respect the laws.
iis papers have been examined, indie
cent prcciamations we're found, capable
only otdeceiving those madmen who have
followed him, and highly injurious to the
loyalty ofthese inhabitants. They asser.
ted that he came moved by their repeated
calls, and this step, The offspring of the
lowest ignorance has produced the col.
loving sffects. Every settlement in the
province, and every class therein has been
elevated 10 the highest pitch Of enthusi.
asm--A general and violent hatred to.
wards that. impos.or has seized The hearts
OF all I; NOT moment passes without fresh
proofs thereof The traitor has been pro.
! scribed immense subscriptions have
been raised 10 exterminate him the
whole coast is lined with bayonets, and
covered with soldiers who joyfutly aban.
doning their dwellings,, give repeated
proofs OF their love to their sovereign, Of
attachment TO their general, Of the hor
ror with which they view the machina
TONS OF the traitor, and of The power of
government, directed by Justice and
supported by the love Of yirtuous citizens.
iis accompl;ces will be tried with the
utmost severity of the laws, and the peo.
pie happy in not having even single
Spanlard among this gang of wreiches
and vogabonds, only desire the extermi-
nation of their perfidious ,countrymen,
who born in their land, traversed Spar,
Turkey, Russia, Trance, England, aud
the United States, leaving every where
traces OF. his 'perversity behind him.
Let him ny from land ne would wish
to s.aln by his. impostures and pe"fidy,
nor ever dare approach it, for its ;nhabi-
tants most earnestly desire to purify il by
the sacrifice OF his detested person, this
they certainly would have done, had the
traitor manifested more resolution.
Manufactured Of letter dated of
the. fort a, Baltimore, June 27th, received
at New York. ~
8 left Barbudoes the 10Th inst. Tor.
,ola the l2,h, St. Thomas the 18th a,
the former place, left gen. Miranda in
the Leander who went up for assistance.
1t Was ssd admiral Cochrane intended
giving him TWO friga,es."
The accounts from Vermont are that
the Council OF Censors, agreeably to the
CONSTITUTION, met at Middlebury on The
| 9TH OF June, to-consider on the necessary
amendments Of that constitution, Moses
y A 4
rations, tho votes stood, five for amend
mems and seven agains, them.
The legislature Of Massachusetts, was
adjourned on the Gath ult. TO the FIRST
Wednesday of January next.
Captain Tatem, from St. Croix, arrived
at New York,reporis that on the 2.th ull.
in lat. SO "a, long. II, was boarded by an
officer from a small armed ship, with a
head and yellow sides, two armed schoo
ners then IN company, all under British
colors. The officer did not ask for the
papers of the Fox, cor did he make any
enqniries about the cargo, bur was psry
Particular in his queries resps cling general
MIRANDA. When the officer was lea
wing the Fox, he desired captain Tatem
TO report, that he had been boarded by
his najes,y's ship Cowpen. From the
description of this ship, and other circum-
stances capt. L. believes 1t was the Lean.
der, with Miranda on board
EEtrdsf of a letter from Gentleman II, 81.
Louis, 10 hisJrienam Louisville { Ken
! dated, Nay at.
The people of this place are much
alarmed at the hostile poccsdings of The
Indians. since the troops left this: the
following is specimen OF some of their
late conduct: 4 few days since some
Kicka2oo Indians came here and drank
rather TOO much whiskey--one Of them
went through the town and threaten
ed 10 kill several women aud children, and
at length attacked Judge Meses and
struck at his head with tomahawk,
which was turned off by his bat. Meggs
seized the Indian by the haad and drew
his koifc half out ofthe schbbard-Al this
moment youag man by the name OF
Hammond, drew pistol and shot the 10.
dian thro' the back but he did not ap-
pear 10 mind II much, and vas apparent.
iy more resolu!e and ambitious To kill
Col Meggs. Hammond saw this and
drew his dirk and stsbb~d the Indian