Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-10-11

wv q wa .tbC Ch'lS NDldiCS uO
be the consequence, you sat, s. you found
yourselves on the eEfended .ard Ge}encekcs,
nature o. their conimeycc--on their iatcs.
: the GsyiSions and on the S,asc Of then. re-
! Venue y. As 10 the FIRST, iet me assure
| you, thai know little of the American cha
racter, and very little OF their temper to-
yards Grcat-nrtain, i! you suppose the
property they have at sea * posed 10 your
rapacl,y will deter them from asserting
their rights. They know we'll that before
your cruisers can yet advices of the war,
u large part oftheir vessels Will DC at home,
and YOU will find from this moment they
VII be extremely careial how they begin
new enterprises But the people of Ame-
RIGA know TOO, that they have offensive as
well as defensive means, and the expert
cuce OF eight years war with you has
taught them. ha in confess OF me. e plum
der, 1t YOU chuse 10 resort 10 it, they have
The advantage Of you, with ali your 700
. ships oil war. II IN the war OF l775. poor,
miserable, unprovidcd, with only $4,000
| seamen they could slrikea deepb'o,v Il your
commerce, could supply themselves with
all the articles al lnreigu pr due I cheap-
CT rate Than you had them yourselves,
what could they now DO, with an increas.
cd capital Eve times greater than at that
period, with $4,000 scamen, with snail
baf cxceAcHt marine, and with the capacity
20 equip 20 ships OF The line IN one year
for the defence OK their sea coast. Reco.-
leGt that The American coast is not the
coast OF biockades, that for months it is
not possible 10 watch their harboTs, and
Gnrn,E Of ha,
men, accustomed TO those dangers, would
geek their entry TO their ports. Let it be
recollected too that your Canadian pos.
sess'oo5 which produce you more Than
oue million per aGCuIn, would Lot again
De Ia vain attacked by chem. Seven mil
lions of people, rich, provided with every
article necessary tn war, uni,@1 under
one government, are not 10 be compared
with 100000 poor colonists, divided be.
tween Loyalty aud Liberty, and totally un
provided With the inpie meDts oil war.
Massachusetts alone can bring into the
tieid in three days $4,000 disciplined mil Ii
q, armed and equipped, and capable OF do.
ing serv.ce, not like the volunteers Of St.
James's, bu, hardy yeomanry, accustom
cd 10 labor and hardships, such men as
the duke OF Northumberland saw at Bun.
kerh.f, and such heroes as surrounded
6orgoync al Saratoga. New-England
counts at presen, 100000 men actually
bearing arms.
But we are said to be divided - We are
SO, as 10 internal politics (; but Us 10 re-
sIstancc 70 foreign insults we lave bul
ore sentiment. Mr.. Jefferson bears The
national sword, s. fin be once drawn IN oe.
fence OF our commercial rights, his inter.
nal political enemies win lie the first 10
support him. Besides, a man who should
notice our Internal divisions as an cbsta.
Gle 10 contest with Great Britain, knows
nothing of your internal hoiiHcS. lie
should know, tina. III majority who sup
port Mr.. Jefferson have always heen
! violently sti- Britannic---il is the party op-
posed to Mir. Jefferson aho are lie most
largely concerned in trade, who will be
The most affected BY these measures, who
have already called loudly upon tie go.
verament TO redress their injuries, and
who are ready to stake their lives and
fortunes in support OF their national
rights.
We are then united on this Question,
and G.. Britain will soon see that a ma.
/ lion who, as feeble colonies dared Ia
i1ne for three gears to brave her powers,
viii not long hesitate 10 avehge their ~.
jured rights against government, who
in defence of every sacred principle,
should openly attack them.
But II is said We have not much rcpe.
nue.. 10 he sure we are not so buideAed
,, and chrushed with taxes as The people of
| Great Britain but nation is not nch
la PROPORTION 10 her revenue, but in pro.
portion 10 her capacity TO raise them
| Let us examine our comparative strength.
! s'itst Greal Britain has $4,000 600 Of sab.
ietas. We have z ,o0o,oo e caiZsns.---
Her national debt is 1900 ,00O, 900 Of dol
lars, ours IS 80,oOO,OOO, or in other words
hers is u times greater than ours in pro.
% Che Enslish government has il, the same
manner, ever calculated upon reducing france
by rucanS Of her intestine divisions AID the ex.
hausiion OF her revenue. in March l79y, Lord
Auckland declared in the House OF Lotd. tha,
the Committee of Public Safety in France had
expended more in fsco months than the Whole q.
mount Of the national debt II EHgi1ad! From
this his lordship boldly concluded, that twas NJ
terry impossible for France 10 hold out bg, a sn
sic year longer aga.ns, the powerful arms Chat
IS, Tive long uuTsl } Uf Lgci4Hd In the s7ue eDi