Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-08-13

lother acts Of the same coparsnershin
The continent ut Europe has been force,
into war. This 10 fhe iscrty Of Eng
land, and the proper designation whicI
ought 10 be given 10 the expression
which has been quoted from The pam
phlet.
Bonaparte may be in heart and soul ;
/ tyrant, he may when The chance ma,
happen exercise power by some othe,
name; but il will not be possible to dc
more under any denomination or sppepa.
ton which he may assume, or his enemies
may ascribe 10 him, thanis daily perpctrsv.
ed Under the appcllntion Of English f5ertu,
Away then with The decep,ious sound
Let Ne no more be ,ansaiizcd with the
declsratious aud delusious cfmad men, or
with the visions of dreamers-I.ct us dis
regard the vocabulary of words .snd il
Wrench tyranny as The English call il, is
bottomed upon justice, aud English liner.
y affords whips, scourges s scorpions
then lie, us cisaee. 10 the beat. Words
and their mcrning ere but arbitrary, and
the term 4" hbcrfy" will 5eco.no a rcproscb
10 all who defend il upon such prjaoipJes
az those Tor which. the cabinet of London
pave involved ths world in war. Such
principles as those WHICH are justified and
defended IN Tie celebrated pamphlet cnti-
tied Far IN Disguisc--the proper title of
which would hare been, usurpation and
tyranny di,guisedunderl The term . Ene-lish
A6srfy''
lie; II be granted TO the British Co.
7crnment, tha, they have a right to hro.
se'rfe commercisl principles az well as
maritime regulations 10 eli the world by
frescriGnS their own, thai after declar
ing ~ha, fhey %'iQ haze all Other nations
may in al! humility ana thankiuiness take
Shai renia'hs - and that they are entitled
upon principles ofna,ur6! aw, or self Pre-
servstion 10 wage and provoke eternal
~ars IN supper, ofthsir assumed rights
hen, and not Otherwise, the doctrines
commended Tor by ihe writeF Of the pam
phiet may be defended; bat take Ire
converse ofihe picture & deny or refuse 10
grant either the r'ghi oil prescribing, or of
enforcing her principles by the sword, and
THAT will be the result Il is indeed pain
iai To mike the prOpEY snswer. II vi,
Disgrace rot only those tc whom 1t Tslases
but the civilized worlds The osn ao-
prosches it with reluctance, and seems
unwilling 10 record that this brave and
enlightened people, {meanng he Enclis!,)
have been step after t,ep, prevailed upon
by their rulers TO declare themselves the
tree hooters of the ocsa1--the pirates Of all
sess--the AIgcrineS s Tfipolitons of The
world /; who attack, plumber, seize and con-
dcInn, as enemy propcr,y--or as The abc,-
tors OF The enemy, ships Sc cargoes, equally
hsFmiess--5ecause they belong to enter.
prizes which coNf!iEt with British Righia.
Many readers will be surprised, and
others will be angry when they read the
last paragraph, but neither surprise
nor nngcr can alter the force of truths.
FaGls as notorious as our own existence.
rise csery where both in testimony and
IN judgment. There is not SEAPORT from
the highest poin 10 the Gulf of FINLAND, 10
The most remote on the Adratic or the
Levant, or ia. the Atlantic, Indian or Pa.
chic oceans--or merchant IN either off
the hcTaispheres, whereby something
cannot be afforded 10 authenticate this un
welcome record.
l, is not necessary to resort TO single |
one, to suit the presen, purpose. The |
itself affords enough fer its own
condemnation. Let it then be tried, lei |
its fate be decided by one of IT'S own senten- |
ces--lD the 18th page, the following ex
tract will be found.
Hitherto, NC (meaping The British) haze
suffered the srossest fnU0ssoHs ofour ,ys,Lts
IN sarTantabiy if not gvisciy, Jar ne coasf
rVas all our osvH.
Reader, before you proceed, you are
invited to ascertain what is understood /
BY British Righss, are they particularly /
defined by any treaty, compact, conyen.
ton or voluntary concession. which have
bsen subscribed to, or surrendered by eli,
or a majority of all the commercial natl
ons Of the world No. \
Are they set forth, or reserved either
in express worlds or by implication in
all, or any Of those authorities which are
supposed 10 contain the rules and prin-
ciples OF the laws ofustions; search PuC.
tendorE Croiius, Vatlel, Martens, or even
many of the Civilians or iurisprudists of
Creat-BrItain, and you will search in
vain you will be constrained again To- 40.
swer in the negative.
Where then shall the enquiry be made
You must expect an answer from the