Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-12-04
WASHINGTON CRY, November 90


We learn that our government received
no letters from Mr.. Monroe oy the Brush
Packet lately arrived. IL was before
known that on the 7th Of Sept. MIR Mon
roe addressed 4 note to Mr Canning i'm
consequence OF MS instructions IN the Re-
7enge, comp aiming OF the aggression, on
the chesapeake, Calling Gil that govern.
ment tor reparatioA of the wrong. ard Tor a
mai discussion and understanding on their
claim To take whomsoever they choose to
Call their SeaneH, wherever round /; and
assuring him at the same time iiiat he was
authorised 70 concur in arraiiCSmeu IL
beraliy calculated 10 take away all ground
ter that practice. 1t is now runurcd thar
the answer was that by the Presidents pro-
ciamatlon we had taken the business of sa.
ustitction tor 1l.e aggression Oh the C.esa-
peaKe, so tar INTO our OWL hands that still
however the British governing ut was rea-
ny TO enter into discussion OF that act, if
it could be done separately, leaving their
gen cia IN to uture negotiation; but as Mr.
Monroe considered Observation-Disclosures
settle TINS act separately, that governments
would enter with MIN into no explanations
conce rnlng it, but would send a minister to
this place tor that special pun pose. Whether
TINS Is a mere manoeuvre 10 ayuid a settisS
ment, and lose the subject altogether in
the endless mazes of negotiation, is to be
Judged OF by the pronlptItudc or the delay
OF this mission. In the mean time our
peace Is left at the IN Grey OF the + officers
whose interest and wish is war with all
mankind; and how can it be pretended
that the subjects have no connection?--
They claim right to take those whom
they CAL their seamer-(aud under that
cover ours aiSo) wherever they can find
them, even without their own Jurisdlc ton.
And list. Their officers are III the daily
practice OF taking them from on board cur
merchant vessels, and with tiscm many
more oi ours than OF theirs. 2. lucy nave
repeatedly dOne tie same in foreign pCrts
and countries, particularly In Canton, in
Lisbon, and now lately III MADEIRA, going
ashore and SEEING them in TIC streets and
houses OF the pace. H. tie Instance
now IN question, they have extended 1t to
the ing them by force from our ma
uonal armed ships. And :. The next
step may be to patroe by their PRESS
gangs the streets OF New York aud N Irfoik,
and take iIom thence ali those VINO may
SUIT them; their principe evidcntly goes
To this eItent--lS At then sufficient to re-
Celve satisfaction for an act done under one
particular branch Of thIs abuse, without ~
ny assurance that t VIII not DC repeated
tile next day under the others? Certain iE
is there never can be friendship, nor even
continuance Of peace with Eng aud SO
long as no American citizen can Leave HIS
own shores without danger Of being seized
by the first British officer he meets, and
made to serve rs common seaman on
board their ships of war: and equally so,
that IT the general question Is not settled
row, we may give 1t up forever, and let
our citizens understand that they are a.
bandoned by their country to the unUrldled
power OF every British naval commander
NCt Intel
The Hazard arrived at Pniadelphia,
brings Bristol news to the 18TH Oct & Lon
don TO the 10Th On the 18th the Revenge
was at Cowes, whence She was TO sail the
next day tor Brest. 1Ae London prints
say, instructions had been sent to India to
impose AN additional duty of 10 per cent.
on all neutra. vessels trading TO British
ports. No menllCn is made of the depar-
lure of Mr. Monroe