Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-09-02
BALTIMORE, August IS.


Captain Rich informs that on Sunday las,
he came to anchor in Patuxent in como,nx
with the SNIP Othello, Glover, from LIVER
pool, bound to Baltimore, shortly AFTER 9.
small pilot boat built schooner Came i'm and
anchored between hin, and the ship, man
came or board his schooner, apparently A.
| rrenchman, told him his vessel was from
baitimore, bound to Saint Domingo. aad
made great dea! of enquiry about the shin,
ne nexe morning Saturday got under
way together with The schooner standing
down the bay; the schooner's deck was ss
tull of men as could be she had Frenoh
nag flying at her maintop-maat head. and
boats we've constantly going between The
two. ~
August %. ..
In the American of Monday last 1.-THE rem.
uer 40 doubt recolects the articie) we in-
serted statement made by Washington
Morton relative to the conduct of capfaih
|Boulderson, commander of a Pr fish p.rEett
who fred IN Mr.. Morton's schr. one shor
gong within one hundred wards Of her.
10 TINS statement, capt. Henderson has
rePlled IN substance as follows:
r, "On "Wednesday afternoon, steering for
sandy Hook, wiinin five or six, miles of
inc Light House, saw schooner, built aid
r'Sgea exactly in the pilot beat stvle. Ike
wlhd being light with food tide, nv anx-
,e'y was ct Course great 70 have n r;ilor On
board A signal was hoistet s. a gun sre1-
winch not beng noticed, fired another
gun some mil!utcs alter; oeins shotted
directed the master to be very careful to
point the gun very wide ether. in a Girec-
uoii that would DC impossible 10 do any mis-
cniei' as evidently appears from the ball
Ia lung Iour or five hundred. yards astern
OF the said schooner"
10 the truth of this replica;icn,I. Hig-
oStnom, SAID to be a citizen of the Uni
ted States, has made oath. Morton. ho,y.
ever has supported his statement by the
depositions OF George Reins and John Hen
per, who were on board his schooner az
the time the first averring, that he "re-
niarked at the time, being ON the END of
'ne Doom, that he could throw a stone to
'ne spot where the shot struck, and is of o.
plhion II struck about leo yards from the
scnooner;" the latter declaring, "that the
ship being rather ahead, the shot came O.
yer the bowsprit, nearly raking the scoon-
err, and struck a-stern from one to two
hundred yards at farthest."
IL seems that by making public the con.
quot OF captain Boulderson, Mr.. Morton
has drawn upon himself the active venee-
ance OF the British partizans in New-york.
IN reply to the threats q. persecution, hs
very spiritedly says
~ Was perfectly ware, that by rubbish.
.ng the facts which occurred between the
British Packet and my vessel, the indiena.
ton and vengeance of certain class ofDeo-
PIE, woula instantly be my portIon But,
sense OF justice to myself, and sacred
regard TO the dearest rights Of my country,
forbade me to think of such a contemptibIe
dlitcuity.-All ask from these peopIe, IS,
to let tEeIr resentment and their enmity
be open and palpab,e. never rece we'd
an obligation from onc of them, and sand.
therefore perfectly Tree to take any course
they may chusc 10 select, as TO detsrmin-
ing whatever difference ofopinion may ex-
lst between any or either OF us.
Tony Own countrymen have nothing
further to add--to their hearts and heads
4 willingly commit my canse. Ifit has WI h
them become a crime to be jealous Of our
national honor and individual rights, ard
they think that all things are to be subser-
Went to Honnds, shiLiings, and hence, lam
indeed guiIty--But until hear such an o.
piDion expressed, or until l feel it in the
ruin that is allotted for me by the adherents
OF Great Britain, shall retain the sweet
consolation, that my country is yet inde-
pendent, and from her courage aud patri-
otIsm is still worthy Of the Gift"
When the pilot went On board of cant.
henderson, the latter approached him
with
"Ycu damn'd rascal you are come ne
last you are like the rest Of them, for they
arc all damn'd rascals."
Such conduct and such language betrav
determination on tho part Of tie British
officers Of all classes 10 continue The same
insulting tone towards this country which
has invariably characterized them. Boul-
derson's Conduct, like Loves letter. will
probably likewise be called shirifeci'' by
the ministerial prints in England and the
turbulent rufhans who command British
vessels OF every kind, being thus encoura-
yea W thelr lnsoience, may al last succeed
m their endeavor to bring on war between
the two countries.
NORFOLK, August 90.
The TrooD Of Caya1rv Under the $50.