Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-08-29

crew Of her navy she is in danger of losins
Ter trade to China & it is easy to see thai
Bonaparte is paving his way to India b,
Turkey and Persia. The madness of the
British government has thrown Turkey in.
To the arms of France Persia lies between
Turkey and India, and Bonaparte is FORM
ing friendly connections with the Persian
government. There is already an exchange
OF ambassadors. Bonaparte is sending mi
litary officers into Persia, and will with
| the consent of its government, raise an ar
my there and attack the English monopoly
IN lndia---if France holds her connections
with Turkey and Persia, England Cannot
hold India.
it's in this wretched chaos Of affairs that
the mad government Of England has
brought upon herself new enemy by
commencing hostilities against the Uni.
ed ) ates. She must be ignorant of The
geography of America, or she would know
ha; We can dispossess her of all her pos
sessions on the continent Whenever we
please, and she cannot, with safety, keep
a heet in the West Indies during the
hurricane months. Bonaparte will find
employment for evey soldier she can raise,
and those she may send 10 the continen,
oil Europe W II become prisoners. There
never was an instance Of government
conducting itself vith the madness and
ignorance The British goserumen, has
done This is John Adams stupendous
fabric of human wisdom
That the British government will dis
own giving hostile Instructions 10 Be- ke-
ley have no doubt. 1t is the trick of
old governments 20 do so, when they Fl ID
themselves wrong aud pay some scape
goat TO bear the blame. But this will not
be sufficient. The pretended right Of
search and the imPressment Of our sea-
men must be abandoned. Three thou
sand OF tn; m have been impressed by
British ships to fight against France. The
French government has shewn great
deal OF patience III not complaining of il,
tor 1t Is great iojury to her, aud mus,
DC redressed or worse Consequences will
follow.
1 have said in the former part of this
essay, that IL is a fiicuit matter and re.
CURES great political wisdom for a rru.
trail nation during a war to form treaty
with one belligercnt nation that shall moi
commit her with he oth,r. | will uow
give al instance of it.
In 1894, Washington sent Mr.. Mon
roe as minister 10 France, and John Jaw
10 England, and gave them cont adictnrv
instructions by the treaty that existed
between the United States and France.
Stree ships made free goods" So that
English property on beard American
ships, was protected from Seizure by
france. John Jay made treay with
England, VIII CHI W aahington and the stu
pd senate Of THAI oay ratified. by which
! rec ships DID NOT make free Drorerty.
and that French property on board Anne
! r'can ships could be seized by England.
! his OF consequence reached the free ar.
'icIe ~ the treaty with France, and she
| avalled her elf oft, ard TIE United States
lost he carrying trade OF bt,h pa,ions.
There is aJesuItl~m in jays treaty which
says, that the question whe.hcr frre Sh,jis
make free goods shall be taken INTO cons,
Iteration TWO years after the war Il is
! now more than two years since ihat war,
and therefore IL forms an item with the
matters 10 be now settled with he English
| government.
The Blush government have been so
long in the habit Of insoIerce tha, she has
| not the sense of seeing when the power
| Of being insoenl ceases. She our hi to
| see that the power OF France by land i,
la' superior to her power al sea. France.
| b. land, can blockade the commerce of
England on; of Europe and India, and
'be English navy can do nothing to pre-
| vent II. OF what use is it to " rule the
waves" # you cannot pun your fuot on
shore, ii II vas d contest for fisheries, the
most pow erful navy would decide; but as
| II is contest for commerce at land, il is
iand force that decides, and navieS are out
! Of the question.
II the British government were wise,
she would cease the pretended right Of
search of her own accord, for it brings
her into endless trouble. 1t makes all
| nations her enemies. Every nation de.
| tests the piratical insolence OF England,
| and none more so than the United 5 ates.
| The spirit that is now raised, cannot be
appeaSed until PREPARATION is made for the
! past, and security given for the future.
COMMON SENSE.
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