Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-08-26


lam, Sir,
Respectfully;
. Your NEST ohedient,
BENJAMIN HARRISON, Chqir-
m9n o,'the Corresponding Committee.
THE Ion. ALEXANDER A'R4E,
Chairman Of the Corre8poad-
Ing Committee, Richmond.
-
A considerable number Of the citizens IF
Prince George county haviDg met at their
court house on the An of Jd y. to celebrate
the anniversary of Independence; proceed
ed to appoint a committee 10 draft and re-
port resolutions expressive OF their iutlig-
nant horror excited by the daring outrage
committed By Captaip Humphreys, of the
British ship Leopard, en- the United States
.rigate Chesapeake. Bcnjam.n Harrison,
Esq. was unanimously called to the chair.
and Charles Russell appointed secretary.
At subsequent meeting Of the commit
tee, the following resolutions were repor-
ted by the chairman, and unanimously "a
dop:ed.
LIST. Resol1'ed uranimously, that we view
the late attack made by Capt. Humphreys
IT the British ship Leopard, on the United
states irigate Chesapeake, commanded by
Captain Barron, as an act OF basencss, of
perhdy, and of cowardice; as an indignitv
offered to our independence as a nation and
to he cXpiated only by the most unequivo-
Cal atonement
Cd. RcSoiz'rd unanimously, that we have
the highest confidence in the President of
the United States, and the other constifu-
ted authorities, that we rely on their adop-
ting the most efficacious measures to re-
move the wound inflicted on our honor, and
TO revenge the blood OF our murdered fell
low-citizens.
Sd. ResoiUed un0nimousiv, that while
we deprecate war, we are willing 10 encour-
ter all its horrors, and cheerfully to relln-
quish all tho comforts of life, rather than
submit longer to British duplicity and trea-
cherry.
4th Pesoired unpnimoasly, that the CT
tizens of Norfolk, Portsmouth, Hampton,
and their vicini;ies, merit and receive our
highest appreciation for their prompt and
patriotic eXertions in Withholding supplies
from the British squadron, and in prohibi-
ting all intercourse with them.
5th. ResofUcd, that copy of The forego-
ipg resolutions be forwarded to re Presi-
dent of the United States, and another CO.
py 10 the chairman Of the corresponding
committee at Richmond.
BENJAMIN HARRISON, ChirmaH.
The following 8aCe conclusion is drawn
by Mr. Ref, the editor Of the Phi!adel-
phia Gazette. The British may, fosSibiv,
try Love, try Berkeley, Try Humphreys on
try Douglass. We know how they tried
WILDLY: And we have witnessed enough
to know by vernacuidr experience, that the
trial of a man whose croHics (the reader
will pardon tho vulgarisn) are his Judges,
is lust about as much "a farce as Tom
Thumb the Great, or the Manager In Dis
fress -
"From several articles in our late Lon-
don papers, it appears that i is contemplot-
ed to try capt Love. FIR insolcnt and unof-
hcer-like conduct in the port OF Charles
ton" -
Because republican prints have endea-
vored 20 demonstrate that war with the
Y. S. would be more disastrous to G.. Bril-
tain than to America, certain witlings
charge them with endeavors 70 excite hos
tilities at all events. Those Writings might
as we'll say that a peaceab c man whothreat-
eued topunish the insults Of bully by law,
was endesyoring to provoke him to battle.
Bali. ,lmers