Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-08-08
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SATURDAY, AUGUST s, 1907.


SATURDAY, AUGUST s, 1907.
THE editor OF the Norfulk Public Ledger
has mi taken the meaning OF the Argus III
suggesting shat we counted upon the French
Fr.gate "La Cy6eNe' as a part OK the
dLsAoaa6Ie Jorce If TIE United States.
we ~ no means supposed that this was
the case but only mentioned that FRI
gate as d part OF the force actually existing
at Norfolk, and hostile To the British. Since,
unqu sTInnaby, in case OF an att ck OH Nor
ioik by the armed ships of Great Britain,
the F.ench fIiSate wouu, (iur the sake OF
us own saIety,) assist us IN opposing 1t
and we should be unsuitable, upon every
rational principle, in awaiting ourselves oil
that assistance we were surely not incor-
rect III supposing that The President cal
cuiated upon the aid to be derived from
That, Us well as from other sources We
are rs confident iii the efficiency OF our own
force Tor our defence, and as much ayetAe
10 relying upon foreign aid, as the Editor
OF tue Leds can be hut, certainly, #
We are compelled By the injustice and vio-
lence OF Great Britain to go TO war with
her, we shall act with inconsi stenCy and
stupidity, II we Go not make use OF her o.
Their snenics Tor our own benefit especl-
crifice on our part.
MT meeting Of the officers of the 18th
Regiment and IT Ine Volunteer Comma
nes attachedsto that Regiment, held al
the Capitol on Thursday eN cnIng the 9th
August:
kesofVed, That the Citizens of Rich
mohd be invited TO join in a pubic dinner
III compliment to the Decachmen, IRON the
Ugh Regiment lately returned from Nor,
folk.
Resolved, That VIM. Robertson, samu-
Ell McCrdw, VIM. Price, Register. Col
CANOE, Samuel Greenhow, james Penn.
4. w. Rooies, Tho's Taylor, John +. Price
Sol jacobs, John Foster, and SamI Adams.
be, and thcy are hereby appointed COM
mlttee, severally to present to the Citi-
zsns OF Richmond suDscr ption papers, and
10 receive subscriptions to detray the ex
Pense OF the dinner, that they pay the mo-
MES by them suvcrally received into tn.
hands OF Fhos. Taylor as Treasurer or
this purpose.
ReS0IUed, That as soon as the subscrip
tons snail be received and paid into the
hands Ut the treasurer, he shall by public
hoUCS CAL meeting at the subscribers at
the Capitol, for the purpose OF m kim snch
further arrangements rs 20 them Shall seem
proper
AT meeting Of the officers OF the 4od and
lOlSt Regiments of Ihe militia, and q
numocr OF the citizens or the county of
fittSyiV wanna, at the court house OF the'
sad county, on Thursday the 3Oth d2v ..
July, 1907, tor the purpose OF takinr into
consideration the late outrage commit
ted on the United States frigate Chesa
FeaHe' by the British Ship of war Leo
pard.
Daniti Coleman, was unanimously called
10 'he eh"ir' ana William Iunstall, uuani-
mous!y appointed secretary.
Thomas II Wouding then read narr,-
tive OF the said outrage, the proceedings of
the meeting at Norfolk, of the 94th of line
and the Presidents proclamation the I'd
CT July. X"
Whereupon, it was resolved that com.
mlttee be appointed TO report resolutions
expressive az The sense of this meeting
Whereupon committee was appointed
OF the following gentlemen, 70 wit: Tho
mas II. Woodi"g, Doct. Rawley White.
Richard Johnson, William White, Martin,
1lei Crehshaw, James Soyags, Richard
zones, refer Wilson, William Wimbish,
Thomas Muse, Nicholas Perkins. Nelson
Tucker, and John White, who witbdrew
ana short time, Mr. Wooding reoor,
tea the following resolutions, which were
agreed toby The meeting.
Ist. RsSoiUed UnaRtniousfy. thar this
meeting participate in the feelings excited
by the late cruel, lawless, unpr,vok ed. and
dlsgraceiui outrage committed on the Uni
ted states frigate Chesapeake, by his Bri-
tannic Majesty's ship o. war Leonard. i,
which our unofending scamen were cruel
iy murdered; others wantonly wounded.
our trigatc disabled, and prevented from
pursuing the service of our country. ou,
means oi defence Conternned, our indepen-
dence injured and nsuted beyond tile fix
CD ana settled rules Of lorbearance in .
WORD we Consider it nothing short of the
commencement Of offensive war, on the H.
nlted states, without the formality Of pre-
Vigus deciar 'tion by The offending party
"a. ResoLOcd uudHimouSkv, that we.vi,,v
with pleasure the hrmness, the Dromnt de-.
cislon, the patriotic zeal, the manly energy
that our fellow Citizens Of Norfolk. Porl.
meath, and their Viciuities, have ON this oc-
CASTOR displayed With equal pleasure we
have seen the patriotic resolutions Of our
lchow-citzens, from almost every mart of
INC Uh'cd states, plcdging themselves to
support the government of our choce. IN
any measures adopted on this occasion
So. Fe8osred RHanim0Hsly. Chat bayi,,,
iull confidence IN the wisdom. frmness. and
I.t1 rs flrst,