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Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-03-29
TO Mr.. CANNING.
PORTLAND Piaee, Ju(u IS, 1907
SIR

SIF5
Although have no instruction from
my government on the subject, it is my du-
~ to request the ;,ttention Of his Britannia
riajesty's grvernnent TO late aggression
ON tho sovereignty W the UD,ted States, of
avery extraordinary nature The circum-
stances az The transaction are ton distinctly
marked 10 leave any doubt OF the extent ct
the outrage, or of The RESPIRATION which il
obviously claims. BY accounts which are
entitled to full confidence, it appears that
on the esd Of June last, his raaicsty's ship
the leopard attacked IN American frigate
of The coast of me United States, with a
view 20 assert and euiorce the umfounded
and most upjustihalle pretension to search
for descrtels, and af.er having Killed and
woun;led number of her men, entered On
beard and carried away fcrcibly several Of
the crew. The cen..uct os tie British off
Ger which in it~.if rlrms Al actof COM
P,ete hostility, is rendered more repre-
henstbie from the consideration that just be-
Sure this aggression lie held station with =.
e ;he juT;rdiCIion Of the Cntco States, in
the waters o;the ChJsaoeate, where, while
ne enjoy ed riie tights ct hospitality, he pro
fcctcd .his attaci against the ship of 4 neu-
tr;h power, whose commander relying on
tho rood Faith ut his aicst;'S government,
and The friendly relations siASist,ng between
cTrent JSritlin and ;hc UaiieA States, could
NJ, hive suspected the design. | might
stale o:hcr examples CT srcat indigniiy and
ontyarc, mary os which arc 81 recent ia.e,
to WHICH 'he United Sr1t"s have bern exso-
SEQ al their co;fst, and even within several
Of tIlrir harhoTS. from ID, british squadron;
but 1t IS Improper 10 miagie them wth the
present more se,iHns CCuyc cfccnpiaint. I
have called ycur attention 70 ibis subject
ia fni confidence hat lis nu-stY'5 sover.I-
mcrt WI see IN .hc act colEi;laiush of, d
bagraUt a1use of It's own authority, and
that II will not hesitate ) caablc NE ~
communicate to my government, withca.
he'av, frank disagnwal Of ihe principle
On which it Was made, and rs assurance
that the offer who IS responsible for *
snail suffer the punishment which 30 uBex-
ampled an aggression On t!;c sovereig:.ty CT
n neutral nation Justly deserves.
have the honor tn he,
With sGeaf consideration,
Sr,
Your very oSedicns servant,
C8gucdJ JAMES MONROE.
The Right Honorable
GEoRcE GAINING, &c G'c tyc.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-03-29
John EnRE-
Lands for Sale.

q l next Buckingham court, being
i y lie llih Of Aprli. ard the IA Of %
lection, viii be Sold, to the highest bidder,
on a credit OF twelve months, TWO Trscts
OF Land, belonging 10 the estate Of Tho.
mas Anderson, dec. viz: one lying on the
waters OF Rock Island Greek, containing
i47 Acres, more or less; the other living
near James River. adjoining the lands Of
Col Wilson G. Nicholas, and Price Per-
kins, con'sinipg ~ Acres, be the same
more or less, both 10 the aforesaid county
;he purchasers giving bond win approved
secn,iiy to the
EXECUTORS.
March 23d, 1903. 2,y
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.f9o9G9cqlpf.
LATEST FROaf rpANcr
New-YoRE, March "a.

LATEST FROM FRANCE.
lhe ship Bhza, Skidty, arrived at .!,is
port Yesterday, w 90 DAYS from Bordcaux
She icst there ON the 2Oth of Feb and the
Editor of the Mercantile Advertiser bas
received by her Freuch papers 70 the 14tb
Of February.
Capt >. and the passengers inform ne.
chat the markets in France were very hIp4 :.
that the American vessels were hurrtiop
on as fast rs possible, being apprehensivc
OF seizure; and that they were coming
in ballast, to avoid Capture by the British
il was supposed III France, that IF the A.
merlCan Government made treaty with
Great Britain, France, would declare war
against this country. a passenger in the
Eliza has brought dispatches RON MIR Arm
strong, the American Minister in Paris, to
the Secretary of State.
Application had been made to the French
emperor, through the minister of Marine.
Decres, to know what Construction woold
be put on the Imperial decree of the 18th
Dec which renders vessels Liable TO con-
termination for having on their passage been
visited by British cruizcrs The answe,
to the queries OF the applicants was TO this
effect -" That the decree was liable TO
40 construction different from its letter !;
that no one had right to put any other
construction upon it; that it was plain and
simple, and must be severely, strictly, and
literally executed upon all objects which it
embraced; that vessels subject thereto
would be brought before the competent tri.
6naals as soon as possible; and that the
crews of such VESSELS as came under the
decree would be permitted to i've on board
their respective ships, At the expense of
inc snip and cargo, until they were final Y
condemned, when they (the crew would
ne dehVered up 20 AeiFrespective consus."
Copies Of the of!ici, llolier from the min
ister might have been had in Bnrdcaux.
bui the subject was not thought Of at the
time OF sailing by either the captain or the
passengers.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-03-29

WAS STOLEN from the snbscr;bar
early in the morning OF Saturday last.
? par OF well matched handsome bay car.
rage Horses, both square locked; one has
both white hind feet. add at times has ..
sprIng halt or jerk with one OF his hind
Test, the osher has a star in his Snrsba..S :;
ana black streak along his back, and Ho,h
snod with new shoes steel towcd and heel'd.
BLACK mains and tails he above reward il
one red, under the expectation SONG evil
handed person, in the vicinity of r. .hnop6.
now ~ mas the above horses III concealrnent, Sc
II such should be the case. and ,ba ra.o..-
IN reputable circumstances who keens ,ben,
IN conceaiment, double the reward Will bo
no OBJECT to the subscriber, but if they are
stray ed or stolen, the subscriber win he on.
Ferned hy his former advertisement with
grateful thanks to the person who viii de-
'ne"' 10 Ut. Sackr' der, r edmond.
r., MARTIN GILLET.
Richmond, 2Sth March 1oos
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-03-29

L., lCLhN, on Wednesday 28d instant.
~ from near the BASIN: in i,ichnon5. y
Car Chesuut Sorrel Mare, very heavy
VIA load, Saddle and Bride She is
ninr yra's old this spring. oes If 70 both
"'"d fset white TO the foot lock-, small
STAR ~ her forehead, lump on n.r back.
occaai'"sd nom hort Of ADELE. She
IS :thru' sous icst IiEs Ur len inches b;pb.
w'li We zen dollars TO any per.on Who
WIZ denver TO me or al the Orion Tavern
10 - +. Mosel~y, the aio7ess d mare, and
tSh aaiars to any person who vii appre.
memo the ttnei, 80 a. he may be convicted.
lle inaU am infufmed. Is thin yi,agsd. &c
a dark complexities, Cor white man: he
a@d blue coa' on silh blue sprtcer over
-. ''e'
JOHN FORE.
Chesterfield, March 95th, 1909. was
P'S. lam ra!her inclined o bclicve that
is made up the river road towards Tuck.
ehCe.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-03-29

I Do ackno Wedge 70 have received Of Mo.
y ses Davis full satisfaction in property
purchased to aTnount of three thousand fou,.
hundred and fnrty-fve dcIlars or therea-
bouts, for fifteen notes, negotiable at the
ask of Virginia, to about that amount. and
90 hereby acknowledge myself bound to
take IN the said notes. Given under my
hand, this 23d March, 1908.
P. YUUNGHUSBAND.
Witnessed. La1berf
>. Tie above payment was made the
2oth October, 1907. - ~
MOSES DAVIS,
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-03-29
COUNCIL CHAMBER.

DDOooc =, IIUrch %, lS08.
PROPOSALS will be received hy the
= Executive, on the 9Th day OF April hext.
Tor furnishing the public guard with clo..
thing TOR the present year. Also, at the
same. TIME proposals will be received for.
furnishing the diet of the conyicts in the
Pe"''cn,iary, tor enc year, from the 18th
day of April next
DANL. L. HYLTON.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-03-29
Mr.. MONROE no MIR. CANNING.
Pofhnd P!Gce, Aagn8s 9, 1907.


] HAVE the honor to acknowledge
ti;e receipt Of your note Of Yesterday, and
shculd n"l hesitate Co communicate the in
formation which you have desired If pos
s"ssed it but az have not heard from
my gov eminent or the subject of the un-
fortunate occurrence alluded 70, il is not
~ my power to state to you any thing ON the
part OF my government respecting il. /
have NO doubt that shah be instructed in
a very few days, 70 make q communication
to h. nUesiy's government on that highly
interesting event, IN which shall be ena-
bled 20 furnish fail and just view of all
the circumstances attending it. As soon
as receive Instructions shall hasten 70 APP
prize You of IT,
have the honor to be, Sc.
Z "iSHed) JAMES MONROE.
FIR. HoNRoE TO THE SECRETARY OF
STATE OF THE UNITED STATES.
SIN,
had the honor to transmit You with
my letter Of the 9TH inst a copy of cor.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-03-29
Your very oSed;cns scrv

your very ooFd'cns servant,
{ 8gnedJ JAMES MONROE.
The Right Honorable
GEoRCE GAINING, &c &c tTc.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-03-29

on the FIRST receipt OF the in,ellircn.c
OF inns unfortunate transaction and / NAV
perhaps be permitted to express INV sur
prise, afrer such an assurance, ut the tone
OF that representation which have lust had
the honor TO receive from Won.
But the earnest Gssre of his majesty IN
eV,',ce, IN the most satisfactory manner. the
principles OF Justice and moderation, hy
which he is uniformly actuated, has not per-
hitted AIM TO hesitate in commanding ne
10 assure you, that his majesty neither does,
nor hasat any time, maintained the preteu-
sion OF right TO search Ships of war, i'm the
national service of any state, for deser,crs.
1t, therefore, the statement in YOUR note
shcric prove to be correct. and 30 contain
ali Toe circumstances OF the case, upon which,
conpiaint IL intended TO be made, and if il
snaii appca: that the act of his maiesty's
oshcers rested on no other grounds than the
Simple and unqualified assertion Of the pre.
tension above referred 10; his majesty has
no oificulty IN disavowing that act, and will
nave no difficulty in maniEcsting his dis
pleasure at the conduct ofhs officers.
with respect TO the o1her causes oe COM
piaiat whatever they may bel which are
limited at IN your, noyc, perfectly agree
win yo'', IN the sentiment which you .ex-
press, as to the prop:icty OF not involving
a.. quSsuon, WHICH is or itself or sur
hcient Importance to claim separate and
most serious consideration.
have only to lament, that the same SEN
timent dad not induce you to abstain from
aiiudinS to these subjects, on an occasion
winch you we're, Yourself, OF opinion, was
not favorable for pursuing the discussion OF
them.
have the honor TO be,
tt:th great Consideration
Sir,
Y9urm oi,cdcn, humble scv't.
(Signcd) GEORGE CANNING.
JAMES MoNRou, Esq.
;Jc. &c. e..
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Two tracts cf Land
200 Dollars Reward.

RichmOnd. March Is lsos 900 ~
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1808-11-09

+ renenber, that at the time OF the adop-
ton of our constitution, whenI was not 50.
far advanced in life as to arrogate much Pc
lit;cal foresight, / was astonished that GER
tar, persons opposed that instrument, be-
fanse It bore too much resemblance TO that
Of England and therefore acclaimed against
il. as pernicious. asked the reason ofsuch
opinions, which appeared TO me contradict
ed by the most superficial information and
was laconicalIy told by an old man, whose
name will long be respected, that it would
be a century before any such persons, as
were descended in a right line from such as
lived within twenty miles Of the march OF
the British army during our unhappy war,
would become discontinued to any rational
form of government; because such go
svernment must more or less resemble the
English At first / did not understand 1t.
Every one, thought, would forget former
animosity and only wish to select Tor our
government such principles as were truly
excellent, from whatever source derived :.
Zine soon convinced me Of the wisdom OF
this old gent1emarl's remark. The prevail
ing reverence for Washington a little while
restlaiued the tongue of clamor; but that
very prejudice, derived from the prlnclple
alluded to in the above cited oDserya.ion'
was seized upon to overwhelm the wen ac-
ouired fame OF that hero and OF his sus-
cessor who srod in his footsteps. Inc same
prejudice is the chief instrument IN the
hands of the iacobin Duane, and the lnech-
diary 6 FraadEin," who pours his venom
through that sewer, the 8 Public ADVERT
SER for destroy ing the. efforts OF az good
men. to assuage or passions, and lead us
in the way al rational prosperity. IN every
aurora, one may hndNestimony against INC
first of these writer's; against the second,
it might be supposed nothing was needed
but is !, read this, published in the +" ablic
Advertiser" OF 9th September, on the Sub
j@ct of the glorious Struggle the opaniards
are making for their indel@Nrndenee..,
conciude,s says this degenerate lraas-
In, 20 that Bonaparte. is an INSTRUMENT IN
the hand OF the Deity, to take le.tlonai ven
geance for the national sins OF we op''hish
governments" Nothing can molw paipaDiy
evince our alarming state, than than the pre-
iudices of our administration are \eqlaiy
vulgar; and equally at variance with Y com
mon regard 70 CIR independent. rs a
proof Of this, Mr.. Jefferson and Mr.. Nl9adl-
son are both patrons OF the betorementrpeo
papers and the same papers are vcRai
props to the fame Of Ats. tteITerson, w
President, and Mtr. Madison, The Pressdenpr
elect, Notwithstanding they are both French
ci.izsns. LYCUkGU5
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REMOVAL.
Iofepla II. Vaudeville,

HIS renopcd MS store 70 nc Hri'S i7'uSs 1afe-
iy oecsIied 6y Lewis ~ coos, esq. eorner q
King and Union CTS - Rsfe nc mas on
hand end o6fc,s for SAT- --
1000 bushels Lisbon SAIL.
Liverpool coarse and me 90.
Brown SUGAR IN hhds' ana DIS
Loaf and Lump Go.
MOLASSES in hhds.
Green COFFEE i'll bags and bills.
5,..,,a,;..
Hyron TEAS
Young ITyson, In Boxes 81 Or. chests
Hvson skin.
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alsranurta DAILY @a,ette.
---S%e--
"WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9.
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT AT WASTING
IS TON.
TUESDAY, NoYember s.

In consequence. of the letters Tor the mall
being removed hence at IL o'clock, II VIII be
out ofmy power to give you much intorma-
ton until the next day. The house nave
done nothing this morning except pass re-
solution for the az pointment Of two 'ehapiainls
and another for the. appointment OF the usual
standing committees /; and read a letter from
the Legislature of the Mississippi territory So
Letting postponement of the time OF pay
ment for their lands. The latter was COM
mitted to the committee on public lands.
!. Public anxiety is on tip-tos for the message
whichis now instantly expected. fear
cannot keep my letter open long enough to
tell you its leading features: butitis expect
edto open the war-whoop.
lso'clock- Two messages, one public,
one private, are this moment received. The
public one is now reading, / know not its ma
tGre.
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FALL GOODS.

JOS. RIDDLE HAS RECEIVED,
Per ships Hero and Caroline, from Liverpool,
Woollen and Cotton Goods,
Which are opening for sale.
October IL
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HIS ren,opcd his store to the Brirk Rouse late
Il, occstied 6y Lewis Ledsois, esq. corner q
5 King and Union Streets Whsre ne mas on
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tTs Look Here

r HAVE lent ist Vol. Peter
i Pindar , S Vols. Plutatch's
.liys's ; Is Vols. Pope's Works /, =
Vols. BIackstone's Comm enta-
riss 4 Vols, Goldsmith's AMI
mated Mature !: 2 Vols. Spectators
) Vols. PetegIins Pickle j 2 Nols.
Federalist, 10y Hamilton Vcls.
.Clarissa Harlow; $ Vols. SNift's
Works. viz. Srd, 9th. nth, f5.h,
and 25th. Together with . great
number ofother valuable Books,
which Ut prsseni i cannon rerol-
leet, owing toths great length Of
time they have been loaned:
Most Of these Books, I believe
have been lent 10 Gentlemeu Of
Martinsburs but whosoevermay
nom have the possession Of them
], 10 earnestly requested, ,has !
return Of them Be imnediasely
made 20 me, .or 70 Capt. Memin.
ger Of Martin,bu ii, /.
I'll .MAGNUS. TATE.
November II, 1908. r. T.
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Injunction Of secrecy from the
prssfden.s message, with the ex.
ceptioh sof Gertain pzftSs therein
designated. Iohn Morrow was
then present and voted aRsinse Il.
On the came day smother resoll.
tion 70 the same effect but ia !
different form was introduced and
also rejected. but here his name
does not appear. On the first Of
April, two other resolutions Of q
similar nature were intro
dnced with the same fate but sin
the name 81 John Morrow no
more appears. antil the I'd day Of
April when > message was receive
ed from Mr.. Jefferson authOrising
the publication Of those papers
which the majority III eongress
had before refused % de public.
The same men who hid before 50
obstinately refused 30 consent to
this measure, with bul one, ex-
esption now changed their opin-.
ions suddenly, and Without d.
signing any other reason than this
mandate of the presidents, The
name of John Morrow b among
the number of those who bowed
implicit obedience % ministerial
dictates il complete contradiction
to the vote which lie had given.pn
the 3ist of March. Our repre-.
sentative must deny his name or
he cannot deny this statement
] wish every mani to compare il
with that formerly given, and
judge for himself whether or mot.
Mr., Morrow has been candid in
hisinsinuatiohs ofS,entor ) falsity.
If this account Of that transaction
Is again denied the whole Journal
shallbe sent you for publication,
and 10 the, mean time, a. this 10
the only instance IN which he has
denied any charge which I have
made against him, I take It for
granted that to all others be Pleads
guilty. This being the case, his
Constituents win, a the next e
lection decide whether OF dot he
deserves 70 retain his present
tSast. That this confession Of
I political weakness and errors
may not be considered as 4 suifi.
eient excuse for them, is the sin.
csre wish Of J. ~.
!. =: 7 ....a.: STENToR.
&. :" 4 . 7FrE-r
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M e S S A e E.,
To THE SENATE avn HOUSE or
REPRESENTATIVES ~
..-.,. -. ~ q
4 - = VII NE - =
UNITED STA7.ES. :

TT would have been \ source, fellow.
! citizens, Of much qualification, if cur
Last communications from Europe. had en-
abled me to inform you, that the beilige.
rent nations, whose disregard OF neutral
rights has been 30 destructive t0Stir COM
merce, had become awakened to The du-
~ and true policy ofreyoking their unrigh-
teous ediets. That no means might be o.
mitted 70 produce this salutarJ effect, |
lost no time IN asdlipg myself of the act
authorizing suspension, in whole, or in
part, ofthe several embargo laws. Our
ministers ut London and Paris were in
str,lctetfto explain to the respective GO
sernments there, our disposition to exer.
else. the authority IN such manner as would
withdraw the pre,ext on which the az
gressions were originally founded, and
open the way for 1 renewal of that COM
mercisl intercourse which L was al
ledgea aall ddes had been reiuctantly OBJ
str6cked A each cf those governments
had pledEed 10 readiness TO concur IN
renotIncmg q measure which reached It's
adversary through the incontestahle rights
Of neutrals only, and % the measure had
been assumed by eachas retaliation for
an asserted acqulescenseS the aggressi.
ons Of the other, il was reasonably ex-
pccted that the occasion would have been
seized BY beth Cor seyineing the sincerity
oftheir Professions, md for restoring to
the commerce fefthe United States lie le.
gitinate freedom. The instructions to our
ministers with resFettao the different bel
ligents were necessarily modified with 4
reference to their different circumstance,
and TO the condition annexed by Aaw 70 the
executive power Of Suspension, requiring
degree Of security 70 our commerce
which would not result from repeal of
the DEGREES Of France. Instead Of a pledge,
therefore, for suspension Of the emhar.
go III 10 her in case of such repeal, it
was presumed that q sufficient inaucement
might be found in other considerations
and particularly in the change produced by
acompliance with our just demands by Que
belliGerent. and refusal BY the 4usher,
in the relations between this other aud the
United States. To G., Britain, whose
power on the ocean 10 90 ascendant, il was
deemed not inconsistent with that ooaditi:
on, to state explicitly, that on her rescind-
ing hkf orders in relation 10 tic United
States, their trade would be opened with
| her; and REMAIN shut 10 her enemy, in
cass Of his faiktfst TO reseind his DEGREES
also. From France no answer has been
receiver nor apy indication hat the re,
auisite change in her DEGREES b eouten-
plated. The favourable reception Of Tie
| propositionto Great Britain was the less
10 he doubted a. her orders Of council had
| not oaiy been referred for their vindiczti,
| On to an asquieseeaee, on the, part Of the
tinted States no longer % be pretended,
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to ~ fcilsw c;tiEens generally. whose.
snppost has hccn my great enrsps cement
under elienlbArrassments. Lathe ss.rs-
aeticA Sc siseir basiness I canDot haxe en-
capped rrsof; his incident y III ;1aper-
fsci natslF6g but I may say vilk trlitA my
rsTprs hare beenp he ~ eF.kepdirg. Dog
Ofintentioa and tkat The alvaneeHaens
cftheif fikhiS nd iheefesEs kas been he
eonstlnt muiise for every mnesuIe. On
those comiderations selicik oIeie ihdal..
gsuce. Locking Forward viii anxiety
s their future deStinics. I tf0<t thrt in
their steady chafscten rnshkktn ~ ain
eulties, inthelr love e Liberty Obedience
olaw, and support q he public anthcsi.
ties, zee assure guarantee d he per.
manence cf our repdhlic, md fetiiiRR
fromthe charge of their aiIAirs, IcarrY
with me the Generalization of : firm pefsaa-
-fionthat Heaven has n sore ide cur BE-
loved country, long hges toc1ne oepsOs-
pcrity and happiness. y
Noyembefs. 1908. q