Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-06-17
PHILADELPHIA, lime IL.

bout the twentieth instant, may be ex-
pected to be of the utmost moment !;
and as the seizure of the Danish feet
and the barbarous conhagation of CO.
pcnhagen, were coevAl and concurrent
with the murders of the Chesapeake !;
the seizure of the Swedish feet, and
perhaps the burning Of the dry docks
oil Stockholm, may be accompanied by
some new and notable evidence Of am.
ity towards the United States by the
same humane power. Aurora.
Those who are so eager for taking
OH the embargo, suppose that their pur-
poses and wishes cannot be seen thro'
s--they know very well that a war must
inevitably follow, were the embargo
10 cease tomorrow since so long as
the British orders of council remain in
force, the retaliating decree of Milan
also remains in force---by the former
England subjects neutral, to capture
Tor going to any part of Europe, ex.
cepting England by the latter France
lnterdicts all commerce with England,
until England returns to the laws of
nations established among civilized
nations.
We must therefore,
1. Either keep within our ports---
2. Resist their orders and DEGREES
which involves war or capture.
3. Or---go to war with one or the
other of them.
Now our government prefers keep
ing the property and the citizens of
America at home. The enemies of
America wish to remove the embargo
that we may have war. Id.
The English prints and correspon-
dents are very fertile sourcesof comfort
60 the English politicians IN the United
S'ates---they appear on paper as potent
as Bonaparte on land; they ruin Amer
lea through want of British commerce
.-they starve the European continent
through want of coffee--one half of the
American people Chat is in seven
eighths Of the newspapers) are ready
70 revolt in favor OF England 1.-The o.
,her half of the people, (and the re-
naming eighth OF the newspapers) are
sold to France. 1.-THE American ambas-
sador at Paris is removed, by a stroke
OF leGerdemain, from his station, while
he remains without any sort Of knowl-
edge OF the fact, snug at Paris, or ram
bling among the curiosities which the
conquests of sixteen years past, have
accumulated at Paris ;---messeneers
carrying dispatches, are translated IN
to ministers plenipotentiary--- re-
volts and civil wars are made TO break
out in three or four points of the u.
States. ib.
we are authorised TO state that sat
istactory proof was produced to the
collector Of this district, that the schr.
La Supcrleure, which sailed from this
port a short time since, was a public
armed vessel, possessing a commission
irom the emperor of France, and as
such was exempted from the Operation
OF the embargo act, as will appear by
the following extract from the I'd sec
ton OF said act, viz. g Armed ves-
sells possessing public commissions
from any foreign power, are not to be
considered as liable to the embargo
laid by this act" Id.
WASHING ron, June 10.
The PRESIDENT Of the UNI
TED STA TES arrived in this City
on Friday last from Monticello. We
are gratihed in stating that he is in
good health.
The Secretary of State arrived on
Saturday.
The information, received from
England, is in several respects inter-
esting. MIR. Rose reached London on
Esd of April, when a cabinet council
was Immediately called. The prompt
ness OF this proceeding is, as far il
goes, favorable. Mr.. Nodr9e, the bsss.