Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-09-20
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confess l was not little astonishek to find
that there was an individual so ignorant or
so unprihcipled as to state, that there had
not been any vessel condemned in England
under the orders of council. Herewith I
shall copy, verbatim As tollows:-
AMERICAN CONSULATE.
Plymouth, Jttne 1Ofh, 1908.
hereby certify that the schooner Am
mi, whereof Thomas Dennis is master, ha-
wing been detained and sent into this port.
IN prosecution of her voyage foom Nantes
In France, bound to the said port of Mar.
blehead in the United States OF America,
In ballast and small adventure of Ochre,
by his Britannia Majesty's ship of war, A
macon, has been condemned in the High
Court Of Admiralty as prize to the Cap
tors The sentence whereof having been
withheld from the said Thomas De mis-,
this Certificate is given him to serv in ali
cases, and prove the aforesaid act of con.
demuation, whereby the said Thomas Dem
mas, his mate and crew have all been obi
ged to abandon and quit the said vessel,
the particular circumstances whereof are
more fully set forth in special Document
OF Protest, to which a reference is to be
made.
Given under my hand and seal of Office,
Z date as above.
JOHN WALKER,
american, Vice Consul.
wish to know who it is that publishes
lies ? must confess, whenever any thing
is against England, the federal papers try
to make every thing appear in her favor
Thomas Dennis, master, and Samuel
knight, owner, of the schooner Ammi, are
ready to make oath to the truth of the a.
bove.
Can't -Vbor,os Da,n;. oe H. ..L...
Ammi, and captain George Bartlett, of the
schooner Oriental, both of Marblehead, de-
clare-1hat, to the best of their knowledge,
there were upwards of one hundred Anne
rican vessels at Plymouth, brought in there
under the orders in council for adiudicati-
on; that number of them had been con
demned; and that they were in court at the
trial OF several American vessels, which
were taken under the orders of council, and
condemned.
wish to ask Mr.. Russell, what he means
when he says. that not a Single vessel and
cargo has been condemned under the orders
ofcouncil If they are not wholly, they are
IN part. Are Americans still willing to
pay tribute for a. small pjttancc of gain, by
license from Great Britain l hope not.
The case fthe schooner Oriental of Mar
blehead, ! presume, is what Mr. Russell
eQ, l.
ter being forced to the expense of 324L. 1os.
lid. sterling besides her detention from the
I'd OF March TO the 18th of June and
believe no vessel, that has been carried in
under the orders of council has been clear
cd without paying the costs. If the costs
atE not paid, how many cases are heard of
%here demurrage has been paid by them
Ncs one that know of.
Is. The chooner Oriental's cargo from
Nantz, was l43 hhds of salt, sufficient To
ballast, which cost about g 1SO.-Sir VIM.
Scott condemned the schooner Oriental to
pay costs ot suits, sc. amounting to 4, l44z
~, upon cargo of S 100.
TINS is clearance with vengeance
The owner ofthe schr. Oriental is ready
to give oath to this statement.
From the Ne whamttshire Gazette.
by The returns Of woes from several
towns in this State it appears that the
deceptions praeiised by the federaIists
and their associates have been too success.
ful; many persons in those towns are ali
enaied from their government: the mea
sure OF the embargo which could have been
adopted from no other motive than the
welfare OF the country, is reprobated; and
the people now look to a change Of mea-
sures tor relief from those burdens which
their own Imprudence, and the iOiustice
oil foreign nations, have imposed on them
Hac the people been more prudent in
fheir manner of living had they limited
their expenses 10 their income, and kept
themselves free from debt; they would
not, so sensIbIy have felt stagnated com
merce, nor have been so dependent on
bankers, shopkeepers and lawyers. But
under their present circumstances. an Eu-
ropean peace, or war between this and
any oIhsr country wonld IN like manner
have produced embarrassment aud discon
tent and the evil minded, would have
taken advantage ST these circumstances,
by representing them as the result Of un-
wise measures on the part Of our govern
ment. Thus they have acted in regard
to the Embargo: instead of directing the
people to look through this measure at
the injustice of England and France (;
they have directed them to look at The mea
sure as the primary cause ofevls ;--1 hey
have misconsIrued every motive, and ms
represented every sct of the American
Government: they have magnihed exis-
ting evils, and sgiialed the public mind
by anticipation Of future and greater evils /,
they have resOrted to the viest falsehoUd5
by asserting in the interior of the Stale
that the towns on the sea board were