Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-01-05
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TUESDAY, JANUARY $, $50,
TIE BRITISH Envoy, AfR. ROSE


IT appears, from unquestionable insor-
NATION received from Norfolk. thar tl,.
delay which has attended the landing of
this gentleman, has proceeded from an o.
verstrained delicacy of eriqnette on his
ipart, and not from any disposition of the
Deputy Collector at that place, to refuse
permission to himself 10 land, or to the
vessel IN which he came to receive the
customary accommodations. The presi-
dents Proclamation certainly contains 4
sufhcient pToviSo for the case, not in tie
smallest degree preventing the entrance
into port, and hOspitablc reception of any
armed vessel having on board a public mi
MISTER, orcven d Spatches from the govern
ment ct Great Britain to that Of the Unite
ed States 1t only requires (what, os
course, from the very nature OF things.
must be Indispensable that the captain Of
any such vessel shall give notice OF his ar
rival to the collector of the port. and in
ierai INN at the circumstances, bv virtue
OF which she is TO be exempted from the
prohibitions extending to other armed ves
se's AS 1t is impossible for the collector,
without such notice and informatioil, To
diStngn'sh vessel haTirg an Envoy ex-
raordinary on board tro'n any other, it
seems truly astonishing that unwilliopness
g.
ton should have occasioned the de,lv of
the ministers landing. Yet such, il seems.
is the fact. 1W 90 -
We are assured that, shortly nj. err the
tngate Statiri came TO anchor m tsarnpton
Roads, a letter was written by Col j16D
ffdnnlf6n the British Consul to Richard
EOers lee, Mayor of Norfolk, intormin.
MN that Mr.. Rose. Ambassador Of his
~ Nannic Majesty, had arrived, and W sh-
ing To Know whether lie would he received
IN the same mHnneiyin which the A rnI,as
sailors hf ether nations had heretofore hesn
received MIR. Lee in answer, wrot.: tI,at
he was not the proper person to whom
application should be made, and could nor
eHtctGHy answer the question, (for which
he referred him TO the Collcc,or) hut gave
lim his private opinion, that, under the
Fres dents proclamation, there could be
no don1t of the RECEPTION of Mr. Rosr with
The sane respect with'wh'ch other arobas-
Sadors Pad always been received. ADpIr-
catrln was then made, in rhe absence OF
Coi. Smith the, Collector, tohis dJpu.y, who
teciareq that, on tne cApt9n's making the
proper dsctarauon, there wouR be no DIFF
hcuily ~ Nr. Hoaca t;yid'ng and the. fri
gaze be'ig fnrn'shed with provisions. Ii
beng @apTQsed, that If wru,d be teroratn.
nv -o.the ,aisnitv OF the ExOc,y than -s,l,b n
ldeclaration should be nrtde. since the CT,
,tains of,otG~r ycsSefs wnAijroqs6t auh,s-
isadQrs iere:ot9re had nctbeen reat,, red 10
MAKE @Slniiar oae ); and he Ijvicish Nj
nister, as 1t seems, being unwilling in any
resp - 70 recognize the au,heritv cf rho
ei'"enC sprneiamatiap, ,be Captain re.
/ fuse 70 paGe The deSiaia,ien, and tie am
hasSSdor refused TO come on shore. So
rests.tiie case for the present saeTA.
.. Son extraordinary attention to puncti-.
+io-4n his Excellencv the Envoy Ex,raor-
SdInary' seems Rot TO evince a veiv amIca-
bic disposition towards this country, ard
ausArs III OF the eyept Of the negotiation.
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