Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-07-01

the north to enforce the laws on the nor, T.
ern frontiers tits we'll known the emba =
30 laws we're received on the Lake abou :
the middle of March: the Adviser has e.
yer since endeavored to bring them into
contempt, and many worthless" people
have followed its advice-it has seemed to
exult in the evasion of the laws--it has RI
diculed the feeble arm of the officer of the
customs, who has been constant in season
and out of season in the faithful discharge
OF his duty and it has never yet advised
the people to support the laws of their coun-
try: it has advised how rs men from St.
Adams and Georgia brought too and board
ed several RATS, which in the Advisers
patriotic language, showever found meansl
to lberate themselves ;" but it did not adj
wise how the guards placed upon those RATS
by the collector were dreadfully frightened
into deep sleep by the threats of forty
strange men who appeared to them in the
silent watch of the night, nor how soundly
these brave defenders Of the laws slept un-
der the threatenings of death till the said
RATS drfted over the line: it has advised
how "the remaining RATS joined, making
surface of ten acres, and Carrying 40 sail,
had made AN expeditions and safe exit from
the United States" without man TO oppose
them it has advised how millions of pro-
perry have been accidentally drifted into
Canada by violent south winds: il has adj
v;sed the people, that the acts Of govern
! ment which command those winds to be
calm Til the eastern storm is over, are ua-
! conseitu,iona',a and therefore not binding
And now VIC can advise the Adviser to rest
assured, that the south wind which blows
The militia from the south, viii prevent fu-
ture accidents from the storms OF the lake.
Rutland soldiers will not be frightened into
I n 1cl,- l,nf
( the advice of the Adviser. Thirty. years
ago, traitors were mari:et-and the people
now know where to apply the " revolution
airy Gar6" OF such unprincipled men.
! We learn that not long since "a NUN
Der Of teams ..i.n with ashes on their way
! from The cast SIDE of ,he mountain TO The
lake, we're stopped in Caslleton: the au-
! ihon;y and geu,lamcn of rcspec! ability,
after reed;rg the embsrgr law TO the
! ,camsters convinced them hat any persvl
aiding directly o. indirectly in the eva.
| sion Of the Law was liable 10 a heavy fine
! and tia ,i;ey, knowing ;heir loads were
( io:ended TO- eXpor,a,iCn would be deem
ed gully. The men therefore immedi-
aely unipaded their azhes, and prepared
to return home peaccfglly: but the fed
erasts Of the neighborhood assembled
ard endeaya,ed tn persuade them 70 pro.
coed with their loads, in defiance Of law.
/ 40 cfnment is necessary.
The editors OF the Troy Gazette are
informed that a communication is their
late paper protesting TO relate Gscts res
pcc;iDg the Csytleton affairs, states the
truth in only two essential points. viz
there were teams'crs passing through
Castleton, th"y ,?ere carrying loads lyl
Canada market; but it is not true tina
they were stopped by manual or civil! fore,
--tqvo TRUE 10 one lie berry rYeGl for fooT In
dian.
All persons having property which wa
Intended for expectation 10 Canada, whe.
Their lumber in RATS, or other merchan
die, ave inGo, med that no such exporta,i
ons can be permitted.
The laws and instructions received b.
the Undersigned collectors, are such =
require their utmost vigilance and exer
ton, in cfe6tiag the obj=cls, of the law
AID while hey lament the injury that vii
be sustained by Some Of their feliow-citl
z=ns, they indulge hope that none wi
be so irconsidcrate as to attempt a viola
ton.
1t IS reco nmeuded. particularly 10 tl,os
concerned in RATS, that they lay them y
10 secure situations and wal: palie..,:y, f.
relierin 2 legal way; bul il : our dut
at the sa-1e time 70 jnfnru' all concerned
that we IRE commacJcd 20 use fore
; where reason and consideration are iHs
. deq0ate % res;rgir Ike illegal
Mel. y. Nt'OOI cFv
Collector If Chc,rtiai,
] PENNIMAN,