Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-09-06

they design it has refused. Is there pro-
liability of their success! Reason excludes
even the hope of their regaining their in
dependence. In reality, then, they are
fighting the battles of England for that phan.
tom the balance of power. We Cannot but
look forward with painful anticipation to the
result.
The British parliament have voted 'hir-
ty six thousand pounds to Gen. Martin, for
losses sustained by him in Virginia, as the
representative Of Lord Fairfax.
Captain Harding. arrive d at Boston on
"Wednesday, spoke on the 18Th July, off the
Start, pilot boat, which informed him
that the brig then in sight "a Bremener)
was from Oporto and bound to London, ami
that he had left the former place on the 81
of July with intelligence of the Por ,uguese
having taken Oporto; but that Lis
bon, by the last accounts, remained in pos
session ofthe French -Mer. Adv.
A pamphlet. we understand, is now in the
press, and will be published in a few DAYS,
containing the substance of trial on a
charge OF Bastardy, which took place late
iyi IN the Mayors Court. and which involves
this question in physiology, Whether a
black man can be father of white child ?"
The arguments of counsel on both sides,
and the opinions of professional men who
differed On the subject, are said to be IN.
commonly ingenious lib.
On Monday night last, sloop loaded
with provisions contrary. to the laws LAYING
an Embargo, made her escape from New
buryport by the aid and assistance of r bo-
dy oil men, The officers OF government OBJ
tanned information previous to her depar.
ture, thatan attempt would be made to ran
the siooP out in defiance of all authority:
An attempt was made to prevent her de-
parture, but the officers in the disclb1 rye
OF their duty, were beaten with sticks aud
hred upon from the sloop. A boat with Sc
verai men went along side OF the sloop, - DC
informed OF her destination they were in
suited; and in consequence of the Yesis-
lance made by those on board. the osiCer
commanding the boat thought proper tore
tire.
A schooner was Immediately dispatched
in pursuit of the sloop, on hoacd of which
was a number of the United States troops,
and several citizens, who patrioticly volun
teered their services to bring her back
and after pursuit oe ten hours, brought
her too, and took possession of her: the
men concerned in this affair against the
laws Of the land, had in general, left her
previous to her urrealer--Several howe
YER, remained on bo1rd when she was ia
ken possession of.-Newburyor Statesman.
+ The Spanish navy consists of So sail of
the line AMI 81 frigates, exclusive Of WIZ at
may have been hpis since 1T9S.-ib.
=-
A tavern~keeper in North Carolina. in
advertising a thief. gives the lowing traits,
among others, whereby to identity him
[" He drinks stiff srng, flinches and wiaces
TemaTkably under a horsewhipP;ng, aad
lfliule things may be compared to great)
is ike Bonaparte, general plunderer and
common enemy OF mankind."-ib.
At the prospect of the approaching cleo,
ton, the efforts of party are redoubled to
weaken the confidence of the people in their.
government, TO distract the nation, and
render useless the wise measures which
the representatives of the people have a.
dopted.
Endless indeed were the task to expose
the we ssness ofall and the absolute fallacy
OF most ct the grounds on which the enemies
o! the present administration are endea-
vouring TO ininre it One, however, is at
tended with circumstances Sd peculiar, that
we deem 1t worthy of notice.
Il viii be tecollected that Mr. Canning
tays inhis speech published in our last
Z" since the recurn of Mr.. Rose, no com nu-
I-nicatio1 has been made by the American
government, in the form of complaint, or
renaissance, or irritation, or of any des
cription whatever" From which express
sion. considering, il rs proof irrefraga5le, Sc
veral federal papers have made the rational
deduc ion, that no remOnstTance have been
made by our government, on the subject of
the British orders in council, AS appears by
the following extract from the Boston Ga
zette of August %.
"They (the people of America) have
witnessed the groanings o. the democratick
presses against the British orders in coun-
Gil, though they forgot ut the same time to
tell ofthe precedent measures of the French
! government, which produced these orders
and now they find out, that our own adj
ministration, so far from thinking them Ell
Their arbitrary or uniustifablc, or being
deslrouso of their removal or amelioratlon,
that they have never preferred a complaint
against them, or required their repeal -
There is something strange in this conduc,
lit fully warrants the declaration Of Mr..
GARDENER, ''that there is an unseen hand
in all this"
Can it be possible that any man conver.
SAINT in the politicks Of his country, can for.
set circumstance VIII ch occurred not more
than Jour or FIVE months agol However