Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-11-17

III oTuer 10 furtner tncir own popularity,
and screen themselves from deserved OPP
probr um, at the expence of the par,ies so
(deluded I"
Towards the close Of his defence Of th-
British government at the expeHce of all
honor, candor, truth or fidelity in our own,
ne roundly asserts or 5 ronglY insinuates,
not only that this government betrayed
and abused the unsuspeGling ea>iness"
oi Mr., Erskine, and thus bee ime pat
ties to the deception but that they never
expect d that Great Britain would ratify
the engagements of its minister, and hat
| wi n This conviction on their minds they
added mockery 10 cruelty BY leading our
merchsnts into specious but delusive sc.
curiiy." Stand forth thou caiumniator aod
speak for myself.
The truth is that the more we look
into this matter, the more CT arly we shall
be coasinced. that not onls NJ. SIN. h di.i
receive full communication of Mr. Err
skiae's instructions, bu. that he availed
himself of The familiarity and intimacy
which subsisted between them; and took
advantage OF the unsuspecting eas,ness s.
weak 'ndecis on of MIR. Z. to enuce him
INTO an arrangement which he was cerla N
would betejected by the British govern
ment but waich served the temporary
purpose of c,eaung false security in the
p0bic mind, and o! stemming for while
that torrent OF tremendous ind gna,ion
which threatened TO overflow the banks of
loog tried and much abused endurance,
and deiuge our land with an awful flood
OF anaschy and confusion
hae II,
that this absurd and mischievous OPT
mon which has been so industri8usl,
disseminated, is without reason, and
without foundasion.-And maintain
that this government knew during the
whole nego iation, that r. Erskine
was in al error, aud that therefore by
proceeding as they did, under that
knowledge, they became parties to the
deception, and consequently had no
rlght to accept the ratification of this
act OF Mr.. Erskine, and still less have
they arlghtto complain oil its disavow-
all" IN. Y. Z. Post,l
From the N. York Public Advertiser.
&c Case of Capt. Bennet." --Under
siiis head the Evening Post, print e.
Violently in the service of G. Is. has
rePublished correspondence bctween
Capt, w. p. Bennett OF the u. s. reg't.
OF Infantry, and Henry Arnold, (bro-
Their of the notorious. traitor Benedict
Arnold) one of his majesty's Justices
of peace for the province OF Upper c a.
NADIA, on the subject OF taking and
shooting a desertcr from Ca I. Ben
nets company OF u. S. troops, within
the British lines. ne correspondence
Is succeeded by remarks from tae E.
ditor, and they are such as might be
expected from he bastard who is pre-
plred to 6 take protection under the
Brush cannon"
L IS boldly advanced Ia the Post,
that Col ID ane WAS sent fro Phila-
! deiphia to form enc of the Court martial
Ordered for the trial Of Capt. Bennet,
for tbs purpose of promoting MS ac-
quittal.
This is false.
The court martial which decided on
| Capt. Benneps case was dissolved, psi-
or 10 the court OF which Lieut.. Col.
Duane was member had ocun coa-
yened.
On the trial OF Capt. Bennett, il was
given in evidence, that the had been
an understanding between the Ame-
rican aud British officers commanding
on the frontiers To afford mutual aid
In the recovery of deserters. Fiat in
consequence of such arrangement, Bri-
fish oidcers mad pursued and taken de-
serters upwards OF fifty miles IN the iu-
terror OF the state OF Vermont, ana
that some of til :se deserters, resisting,
had been killed.-It Is believed that
the court martial duly estimating lpe
above testimony, adJudged Capt. Ben.
net to be privately reprimanded by hIs
Colonel, because they could not sane
ton such arrangement, ualess made III
pursuance of oraers from the comnian-
der in chief.
As To the attempt of Coleman to pa.
rallel the above case with the outrage
committed b order OF Animal Berk-
ley, on our national ship the Chesa-
peake 1t Is merely in unison with his
general conduct. The asserfioo thu