Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-10-27

airy deliy, resulting from the negligence of
ne Members, TO create a serious doubt as
to future payments?
hope 1t is unnecessary for me to say
more. The large sum which we have
tpaid. The nett amount OF our present
andS, and the ample revenue winch we
nave, will certainly satisfy the mind of a
tcandid man.
( Our institution has existed II wears.
Ii has met with extraordinary losses. The
averaged rate ofassurances has (notwith-
standingl been much cheaper, Than else.
where. Few private establishments for IN
surance couldhave supported such losses:
Iyet they have been paid by this society with
contribution from the members, not ex-
ceeding an average Of eight dollars per
annum from each member
SAMUEL GREENHOW, p. A.
The following extracts are from letters
written by gentleman Cnow in Ire and)
! tey resid mt in the United States, to his
trend in Washington City,
Extract of . letter from Straban. dated
9th Sept. 1903.
rom what have been able to observe
| IN the course o. my travelling, and since
my arrival, it appears to me that no, only
the government OF these Countries, but al
so a great majority of the people, are de.
cidediy hostile to America in particular,
shey are bitterly angry with Mr. Jefferson,
= q oeSto" on MN every angry epithet, as a
rFehCn Psnsioner & part zan.- is in vain
10 endeavor to convince them of the contra
| ry; indeed Il is not quite safe for man m
use arguments to that effect. because he is
IN danger of being considered as a French
or republican emissary, whilst in my Cpl.
mon, nothing can be more distant and dis
t'hc! In their principles, than q French
Sho1ect and an American citizen. -,JJoon
.ne Who'eJ 1t appsars to ME, that if the
i,hShsh government can succeed i'm SUP.
porting the Spanish and Portuguese patri.
OTIS, they will, before long, go to war with
America in order, as they say, "to punish
her tor endeavoring to injure the commerce
OF England and for being partial to France"
ne people or these countries are confirm.
Gu VI these erroneous opinions by what
are Calico the Federal news papers, for
my see OF near OF no other publications.
refer you TO Lord Erskine's observation,
and to the animAdversions on SIR F. Bar.
mas toast, as combinations strong of what
now say"
Sfro5Gn, Aug. 1, 1909.
The events that have taken place on the
great stage of Europe even since my ar
rival here, would take a volume even
briefly to recapitulate. =-Reine nearer the
tscene OF action, we can better account
Tor causes and effects. With you, almost
ali transactions are perverted by ignorant
ana partial writers and printers with yon
the chain is broken and disconnected. SUI
nee IT to say, thar Bonaparte, that truly
, Wonderful man, continues to maintain his
ascendancy, and is the grand figure and
: master maChinist In the grand drama.
For some time, we had flattered ourselves
with hoping, by the breaking down of her
bridges on the Danube. that the Dragons
wings were clipped, and that his career
was at length siopped--but we have Just
learnt, to our amazement, and / may say
our constern alton, that after most horri.
: Bile Con tiict that lasted two days in sight Of
Vienna, he has totally overthrow the
Austrian power, and that he remains the
absolute lord and master of the Continent
o Europe. In this arduous and bloody af
fair, Bonaparte out did all his former out
dolngs. the history of the world canno
parallel so vast, so mastery, and so com.
plete an enterprise. See his Oath, 25th
2 10Th Bulletins. We thank God here, tina
there is a broad and deep ditch bet8 eer
him and us, and that he cannot conuuel
the British feet.
"We we're surprised to hear of the re
o moval OF your embargo, but we did no
wonder that our ministers had totally deni
c ed the agreement made by Messers. Smit!
j. & Erskihc at Washington. IF you had con
tinued your embargo bot one month longer
Syou had ruined ireland and most MATERIAL,
have injured England; a crow of Ameri
lean vessels were seen in all our ports lade
with Hax seed, tobacco, &c. In the eve
q iof all discerning and impartial men, fol
: there are some such even among US, tn,
r Americans CT late have lost much nationa
: character. It's evident, that the conduc
n OF your factious and rebellious citizens for
e ced you into temporiziHg and inconsisten
" measures. If you are thus feeble and rick
e city IN your youth, you Cannot expect eve
! 70 arrive at the full strength aud vigor G
manhood. In the fond opinion of man,
there, it is already visible, they say, tina
y lyour boasted union is but rope of sand
that you must soon disunite, and fall int
"A pieces, and speedily become the prey O
a some future Caesar, or Cromwell, or Bona
30 parte.
"Within these few months, a visibl
D change has taken place ia the publ
IS mind both here and m Britain. M Gil
20 cumstance has happened In the presel
II reign that has excited so much of the pu
81 lie attention, as the affair Of the Duke
York and Mrs CIark Thar araoe or n.