Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-05-12
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up. but these hopes have been disap-
pointed, and that most woefully for.
you will have seen by the public pa
Ptrs, that total overthrow OF the ar
my sent To assist the Spaniards, has
been the fatal result of that more than
Qmxotic expedition /; that the immense
armies which were stated to have been
raised by the Spaniards themselve-.
nave been swept away, and that that
country has submitted to the arms of
the Emperor. Positive accounts were
also received, that Mr.. Madison had
been elevated to the Presidency. bv
an overwhelming majority. This was
an event SO different from what the
Ministry and ITS follower. had been
led to expect by their agents in Ameri-
ca, that many of them became OUTRAGE
Gus & Timothy chickering's letter. and
the papers opposed to your admins.
ton, and their editors were loaded
with execrations for having raised
hopes whic h were all blasted. twas
SAID that these dcceptions orieina-
ted either In ignorance of the state of
the country, or from design and that
IN either case, they were hereafter un-
worthy of any credit being given to
them. AS the meeting of Parliament
could not be put of beyond January.
the Ministry had TO meet it then, in
this forlorn situation aud, as if their
troubles were not great enough. an
unexpected affair appeared to add to
their em5arrassments. The Duke of
York, who had sighted a kent mis-.
tress OF his, was held up to the nation
by her, as having, in the most scandal
ious manner, been concerned with her
in traffic of selling places in the ar
my, and applying the money, thus
shamefuliy obtained, to their private
pleasures. These things all happening
together, have worked chance ~
IN the mind of the nation, that can on.
iy be conceived by those who are y;t.
nesses of it. We hear no more III
natured things lavished on our com.
try, on the contrary, MANY able men
IN both Houses of Parliament have.
spoken in .he severest. terms of re-
Proach against the Ministry, for not
accepting the offers made by the presi-
Gent IN August last, for the settling the
disputes between the two nations and
the Ministry appointed have been so
confounded by these powerful ,uacLo
ano 'heir other misfortunes, that il is
now confidently asserted, that mes
senger has been sent to America. To
direct the Minister there to setrIe N.
existing differences as soon as nossi-
bic, and on the terms that have here
toiore, been secuted at by this Minis
try. 1t this is so, expect 10 hear of
a good understanding being 500, &c
taoli'hed tor, as the claims of our
government on this, were founded in
Justice, they will, while they continue
ilrm, III asking nothing more than thew
did when Mr.. Canning was deal;ng
out TO our Minister here, these car,
castle remarks which appear in his
letters just published, and which Ger.
family reflect no credit on him. nor .,
MS country. Presuming that the in
formation have received is authentic
the probability is, that the EMBARGO
VIII be raised, and that a chance o.
voraoie TO our commerce with this
country VIII soon take place. You will
naturally wish to know what my opini-
on is respecting that commerce. r
WIN; therefore, merely say that all
kinds OF meals, -four, rice asl wbc.t
VIII bear good profit. at least till the,
new crop comes IN, in October next
ana II that is not very abundant. the
Iprlces VIII continue 80 be good. Tbis
remark will also apply as to prices 70
slaves timber, naval stores, and peper.
any to all our raw materials, excent
cotton but cannot say any thing We
| ry favorable for il. I have Learnt ,
TACT here since my arrival, which 7
was Ignorant of before, which is ,b.-
iuii half of the cotton received from
the United States was, no further
manufactured here, than to be spun in
to yarn, in which state it was expor,ed
70 the continent, and made into clo,b
ID Oarmany and other parts of the
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