Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-07-21

the greatest admirers of Mr.. Pickerin-
they merit investigation.
FROM THE WING.
BALTIMORE, July 7.
~ T n E PL O 7'!!!
What has been plotted in score, darkness
will ere long be proclaimed ell che house too !.
for treason. IKE murder, will out"
Tremhle wretches ambassadors of the
Essex Junta, your deeds will be soon re-.
vealcd.
Til particulars be fully traced and con.
hrmed, take the following summary
Fhe friend ot Pick ring, at London, con-
fers with Mr.. Canning, on the part of the
Essex Junta. Mr.. w --,elx him, that ma.
ny of the New Englanders are dissatisfied
with the form, the administrators, and the
J measures of the present government of the
! j States; and as soon as opportunity offers,
would effect either general chan e Or
a separ ton; and asks English aid IN the
event of such attempt. C-favours the
project, and W, "a leaky traitor y
writes the news OF the interview, Sc to
his friend at Paris Mr.. p --how.
ever was not traitor. He did nor
wish to behold the worlds last best hope
blasted bs the breath of treason. He COM
muncate the matter to general A.,
| cur minister at Paris and his account
was confirmed by that of Mr.. sin Loa-
| don.
| We leave traitors (for The presently to an
ticipate Disgrace and confusion and the
friends of our country to rejoce at the
detection of villainy. Yer, little while,
and this dark conspiracy will be freed from
mystery. Laus Doe Long live ths re.
public
FACT OR RUMOUR.!
WI the Esser Junta ErhLai,
The following is the communicate a.lu-
ded to on the Tn OF July.
FOR THE WING.
You touched some days past on
subject highly important to the wei
fare of the u. States, to wit, an in
trigue carried on between Mr. ). w.
and a MIR Canning for the purpose of
eHecting a separation ofthe u. States.
The subject understand from pea.
tieman (lately from Washington will
be submitted to the Senate of the Uni
ted States, for their consideration at
the next session, and if the facts are
as have been related by gentleman
lately from Paris, there can be- little
doubr but Timothy will be expelled
from that honorable body. I am &C.
quainted with the gentlemen the ini-
tiais OF waose names you n ave given +;
presume you are not. Mr. S. w. Ia
Samuel Williams of Boston, now of
London, anephew Col Pickering. for
merlv consul in London, displaced by
MIR Jefferson,) he is most inpiacable
enemy to the present administration.
he Mr. P.--to whom the letter was
written oy Mr. Williams, is also of
! Massachusetts, had been cousal at Ca
diz, and was displaced by Mr. Jefferson.
ne was at Paris when he received the
letter alluded to, to wit, June or Tu-
ly 18o5--Mr Preble is not man IF
talents, but Williams is. The other Mr.
P.to whom you allude is Mr. Parker.
also of Boston, man of talents and
fortune, who loves his country. and
although his connexions are of the Es-
sex Junto, nc was struck with horror
and considered himself compelled by
the love he bore to his native land to
give detailed statement of the con.
tents of the letterto the consul general.
who communicated the intormati-
on to General Armstrong Then in
Switzerland.) The Gen. on his re-
turn to Paris, ascertained the contents
OF the letter by the testimony of Mr..
Parker and one or two other gentlemen
who were present when Mr.. Preble
read the letter. Let it be recollected
that Mr.. Williams was at that period
received by Mr.. Canning as if he had
been an accredited minister, that June
and July was the period when Mr..
Canning changed suddenly his con-
duct from that which had induced Mr.
Pinkney to write his government that
he had good reason to believe all our
differences with England would soon
be arranged to our satisfaction. All
at once Canning changed his conduct;
that change is believed beth by p. and
A. to have been occasioned by hops
that had been infused into him that
division might be effected Of the u
nited States, and the Eastern States