Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-06-20
AARON BURR, AND MIRANDA.


The Spanish Junta Amb assador at Lon,
don. (Apadoca) having made rcpresenta.i-
ons 90 the British minister for foreign aft
tairs, thdt several persons were in London
who had in hand an enterprise against the
Spanish colonies in South America, Miranda
and Burr were particularly ma ned the for
mer however coptrived to obtain passage
o. vessel bound for ST. Christopher's, for
which place it is said he departed. Aaron
surr Who Vas also summoned 20 appear, did
not make his escape, but presented himself
accordingly the summons and was noti-
ned that he must depart from England he
hisclaImed all connection or participation
with any des gu against the Spanish Colo
mes, and claimed as a British subject, under
mzgna chartd, to remain unmolested in tine
counSry, to which he owed and avowed al
legiance
Upon its being urged that he was an A..
merican citizen, and that he mad held a
station there, watch put his character OF AN
American beyond quest on he disclaimcd
the character of az American citiz.r, aud
asserted that ne WAS entitled to projection Nv
ms oirth under the British government.
long before che independence of America: *
that although the British government might
connive at {, he maintained, tn II Tn e prjnc,
ted OF eXpatria alton; and could not refuse
to recognize the right OF any subject born
within the realm or Its colonies.
tie was nevertheless advised that he
must depart the realm.
He thereupon signi6ed that is was out of
his power, that he was destitute oil the funds
requisite todefray the expenses of nus reno.
val, or 20 discharge the obligations winch
he had already incurred.
Whether the funds were advanced or M,
we have not learnt-but ne was accovlDa.
MED 40 one OF the ports On the North Sea,
and shiPt for tue Continent.
we heard several weeks ago that he had
taken his passage for tn island of I. Chris.
topuer's and was destined tor Trinidad
There were some others OF the choice
sfHrlfs taken in company with II. Burr and
accompanied him on his trip across the
North sea. Unhappy outcasts, wnom no
Country owns, auke disciaImed, aud dIs
claiineu by all IRON whose aCts, the want
OF honorable motives. vithdraws NOT alone
indulgence, 6ut eXcItes horror and whose
mistortanes FORBID all sympathy, nor even
that OF compass Oh or Illuminating pity
dar.
We extract the following article from
a detailed narrative Of che siege of sara.
gossa, "h'ch We purpose giving al length,
when The limits OF the Register viii per.
mn 90 GPhila. Regsster.
;" At the siege ofSaragossa an a6t fine
roisn Was performed by female, 10 winch
history scarcely affords a pa a!Iel.-Au
eu,t'na Zlragoza, about 20 years OF age,
a handsome woman of the lower class @,
people, whilst performing her duyy of car
rylng refreshments 10 the gates, arrived
at the battery Of the Poruilo, at the very
moment wh-n the French fie had ALSO
luIeiy destroyed every person stationed ia
1t. The CIT zens and soldiers for the mo.
ment hesitatsd 10 re~rnan the guns ;-Au
gu',ina rushed forward owe the wounded
and slain, snatched ma CHI fran The hand
OF dead artillsryman, aud fred of
twenty-six FOUNDER, then Jumping upon
me gun, made solem vow pever to QUIT
IL alive duriag The sege; and having 81
mu ated hsr fellow ciiizc . by dis darjng
nsfepidty TO fresh ex r ions, III v ms an
~ rushed 10 the battery, again open.
ed trsuS dgus Gre upon tus enepy.-
When the wrlter OF this narrative say this
heroine At Sa'agossa sh- had small shield
OF hoGor enbro'de,ed OF the sleeve of her
gown, wltk "Saragossa" iDsc bed upon il,
and was receiving pension from the GO
verhment, and the daily pay Of an sttille.
y man.
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