Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-08-18

vantageous to them and to the nation. the
suspicion was heightened by the exp'anati.
on OF a sLord In Parliament, a member OF
The British Cabinet that G.. Britain by the
provisional agree ment entered into with the
American government, had not abandoned
the principle of neural trade that by the
publication of the order of April, she had
only poiiGed it {: and that when occasion
shonld occur, it would again be enforced
by her.
The British minister in this country, up
On the receipt of the order of April, with
a pronptness that does him credit; did
communicate on the 18th of last April,
copy OF this order to our Secretary OF
state and assircC. him that in consequence
ut an oHciat communication received from
his government he assures him that the
order IN council OF the 2sth of April, had
no connection whatever, with the stipilati-
ons entered into with the government OF
this country adding that the terms agreed
upon wsud be most religiously fulfilled
and appealing to the internal evidence Of
the order itself as a corrobora.ive proof of
his construction. In this behaviour, there
was pronptness and openness Of manner,
that whilst il did honor to the nan, was
well worthy of a public minister.t t
In the proceedings which we have detail
suspicion that Mr.. Erskine has excee led
his Instructions The stipulati,ns entered
into in April last, were in consequence of
the commands of his sovereign by spec al
messenger the disavovil 81 thc order of
Council of the Goth of the same month we're
made by him in consequent Ut an oifciaI
communication received SINCE the adoption
Of the measure.
Yet Mr.. Canning has published paper
purpsrting to he the Instructions o. Mr..
Erskine. This is of the date of the 93d of
last January: and is totally silent of repa-
ration for the attack OH the Chesapeake,
of the restoration of the american sea n.n,
or OF provision for the sufferers: aud vet
these were things which Mr.. ErslSine IN
his letter of the 18th of last April, to our
Secretary of State, proposed in conf rmity
to his Instructions. And yet this is the pa.
per that British partizans would imp Sc up.
OH us as the whole of Mr.. Erskine's nstruc-
sions.
The essential conditions of Mr.. Erskine',
instructions according to TINS pnblicat on of
Mr.. Canning, were the repeal Of the non.
intercourse as it affected England, and its
continuance as it affected France aud her
dependencies e. every country in alb
ance With France l. e. every country in
the world except Sweden, rurSey and Chi-
na. And how long snail she Continue at
peace, even with these countries is 70 us 4
problem of doubtful solution: in her present
critical situation, were shose countries vii.
ling 10 do Justice TO our demands, aud receive
our commodities into their ports {; STILL in
conformity to Mr.. Canning's instructions,
we must prohibit all intercourse with them.
Does Mr.. Canning think tn 1T the Uitei
States are ready 10 shut their por.s Against
the trade of Europe for the liberty o. ira.
ding with @. Britain or that the CD jlnct of
Washington are ready to join the Cabinet
ct st. james in new maritime crus ale a
gainst the Commerce OF all the nation, OF
the earth
America was next TO yield up the right
Of carrying on all trad, with ene,uy's CO.
lonies from which she was ex GUIDED i, ii ne
of peace. And -analIy, she was to leave to
@, Britain the right of CAPTURING all yes.
sells that might be found contravening those
Conditions.
The two first Of these stipll lti11. Mr..
Canning asserted, we're the ta ,gesti1ns ot the
American government aud the third had
been assented to- by the A uicric ~ N nis-
ter /! Thus, a ner'ci, without = blow.
wis voluntarily to surrender up To the de-
naods of M lstcr Cunning, right for which
she had been IL years cDueni ug: and TO
topthis climpx of national grlIation, she
vas To yield up a brtnc,, OF her nttional
sovereignty the enforcement OF those con.
dit'ons on the persons Of own citIzsns.
Perish first cue name Of Auserlc an freedom,
and let not he understanding d ever after
! insGited with the sound
Can the world believe that the man who
has already attempted to pll % falsenoli
| on the American resident Iva LONDON wno
| has disseminated throughout tn,s Country 4
| lfeel on its government and who now char
! ges its executive officers with Lne voIunta-
ny ablndonnent of its rightS: who assert.
| that the An rIcan MN ster mas Coun'ved
at this mystery of iniquity; VITO stands con-
victed of deliberate fraud and ~ ,nIfest
falSehood wJud hesit ate TO suppress or
even u forge documents Tor the destruction
of an obnoxious mins,er, or tor tue CON
pletion of his political PURPOSES
| Besides the Internal evidence that pIpeT
| betrays of deliberate misrepresentation !;
the insulting superiority OF manner, ard the
| impertinence of remark with which It -
worded, demonstrate that IL W t5 not written
tor the honest purpose Of conciIati1n: Ddt
that the permission of exhiDitins Il To
our government, was only TO as5rdvate by
the contumeiy of its contents, the wrongs
we have already suffered.