Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-10-31
LETTER IT.

That the time is now fast approaching
when this kingdom will have single hand
ed to contend, Cor its Independence, and
that too. ag:icsi all The rest OF Europe,
Sunder the sway cf tn Emperor Ma poleon 4
this is. I ,h'ns. position, which no one,
except one of those whose interest il may
be to deceive he public, viii attempt to|
deny, unless there be grounds for an OPT.
Mon that the mild and chris:ian4'ike, and
unamoitious nature Of that con9ueror
should induce him TO make no attempts
against US. merely because we have disco
Iveced uore enmity towards him than any
other people have shewn, and because thei
conquering Of us would be more glorious
than the conqueiing OF any her people.
Those who th'nk thus may see nothing
new thing alarming in the present sta e
lof the war; but, those who Thick directly
the reverse hose who think, thai from
Ipri ciples of self presei walton, as well "a
from the passions of envy and revenge, as
{ ON love Of glory, Napoleon will seek
the subjusation OF This Kingdom; those
persons must perceive. that the BATH
on the Danube, the sub,eTlen. arTistice,
and the treaty by which 4 viii .iece 81
lrily be followed, Rave given to the contes
that decided character, which warrants
; the assertion, that England is nov conien-
Z ding for her existence
, This being he case: or, at ieat !. be-.
ing 50 in MY opio,on, the mex! thing 70
me 10 enquire into Is. How we are 10
= maintain this contest - There are two
= Imodes Of warfare, which w may suppose
~, ,,ct n,
$ that of assault. Suppose him TO pursut
The former and Us 10 pursue the SAINT
e mode OF warfare that we now pur
e sue, Whist, w u!a Ike 10 ask your min
Y listers 10 explain, mlsl be he consequence
u of his sitting down quiel y, giving rest
= and in ra@ peace, % ali his dominion
ghile he caused Us 20 eZpsnd seven
million; a yea, How many years woult
i, this last Z How many years would i, b.
a possible Tor Us 20 carry on war oil TIL
t, .rt, which, a. far a. ! can see need no
re cost the subject Of Ndp1lson a sum
which. when DIST ibujed wolld annun
u to farthlng a mead? l have before eE
), planned 20 20 Msiesy. ia al ,he mo
l.. useful commercial ulmunications az
,r even now csrryed on between the sese
g. al countries under Ma, oleon's sway ar
n that, in fact az far as relaes TO the pro-
rs pc ity OF those Countries, our power {
- now used, has no eT.et. What thea,
CHI W ,ud be glad 10 know from your Msie
ity's Minister'S, should we do, were h
= resolve upon mere mepacing me
- paragraph warfare; if he were to do N
70. thing at all. bu; merely 10 say, You shi
20 not have peace 90 In this case the cue
ch lion comes to this how long We c.
he continue 20 expend seventy millions
m" year !'--3ut, il is Tot to be believed, I'll
led the ever active spirit of Napoleon will $,
= fer him 20 pursue this mode OF VI
~. fare.
If On the contrary il he should, in t
GU course of year, have jaished his WI
IL On the continent Of Eur pc, will he n
-" as surely as nc has life set himself Sc
ny ously abou! his la,e abour, the fulfilmt
,rs of his pledge to Lord WhitwoTih VI
10 this supposi'lon which is indeed, the
~ rational one, we have next TO lax
'oes view Of his means OF allack--He will n,
lme in his hands, or completely al his CO
is mand, all the roads and harb,rs and al
nails that he could visa for and many IN
l. than he could possibly want. His me
y. of building and flung out and mann
,Ir ships would be inexhauslibe. Even
';ch. riog the present war ne has, believe, b
suit two new ships to our one Having o
nent settled the continent to bis liking,
any long would he be in creating a navy
inc superior TO your Majesy's navy in ~
besC bers ? Not equal IN skill and hope
hoe in bravery, but lar superior in bumb
gar and unless we suppose the trenSh Il
I the ly incapable Of attaining naval skill,
, one must ALLOW that experience would
'1r1 make them formidable. Painful as 1t
Nc be To contemplate such truths, lS "
be folly in the extreme for us 10 shui
IS. eyes against them. II we look theI
g6t .ne naval efforts that Napoleon has
MI 45le to make even duriug his great
,uDi ltsry wars, we Cannot retrsln from
20 is alarmed at those which he Will be
sides Died 20 make when nc shall nave
al ,sjeiy gotten rid ofthoss wars, and
able Il the same time, have added to the
ano lready in bis possession, those oil
800 and Portugal,
n %,1 For my cart, can see no reas'
iR. &c pursue op- present system OF va
VT. Why Napoleon should noi, in a yea'