Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-06-01
ID 0 M Z S &c.

WAsHINeron CITY, May %.
From the National Intelligencer.

france. is OF such complexion as TO give
Increased interest to the arrival of the
John Adams. BY her, il is probable tha.
toier, perhaps a conclusive, indica ion
OF the temper of the French government
WI be received. We shall then, pro-
oab'y, be enabled 10 decide, whether,
BAD as the EXISTING stale of hings with
her rs, the prospect is not that they will
grow wofs: rather than better; aad whe.
her the time is not al hand when every
American vessel, entering The ports of the
continent OF Europe, will be condemned
wneiher, IN tact, any trade 10 tie conti-
nent can te Carried on with safety. We
would not wish to paint the dangers of
The commercial world ia exaggsra ed col.
,ors but, II is truth, which neither can
or odght to BE- disguised. that tn. whole
foreign horizon lowers with dangers. The
numerous private letters, rece,ved from
every part of Europe under the control of
honaparte. corroborate The tenor of the
oflc'al documents in our last paper, and
are commentaries, which, Cannot be mis-.
taken, OH the noe Of the Duo de Cado e.
Oar vesseisar svery where seized, no nv
The MUNICIPAL authority. or conform ably
20 the usuol lolms OF iadic al proceedings
but by the strong arm of military
power; not in detail, bat IN mass. A
general condemnation follows, aad By one
tremendous sweep m II 'ons are carr,ed in
10 he pubic Golfers. IN many ports all this
IS dooe, not merely wihuut notice. bul
in direct violation oi solemn assurances OF
protection and, from Denmark, unfor,
luna,e Denmark we ae threaten d
with the lawless deprsdAuons Of = swarm
IF priva GERS.
Such are the outrage committed nm
our rights, which, wos,d seem, f!ow from
the mcndates OF the French government
contempor4neous with the note of the Duo
de Cadore. VIII [ Pr ospect here IS of ne
ing renewed from them may be best ascsrr
taineo IRON the note Itseli. Tins paper. it
viii be observed, is no light or h .sy OK.
position Ut tie sentiments of the French
government. 1t purports to be a written
anSwer given to the verbal oyertures of
eur min ster, "ihat the President of The
United States may the better know the
friendly intentions of France towards the
United States, and her favorable dispos,-
tons to American COMMERCE." It1s con.
sequenIly wriueH To prevent all mistake.
aud we nigh. perhaps, add to silence All
hope OF any change Tor the De ter.
IL then" say, the note, after eoinr in
10 some detail, "the master OF America
Can enter INTO an engagement. that the A
mexican vessels viii not submit to the or.
q RS IN council OF England of November
ioof' nor 10 @ny decree OF OiocSa:.e, uniess
this BLOCKADE shouid DC real tie anier.
signed rs authorised to conc uIe every sns
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treaty Of con merce win America ami 40
which all the measures uroner 70 eouso,;
date the commerce aud tas nrosoer,tv ot
the Amer'c.;us SHALL be provided Tor. >"
The en- y CONSTRUCTION tat can ne M,
upoa ms Language, is, mat If Americ.
VII actually make war upon Eneiand.
fr"nce VIII mako treaty WIN her. For
France Knows, that, snort of going 70
war; we have done every ting 20 res,s.
the BRUSH orders III Council and d oc,a
hatiol oieckades that we nave unoosed
an embargo, passed "a non-Iniefc course law.
ana prohibited English armed vesse.s from
en'eiInS our waters and lnat we have
ohe reu 10 her, TO Continue tile Two las,
pioiioi'iohs SO Tar rs tney lie cted England.
u she wou rescind her edlcts. Moore
'hah TINS could no. have been done. unlcs,
we had actually made war on ENGLAND.
Inns. then,iS tis at end VIII ch France A ms
--aho this her sine qua non for respectps
our rights. And bscause We do not take
this step az her d citation, we are re.
preached with want OF Just political
views, oi honor and OF energy. The blood
that was split IN atchievlng our liberties is
called up u Judgment against US, and We
are told that we "Cught either to tear TO
pieces The act oil our independence, and TO
become again, as before tie revolution,
the subjects OF England, or to take such
measures as that our commerce and In.
dustry should not be terrified by the Eng.
fish. which renders us more dependent
than Jamaica, which at feast bas It's as
sembly oil Representatives aud It's pnvlle.
ges!"
But, suppose il possible that we could
be SO base, as, at the mandate feny for. |
eign government, TO be d,veo in;o war
WI. n IT'S enemy, what would b he effects |
The tssde with England, We all knos,
would b. los. Is IL certain that we should |
retain That Of the continent, as cur indem. |
MY 30 far from this being certain, is
Il not most likely, that Francs would thcn |
impose the same Testric ions on our trade |
20 the continent that she now does upo
Ihat 81 her allies ; prohibit II al ogelher,
or only so lar sulhorlse IL as comportc 4 !
with her osn In efes.
FOR our own part, We DO not hesitate
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