Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-01-26
- EXFR ACT
From the New Years. Verses
OF THE
n. Y. Mercantile Adycrtiser,

M MercanIle Advertiser
Enough OF Britain, Spain and France |!
Der scenes at home now take ~ glance |;
Where Peace and Plenty hand 10 hand,
Walk Stniling thro' our happy land,
While E4Sope weeps, her sons to sec
OPprest with war aud misery.
But ali how long shall peace retain.
In freedoms land her joyful reigns
Sas c'mnerce ranging every sea,
10 war-bred sapine falls prey
BY Brfhh s-a dogs now annoy'd,
BY GMic harpies now destroyed;
In vaiHSNe plead our neutral rights,
One rnocks our claims, the other sights /,
And while they violate all laws,
Affect to fight in fteedsm's cause;
Britain, proud champion takes her stand
To save from Gslic sway the land;
While Fraoce-how plaus bic the plea
Fights for the freedom of the sea:
And then to give Us illustration,
OF thinRee reigo of navigation,
SEXES soAr ships with all their treasure,
And burns Or sinks them at her plea.
TO keep those safe which still remain,
Embargo filings his rusty chain
From ship to ship, with frightening
sweep,
Along the margin ofthe deep,
Aud fleets disman,led crowd tn. strand,
Like flrests stript by Winters hand.
Poor commerce pines upon our shores,
Whilst ius,y Agriculture pours
On all his Acids such rich supplies,
Commerce as if to tan aiize;
While Avarice, still for lucre ,hirsiing,
Cries run tho isbarns are bursting.
Britain. for fear this self denial
Should put our pasien& TO a trial,
And lsSthe wintry blasts should harm
Without her WOODEN goods to warm as,
Apd lest our bsllss,shOuld die with pas
For want of every thing in fashion,
Directs her envoy to relieve as,
Without Instructions to deceive US.
For that, when policy demands,
Can soon be done, by e.her hands!
And now, ali fferences are heard,
Orders in council half repeai'd;
Apd, for the Chesapeake aggression,
Britain consents 10 make concession.
And now We shout with exullatton
Our guns make loud vociieration,
" lis frolic, least, Hum, ma ion..'
Again bcisk commerce spreads hes
sail,
And lies before the ocean gale,
she farmers grief is ali forgotten,
For oow there's cash for c1sn aud cotton.
When 10! ,he cunning Mr.. Canning,
Keno#nd tor expedition planning,
Declares the treaty 20 be null,
And Nr. Ersk DC quite gull.
An! ieckiess gull! twas your mishae,
TO set your foot in Cannng's trap.
Anothsr envoy now comes Ger,
To tell US what We knew before,
o. words TO make fine display,
And ask US whal we have to BAY.
Then being told in terms polite,
IL put his thoughts in black aud white,
This high affron' he casnoi pocket,
But blAzes like CoBgreve rocksI,
And vows he'd let his Master know is,
1t he had only time to do 1t.
At length nc cools. takes up his pen,
| And falls TO work lik. other msn.
! Now IN the diplomatic fed,
Ths champions staad with spear & shield
Aud now begin the war OF words
WhsLs quilts supply the place of swor ds,
Then H,st steps 1rth Interrogation,
J And cnesienges IN Explanation,
Then bold Asse tons cake advances,
Then Contradict On lift their lances,
While MlscoaceP ION now is seen,
Spreading muGkey mist between,
And dark Suspicion stops the ray,
That else might clear the clocd away,
The subtle sly Insinua.ion,
Blows up the Sparks OF Indignation,
When down DismissaI's thunders come
| And strike h startled Envoy dumb,