Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-01-02

/ tortiriag aazisty IN which IA. troons
have been kept. for weeks; one Il ~
told, that they arc co be withirswo
from that scene Of death an / 4 S olati-
on; the next that they must TAX their
chance, aud abide their fate. Under
the strange circu in which the
Island has been held for some time. IL
was impossible that military di.eioiin-
should not have beed expres,ivelv re-
iaxci. n che hoar of a underwriting
lPestilence, when Hundreds daily 90 t.
the grave, as we'll as in that of a total
rout and defeat, the words command
and obey lose their force. The au-
ithority OF the officer, and the slborai
nation of the soldier, are forro ten IN
the calamities that sit BOTH
The Americans also la,slv raised
troops and sent them to Ne,y Orleans.
They have b.. d no war,-bat rhe fol-
lowing extract Will shew suffering e
nouga without the aid of thai Gala N: !.
t..
" Extract of letter from Shelbyyille,
December g.
!" have JUST seen gentleman i'm
mediately from Na'chcz. He lefr that
place on the 81 ult. at which time
1 800 ofthe troops had arrived at Wash
ington in the neigsborhood of Nat
chez. About two hnndrei had died
betwecn New Orleans ana the place at
which they now are, and almost every
one that has arrived, is incapable Of
dong ds.y, owing To ls;ckues Il.
states shat of15o0, there are not sixty
who are perfectly free from some dis
ease or other, although the officers are
| generally in good health. --"
| The. democratic uar-nscn 1eIl us
THAT we should dscIare war against the
Brisish-.hefederal 7uar-n1ea say that
we mnst go to war with the Freacd-
are we able to fight them both . OF
should each pnrty fight It's own adver-
sarys This issnot expected by either
and yet each insist that war shall be
the word. IF these mrn OF wa, would
FRS. settle the matter between them.
selves, against which we should b.. u.
nited, then we might make resascta,
bic figure. Until this is done, INIT
| there can be no pretence for DIFFERING
in opinion as TO the object of the wal
or the ehemy TO be attacked, [ think
we should be little more pacific. LIE
rs avoid war as long as possible. lie
It's causes and objeces be equally evi.
dent, aud shen ws shall be united a:
| well in continent as in action.
| A MAN oF PEACE.
| The grand jury OF Wilmington Del
! New Castle county, have presentc,
James A. Bayard and Nicholas Var
! Dyke, for nsglecting to attend in Con
gress, The following is a copy of the
preseutment.
| "Fhc grand inquest Of the state O
Delaware and the body of New Castls
county being engaged in the business,
severally brought before them, and re.
Gecting as in duty bouhd b. their ath.
and afiirmations, on the causes produc.
tive of injury to their fellow ci liens
(their opinion that the present being a
critical period in the political af
| A~Ai . VI Cui SChAliy ~ anu OuG WHICH re-
quires the united wisdom of all the
members of the national legislature
to avoid or provide remedy for the
evils which threaten the United States,
under these circumstances they consi
der It highly improper that those who
are chosen to represent this state In
ths councils of the union should with
hold their services, sacrificing by tnat
means the interest of this state, and
aHording an example which, if permit
ted to become general, would eventu
ally cause the destruction of the con.
stitution which is our boast, ard witt
It those lib rites which we hope to dc.
liver animpared to our posterity.'
/ VKRGENIy4 L EGESLATURF
HOUSE OF DELEGA TES.
IT,. II -. 49,.