Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-06-01

Ily trade, ii SEXES and coahscates them bv
! military actwIrHoyr ANY NOTES ar
ALL. Nor is it true that the American.
nave seized French vessels, tor there
hays been none to sesz-. Mr. Caampas
NJ NFepresents facts from first TO last. X
a u ar,iy draws upcn his severe gn a
mo- degrading sarcasm, by reprss sntns
nm as "great, powerful, and RICH" at
the ny momcnt that ne depicts him as de-
coying our propert, into ms ports IN order
to plumber il, aud 10 It'll his exchequ-r-
bur one which 10 glsring.y contradiSted oy
the most notorious facts.
When Mr. Champagny invites General
Armstrong to enter into an engagement
that the American vessels will not submit
10 the orders in council Of England" We
should have expected to have seen pro.
mise fsom France (if nothing else) of the
restoA bn of the value oil oar consscated
prop NJ, and some apology fer the VIOLATE.
on Of ca convention of the year 1900. But
on these topics he is totally silent and We
Can perceive IN his proposition nothing but
the spirit OF that insoient attempt az dicta-
ton with which the British ministry dared
to insult Us in the note ofthe Lords Holland
and Auckland which was annexed 20 tine
rejected British treaty and which was one
chief Cause of IT'S rejection.
The gentlemen who compose the Con.
grsss of the United States will not fail to
discern in the noie of the impudent duke,
an unwarrantable denunc,ation of their Con.
duct. The non.intercourse act of wnica
Mr. Champagny complains and which he
pretendsis the cause OF Napoleon's seizin.
American property, was the work of Con
gress (; and the auiic Gus organ of mis- i'm.
perial majesty procl.ims that they are
men without just political views, with
out honor, without eaergy." We look up
| on these expressions as equally insulting
Jackson and they will be read with cor.
responding Indignation oy every American
citizen who loves mis- country. Indeed, Mr.
haARa9ny, like many form prophets
appeals to be desirou, Of precip tAting q
state OF things which shall fu!fl his oSa
predictiens, by haunting us on the very
neel of ms masters outrases, in style
which my convince W that it is truly
Unnecessary to fight fer intercss after hay.
ng refused to tignt for he1sr"
| Il is exceedingly difficult, in our present
pos ure, TO select our enemy-or there
would on this occasion, We presume, DC
bat one course TO take. When we look
back on the long tram of insults aod az.
sressions which ,he British have offered
u,=vhen we conts npiate her Hcvsr-end.
4 Ing and ever-varyng orders in council
her excuses IN exercising the right of
search-hsr behavior ia relation TO the
impIessment OF our seanen-ncr outrax.
on our national flag, (Which to be sure,
she has dIsavoveu,) and the Language o.
her MINISTERS IN their Heal correspon
| dence with our government, we eannot
out feel a spirit OF the saarpess resent
ment - %N-Ailst, on the other haad, the e. :
grant seizures OF our property by Fra ace
rouses a .ntimen. OF hostiiity not cas- ly
ailayed, ana which most certainly the
note OF the duke ct Galore IS only calcu-
lated 10 aggrAvale aud iuhame. TINS In.
tJaries we nave sufiercd from Greay Britain
appear 80 nave been more system tic aat
oi logger duration and those W. have SUI
Tered iron France the most asracious. BI
ought not lac conduct OF boih natio. ;
10 conviace us OF the folly OF longer dis
putiHg ABOUT who began first Oi spend .
'nS more une- IN Calculating the differ
esce beswesn fourpence and a groat |!
TO Cur Hsn6 it appears evident, that It Is
not or sSnuea Consequence which Of the
s"o We 0pose for en- enemy, az that we
"a cho&eS9ur enemy-sihcs II is m Ian fest
that to maFhtain dlspusations about the orr
goal agsress1r. is to re main in SAFE OF
domestic a!tercatIon, whist the bellige.
renss are reviiInE us and Plundsrins our
properly at pleasure.