Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-05-29
sured answer of the Marquis weIles-

ley.
5 I. We know that the present. ErgIis
MINISTRY tottered TO dissolution at n
very moment It drew its first breath
and that 1t has ever since been expose,
10 the severest paroxysms, of whicI
the Parliament has been the theatre
In this state ofmixed infancy and dn
tage, Il was all Important, to avoid an,
thing like rupture with America. Il
ne midst OF wide spread defeat ant
discontinue Of TIE British arms, whe,
every ray Of hope was qaenched in tn,
fatal boys OF Walcheren, and the RICH
arm OF British power paralised by III.
rapid disappearance of specie and tn,
consequent depreciation of the pape,
currency, when, added to all this. SC
greatzwas the demand for grain, as to
navefendered necessary the licencinf
OF vessels trading to France, which a
one Tine amounted to above FIVE hun
dred lying in the Thames, i, was no,
polite to- add to her enemies or in.
crease her difficulties. The non. inter
course with her was still in, at Ieas,
nominal, existence, and might be en-.
'orcsd at any rate, the apprehension
Of such an event might have thrown a
weight into the adverse scale. which
added to that already in it. might have
peen fatal to the reigniag parry. Hence
me importance of assuming the air OF
8 eat candor, and of resolute sp;ril
Oh conciliat!on towards this country.
"A spirit that would, in the ACTIVITY O
rs Zeal, extract good from evil. In tn
mean time, the session of Parliamen
was passing away, the ministr, were
Piumng themselves on the amicable
relations with This c3untry and gainina
no mean accession of Strength from
Inc reputation; NJ Pinkaey was, WITH
. suspicious, and even injudiciou,, e.
* pierce, panegyrising the minis. nv.
tnd, perhaps, more hsn all, the i'm
preston was sent ac-oss the channe
mat a mcrica and England were 500,
TO DE the best frieads, thus awakine
ne jealousy, if not active hostility OF
France towards US, for causes which
aaa no existence. Even on the SIN Of
hPri, twenty-five days after the deli.
yssy o. Lord Wclicsisy's answer. we
and ths British prints, ministerial a.
wa as others, ex lung in the pros
poet OF an accommodation and eve,
treaty between the two nations: ma,
ne treaty itself is saiu TO hive GONG
gu - In this exp CITATION the British
parliament will il all probability ere this
nave adjourned, and under the same
expectation the good people of Eng.
land, IN ell Likelihood, will Tor months
20 come, be gaping Tor the returned
treaty,-an expectation which will
gam strength from the removal: inste ad
OF enforcement, oil our non intercourse
which they will not fail to ascribe to
the confidential good understanding
between the resp Give governments
2. Onr political diviSions have emf.
nently fos!ered, If not impcratiye!,
dictated, the conduct OF Britain To-.
wards US. So long as we presented .
united front, while the spirit Of factior
slept or feared to raise its head, so Ions
as the loud burst of indignation re.
sounded through the country, and SC
long as the representatives OF the peo
pie appeared TO uphold, with unhesi.
tating resolution the course taken b,
the Executive, the British govern.
ment exhibited every disposition ,c
do us full justice, not merely in this
case, but In all others. Attend to dates
and contemporaneous events & mark
the effects
Mr. Pinkney received his despatch.
es on the 9Th OF November, and or
the Saturday following had a confer.
ence with the Marquis Wellesley, in
the course OF which he explained tc
him fully the grounds upon which h.
" was Instructed to request Mr. lack
sons immediate recall" Lord Wei
lssley's reception &c was frank ant
iriendly;" AID he left him I" with
persuasion that we should have n,
cause to be dissatisfied with the fns
course OF his government" AT TIL
line we appeared 10 be united. Mos
OF the federal presses espoused III
| "" Il is generally believed" say