Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-09-16

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engaged in war for the old principles of CT
yilveitty, and for the established laws of
tnrne, violated b. Bonapartc in so MANY
instances. And what will be thought of the
respect of England for the principles os So
ciai order and public law, when pending a
negotiation carrying on by our minister at
Madrid, Spanish convoy is captured as it
is entering its own harbors This example
indeed, must procure us the appreciation and
sympathy OF every state in Europe They
must indeed have reason To hope deliverance
by our Efforts Have we then gained a mil
lion s;crling9 The only transaction at all
similar to this in which this country was ever
engaged, was in the reign of one OF the worst
kings, Charles H. and one of the worst min
listers, the cabal, which it eveSkaw. An at
tempt before the declarai@ of war was
made to capturcthe nat0r Smyrna feet. in
l6 ~ s g Hume otssrxs that the hopes of
CharlS Aprincipal. /5eet in the unjust war
he theri6ndertoR against Holland. The
villainous desYA, however,, failed. "This
attempt sayJhe historian, is>dsnomnated
perfdious I'D piratcal by the Dutch writers,
and even by many of the English. 1t mer-
its, at least. the appeiiation of irregular;
| and sit had been attended with bad success,
! it brought double shame OH the contrivers.-
The English ministry endeavored to apollo
gise for the action by pretending that it was
casual rencontre arising from the obstina-
| cy OF the Dutch in refusing the honors of the
flag; but the contrary was SO well known,
| that Holmes himself had not the effrontery
| TO persist in this asseveration."
England having now become an open pi-
rate-robbing, numbering, kidnahfing, when
ever she can, we ought to be on our guard.
Bait. Ukig.
103 vessels cleared out at Quebec, from
July % to Aug. %, principally for England,
carrying mostly such articles as are usually
exported from the New England States.
| YIN BoSt. tap.
We9re likely soon to I've independent of the
Baltic cables for our navy, from skiful
invention Just introduced into our dock Yards
for making cables Cor the heaviest ships of
spring chains, so skilfully wrought in iron as
to be stronger and more durable than rope
cable can possibly be made: two or three OF
our line of battle ships arc already equipped
| with those iron cablcS.-Lond. Iah.
The Prince Regent of England was forty
nine years old the 18th of last month.-i6.
The Gazette of New York says, that the
E9gASh messenger, recently arrived in the
GNpnt, with dispatches to Mr.. Foster, has
pro0eBed on from this gentleman to col. Mon
roe, Virginia. 1t is possible that he may
be the6earer of an insolent demand of repa-
ration for the injury which the Little Bel
justly suffered from the gallant Rodgers
If such be the fact, we trust that the secreta
ry of state will promptly repel the demand
In truth, administration, in refusing at frs
the request of an inquiry into the affair. have
given the American people an honorable
pledge that they will support the correct pro
cedure oftheir ommodore.-BalA .Anier.
symptoms of reviving say9. are perceiv
able ilisA foll0winsRaTaseaph from the BOs
to" flel london ioo1 sssts had not cease.
their angf? AIMING 5EersioAS ON the attack Q
t war; but sber w "a w s w ta
bottomed on'the idea, that the Psesident hal
been fitted for sea for the expresspurpose c
: attacking some English man of war; whe
: they ascertain the falsehood of this suspicion
the key of their war notes will of course be al
: tered. We wish all the differences bctwec
the two countries could be as easily adjuste
as this can bed.
n The new government of Caracas has en-
acted such regulations in relation to the pres
u and 60 religion as dissipate all hopes of tn
success OF republican liberty in that Countr
b
The Empress of France is said to be in
fairNway 70 furnish another candidate for
: throHe.
= GE&sToRIcAL LETTERS, No. Ky.
EBRATk-In prchXing note ia last pap
to the notice of The appearance Of the CONFETTI
T compostor made it read Sc invisible at RchmoI
for several EVENING" past instead of v1sIB LIE