Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-12-05
VIRGINIA ARGUS.
X I c KIM O " d,
THURSDAY, DECEMBER S, 1911.
PARAGRAPHS ron THE Anous.

The last London accounts state. that the Bri-
tlsh government has promoted Sir Arthur
BAIT Bingham to the place of Po,t-cobsdia He
quite as well deserved a s,iieeing,eost.
The rrotherLy care of-old mother Britain for
her navy officers is very consotinS Beating or
being beat, it is all the same Pro,not;on serves
as well for a plaster to threshing, as it does
scr. oil to ambition.
What ideas Of honor and humanity must that
governmen mt entertain, which confounds all dis
tinctions of right and wrong! Which layishes
the rewards due only to true courage upon tc.
inerity, folly, and Elf fame speak true upon
beastly intemperance J 'SThe effects ofthe cap
tain's coffee" are not only 20 or 80 men slain.
but yezvard in promotion to a superior station
Most honorable Lords of the Admiralty Mos,
gGllant officers of Britaihi Most delicate " Mis-.
The way to advancement in the British navy
seems to be put upon new footing, by the re-
cent promotion of Sir Arthur Bait Bingham
1t IS only for man to get drunk and get fog
ged, and he is made post-captain. If he gets
t,lPsy and is whipped again, it is likely he will
be made an Admiral
AS Sir Arthur is ranked among the Post,. the
Americans will be apt to think that he is no.
thing but damaged timber.
SIR Arthur Bait, in his engagement with
Rodgers, verified one of his names at least. All
Bats exert their Prowess in the dGyI.
Britain, it is said, is g Mistress of the Seas"
Bonaparte seems to think she is a Eett mistress:
and by destroying her keeper, commerce, Ma
poleon appears resolved to turn her out stark
naked uDon the world
western paper asserts that governor Hars
rison could not attack the Prophet because ad-
ministration had instructed him not to do it.
We dare say this is true and was administra-
ton not correct in doing so Peace at all times,
with the savage as well as the civilized. is, up
on Just grounds, the policy ofthe U States go-
vernment II, therefore, peace could be main.
tanned, and the Prophets Vaccinations sup
pressed without sloodshed, it was our interest
TO avoid an attack. An assault upon the In,
dians would have given themlcause for q gene.
raj war, the blame of which would have fallen
upon our government. If the Prophet thought
lit to commence the fight, the odium lies with
him and his party. But, why send an army tc,
treat, insinuates the Western paper because
fear, among Indians, does alone inspire respect,
and tear could be In 10 other way impressed UPON
them than by the exhibition of an armed force
But, then, we presume, that if orders were CIV
en- to Gov. Harrison NOT to beeir the attach.
those orders could not imply that he was to suf.
fer himself to be surprised! We feel, in COM
mon with our countrymen, sincere sorrow at the.
loss OF the brave men who have fallen in this
conflict; and, under the circumstances, the re-
sistance they made was truly heroic. But 1t il
glorious for them that they have thus fallen;
for, as death is common to all, it is honorable
to mark our exit from animal existence by acts
OF bravery IN a just cause. Besides, the man
who deyotes himself to the business of war, de-
votes himself to an occupation in which life
ought to be indifferent he puts it to hazard
for the prize of valour and, living or dead, if
he does his duty, he obtains it. Nothing can
be more pitiful than for the survivors to set UP
an unmanly lamentatioR. We remark, in Ken
lucky paper, something more of Roman spirit,
which, instead of bewailing loss, beats uP.re-,
cruits to repair it.