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


thousand remarks thereon.--Commodo
Rodgers despatch hnd been published and
com mented upon; bat since its publication
the structures on the event in the ministerial
papers had evidently become less angry and
beligerent; and one of them has acknow-
lodged that though there are crooked lines in
the American Commoolore's letter, that Bing-
ham letterwas not straight. Bingham's des-
patches had not been published intire. The
"Courier, admits that the Little Belt may
have fired the first single gun but insists
that the President gave the first 6roadside !;
and conducted very unbccoming a neutral
vessel" The discussion has produced some
very able disquisitions on the rights and du-
ties OF Bellgcre nts and Neutrals. 49,
We learn that the Packet spoke on ths
Banks, a. British cruizing vessel, and was in
foiJ ped from her that admiral Yorke's squa-
drS was cruizing in those attitudes, wait
the fnrn of . despatch vessel, which he had !
sent Mr.. Foster, to regulate his future
procN1ings. The report thatth AdmiraPs
squadron contained four sail of the line, pro-
badly arose from the Antelope Of SO guns,
bound to Newfoundland, being in company.
The passengers in the Packet say, the ir-
| ritation which the first account of the battle
between the President, ant, the Little Belt.
| had excited in the English people, had aba
ted; and at the last dates the expectation of
an immed late war had subsidized.
The New (double) duties on Timber, Lum-
Der, Slaves, &c. took place OF the first July /:
! when the stamp duty on hats ceased.
(Bosfon Cenanck)
I List If hits on the Haiitar Stotion.
| Africa Ga. Frigates-Melampus Guer-
| riere, Eurydice, Belvidere and Aeolus--
oioops of war, ATLANTA, Tartarus, Indian,
Rather, and GVee; Colibri. Plumper, and
Emulous, briggs cruises Club schooner
and other small vessels Centurion. receive
George Prey sailed the ssth August
iffthe Melampc Tor ebec, as Governor
General ofA1oB M. Pos sions in North A
mellca711 the Commissary General took
passage in the Rather.
Judge Croke was sworn in as President.
General Hunter had just arrived in tho IN
dian, from New Brunswick, totake command
ofthe troops at Halifax
Dir john /. Duckworth, the new Governs
| or of newfoundland, had arrived at 81, Johha
| in the Antelope.
The British Packet from Falmouth arriy-
Ell at fiaiitax on the 25th, in IS days, broughG
London dates TO the 10th July
The British Packet from New York, for
England, arrived the next day.
Quebec { Canada } .dug is.
The American papers received on Mon
day throw an additional gloom over the poll
tical atoms between Great Britain and the
", e. 1t is evident, by the extracts from
the herican government paper, subjoined
to proclamation calling an extraordinary
oesSA OF Congress, that the propositions
hMr. foster, his msjesty's minister re-
Gently arrived at Washington, was authors
zed to make, with view to an accommodate
ton OF existing differences, have been reject-
ed by the American Government.
We believe that Mr.. Fosters mission, and
the proposals which he brought out with him,
are the last sacrifices to the spirit of concili-
alton which has solong prevailed in England
towards the United States! BY the attack On
the Little Belt. they drew the sword they
have now rejected the Olive Branch. 1t be-
hoyes us to be prepared for the consequence.
--<x ~ n.- 49,