Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1812-08-27

With the person who has been the victim, OF
with the cause which produced the outrage,
we have 10 concern: neither the one nor the
other are subjects of consideration IN the
Jew we intend to take.
On Friday afternoon, about four or FIVE
O'Clock, some soldiers, belonging to the de-
tachment OF militia encamped near Fort
Fortok, proceeded tn the house of man By
The name of .HdrchaHt, where, after sumo
Conversation, which excited no suspicion as
tn their object, they seized this man and
dragged him to place where they and O.
taers had prepared the materials, and tar
red and featheied him; from thence he was
taken along, and within ten yards of the
walls of the Frrt, by the sally port, he was
placed on the limbers of grn-carr:age, and
in this degraded state carried along the line
Of enCampmeut with loud huzzas, and in
sulting epithets of Tory, &c. He was then
carried to a creek, and thrown into it.
What farther indignity and injury he might
have sustained, Cannot be ascertained, as he
was rescued by MJor NrStie, having with
him about eight or ten soldiers.
We have already remarked that we
take no part in this affair, as respects the
man, or the conduct which produced the &C
currence which is under notice. 1t is alledg-
conduct the enemy 10 the Fort. For both
these offences, if com nitted, he was an
swerable to the law. The public feeling has
been much excited by the acts of MODS, or
unlawful assembages in city of a sister
state but they were moi military mobs, the
most alarming of all.
We appeal to the understanding and pa
triotism nf the militia of our state, who are
in fact the people; we call upon every off
Ger and man, who regards the civil and mill
taTy character of Virginia, to unite in dis
countcnancing acts so subversive of all or
der and military discipline, and so deroga-
tory to the character of our state, gin which
popular tnmults have beea almost unknown
and of tendency so alarming. We hope
we Shall never have occasion to notice a ST
milar outrage: if duty had not demanded
this exposition, we should have been hap.
ply to have drawn a veil over a transaction
which gives so much concern.-Ledger.
Yesterday arrived here the schooner pri-
vatcer Globe, Captain Murphy, of Balti-
| more, from cruize She came in with her
prize (Which is in Hampton Roads, bound to
Ba,timore) the ship Sir Simon Clark, Cap
tain Udney, of 10 guns and 29 men, a new
ship IN her first voyage, S77 tons, bound
from Lucie (Jam.) to Leith with q cargo IF
543 hogsheads, and 81 tierces of sugar, 81
| pnnche ms rum, coffee Quantity not stately
| logwood and mahogany. This ship was Cap
tured on the 18th instant, IN lat. 81, long.
| So, after an action of about 20 minutes, in
| which captain Udney was severely wound
ed, with three others, his mate and three
passengers killed. On board the Globe the
second lieutenant and drummer were killed,
| and one man wounded.
4 4
| August. The feet sailed the 25th ut. con-
| sisting of 20 sail, under the convoy If the Po-
| lyphemus, of "a guns, two frigates, and three
other vessels of war
KiHed-On board the ship Sir Simon
CLARK, William Sibbald, (son OF the owner in
Leith) James Mackenzie, (son of Sir James
| Mackenzie, Bart.) William Martin. mate,
and George Ruddock, passenger, died We
| stcrday of his Wounds III