Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1812-08-10
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WAsHINcrou C1rr, August 4.

Vluuai should De directed 10 an efhcient pro-
Secution of the war, solemnly declared by
the constituted authorities, such misrepre-
| sensations cannot but have the most baneful
influence, as well on the present as on the
future prospects of our country.
| To put an end to them SO far as is in our
power,-we viii remark. that although the
government are making the most vigorous
/ efforts to prosecute the war against England
with effect they are disposed To- accommo-
/ date al differences on the most reasonable.
| conditions.
| AS an inducement to the British govern
meBt not to impress seamen from our YES
| sells orr government is yet willing, as it is
well known it has long been, to enter into an
| arrangement, TO be reciprocal, TO presen5
the employment of British scan:en IN Arne-
iican vessels, public or private. Such an
arrangement would put an end to all pre-
| teXt on the part of Great Britain for i'm
| pressing men from our vessels, and the great
advantage she would derive from it. il aer
only object, as is alleged, is To get her own
Subjects, ought to induce her To accede to 1t:
for 1t must be evident that the exclusion OF
| British seamcn from our service would Sc.
cure to her more than she can gam By i'm
pressment; seamen must have employment.
and the exclusion of those of Great Britain
| from our service would confne them in a,
I great measure TO hat of their own country
| such an arrangement, then, would be adj
vantageous to Great Britain merely a. an.
| expedicnt TO increase her maritime strength,
while it would have the effect of bringing
! into our service our own seamen, and also
of augmenting their numbers.
Ii Is highly important to both countries
that this question should be settled, for ex-
| perience has shewn that there cannot be n.
| good understanding between them until
| IN
We state with pleasure another fact
! which we believe to be equally true-that
! orr government will not, under any circum-
! stances that may occur, form q political
| cOnneXion with France. To the injuries res
ceived from her, just sensiblity has always
beer felt. The war with England has nos
| abated it, nor has it diminished the zeal or
weakened the effort to obtain redress. The
| idea of political connection with France, as
an eXpediehtto e7Stort justice from England,
| is treated with distlain by every person con-
nected with the government. 1t is not de-
! sirable TO enter the lists with the two great
| belligerents 1T once; but if England acts
| with wisdom, and France pcrseVeres in her
career of Injustice aud folly, we should not
| be surprised to see the attitude of the Unit
/ ed States change towards those powers We
are now at war with England: let her 90
| vernmeut do us jnstice-let the other conti-
me to refuse it; and from that moment we
have no doubt that the United States viii
| assume a correspondent relation with both.
! The United States are placed by the ia
justice of the bclligersnts in an important
| crisis but we are confident they will eo
| through il with honor and advantage IL
the citizens of the United States make COM
| mon cause and support with energy and &C.
cision the measures of the government, the.
result is certain. They will obtain what
they have right to demand, first of Great
Britain and afterwards Of France Success
in this struggle will secure them the respect
or both the belliserentS and of all Europe.
1t will also secure them permanent peace,
and in other respects just reward for all
| their e2ertions. We are confident that no.
thing Will be wanting on the part of the go
| vernment to ensure success. 1t has boldly
taken on itself great responsibility, one
| which the eXigency of the times required.
| and we are satisfied it will acquit itself to-
the just expectations of the country
National Intel.
The following is an extract Of a letter
from an officer in the North Western army
to gentleman in this city, dated
SANDWICH, Canada July II, 1912.
81 congratulate you and my countrymen
generally, that the American standard is
raised in this province. 1t was hoisted ON
the 15thir without opposition, bur a greac
dishiay was for some time made. The enc
my had several pieces of cannon at this
place, opposite Detroit, but they prudenty
removed them the evening before we came
over. We were informed we should have
an attack every night since we came over;
but there appears TO be no probability ofthat
difficulty now, as, from the number Of deser-
ters coming in daily, it appears they will
have but few or no men of the militia in a
shor. cimc. am sure not less than 90 have,
! Come in in a day and half's time. The report
is, that there are about 25O militia, 100 Indi-
ans and 30 regulars. II is thought that
they mean to abandon the garrison of Mall
> den, from their having embarked great
deal Of property OH l9ard Of the ship Chal-
lotte. l am of opinion, ;5at in four weeks
we shall have possession o. all Upper Ca
NADIA.
There was great pains taken TO induce
the inhabitants to believe that they would
be all OF them butcJcred and plundered Of
their property. When the army made their
appearance in this quarter, they abandoned
their property and houses, and what they
could not take OF they hid about in the
ground and secret places.
think this one Of the handsomest banks
] ever saw, and indeed The country is most
+ beautiful; as level as the neishborhood OF
Washington. never iu all my life saw such
grain, (wheat) timothy and clover. In
apple and pear-trecs arc larger than ever
saw before, and tic cider is fine"
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