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

openly confess, that they are not governed
IN their measures by the steady rae 0fE,ghf..
out 10y the variable winds Of interest, expe-
diency, and miserable momentary occasion
al calculations Hear what Mr.. Brougham
Gan opposition member too) avows in the
house of commons, June II, when he is per-
suading ministers to relieve the nation from
letters of their own rivetting,-from entan-
clements which threatened 10 stgangle them
selves -
alt now remained for him to advert to
what had been said on the subject of our
maritime rights, and that the concession OF
the orders in council would be the abandon
ment of those rights. He could only say,
that if such appeared'to him to be the case,
he would be tho last man to advise such a
measure on the contrary, he was of opini-
ON the reverse was the fact; and that our
commerce and our rights would go hand in
hand. 1t was said, that il we now abandon
ed our maritime rights, we never could re-.
sumo them. Was this the facts Had they
not all, at different times, in different trea-
ties, been given up for time, and again re-
suned He was the last man that would
consent to give up those rIgii;SS which were
essential to the support of the dignity OF L.:
Crown, and the safety and honour of the
country. When, however, those maritime
rights were incompatible with our interest
and trade, he thought they ought to be sus-
pended for the general benefit He would
deny that an abandonment of them foy. a.
time was tantamount to concession OF them
altogether, as had been proved by various
treaties We nopv say, that free bottoms do
not make free goods, yetin the treaty of u
trecht, England conceded that point In the
year 1856, we also gave it up land in l776,
we did not contend for it. More recent c.
vents also tended TO prove the same fact.
that we never had deemed a concession of
any of those rights for time an abandon
ment of the principle altogether To abb
stain from enforcing those rights was not an
abandonment of them. So to argue, were
as much as to say, were he to have right
Of walking over his neighbours close, he
must never abstain from exercising his right.
otherwise he must abandon it altogether
Hear! J If they were TO be compelled to
this constant exercise Of them, they wuu!d
no longer be rights but duties. Ifthey were
to abstain from the exercise of them after a
Certain solemn protest. they might be re-
sumed at any future period. Though he did
not deny the right to blockade even the
whole continent of Europe, he did not deny
our right to do itwith limitations, and e
view OF increasing our own trade by under
hand means, by licences, &C."
was such confusion as this, such shutting.
or subtcrtuge ever witnessed, even in pet
ty court of lawf Britain will promise any
thing " for a time" but violate it when She
has power-She will swear and rencge, sign
bonds and break them, just as. she deems it
expedient. What security can be derived
from treaties with power that roundly des-
pIses the divine essence of all justice and
mn Pm oh ltCro. .fs1 H..
she 7oOutd haUe Others do unfo he7srkfa
England is faithleSs, and none can trust her,
August 4.
An article on the envelope of paper
printed at Watertown, Jefferson county. NJ.
I. states, that 1t was currehtly reported and
believed there that The British had Is men
killed, among whom was commodore Earl.
of the Royal George, and IA wounded. This
must relate TO the late attack by the British
on, Sacket's Harbor, where Long Tom, un--
der the direction of Lieut.. Woolsey, gave
them Yankee Welcome Sun.
It appears by Philadelphia marine arti--
cles that the ship Triton of and from New
York, for Lisbon and ship Fair American Of
and from Philadelphia for Tenerifft.. were,
boarded by the British squadron, under
commodore Brooke & suffered 10 mass. 1t is 81
matter worthy of enquiry to know whether
these vessels were or were not furnished
with British projections, and whether their
cargoes were composed of provisions or not;
or whether orders have not been generally
given to British cruizers to suffer all Ameri,
can vessels bound to certain ports laden
with provisions or naval stores, to pass un-
moiested! This is an enquiry well worthy
of attention, and we press the subject on the.
minds of members of Congress in order that
measures may be taken at their next session
to put total stop to the procedure, by pros
hibtion ofthe expectation of provisions, ma -.
val stores or other munitions of war.-U.
Nary Pension Pund,-At the Commences
ment of new war we naturally recur to
past expo4ience for relative information :
and it is with great pleasure we state the
following During the short Contest with
France in 1899, the share of Prize Money
appropriatedto found Navy Pension Fund.
not only comfortably supports all existing
pensioners, but also accumulates as urplus
of above $4,000, being invested in new stock.
the last year, from the interest accruine.
from this establishment; which sum, we
doubt not, will soon be much increased bv
our brave tars for the future enjoyment Of,
their wounded companions.
BAH. Reg.
ROBBERY OF THE MAIL,