Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1812-08-31

respect. But ii We take The Union 1t large,
1t will not be too much to say that even in
Great Britain Frenchman has more weight
and consideration than in America. French
influence exists only in the heads of Knaves.
or on the tongues of busy, frivolous babblers.
And yet the clamors on this head are doing
much mischief, and hurying us on to the
grave of all republics
The orators of Greece who opposed De-
mosthencs, all held out the idea of Persian in
liuence, in order to cloke the Vaccinations of
Philip, who finally corrupted and oyerturn.
ed the liberties Of the too credulous Greeks.
Extract ofa trtter firm Washngton Civ,
august %, 1912.
"I have never witnessed, on any occasion
such an universal burst of Indignation as ali
classes uttered here Yesterday on the arri-
val OF news, in shape hardly to be called
equivocal, that Gen. Hull had retreated to
Detroit, and there surrendered himself and
all his army prisoners of war, without firing
shot, ON simple summon, by feeble Bri
fish force, from the opposite side of the Strait
{tSGr ii is TOO true. The villainous intelli-
gence still tingles in my ears. Nothing bat
the strongest probability could induce me to
credit it. That an american officcr-s.t the
head Of as willing and as spirited little
band as ever took the field, should be lanic-
struck-shnuld have lost his Iced without
| having it cut of, or even trying battle with
| the enemy-is past endurance You Will see
that an American corps under Col. Miller
beat the Indians and British back at Browns
l al L. .
| ed. AS to the effect such circumstance
| will have on the campaign generally, it is
| nothing that is thing of trfling concern,
compared with the loss of reputation and he
scandal to our arms. Let US, however, wait
| for further tidings, before we express the
| fullness of our resentment against Hull, who,
to say the worst of him, we hope has, if all
be true, only been the victim of fear.
" AT sea, our privateers ara giving a GAL
liant account ofthe foe. We overtop the Bri
fish in the number of prizes all to nothing :;
so that we are clear gamers by the amount
of all the vessels that would certainly nave
been taken had war not been declared. This
learnt on my arrival here.
You will see by Wagner's paper of Fri
day last, that the grand jury of Baltimore
have found Bills for man-slaughter against
Hanson's mob. You will recollect that they
SHOT, NIale ana WlllamS. Now that the law
lays hold of these croakers, they cry out ter
secufion! appears they don't like the law
as well as they pretend they do. The ora
ton, to hide the guilt of Hanson's party in
the death of Lingan, is to take place in
church in Georgetown on Tuesday the first
of September. Mr.. Francis Key, federal
lawyer, was first appointed to deliver it: But
it seems he has declined and the Charles
street rioters could pick up nobody else to
make use of but that ridiculous creature Gus
tbs, who is the standing laughing stock of the
whole district of Columbia.
"The electioneering Campaign has OPEN
ed in Maryland with great violence 'rhe
federalists think they now have fine chance.
They will be mistaken. They have too lit
tie sense to succeed. Passion they have a
plenty of Isuppose you have seen Picker
ing's letter to Wagner. What silly, frivo-
lous old man How can federalism think to
rise with such persons at it's head. / am
just stepping into the stage on my journey
northward, and shall not fail to cali on YOU
again as / return"
TIE U. States Vessel Of Wcr Nautilus,
which was lately captured and sent mo Ha
lifax, has been rehtted, has received the
name of the Young EmHlous, and is now
cruizing upon our coast as an English brig
of War.