Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1812-05-18

lish Regiments passed throuh this town.
Ihcy cane from ) jain, ani took the route
for Paris.
LosDoN, March so.
The River Fencibles have consented to as
sist IN the obnoxious service of the Impress
On Thursday they commenced their operations
IN the kiyer Tnames, waen about 300 unhappy
men were forcibly dragged from their employ
m .nts and connexo and sent on board the
tender What Z blessing must those men and
their families think the British Constitution
Tae American papers contain some further
correspondence between Mr. Foster and Mr..
Munroe. The President, IN transmitting this
correspondence to Congress, remarks, that +" II
affords continued evidence of the hostile poll
cy OF the British government The bill au-
thorising the importation OF goods from Eng
land, purchased previously to the 81 OF July
last, has been arrested in its progress, and an
opinion seems TO have prevailed that it would
not pass. The Act for raising an army OF 25,-
JO0 men has received the Presidents signature.
and so has v bill tor enrolling $1,000 volun.
teers; but a proposition for building addition
III frigates wasrelected. Upon the whole, tnere
can be little doubt that a war with America
will take place unless the Orders in Council are
given up
Government have received dispatches from
America. They breathe a more hostile spirit
than from other considerations there was rea
SOU to expect"
Courier.
The French Navy is increasing to an enor-
nous extent Bonaparte has now nearly 100
sail of the line ready for sea. Should Minis
tiers provoke war with the United States,
thousands OF American seamen will enter into
the service and the most fear. ul and bloody con-
1icts will be the Consequence.
The British military force at the commence
ment OF the present year, amounted to 1885, I08
men, ofwhom las, 06S were at nome and Is, O4O
on foreign service.
Yesterday (Friday) evening, says the
Times; Mr. Benjamin Walsh was discharged
from New-Gale IN consequence OF Pardon
granted by his Royal Hi ;hness the Prince Re.
gent" Mr.. Drakara publishes a paper against
Military Torture and remains in PRISON Nc
Walsh, Member OF Parliament, robs his EN-
pioycr, and as pardoned !!-Wnat nextl
Mr.. Frnnerty has been sent to prison for
eighteen months for the horrid crime or declar-
ing, in newspaper, that torture was practised
in ireland; aud NJ Drakard has been senten.
comparing military fogging TO the crueIties
put i'll force by the inqlisition. These per-
sons have been punished libellers because
they publish the truth in a newspaper-but in
| the House of Lords it would seem that truth
may be spoken to these points without mourning
the guilt or the punishment OF libelling The
| following are extracts from speech delivered
| III that assembly by Noble Lord. Had such
observations (Which are perfectly lust and hon
1 OraDle To yghnm hav IN l.
| made by awriter IN MISREPRESENTATION and
HE tor the wretch-t the mlscreant"-;he dia.
oolical calumniator of his government What
4 happy thing 1t Is to live in 4 country where
crimes are so intelligibly defined, that one man
may be treated as criminal and ruined. for
| doing that which in another is perfectly con.
rect and honorable -
What" (says Lord MORA, who is high in
| the Princes confidence, praised by the Minis
terial Journals, and complimented by the NJ n
listers with the offer OF public office
" What will your LordsiIips say, when in o-m
you that the Torture has actually been pract,
| sed iii the cases OF the persons OF whom have
| been speaking. ----NIen, indeed, have not
| been put to the rack IN Ireland, because
| that horrible engine was not At hand But
/ do know instances of men being ,icketed-
a mode ofpunishment abolished in this coun-
| Try for some time, OH account of its too ereas
| severity. knew of men III ireland being Pictet.
ei till they tainted. When they recovered.
| PIcketed again till they tainted--recovered IL
| gam, and AGAIN Picketed till they tainted a
| third tnn0 and this order to extort from
! the tortured sufferers n confession either OF
their own guilt, or OF the guilt of their neigh
| bours But 1 can even go farther-AIea
| haze been hinged and then 6rOnght to life, in or
| der, by the fear OF having that punishment re
| peated, to lnduce them to confess the crimes
with which they have been charged %
| After observing that the curfew existed in
| Ireland, and that persons we're compelled 10
put out their IRE and candle at a particular
| hour, he asserts as follows -" have known
| the master of the house entreat, with muci,
earnestness, that he might be permitted to
keep candle aligt, for his child was in coaunk.
son fts, and The mother was hanging over the
infant 10 administer the necessary assistance
| the party, however, still accompanying tleir
commands with much insult, insisted that The.
| light should be put out ! %
The above is fact which will rive our rea-
| ders some slight notion of the system pursued
towards lrei'pd, under the administration of
| That virtuous Lord, whose injured sensibilites
claimed their sacrifice, Mr. Flhnncity's liber-
| ty for eighteen months Lord Nora, i'm the
course ofhis speech, asserts, that tic crlIcltes
| ot tie inqusition We're outstripDed AMI put To
shame by the birbarities put IN force on the
| poor irish--Ind indeed, 1t is evident from the
| detail above given.
Stanfoyd NcIOs.
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