Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-09-02


motives, proven To the last degree of evil
dence, and on which the doc 'ared interests
ot the French government does not admit of
put off--is il haishcds
Capt. MpueSsant, the bearer of letter
or marque, and commandment of an armed
schooner, followed an English convoy, and
vas Oh the point OF taking several merchant
vessels, when two American armed briggs.
and armed to protect the Infamous COM
nerce with 81 Domingo, attacked him un.
DER the English flag. and 1T only added
trcachery to superiority of force to get pos.
session of The vessel of Mouessant, but after
having pliaged 1T, maSsacreed a part of the
crew an hour after they had struck-apd
this crime, which remains UNPUBLISHED, is So
much the less forgotten, as capt. Mouessant
never let SO (quitte) hi flag.
Blu, IL would he TOO tedious to relate IN vo,,
all the particular acts in relation solely to
French citizens it viii be sufficient for: me.
to saw TO youthat every where, where there
are Frenchmen q don't speak of the small
number who have abjured their country
these Frcnchmen will have right to the
protection OF the government. and will bee
very where assured (assuries) of Obtaining
indemnity Tor the damage done to their per-
sons or to their property
There are other grievances (rrief,, we,
| more serious, and fronl which France has
a right to believe that the United States has
project of giving her in1uietude for her
distant possessions. and for those OF her al
lies. This has reference To the free COM
MERGE between the Americans ard the re-
VOTED Blacks OF ST. Domingo, the affair Of
Miranda, and to the meditated attack OF
'Spanarls Oh The Sabine AN -a.41ts;sprizs-
which would not have been given mn us.
echoue) but for the necessity under which
yonr government found itself of Causing its
troops to tall back to guard New-O rleansa.
sainst an Invasion by internal enemies.
was tar from thinking, sir, that the IF.
fence (scandaleJ of the commerce with ,be
slaves IN the revoi.ed part OF st. Domingo.
The law o! the embargo confirming the prcs
niO,tory law passed by Congress in 1861
could not presume that the embargo ,yon,d
be raised, and that The law against ,hiscom-
merce would not be Continued. VIVA, cir
the Intercourse is prohibited between The ~
States and all the dependencies of the EN-.
pre-, under circumstances, when the come
nercnl relations would be the most a,Ivan-
tageous To the two states, and you tolerate
thcm only with that one OF our possessions
where we have the greatest interest Il, ly,,.o
scribe them! and it is to be remarked RS
1t is always Cnoreover] when France. bas
to combat new Coali ions on the other con,;
| nent, that it would seem that eiFi,rt. 80
made to form enterprises against its M. 90,
Sions, or those of its allies in this one !, :.
also proper TO place among the number s
grievances with which France has IN cb ,rre.
the " ,, the want OF opposition or rather
the useless opposition, which the federal
government, has made to the impressment of
| its 'ailors, seized in Contempt of its 40 ~
whom lls tci,
galnst III. | have often, Sir and often i,
vain, protested against Jhs OUTRAGE. ,r 4. u
towards your government, aud which mo
become serious injury (aHence) on the ,,arr
of your government towards France W.,
turmsh persona' aid tsccours 1ersonneISl -
our enemies What could you do mora IS
you were at war with usI Withop, Jo,,t,,
1t will not escape the present executive -bos
an amendment is absolutely necessary -
render uniform the treatment which orr co.;
Tors and soldiers meet wirh in this COZ, 80,
and that which your sailors and soldicys
meet with in France. =.
have not suffered nv court IN ha ;,.,o,...
OF the abuses. without number. and eytrsr,
" preJuhicial to its interests daily res,,I,.,..
from want of a police in the u States s;
regard TO TO this affair. | am verV far a..
from charging your government with tbs
means the most shameful, of seduction
winch are employed TO induce our sailors 81
soldiers to desert, but has it done all that =
ought to have done to prevent IT'D and that
extreme facility with which when thev w;eb
1t Tau besoin) men drawn offfrom their eon,-
try and their sovereign are naturalzed L..
accord with the incontestible right of o.
vsrnments to recover even without Genoao1y
ing them, their subjects whom artiGra ~.
force has drawn otffrom their service anS
france, SIR, has it not given on this suhiact
as on many others, an example of the rec;s
procal respect which governments owe
each other, and which they observe in f.
rope even IN the midst ofptae horrors oe 49,
and have not already warned the F.x.c,
i've Council to put an end TO these ahuee,S y
Have not warned them that the indemn;,,,
due for the loss of the French shin the ~
petuous, burnt by the enemy with, y
0Ie's length ut your coast, ought 10 he L.
creed (statuce) and paid without DELAY nj
the su5t tes-sq.-- (permit me to use the ex-
preston know no other to convey a,yy i,leai
ana the spbtertuges, say, which have been
employed to delay "a journer) that indem..
n'y' nave MADE OF that act of violence on
tne part OF our enemies. direct offence IS
the United States against France, What
more could you do, what more could vogT
leaVe undone, sir, if you had a treaty of ALI.
ance with our enemess
You will find it convenient, sir. tia,I
Dridge the enumeration of ali tbe snt;s.,a 80
complaint which the federal eoveyrrnent
mas given to France. since NV y ,sjdenr.. =,
uS u , and that refer to nv roSrssc,--s-----
dence with the department IF &c. e'i''''~