Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-08-16
Fronl the Yankee.

FToh the Yankee.
." The skill and science of .TzPoLsoy
dHtayed in tho-e battles, has immortsi,sed
hishame. 10 attack an army strongly en-
tre1c1ed In the mountains, TVifh three hun.
area redou6fs, covered with .woods, and
s"Fee quarters of'their cent- G protested by a
marshy' difficult ground, as perhaps the
most daring and successful enterprise, ever,
recorded ia the history of military warefa e.
Ii will be well to look back to the former
campaign, and see this wonderful man. e.
gu ny as great in adUersity as in the :nldss
OF victory lie bows with humility to the
imPerious power Of Pros idence-bur stead,
TO ms purpose, determines that the Scie,irs
81 fFGace shall never DO . To he Bay6rris,1-
Of Russia. When the OBlzihotent (wh 8.
pencs the operations of the Season, Tor M
Conqueror)" Opened the windows of He.-
ven, aud Vonited forth mountains of ice mn
on the FRENCH army" -NAPoLsoS saw ana
felt the tull extent OF his losses FMS ws-l
not the ohy instance OF vicIoriou, army
being destroyed by the inclemencyuf win,e,,,
We also fine that the Hero and Conoueror
CEARLEs XIX on his way to bloscoso -,
1z0S, hau the windows of Heaven or,pe3
upon hIm ais'', and overwhelmed oy disas-eT.
in one oil ms GarCheS. before his eyes. 1o0o'
oil his small army persisted in the sno and
was reduced oy fatigue from 1900 20
10000 men, with the loss OF ali hl, gr,t Urn
and hoTses. Alter which, the battle OF Phi
roam decided the fake OF CHARLES. bv rrss
Capture OF he remainder OF Ms army
When PETE r claimed tie h,n.r Of a ere,r
victory, when the scver!cy u ne Miner,
aceohf.ished far him, the same = the Doass-
ed victories claimed by the Emperor -4Lgy.
AEDER. Yet, how different was the c5nduce
OF the great CHiRLkS IA udversfy to III = OF
4 a. 4
Key, defeated aud d.spirited, occasiouaIiv
&C ing the part Of ma1lman, and kerr M.
ord a Whole year, Inactive and rresolute -
-NAPoLEoH lSft the remains OF his uufortu-
nate army In safety, in the strong holds, IN.
der the COMMAND * able GenerAi> II tn n
ed To France, Il told MS peopIe The null
extent OF ali his losses. Inc, received b;,,
with ate cuon--gaye him new tsrces-bes
returned to the field OF warfare as siLe,,r -.
he TeETed from u, and lii the. yfrss ottc.e win
the allies, recovered his former renown. and
dispeiled the deluslOn that was spead tbro,
the world by the VANITY of old AUYUsorp
the tanatcisn o. PriesicTufI, and th,. hire,
lngs OF England. The Character of MIRO
LEON. as d Warrior, stood So high. tbar :,
seemed TO require the signal intsr5os,ti,n az
Providence To raise him s,:il higher. HID h..
yielded to his misfortunes, as CHARLES YIC
did, and Russia and England let trln,ns
phant, the world would have been dren ne,
in blooo, and oyerrun by the modern 8. fr5I,-f
rams, che same as it was by the Coins and
pgHaols, and not vestlge of civil lIDertes
lett to afflicted humanity. The fleets of F,,-
gland wodid have af;ed the Russian co.
wage to every Cline. Carrying desoIati m ri
every people sVho hid refs d 10 suomi y,
the d0mi'.ee,ins HCTvet 2f England We
are still OF opinion, That the allies (England
e3cepted) will make Peace with France. \
Conform TO the Continental System. En-
land will D. compelled BY dire nee, ssity to
suoscrlbc TO such treaty asthat OF Utrerht
when sac Will do tins, Is a sui Of 5, e.
cuIation. IL has been shire Sdly ena,,irsd
BY man OF singular fancy Uig m.
RosssR conSens 80 Sive IN fi!HRds5 ing p
mn me LIZ aSTre 30 HuVs his eefh
dTGT2a :" We auswer-tlat nothing 3rt
compulsion will bring about this seeming i'm
p9sslbilty.-Let the powets Of the Word
Combine, IN solemn League, To excIud,. E,.
& fish ships and English Manufac. ur,s t,.,r,,
their ports let neither the thunder uf rhei,
cahuon, nor the CORRUPT powsr If thei xnl4.
break this so emn league, Ezlfl EnRiaaG a..
knoWiedges fhe RIGETS f1r CfTgt5zro
HohLD, ana CONFORMS 70 IA Lars ~ Ms
TI0SS
LORD CHATHAM has bcen in,,,1 c.
leorated Tor the undIsguiSsd manner in VI .cF,
he always spoke his sent ments. In 10y
like true blOJd,d Briton, he seemcd 10
think the world made Tor England. and was
an adv Cate tor her assumption of suDren,a.-
cy ON the ocean, yet he dIsdained th.s, eaat.
ing hyPocraey, which would palllate surb
daring policy under the IA SC prs,cncss 80
necessity, or public law H. speech d.ii.
Vered in parliament, l757, when the nsti. n,
as we'll As himse were untoN,cated v m
naval victories he sail,
No Hedee HHiess FrIpee, signs ne de-
sfrHefion u her marine iris enough jFSS.
IS aHeg2rd ne coGSfiag frude! ENGLSND
SHOULD RESERVE To ITSELF CIIE
EXCLUSIVE SOVEREIGNTY OF TuE
SEAS" 49,
The notorious rude OF So. and the lone and
varied train of unprincipi,d orders in soon.
c'i, by which England has assumed. a. far
as she dared, the exclusive severe en,y of
tie seas have al been in pursuance Other
deep rooted pirate spirit. thus early md
honestly aYOwad by one Of her most iilustri.
u PRIMERS, as essential To her policy.
- tar a. there is merit in this Kind ofnra-
Il lection of the llDerffes Of the ,y,.ta Z.