Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-06-24
R. c. HARPER's RUSSIAN ADDRESS
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We have just had an opportunity TO pc
ruse the first part of Il. G.. Hay1e,'s George
town speech; and of all the whimsical,
strange and romantic notions which were
ever Matched in the heated mead Of a visi-
onary alarmist, we really think the che
Under has preached the most ridiculous -
He has gravelY given ms scheme with all
IT'S details, tor tue conquest OF England by
all the rest of the world, to say the least Of
it, as ingenious as any of mis- former dscove-
ries, or specimens of keen vision into mill
stones. As his European plan NAV no. be.
SO Immediately interesting to our country
men, we will merely mention the mode in
which America was to LAY her part in Ka7'.
fer's melc-drama. Here is her cast. Our
OWN mlrth has been so excited by the strange
phantoms chat are conjured dp, by the at
tflghted Imagination CT the alarmed friend
OF England, that we cannot foEbear pre-
senting the Electromagnetic COR the amuse-
rdeut of s..5r- readers.
" Then would cur ships of war have join
ed the MARTINI Confederacy OF Europe a
gainst Great Britain. Oar merchant ships
would have been converted into transports
to convey the invading armies. Our sailors
must have manned the fleets Of France. We
should soon have heard Of a maritime con
scripton on our sea coast, 20 increase the
number; and probably of a military con-
scriptipn all over The country, to raise trooDs
for invading the British West Indies.
/" To such an attack, repeat sgan, Bri-
tain must have yielded. Shut ont from all
intercoure with Europe ard the y. States
surrounded on every side with enemies;
seeing almost the Whole world in arms a
gainst her, there is q great reason 10 appre-
bend the constancy and courage of hcrpeo-
pie would fail; that discUuragemen. and
then dependency would take place in the
public mind Her government, benr Decu
! lar in its form, must participate in The pub
/ lie feeling and finally yield to the general
| impulse. Should the nation and government
/ preserve their courage, skill il would be al
) most impossible 10 prevent an in> aston from
I some numerous hostile Ppints around her.
| Ireland would be threTened IN the s0uth
| from the ports of Spain and Portl.al i'm the
! north from those OF Denmark and the Elbe
| The whole coast of England and Scotland
| would be thvcatenend from the ports in the
/ Bay Of BsCay, the Channel and the North
| Sea. BY combination and infamous EN-
| ployment OF all the mar,t.mc means ofitaly,
| Spain, Portugal, France, Holland, Denmark,
! Sweden, Russia, and the North OF Germa-
| ny, added to thoseool the United States and
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! rous and powerful leets would soon be e
( quipped and it would be impossible for
England, Notwithstanding her great mari
time superiority sufficiently 70 guard so ma
| ny points. Ere long would numerous ar.
my be landed on her territory. A Judgment
! once made, IL would be reinforced with less
! and less difficulty, till at length she would
! find an overwhelming force in her buson.-
| The conHci would no doubt be long. desye-
rate and bloody; but its issue, with such a
vast inequality of force, Go,lld not be uI;i
mately doubtful In its 3regress it would
! produce the most horrible measuFes, and its
termination would seal the fate. 81 the cl,i-
! liked world
In this wicked and daibolical plan, for the
| overthrow ot the " 6uizy7rt Of our ne Ggi9,r -
" the sy0rid's tact h1Er"-wc are asto6ishcd
| it should n2t occur to our ingenious novelist.
! that great assistance might bc derived from
! the moon AND our sister PLANETS, it that arch
J tiend, Eapolcan, should choose to set the Ma
! tional Institute Co manufacturing ballo. u.s..
! which should soar out of the a,mosDhcrc. 49,
! This and thousand pthcr dangers arc NOT
| so mach as alluded 10 and what is stranrc,.
| still, though I've has brought Turtcv into Inc
! scheme not wurd is said Of The Chufsr !;
| nor is single tribe brought from the iutcri-
! or OF Africa to JOIN in the sport
! NYh 6 q mercy t must be TO such men as
| Robert Good.oc Harper, ehc bulwark IS
! strengthened by ,se capture Of our frigates
| To be consistent, how hc must rejoice at nm
| accident which tends to strengthen the objcc,
Of all sotcitude' How sincere must be his
! pleasure at every disaster which the coun-
try tha- protects him suffers: lsit not
strange, that men should have thc hardihoOd