Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-02-11

sian successes, which our tory prints nav,
| copied and rauted over for a Fortnight. Tn,
| peon'e of England were to be pulled-a Ioar
Tor Russia was TO be ncgcciated-money wa.
to be raised to defrav the war in America
As soon as the ministry have fnb5ed the
| pounds shilirgs and pence John Bull will
| and ont for the millinnth time that he has
been duned; and that Napoleon is neither
Oeaten nor forced TO retreat.
Poor CasfIcreGgh When Canning, in
the British House OF Commons CHARGED MS
old fellow duelst with no, sending out n suf
ficient force to America to chastise the Ya,.-
KEGS. Castlereagh, in the simplicity of his
heart, said they had no more ships to send (!
What then, could The poor fellow do ? These
Z" s9yechcrs Of the ocean" these maritime
pirates, II seems, have been lying Ike lords
all this time: They are, it is now proved.
no more able to govern the seas shan they
are able to govern the air. Did not COM
mcdore Rodgers with an American squad
ron sail = quarter round the oceans, To
be suce he did. And didn't every British
Frigate run away from him ike y bawd from
a justice of the peace! To be sure She
did What, then, is this mighty mistress
OF the ocean - Nothing but Il coaster
wen wight Canning say that a great por-
tion Ct British power consisted in the ghni1n
which the world entertained of 1t. Bat that
opinion is broken By the Spear of America
and the world Will get more accurate i
IDEAS.
The RetaGafi9n BW reported by Mr..
Campbell to the Senate is a wise aud d firm
measure: We hope it will be adopted at
once, by both branches OF Congress. If the
British, 70 inti,iaafe naturai=cd citizens
from bearing crhas ia the service 9TH u.
81 viii seize and execute the natives Of Ire
land aid Great Britain, who, by due resi-
dence, marriage, &c have become citizens
OF this country, II is proper that life should
answer for LT-. The Bill, nevertheless ;,
makes just distinction: The first des
! eruption OF persons 20 be seized and execu-
ted in retaliation are perjured traitors the
next are to'1es and refugees, and, H. the last
report, British subjects of any description
a preference, we hope, to be given, in this
respect, to English factors, pcdars, and
those 6ifds OF fiasSagc, who Come hither to
speculate, to get fat, and go home. Many
| OF these only serve TO embroil the two natl
ons, and ought to be hung at any rate
With regard to those upon whom retaliati-
/ on, on both Sides, is 20 operate, the nativc
American, whilst he is fulfilling the conf
| dence which the naturalized citizen put in
nun, by yielding the Protection promised by
the laws to foreigners who make this land
their hojne---the naiivc American, we say,
has nothing tn apprehend for if the Bri.
tiSh hang or shoot taose whom they call sub
Jects, and the United States hang or shoot
British subjects too, why, it is very clear,
that the whole of those who are executed
Will, according 10 the British doctrine, be
British subjects.
Letus hope, however, that the Englist
ministers willhave litle prudence in 'hei,
hohcy We know what they are at-they
wish to Jyighten tire naturalized citizen,
from bearing arms in nur Cause. 81. lei
the lords of ST. James beware They ma,
5egin, as Harson's baud did the riat AZ Bel
tlmore, bu5 they may not be able to end, she
bloody business. IF Americas once reused
there are. independently ofprisoners of war
at least Eve thousand alien G eern;es in tn,
United States and their Territories and
there are trees enough in the country.