Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-05-20

he past centsry. and is still claimed. by a
nation which, Tor the attainment OF that OBJ
lect, succeeded IN destroying the navics of
Holland, France aud Spa,n--not an hostile
Rag Tor those many years past, dare foat
on the ocean, nor an cuemy's feet issue
forth, without certainty Of capture or de
stTucton-untIl the brave Rodgers led the
way, and H. two snccesSsse cruizes Of six
months, boldly deiiel The whole force Of En-.
g'and--5ra' cd her IA her own Saas and on
her own coast--and returned port laden
with spolls and riches. He has now sailed
forth tor the third tine---lhe enemy, with an
equal force, already disappears at his APP
pro1ch, and leaves HIN to pursue his course.
we hope q victory and glory, unopposed &
undisur6ed. When 1t IS considered that at
tins monent. cae hundred line of b1ftie
shrs, and as nicry figaies, lie cooped up
| IN the port, Of tie Continent, and dare not
move from their noorings. whilst our sir
J TTgaieS, although blOckaded BY ships Of the
lIne, go boldly forth, Cut up tlie enemy's
Commerce, capture, and "sink, bum, or de-
stroJ every thing they fall in with who
4 Iaer OF equal or superior force. and return
10 port az their leisure, 20 prepare for new
rinmphs and 60 receive the plaudits of their
conntry-when these things are considered,
| the enemy, as well as ourselves, may we'll
be lost III a.tonishment, and, doubling their
own senses, enquire whether such things re-
| ally are Whether it be possible that hail
Il dozen cid trigascs with raw crews, and
! commanders who certainly know more of
theory than eXperience-that such crews
ana such commanders should have torn the
! iaure!s from the conquerors of St. Vincents,
! oil the Nile, and of Trafalgar, from those
| *hQse lnvincibilny WAS (until now no more
| Doubted than the natural revolutions of she
earth We inhabit f--yet such are the facts
the Important point IS now ascertained and
proven that gun TO gun, and men to man
.s&ERIcANS ARR THEIR SJesREoRSi
II would appear that the capture of the ga
Vk mas thrown The British cabinet and he Dri
tish editors into greater degree of consterns.
'ion than any event which has happened ior n
| numher % ycSrs having ran themselves en-.
tirely ont of excuses and suh;ersuges in relati-
| on to rotten mssts, defective crews, rs in dis
guise, &c. they have at length began 20 open
their eyes % the real state Of the case, and in
! stituied IN inquiry in parliament to ascertain
how II Is, chat the Americans have xll the rood
EEek, and that so little of falls 10 theic share.
fney very fairly acknowledge, that the lava
WAS tDsH 7iaHne3, ,geA oficeJeG, and we'll fitted
out-and that moreover, she was one of the f.
nest vessels which ever sailed rom n British
port-they have also, il would appear, become
ashamed the clumsy imposture respecting
14's IN disgu.se--because they have not been
able 90 ascertain, acute they are in overrG.
ting enemy's vessels that the Constitution
mounts more than S. guns--whilst - actual
ly mounts from So 20 % guns. Iswhilat inves-
| tSStms the cauaes Of their mEs.s being shot
down AID their men. killec, they wsald endea
vor to discover whether the cause in which
their sesmen are fighting, Is just OF unjust,
they might in my opinion, come II 4 more spec
| dy and correct conclusion.
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