Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-04-22

uo"h 1t per CCnts
! It appears that the British prints assign as
one reason for our gallant seamen banging
theirs, that English courage is too great for
English force This, at least, is candid. It is
precisely the excuse that is offered for the i'm.
beciiny ola battered rakeszskose desires hare
oa:iiVed Ills po'esrs Of e1elnsszfa
Another reason assigr'esl 'bv the eng my's Jour.
nails for the success OF our Nayy.is, that the
crews of our ships of war are fhe'' fnest sean,en
in the sseriA The fac isAndisputabIe: But
whs, becomes of the ,laeoaQaere6le 1iars Of old
EngiandP N
nibdn, and SONG. fey othersEnglish song
writer's, had chaunt ed John Bull into tho mott.
on that he was, Ito mskc " bvfp',ipdee y the
mistress of the seas Tle Eh5rericans, never.
theless, have preached aAiie@ theory of nauti-
cal music, and from fewiate specimens, we
may be assure that tho doctrine ofsweet sound
re'' to the mastery of the ocean. will he
taught hereafter upon trncr principles. The
genuine philosophy of sea-fights begins to he bet
ter perceived.
An old American seaman, hearing ofthc Bri
fish races, said that they mf Int save them
selves the trouble, for, if their ships should
meet with ours, they would get cur dozgn gra-
It's.
The letters publishing in the federal prints
with the name of .Toci Ba,iorv to them, were
| fabricated partly in New-York and partly in
Washington. They were never published in
| any London print, as a person assures us who
has seen all the leading London Journals ofthe
period they would, fever, have appeared there
| in II Is observable that the fabricators head
| the lecrs simply &c from a London paper"
without saving Sshat London paper, or sohat
date. Besides, in one thing the knavery of the
| torFers has overshot itself The appointment
| OF Mr Gallatin rumoured abroad long
| before Mr.. Bayard was spoken OF. The cum
| ming rogues thought Mr. Gallatin was going TO
| st Petersburg alone, and therefore, thev said it
was French appointment, that the Secretary
! Ut the Treasury was exactly The man Napoleon
wanted at the Russian court, and that il
| proof of the subserviency of our president to
France that Mr.. Gallatin was to go. But, a
| lack! Nr Bayard is 10 so too And who will
pretend to say that Bonspartel wanted him
We hope admiral Warner, will go up the
By far enough to como Within the reach Of
| h. Baitimorears His excelIency will then
| Derceive> how The has be i, befooled bv the
! &c rgstewp Federal Repu btican, which we
| upierstant he admiral resds every we,k with
4 increasing .satisf.ciion on board his ship His
/ axcelfacy will find the Batimcreans are not
| cowartHy mob
Itwould seem that admiral Sir John, now in
i j.
| I've htter two personages wanted the Baiti
| moreans to stand asiiA and be abused and
| when tFiey would not stand still for that, they
| wished them to stand and he shot a and find
| ing hey would not do that neither, il is init
| mated that admiral Warren is To go UP and
punish them for chastising his ma;esty's prn
tiers.
The tories in terrible taking that
| Mr.. Gallatin effected the loan al less than
| eight pr cent The reason is plain: When
| the tories were in power they could hardly get
money for eight per cent.
The Petersburg Re publican rclates, that
a lieutenant Of the frigatc CONSOLIDATION, now
| lying at Norfolk, had been lately sent with
a flag of truee on board Admiral Cockburn's
ship; and that in conversation held with
one of the officers of the British ship, de
| termination was expressed TO cut out the
Constellation that thefAnesican leuten-
ant told the officer chat captan Stewart
would give any one ofthe Bl1tisl1.f rieates,
which might be selscte a. achance Of ia king
the Cons citation lip single qmbat,. if the
AdWiral would pledge his bonorA that no O.
Their ship should interfere nAhe eugageinent,
but the Offer waS discountepan ga BY the
Birth officer! The Opnstelatidn rates SO
gu IS the largest British ft;gate II, the BAY
ratee'fbrty on upw ards tue actuda Numbers
in each are equally. disT,roportionafe. II
this anecdote be true, as. seem. prabsble, il
proves the dread Of eroorntcfiag american
trigates, even on superior groand, felt by the
British naval officers.
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