Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-05-03

cehNi hSduo VI ShpOSiuS thC VI PS'''S"S
a6oue the iozv, than by holding up to them
the mirror of virtue, and reminding them of
what ought to be their employ ment. instead
OF what is. by publications similar to that
which follows. However, from whatever
motive it may have been published. we pro-
nounce it to be in effect, as pungent and well
directed piece of satire, as any which has
for Il length of time come beneath our no.
tee.
LONDON, December 9.
Yesterday meeting of the inhabitants OF
Westminster was held at Willis's rooms,
st. James's, for the purpose OF forming So
ciety, to be called the WestmiEster .AuTiia-
ry British and Foreign Bible Society. under
the Patronage of the dukes of York! Kent!
Cumberland SUSSEX Cambridge! and
Bedford! and number of persons OF dis
friction. The chair was appointed to be ta-
ken at - O'Clock, by the duke of Kent.
considerable time having elapsed, and it be-
ing about O'Clock, the numerous assem-
blage present became very ctamorous for the
chair to be taken, and his royal highness not
appearing, major .dnkreH stated, thatt was
most probable, the royal duke had under
stood the time to be twelv' for one, and his
royal hIghness was eXpec.ed every minute.
In short time after, letter was received
from the duke, stating that he Tvas confined
zoith SeUere cold, which prevented him
from attending. Lord 1eignmouM was then
called to the chair. His lordship stated, that
the object of the society would be 10 rescue
mankind from a STATE Of bar6ariSm 10 sense
ofreHSion, and fhe frohdsurion ffhe Sosfei
Viscount CoShereayh! in an Ghfirofiriate
speech, proposed the resolution. MIR. White-
Dread followed, in a very imfiressiUe speech,
and seconded the resolutions. The Rev. Mr..
iSsPjNEcH' fh.s t.t m tha
society, stated fully description of his ira
wells in Denmark. Sweden, Germany, Swis-
zerland, &c. where he frequently found that
not one individual in one hundred was pos
sesscd of a bible. The Rev. MIR. Townsend,
ct koiherhithe, stated that he procured
translated copy Of an edict of the emperor
OF China, which made it death for any per-
son to introduce bible into his dominions.-
lie exhorted the people nor TO deSfiair, as he
hohed fhc near emheror 7vouid revoke it.
A Bible Socicty! under the patronage of
the dukes of York, Kent. Cumberland, Sus-
sex, Cambridge, and Bedford - After this,
Satan may indeed come and judge US But
why the duke of Clarence and mother Jar
dam were not enrolled among these royal
saints, to distribute Bibles and rescue man
Kind from 6Gr6arism, is NOT explained-per-
haps (not being hypocrite enough for such
of Kent. or STRAINED ankle, like the prince
regent after he had been disturbed from his
devotipns and Kicked do7vn stairs but of
all this we are uninformed-we are only left
to conjecture that his grace OF York did not
think bis royal brothers hands sufficiently
clean To partake in SO holy an undertake
ing.
My lord Castlereagh is next introduced,
in an "Gthrofriate" >peek too, after which
he proposed a resolution, the object of which
of course was to "rescHe mankind from a
STATE Of 6arbariSn," behaving special re-
ference, no doubt, to the American Indians,
whose depredations and murders must GER
tainly give such hioNs souls great concern
Now when it is considered that this same
Castlereagh was the prime mover of the
horrors which desolated Ireland during the
years 1913 & gin which upwards Of
100000 O.. its inhabitants were murdered--Sl
that he was the means of sending hundreds
OF his own countrymen to the gallows for
supporting the same cause, that 4ve are at
this moment engaged in upholding-when it
is known that by Eis briberies and intrigues
he reduced his native country to the lowest
depth OF abasement, that he might (as the
Boston tories would do) tyranize over it.
when these things are considered, together
with every other political and moral act of
his life. it will be readily perceived what a
fit associate he is for the duke and my dar-
| ling"--in the firohagation ofreigion and the
ciuiii7ation of the SaVage. With respect to
MrWhitebread, who made an "inhreSsive';
speech, all that can be 4 d is, that he is one
| of the outs, and will of course do and say all
| he can to get III.
After this royal and noble batch, such, l
| am sure, as the sun ne'er before shone up
on" comes, very opportuneiy, one or two of
| the clergy--but as il is not announced that
| they SAID any thing either "ailfirofriate" CT
| "inflressiDe," we shall not offer any emark,
| further than that it is very probable they
were brought there for the purpose of keep
| ing the great f6Ik5 in mind of the grave and
holy matters upon which they assembled.
But we Will for a moment admit that the
| above article may have been SeTfousiy intend
ed, add that such q meCeng actually took
| place in this view the following commcnfa-
f.g upon it, may serve to shew how far the
IracIica[ agrees with the theoretical
PRECEPT. COMMENTARY.
| The London BIBLE One hundred and eighteen
Society issued, LIST sealps taken by the Indi
| wear, thirty five ans under Iecumseh, wer,
thousand six hum presented 70 the Indian \
| dred and ninety gentat Maiden, for which
| BIBLES and Sc they received six dollars
| yentv thousand Sc each.
| ven hundred aud From sixty TO a hundred A
| thirty three TEs- mericsul prisoners iona
4 rA9FNTs - h;wked, seaped * burnt
| Andits uetncome IN cold blood, at French
| amounted to forty town, inthe Michigan ter
| three thousand ritory, by order Ola Bri
l. hundred pounds tish oiheer-and several o
| sterling theirs tomahawkcd ant
scnlped IN the presence !
hEalle side OF British Off
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