Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-09-16
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Hlal we snoaid be ia future restricted as To
oar building ships of war, That tone how
ever is somewhat lowered since the total
ana wonderful change OF affairs in the north
of Europe.
have no need of informing that the Bri.
ush government rejected the Russian medi-
at'oh almost as soon as it was ofered-nor
1lat the law passed by Congress relating TO
l"s employment of foreign seamen, was only
i SUBJECT OF laughter and ridicuie, in tiiet
cunni g cabinet; and considered weak att
,e'Hpt at conciliating, by government all
ready tired of and frightened at the war it
naa SO lately declared against the" all pow
eriul Mistress of the Ocean,"
ihere Is no sort Ofd0u5t bat that we have
40" Sot to look tof peace with u. Dl itain,
not to their jusfice, but TO their fenrs and
their interests. If we cannot (beside max
ing an impression upon Canada with our
troops) make. also, a deep impression upon
the West India Colonies and the armies ia
the Peninsula, by Withholding bread >;uffs &C
upon their mon policing merchants. by ia
KING our commerce out of their hands OF
| upon their manufacturing Embellishments
| ny refusing to receive their goods it is but
% certain that we can never force that go-
Nernment to a jus, and honorable peace.
lhe decided advantages recently obtain
| ed by Bonaparte, in the north, will operate
grea ly in our tavor-indeel they have re.
duccd tic hopes of Britain (as it regards the
| continent Of Europe) chiefly to what may
be effected by their armies IN the Peninsula :
they are consequently bent on slraining eve
ry nerve to effect something great in that
quarter and We have Certainly the power
OF gripping their eXertions there, by wth>
holding our bread.
The brilliant successes of our proud little
navy have astonishcd the world--but whist
the loss of th-,e frgates has been more mor-
tifying to the British government than would
have been the defeat Of as many armies
yet, our navy is very diminutipe, thar it
cannot be expected to have any great igbt
in the procuring peace.
In travelling distance of two or three
hundred miles through the country in Eng
land. and conversng with the various class
es OF people in country towns, it was by no
means difficult to discover that the manu-
facturers and all the middling Glasses are
anxious for the restoration of peace with Ac
merca. II is My the gres; farmers, the
monopolizing merchants and the navy, thar
wish Tor continuance of the war.
The British government calculates on q
division of cur Union, whenever orr gnveInr
ment shall have undertaken 70 collect direct
taxes 1t is. perhaps, not unfortunate thar
hey are so cred0logs. end have been So e..
silly gulled az To believe our political SQUAD
bies will have that pernicious tendency be-
cause they must &c eventually undeceive6,
and. in a measure discounted, by reason q
me steps they may take, founded on such be.
lief.
] shall take the freedom to pronounce nv
sincere Conviction tina: the small amount cs
revenue obtained by admitting cargoes Of
British manufac ures into some OF our north-
ern sea ports, via Lisbon can but lilly COM
pensate for he evil of permitting this trade.
1t gives string TO English manufactures,
and causes them to cease complaining it
stops the mouths of thousands, who would,
otherwise, soon be crying aloud to their go.
vernment 40 ciake peace wi h America.
They are now, at various manufactures,
in England, putting up goods in the Portu~
guese style, with Portuguese marks. &c
These go o Lisbon, and thcace in neutral
vessels oths Country. HIS traffics if per-
mitted, viii! DC pushed to great extent &
by il, many British merchants, few Ame-
rican specua ors, and one or two pliable
collectors Will be greatly enriched, at the
expense ct a much greater prolnngation Of
the war, and of he blood aud treasure of
the country. Those few whe have lately
adventured British goods from Liverpool
direct to the United States, with avoygsd in
tention of giving and paying the bond re.
CURED by law and yet getting an adequats
pr TIT out of the Consumer. have acted AZ
least holder, ifnot more honorable pars.
The eXpeuces Of the British government
have greatly increased since the commence.
ment OF thar war with the United States.
aud they will amount, in the present ve.s.
TO the enormous SUN OF 100 600 600 bounds
sterling They have To borrow for fae SEP
vice OF this year, above fifty millions, 70 wit
Raised by way OF EXcheQuer bill.
Li5.175 roo
Loan in June, 27,OOO'O60
Vote OF credit, 200. GOO
Additional vote Of credit to be ,
called tor within the year, 5,OOO,CC0
either or millions,
Total borrowed, pounds sterl So 975 geo
~ the same time their revenues viii faIt
short considerably in the present year. The
revenue arising on tobacco alone was LAST
year. l. 1900 600, which will ohieAy be cyt n
the year to come.
Il has been often said that the British On.
| vermeb always rise in their demand, on
their antagonists, IN proportion 70 their own
| revcrses OF fortune, but, to shew that th 8
remark is totally void of any foundation in
truth, the instance may be CRED OF their
| conduct with relation to Denmark the pre-
sent year. Count BernstoH, the Danish MI
| Mister, came TO London the past spring 10
solicit peace. lie was, however. treated
with contempt and sent home in disgust
| And YET, since the unexpected reverses oe
herr allies on the continent the British - d.
vernment has orngiugly sent a minister TO
! Denmark tor the purpose OF endeayout1ur
to conciliale that court
Ii is by no means improbable that the
| HioSf extraordinary Swedish treatv, winch