Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-07-13

assistance round by the way of Kamschatka ,
verify Jonathan. If you repose in such vain
ropes, you are upon your last legs, it the pro.
Ject oil our public writer's be adopted by the ro
vernment. 1t appears, that you hsve ncspcators
IN Europe and khave heard, that they have n
great opinion OF their powers of spec CHI Thev
or, rather YOU, will, in due time, feel the conse
quence OF this error. il it be persevered in lsn;r.
We here, do not make such long speeches in
our diplomatic discussions. We are more la.
como out We use arguments of much greater
force than yours. Whether it be owing to o,,r
european Climate, which by making the stage
OF maturity more tardy in arriving. communi-
Gates more viYor to the mind as well as the bo
dy' from causes similar to those which render
the oak more solid and durable than the non
Jar or, to that necessity of industry which ha-
otuates us to dispatch, cannot tell hut. car.
,ain II IS, thtt our negocators have a much
shorter way of gong TO work than YOURS. and
s : they seldom faii to b. much more success
'u' You have rectntiy seen what a shilly.shaI,y
stare the powers III tive continent were. in til
our Lord Castlereagh got amongst their coun-
selors. fheY were talking about leaving to
.ae emperor Napoleon a much greater extent
OF territory tn N France, under her k,nps. ev -
knew. You have seen how soon matters chsn,..
cd after the arrival OF his Lordship. You have
seen the result and, having seen that re
y'n you VIII, on the superior powers of talk
ins' possessed by your negociators Perhaps
you may take 1t into your head, that neeocia-
Tors, cnosen from amongst our friends, the Fee.
ucra"sts that two or three of those "Burkes
o. the Western Hemisphere" of whom the
Times newspaper speaks. !; perhaps II NAV come
INTO IN your noddle that aegociators, picked out
from amongst these friends of " social order
ana regular government" will be- likely to sue.
ceed better than those, who were not for open
War against Napoleon.
ny then Jonathan; and be sure to fix upon
eeht,emeh' who think themselves very clever,
ana love, OF all things, to hear tbemseive. talk
BE sure to send men, deeply read in Waite, and
rnendorft, and who will write volumes in To-
no answer to six lines from our Secretary of
o'ae.-i think, that, in order to concilia,e.
your oest way will be to send negociators, who.
IN following upthe sentiments of Mr. Randolph
WIN lay ell the blame of your hostility upon the
Dehecrats, or Jacobins, who have emigrated to
you from England and Ireland: and. If Won,
were to propose to give them up to their na,u.
"a, sovereign, 1t might. perhaps, rs Mr.. Ran.
oofPh would think, OF tain you peace upon het.
cer terms Try 1t, Jonathan, and see what eff.
,eol IL wiii have In shsrt. try in all manner OF
ways, me powers OF talking -Aias &c he seri-
pus vita you, your ga fety lies now in the for.
oearsnce, the magnanfnity, the compassion, of
ms Royal Highncss the Prince Regent of Eng
land ; and. trust, sespeciaily for the s,ke Of
the Quakers in Pennsyiv mia, that YOU will AID
enis safe reliance. Waie the Emperor Ma
Poieoh welded the arms OF France, you Thought
yourselves 10 no Danger. But him YOU did not
IKE. He did not dress To your fancy. One
Psrty ainongst yo0 abused MIN, and the other
I.sS'A'"ied All desire to aid his views Volumes
did;your negociators write to convince us no,
you did nothing to favour him. You got INTO n
nice, snug, little, war of your own Still nd.
pemoe"t' you were at war with one of tile great
oeiiigsrents, and so far from allying yo,nsli
win tne other, you contrived to keen n, ,our
quarrel with him. and could hardly he said tn
DC at peace with your powerful enemy's only
po"er'ui enemy. Luckily for us, you adopted
TINS po'iey' and persevered in it to the last
i'u appear 10 have put your little independent
war as sor; of episode into the grand drama
Dat It was acting contrary to all the rules of
composition, not to close the episode before the
Gnu Oh the piece may, I hope, safety re-
" upon the moderation and magnanimitv ofour
FRINGE Regent, acting in the name and behalf
OF ms MAJESTY; but do assure you, that that is
your Only reliance for il you were rooted out
10 'he iast man, your fate would excite yerv liz,
tie commseration in Europe. You tbought.
that you would hold the balance between E,o,
land and France. What foil, and presumnt;oni
n.it II ~ IN warn to talk. This is a disease of
'nind, OIL which nations are never cured but a,
the lannon's mouth and, though could wish
much to see you cured, / cannot bring myself
70 approve OF the application of the remedy
-. .N''b VIC dooVes the following ImBOP
.ant declaration from our Admiralty has come
20 sand.---The Americans will, dare say. not
think 1t altogether joke.
admiralty Office, april 80, 1914.
" The Lords Commiss toner's of the Admiral.
ty cannot announce to the Fleet the terminate.
on OF hostiiities with France, without express
ing to the petty officers, seamen, and royal ma.
rines OF his majesty's ships the high sense which
tner Lordships entertain of their gallant and
glorious services during the late war-The
patience, perseverance,, and discipline the skill.
courage and devotion, with which the seamen
ana marines have upheld the best interests. and
achieved the 9oblest triumphs of the countrv.
entitie thcn to the gratitude, not only of their
nahve land, which they have preserved inyio-
late, out OF the other nations Of Europe nj
whose ultimate deliverance their succe sses
maintained the hope, and accelerated the az.
experimentation f.ordships regret tia,
the UNJUST and unprovoked aggression of the
american Government, in declaring war unon
THIS Country after all the causes of rts o,;,in,i
complaint had been removed does not ner,o;,
them to reduce the feet at once 20 a nescr co.
.aohshtnent; but AZ the question now nj ian.
~ tnis war Is the maintenance OF those mari.
tii"e rights, which are the sure foundation nj
our naval glory, their Lordships look wi.b con
nuehce 10 that part of the fleet which il NAV me
SUN necessary to keep in commission. tor
continuance OF that spirit OF discipline mil rel
iantry, winch has raised the British Nsvv IN 10
present pre.emineDce.--In reducing the Aset a.,
tue establishment necessary for the Amer,c an
war, the seamen and marines will fad tb.ir
LOrdSlIIpS Attentive an a.. iii r =, '