Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-03-23
WAsHINcroN CRY. March IS.
WAYS AND MEANS

we advise the friends of the governmen
throughout the states to be under no sort of
appseiienso about the Ways and Means
necessary TO support the government i'm the
prosecution OF the war. The ways of obs
! tanning means are plain and obvious the
| means within the reach OF the goyernme,
| are as ABUNDANT as the ways of obtainn e
them are obvious. We have seen, indee,,
much exuitation in the party prints, and. we
regret to say, no little i'll suppressed satis.
iaction among the opposition Members ON
eithst hoor OF Congress, at the idea of the
iabure OF the Loan about TO be authorised
ny S1hSress; and 1t has been held out tt.,..
| III more than one communication we haze
puoiishta, which, as lar as that idea was
tehcoursSed, met our entire Instrumentation
md unbelicf. There IS not the least doubt
| our the government will obtain, on reasonar
Ole terms, every cent II wants-indeed. we,
entertain no dou5t 1as that, even though The
Jul mas not yes passed, authorizing the loan,
INC government has already received propo-
sails iora large proportion, if not the whole
OF the loan, wtlich il is at present necessary
/ 20 ask For. Although the amount of the lo. n
sproposed to be twenty five millions OF Col.
iars an authority Is already given to SUI.
stitute hve millions OF that amount by rsa.
sufy notes ; and, as to the remainder, wItt
necessary care and rigid economy, the ex-
Penses Will probably be SO far limited as 20
reduce the loan far below twenty millions,
which, together with the ten millions oe
treasury notes. twill strike every reader.
was calculated as the extreme amount
which, IN any event, the government could
have occasion fo:. There can be no doubt,
we repeat, but SO much mon, v as the govern+
ment actually will want, ne. d only oe asked
tor to be obtained:
From this view it will appear, that the
exn.tations- OF Faction are premature. Ha-
wing predicted only what they wish, they viii
ind themselves as wide of the fact in heir
predictions as MIR. Pickering did, and per-
faps be as much astonished he was, when
he found the last loan filled up without any
OF that difficulty which he had foretod.---
The government We have no doubt, fully
appreciates the views Of those who artiici.
ally depress the price OF public stocks, and
magnify the difficulty Of obtaining money!
those who shall have lost the opportunity
oil yesting their money TO advantage, in the
hope OF obtaining better terms from the n, :,
cessitles of the government than it volunia.
rlly offered, will doubtless find themselves
wofully disappointed.
We must ayow that the satisfaction afford,
ed us by an enquiry into the financial pros,
poets OF the nation, though il Is principally
derived from the confluence it inspires ifs
the resources and ability Of the nation, is not
at all lessened by the violence of the blow
which the result gives to the hopes of those
who would ,ejoce in the bankruptcy of the
government, add the consequent ruin of tho
country.
MAJ I'M.
The Senate yesterday confirmed the NOM
nation of RETURN J. Mics, Of Ohio. to
the cfhce OF Postmaster General of the u,
States.
IT..
We have conversed with gentleman who
lett New London on Saturday iast--he in
formed us, that on the Thursday evening
preceding there was at that place consi.
derable storm Of snow and rain and the
appearance of the weather being favorable
for our squadron to- put to sea, Com Deca-
fur Issued AN order, requiring all his officers
"n shore to repair. without delay, on board
their respective vessels. Shortly after blue-
lights we're thrown up, like rockets, from
Long Point, and distinctly seen by the Off
GERS at Fort Trumbul, and by the officers
and men ON board the look out boats. The
gentleman from whom we received this in
formation plainly saw the lights. and states
that they were answered by three heavy
guns from the ships of the enemy, at inter-
walls of about ten minutes hat he was fur
Their informed, by an officer from Fort Trum-