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

imagine they will find means as boundless as
the debt itself; and mad as the notion of a
war upon such grounds may seem to the A.
mericans, they may be assured that there
are numerous persons in England who enter.
tain 1t. Then, think of the delightful oros.
pect which sew enteen or eighteen provinces
hold out to the hunters after places Such
cargoes of governors. commanders in chief.
ssaiis, port admirals and officers, custom
house and excise people, .attornies and soIi-
Gators general judges, doctors, proc,ors,
Paymasters, commissaries. and, though last
not least. bishops, priests and deacons. On
~ think OF this. and wonder not, that there
are persons who wish for the re-colonizati-
on OF America But as the subjects of dis
pate with that country cease of themselves
with the war in Europe, let as hope, that all
these wilS notions will be )on dissipated BY
the Regsa 3 Ministers, who will, doubtless.
! los: how. sota II oment IN gipiRg real peace
20 the marion.
i must confess, however, that should
ike to see the ugly paragraph, to which I
nave alluded. plainly contradicted by some.
thing like official authority. 1t appeared In
the Times newspaper of the I'd of May, in
the following words The treaty of Chas-
mount is published in the same print of the
same day. from the Vienna Gazette; and
after the treaty. there follows, as also taken
from the Vienna paper, this paragraph-"It
is affirmed, that besides the Conventions
which England has concluded with the o.
Their allied powers, it has also made a se-
cret agreement relative to North America.
BY this agreement England has procured
from all the other European powers the as
surance, that, after the re-establishment of
peace In Europe, none of them will inter-
tere In the disputes between his Britannia
Majesty and North America, and France is
also to engage, in the peace to be concluded,
TO subscribe to the same conditions" This.
as the reader will observe well, was first
published at Vienna on the 9Th of April, and
accompanied the publication of the treaty
or Chanmont. II the paragraph be not a
fabrication here, it is very strange indeed, it
oelng well known, that at Viepna, tue press
Is under rigid inspection and control
why any such stipulation as this Z What
need was there of any, seeing that we have
now no dispute with America. the very SUBJ
Jects of dispute having ceased to exist with
the war in Europe. The dispute related to
the taking OF people out of American ships
upon the high seas, upon the ground of be-
| ing English subjects, and also TO the extern
! OF the right OF blockade and other matter
/ touching neutrals during war. Peace wi
all nations, OF Course. takes away the YER,
subjects OF dispute and, why, therefore
should England have made secret agree
neht IN ordeEto prevent any of the othe:1
powers, France included, from taking mar,
IN TINS dispute, s. after the re &c at abishmrn
d peace In Europe~ fl could believe
as yet cannot. in the existence of such an
agreement, should begin to fear. that the
Regent and his minister's were bent unon a
war OF recnlonlzation, or at least. of devas
tation, in IT,, United States that they had
iiS'ened to the suggestions Of those who, f,r
the several reasons that have stated. de
sire the destruction or the conques, of these
states, ard that we were doomed now tn n.
engaged III the most expensive and bloody
war, while all the rest of Europe enioved
profound peace--that the time was vet mn,
10 arrive when our burdens were to be I;yb,.
eneu, wheh gulDeas were to return. and
wnen we were. once before we died to saw
tnat our country was living in friendship
with all the world. IF this war were to be
resolved on by our government (Which God
foro,d y it must be confessed, that there
would not be wanting the ready means of
Carrying it on with deadly effect. We have
more soldiers, more ships, more horses.
more arms ana ammunition more, in short.
OF all the instruments OF war, than we know
what to do with. Our army is we'll disci,
pinned abundantly supplied with good of.
hcers brave in its nature; accustomed tn
victory Our navy is in the same state The
European war has ended SO suddenly. and
was upon 90 large a scale. that there are
provisloRs and stores in hand more than suf,
'hoient, perhaps, for years war in Amer;.
ca. The undertaking, therefore, would be
oy no means chimeriCal, though, in the end.
think it would fail II such a war. and for
the purposes urged in our public prints.
should De entered on, it is probable that the
German legion, being subjects of our king.
might be amongst the troops sent out. Thi,
is no contemptible army Of itself; horse, foot.
artillery, engineers; all well appointed. pro-
vided and commanded. In short. there will
be no difficulty in sending out an army of
so or 80 thousand men, besides sailors and
marines. To prevent their landing would
be impossible; and, It il hardly necessary to
say, that the whole of the ships of the states
and all the maritime towns, must fall moon
the approash of only a fourth part of such
an army; unless the Americans should, pre
vious to It's landing, be cured of their self.
confidence. and lay by the plough for a
while, for the use of the musket. 1 trust in
the justice of his Royal Hghness, the Regent.
for the rejection of such a project but, if il
were to be adopted, know it would be DO,
Ipuiar; and | also sees as every man must,
nat the powers of Europe, if inclined to aid
aerica, are unable to dot. They have.
put together. not aeess enough to face six
shsh men OF war. The maritime strength
the Whole world now centres in these is
Is. The Americans I,a,r ,o,,, -