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

Extract efa letter from an american eenrIe,,o ~,
nosD an Londs Z, to his friend in she o. States.
dated My 10, 1914
The great European drama, being now
nearly concluded, and thc curtain ready TO drop
ON the several actors, take up nv pea 10 give
you some particular, ofthe plot, - ar AS CON.
iuseu mead Is capable for, in truth, stronper
Drains Than inlne, have not yot recovered rom
ehe am 'Lemement, AT the une expected, and m,
deed unparalleled denouemsnS, ,hs great
tneio"drana has exhibited.
- but must first draw your attention Tn m.
underpiot. 1t is what you are more immediate.
y interested in. Chance, aided oy AL op,,ioa
that mas invariably chung To me TO many ye .rs
mas ehso ed me tO discover much of its secreu
sp lngs and regular operations You NAV pos.
siny disoelieve the TACT, but neve the Il. IS il in
solemn truth, " That this govern,n. ut has ne.
yer Tor one moment lost gin; OF t,.e hope, OF ons
DAY recovering The United States to her domin.
ioi. You wal answer, :" Did she not solennlv
y'eit up i'er claim, and acknowledge our inde-
PEND nee, by the treaty of 1888" A.as, nv
riehd' what are treaties to sovereigns, when
old claims, and present interests, come i'm
con,act' How many solemn treaties have been
made, at the point of the bayonet, between Aus.
tria, Russia, Prussia and France-and yet look
rat late transactions, aud behold how speedily q
sponge obliterates signatures, and blots from the
human mind the most solemn obligatons-for
Can ever history deny, that the forbearance az
zone OF Bonaparte, more than once saved from
obstruction each of the three first mentioned
powers. But to return.
Rest assured of 1t, that England only wo;tsd
III opportunity To draw sponge over her trea-
~ with our dear country. In the mean time.
she pursued policy deep laid and bur TOO
successful. ltwas by means of emIsaaries scat
tered all over the union sowing the seeds az
discord and disunion among us. From the Az
dsptIon OF our constitution, the track of thesa
e. rlxs
Sressing rom every seaport town, To the cS.-
treme points of the union. At length the wan
commenced between England and France -.
rro" tnat moment, more open course WAC
uscernabie. England had nothing TO appr..
heni, from close alliance between rcpub,icau
America, and rrgeneralcd Franc s-bu, 1t wax
sun necessary not only t0appear with moderas
ton, in the eyes of the continental powers. bus
more especially to her cwn subiects--hence ia,
poilcy she determined upon was to eoad us bp
repeated aggression, into such an ailianc1 thav
30 size might have pretence of renewing h.p
ancient CLAIMS owe, us, and AZ the ann tine am
apology tor pursuing it, in the eyes of the peo.
PIE Oh Eogiand, who were hat tinIs and for
many years after, enjoying the sole ben tit ~
the American trade
The wise policy, and unheard OF forbear.
ance o. the American government, for msny
years. and during several SUCCESSIVE admin ,stra.
tons, defeated this deep laid plan, bur tbi, couId
not Always Continue. Aggrt ssions were mui !.
Pi'ed beyond human forbcarance and in nro-
P'ruon as sense OF our iejuries continued ia
rouse us TO oppose them, the secret agent, OF
ureat britain became more success rI. IN r,r-
aiiznS part of our society. or ere ting a partv
that - likely to be the bane OF our st,bl;,, ~
happiness. America was at enpth brougb, 20
the very point Great Britain des,red-she dc.
ciarsd war, and this act was W, h Infinite ado
aiess' charged upon us in the eyes o. sI Eng
iaha' as an 'ct OF mOnstrouJ unnatural iniu,tiee
committed Tor no other purpose, than 20 Aid
the tyranny oil Bon par e--John BuiI. tl, MOST
creduious OF all ANIMALS, easily swallow d tn;s
imposition, and in Consequence never has n
war become more popular in the eyes of the ma.
tioh--eyeTy unjust proceeding agains the lie
perry OF our peope--every tyrannjcal measures
put ~ operation without intermission, ior wears.
w~s instantly forgotten, or swallowed up by our
declaration Of war, that the English ministry
had been urging us TO, fra series of twenty
Qua years-snd the general voice is now, re COZ
ionIse America, re-coicnse them.
Yes, this is now the grand object in view
THIS 10 what has been in view fos more than
thirty years--aDd Great Britain has, by a series
OF intrigue and corruption unparalleled in ths
history Of mankinds accomplished even se-