Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-03-19
BOSTON NEWS.

BOSTON NEWS.
10 give our readers about the seat of 70.
vernment an idea Of the crudities with which
Northern federal prints daily regale their
readers, IN defiance OF reason and probabi.
N.Y. we copy the following article into ous
From tie Bosfon Gazette.
Extract ofa Letter from Washington, Fe~
6rnary 2lst, 1914.
After the arrival of the Bramble. and,
before the nomination of Clay. the President
sent tor him and observed, there is promo.
sal from the British government to negoc,,
ate, and we must have peace You have
driven me into this war, what can Won do Ia
help me out of itf And it was finally CON.
Guided that with view 10 conciliaie the
southern and western people to peace, that
Gay waste go to Gottenburgh and make
treaty, in which no mention was to be made
about the right OF impressment, but enter in,
20 the pest arrangements they could about
1.-The practice. Clay was to stand and bins,er
about AT first. but eventually agree 10 the
treaty with the other commissioners. In the
mean time the warlike attitude was to be
kept up and preparations made as If for a
vigorous campaign. Clay gave this infor--
NATION himself gra:uitously--and have il
from gentleman upon whom can place
the greatest reliance, and have not the least
doubt of the fact
II is scarcely necessary to add. that the
facts pretended to be narrated never ex;.t.
ca, and that the contents of the whole letter
are without foundation, If the letter itself be
no. OF Boston manufacture, put up for e:r.
/ MAJ Lnt.
Cory era letter from Commodore Lesvis,
commanding at New York, 10 ne Seere,a !
syof the Wapy, dated
Nsw.YoRx. March 8, 1914.
SIR
! have the honor to inform you, that
on Saturday last the enemy drove scboon,
er on shore, loaded with Goals. and desnarch.
ed his barges to take possession of her:
detachment from the lotilIa, with small
neid piece, drove them off. and took posses.
Sion and launched the vessel and brought
her safe into port.
have the honor, &c.
y. LEWIS.
Extract ola leffer. from kidshitman r. II.
.fuAck. hrize master ofMe B,lish nriya.
seer schooner Mars, captured by the IT, s.
6r1gs Ratflesnake and Enterprise, 10 The
Secretary of fhe Nary, dated
VILMINc ron, on c. March Z, 1914.
+" have the honor to inform von that
arrived at this place last evening. IN tbe
prize schooner Mars, late an English nr;v,
teer, OF Nassau, N. P. captured on the s2d
uit. by the U. States briggs Rattlesnake. and
cnterprlze. The Mars is an Americaubullt
vessel. copper bottomed and copper fasten
ed, SAILS remarkably well. About the 2Otb
spoke an American privateer, which eave
us information of a large English convoy seen
lying too of the Havana eight DAYS prev;ous
we made all sail in pursuit Of the convoy.
when on the 22d fell in with the Mars. and
tue same day captured small English
schooner from Nassau, N. p loaded with
SAT- which we were about to destroy, when
Tue signai to chase was made. 1t had how
ever not been done when lost sight of
Them" ~
The bill authorizing loan of twenty FIVE
millions OF dollars, has been under discussi-
on IN the Senate for the two last DAYS. and
me principal subject which has occupied
their attention.
Naf.iInf.
soscfh ~. Hasokiss, is elected a Repre-.
sentative IN the Congress Of the u. States.
from the state of Kentucky, to supply the
y,;acancy accustomed by the resignation of
Henry Clay. "
ALEXANDRIA, March IA.
From our Coresaondenf at Washiaefon,
March II.
Inc public Indignation has been much exc
cited tor few days past by the arrival here
OF one OF the two brothers, Messrs. Lewis
IN the neighborhood of their friends and re-
iatiVes, alter thirteen years hard service