Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-07-20

to come out and engage the Hornet.
Now suppose the Hornet or 10 make
the case more analogous to that of the Phoe.
be. Cherub. and Essex,) suppose the Hornet
and Constitution had entered the harbor-
compelled the Bonnie Cheyenne aud Packet
to strike, and borne them off in triumph,
zvAaf sccald the fyrants Of the ocean haze
said to that
And yet the theatre of that piratical acs
ton which terminated the course of the rs.
sex, is as much within the jurisdiction of
SPAN as the harbor of St. Salvador is within
that of Portugal. But from such facts pos
terity viii discover the true distinction be.
tween American and British seamen-be-
tween inviolable honor and lawless inciyility.
No. III.
If the mere approach of the Hornet with
her colors flying. (and being already known
as national ship of the United Siates) on
the 22d of Dec. Si3s to the mouth of the
harbor OF St Salvador. was called by his
excelency the Condo Dos ARGOS, governor
of that city, hostile act, and cons rued in
to so fragrant a breach of the neutrality of
the port as 10 make it his duty to lose no
time in acquanting his royal highness tue
prince regent of Portugal Herewith what
would his sxcellency have called the late
attack and capture of the Essex
GOyERNEUR MORRiS's I" GRAFTON"
Is 1t is done-the agC,iy IS oyer--the Bour.
bons are restored" his was the bold ON
set of Mr.. Morris's Grafton yesterday. But
he did not tell us how far the restitution of
the Bourbons was to extend. and whether
the hon. Governeur Morris himself is to.
restore the furniture of the unfortunate Lou
is XVI. he purchased for assignals. No
doubt the patriotic orator will deliver UP
the gorgeous plate, the splendid tapestry,
the rich table service, the noble clock, &c.
&c. formerly belonging to the royal house,
ao.c. and gotten by hun from the regicides
for song If the king must have his own
again." surely the plumber of the Thuille-
ries must be embraced in the general resto.
ration--and the royal orator find the agony
not quite over yet !!
1t is NOT done. The agony is nor over. The
fleet and armies OF England are restored and
delivered from their occupation in Europe,
20 psur out their vengeance upon our shores,
and cover our spil with blood and FIRE. To
| meet them, An hundred thousand freemen
rise in arms land When they Come, the to-
| ries and hypocrites of Boston and their ce.
| lebrating brethren will find the agony but
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their adherents put down. Ii we must com
bat two foes, the nearest must DC conquer
ed hrst. Wheo, in the language of the
! slaves and advocates of Britain, the nation !.
| al existence is at stake, the government
I must be supported, In whose hand soever il
may be. The executive must not be Grip.
| pied, the public measures thwarted, and he
| enemy aided by paralizing the national de.
fence. Let the conscience-stricken faction
| ist look TO l.. We cannot have our hands
| tied while the enemy cuts our throats. If
| the heroes OF Wellington, tae great deliver
| er, the second Washington OF the Boston o.
| rator, CoLe as they prolis, Il, the ext &C
iebrations OF lis victories may bt,in ssck-
| clotband as hes. We hope the storm viii
blow over, and honorat : peace cace more
| bless the land. But il the me1acing temp
est of war must be sustained, with the deiI-
! vered strength and restored vengeance of
| the enemy, those who have prayed Tor this
restoration and exulted in this deliverance
| must bear their part IN the general lot--an
| .dmerican's or traitors part--for or against
| their country, openly and ummasked. they
will discover, what they have not yet SEEM
| ed to reaiize, that we arc at war With Great
| britain.
Your friends and republican
| acquaintance must be higEiy pleased in pc
! ruslng an article which appeared in the CO.
| lum 5ian, Both June, on the subject Of Mr.
| Morris's Bourbon Grafton. II he is snscepti-
| BILE of blush, he cannot conceal it OH read.
| ing those remarks.
III is done-the agony is over--the Bour.
bons are restored." .Laconic indeed No
doubt the royal orator meant to distinguish
himself on an occasion, SO interesting
brilliant--so pleasing 10 the friends OF king.
ly power.
| The agony is over y An admirable Sc.
lection OF a term noticed 10y Latin and Greek
| writer's; they tell us the word in these Ian.
| guases, agonia, and agonisma, signifies a
| struggle and strife for lie and if | mistake
| not a Latinist, Lactantus. il my memory is