Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-07-09
Our Envoys in Europc.

Ooi Ht'VJS Iii EurOpc.
The New York Eye1ing Post saws, Mr..
Gaiiatin has written to his friends in the ".
States, acquainting them that he ana Mr.
Bayard had written to Messrs. Clay and
Russell. at Gottenburg. to know if their in~
structions would permit them TO come to
London & negotiate there, or to the Hague.
We know not The date of Mr.. C . letter.
Our letters of the 18th May, from London.
must be much later. They corro5orate the
TACT stated above, and add, that Messrs.
Clay and Russell mad expressed 4. cir doubts
whether their Instructions will allow Them
to so to London. At the last dases. thew
(Messrs. Bayard and Gallatin) were pre.
pariny toset out for Harwich. tn embark
In the Neptune for Gottenburg. A eentle,
man who left Gottenburg the Goth April.
mentions that Mr.. Russell had set our for
osockholm to negotiate with the Swedish
Government respecting the negotiation. He
was expected to be gone several weeks.
+, Dome editors-for whose penetration we
nave perfect respect see in the above
ia .a.s indications OF speedily approaching
pac,ncatlon as, they observe, it is presu,
med our ENJOYS must have ayaileJ them,
Selves OF their residence in London to az.
certain the real disposition of the British 60.
vernment on the subject of the differences
oe.ween the TWO countries and the appoint.
'ie"' Oh ENJOYS to meet ours after this inyess
tlgatIon, they also presume, would not have
been made unless they had ascerta;ned thas
there was no iusurmountable mar 70 ~
consummaton of a pacific negotiation. C.od
grant these anticipations may be realized
but for ourselves. we, do not see in fhe an
continent OF the British ENJOYS, so much Of
the Ohve Branch as our brethren do Az
*, the proposition by the Bramtle, the Ri.
tisn Saoinet could not have avoided the an.
fo'ntment OF then ;,and if they were deter.
mined not to admit any of the American d..
mands. 1t IS not probable they would ex.
press that determination until after neoo.
citation had been opened. We ADM, t6a.
our ehvoys had Opportunities to ascerra;, :,
London the disposition of the Rr,.;sh
Cabinet on the subject of negotiation r..
al the same time, that Cabinet had an .o,.I
opportunity to ascertain what were tbe d.
nensions OF the demands or proposit;on. IS
the AHerIcan ENJOYS on it \: And If tho,
hau tound them TO be such as held out thu
prospect otan honorable accommodation
would, we ask. the language of the Adm;,
raity lwhose head Lord is member Of the
Saoinet) az expressed in their late circular
nave been so wariikef Would expensive
tSi"'ote e'he"ts oe continually departing for
America And would still more !, y .'ens;,,.
arrangements be making, to transfer . lars.
portion OF Lord Weilington's army to tb;s
eontlnsnts Tous. the anti-paclfic aspec, of
,hese war movements (notwith,tand;ps ~.
lowances ter preparation and nesoc;a,;o,
going hand in handy outlooks the pacific M
creation IN the appointment of the Envovs
land we state this that our rea.lers 80,
make their calculations accord nelv.
We add, that all accounts from E.n,l,n,
concur in the sentiment, that tbe IsaISI;ss.
Ministry will consult their popula ity in Con-.
tinuins the war that the people nn,,,s,
sally believe hat our war was declarsd =.
me limelt was. to help the detestabe tvr,nt
Bonaparte. apdto ruin Spain and port,,sai.
that It now operates ON The United States q,
a punishment for that crime and thar the
measure of punishment was not fuil' r,
ven the renegade Coboett. joins in the cru
against this Country /; and the Statesman .
rank opposition paper) rejoices that ire
ministry had refused to treat with the A.
merican ENJOYS. Ia mistakel and add,
that " the war ought to be Continued until
he Commerce of Europe had pre>enpaped
al the markets ofthe world, and EXCLUDED
American commerce therefrom.n
Bsst. Censiaez.