Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-03-18

ed with their half million of male and fe,
male voices, till e.sornd seemed to fill all
the space between the earth and the sky
he Foreign Sovereigns were, for want OF
time deprived of this sight. But, in the
Harhor of Portsmouth, on the day of your
arrival there. in company with them, / my,
sell saw, on board of some ships, the flag of
poor JONATHAN again reversed, and hang
Ing. under that of your Royal House.
Alas, Sir. how different has been the
ready from the anticipating representation !
upon Lake Champlain, that Serpentine Ri
yer on grand scale, how different has been
tie event from that Of the representation,
which drew forth the air.rending shouts Of
half million OF the people of this country [!
Aye, OF hall million Of 4 people, on whom
t Is no more than a just euiogium to say,that
they are, in every respect, worthy of being
the subjects OF the King thai reigns over
them, and the Regent. who acts in the name
and behalf of that King There are some
te" exceptions, TO be sure some Few ulal>
contents scme lew, whom neither King nor
tTod can please. BIS speaking OF them In
mass, your Fathers people are WORTH
OF such Sovereign, end such Sovereign
IS worthy of such people.
To return TO the battle.of Lake Cham.
plain, I have deeply to lament, that WE
HAVE NOT HAD ANY OFFICIAL.
ACCOUNTS PUBLISHED RESPECT
INC 1T. and yet il 10 now the 7th of No.
vem5er. 1t is not for me to presume to
know, or even to'guess, zUhy no such ac-
count has been published. So far l am
from attempting 20 find .fatslt. upon this
occasion, with The men in power, that
sm not even disposed to inquire into their
motives for rot publishing the account in
n.eetinka 4 Or nil oil -. .
they are the best possible judges of what
they are about that they know best when
10 publish and when to be sileL:. But
may, and must lament their net publish.
ing, because, in the mean while, the Re
1,n6tican account is gone forth to the world,
and which account is calculated to make a
most Injurious Impression upon the world
particularly with regard to the relative va
lue OF the naval characters of the Republic
or America, and of the United Kingdom
of GreaS Britain aud Ireland. If the Re
publican account be true. the event was in
this view of it, the most fatal that can be
Imagined for, not only were your Royal
! Fathers ships sufeftor in both men and
guns /; not only was his Majesty's feet
bcafen by the Republicans under such cir
cumstaHces /; but was taken, all taken, and
that, too, rpifhOnt any Uery greet slaughter /!
dCCNull Is dS IOliOWS; ana,
as you will perceive. It is published from
that very city of Washington, the pubic
edihces of wnich your Ruyai Fathers feet
and army so recently burnt to the ground
"WAsHINGToN, Sept. 10.
Co7sy ofa letter from Commodore .Rac6o.
T2Rgh iosae Scream IF tie Macy d.
TED q s. shif Saiat3Se, Ell hlal1Sonio
Seft. IL
SIR The Almighty has been pleased
to grant us signal victory on Lake Cham
plain, in the capture OF one trigate, one brig,
! and two sloops of ar of the enemy.
have the honor 10 be, very respect
i'fGiy, sir, your obedient servant"
>ss"t = mAcDoNoUGH. Com.
Hon. ~, JoNEs,
Secretary of tie Nary.
The whole of our force on the Lake,
Independent Of the captured British Ships, is
GUNS,
Ship Saratoga, Commodore Macdo.
Bug Surprise. Master and comraan- -
dapt, Henley, 20
Schooner Ticonderoga, do. Cassin, 20
Sicop Prebe, Lieut.. Budd,
DO. Montgomery, SaiEng Master
De- President, Masters Mate Free.
bom 10
Six new Row Cables the Centipiede,
Viper, Neule, Borrer, burrows
aud Alien, each mounting "a and
= Short Is pounder, 10
Row Cables, Nos. /, 3, 8, a, the for
mer mounting each long 9, and
the two latter each a long 9 poun-
der,