Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-05-27

OF that war, he was major 10 the British fc
yion, then commanded by 1t. Col Tarleton.
and of course cannot be ignorant of the ST
tuation oftheir country, having seen active
service in tsve!ve ons Of thirteen 1.-THE Uni.
ted States.
The recent events which have taken place
in the island of Nantucket and the district of
Peaobscot, both having declared themselves
neutral during the war. gives the tairett rea-
son to believe that. provided the terms pro-.
posed in the following two letters, were Of
fered to all the eastern states Gnciuding N.
York. fhsy tvonid be accepted.
FIRST LETTER.
Let passports be granted by the COM
manding officer laying in the sonnd, New
England, to all ships to trade all over the
world, east from New York, including New
York, and let every ether port, to the wes.
and southwark, be firmly blockaded, they
must turn all armed vessels out oftheir ports.
Ahis will divide the eastern states frcri the
western, and most likely occasion civil
war between the States. Remark, that the
priests in Connecticut and New England
preach in the pulpit separation from the
western states, and to form congress of
.heir own to the east Three thousa and ne
groes, we are told, are freed already, and
have ruined 90 plantations. Six thousand
more will destroy Maryland and Virginia
they can be settled in Canada and Nova
Scotia to great advantage. Baltimore in
Maryland, and Nsffclk in Virginia, are the
principal places where the Jefferson and
Madisonian principles Of the democrats arc
disseminated /; they should both be DESTROY.
ed, which may easily be done, it not reonir.
lag greater force than 5000 troops to land
who should neuer remain above IL hours on
shore. The 5000 troops may also land at
every seaport with safety. and destroy eyery
Congress armed vessel, aud all those that
are building in the docks-this will annihi
late their navy. IL must appear to every
person endowed with common sense, that
Oswald, who made the treaty Of peace be
tween England and America, was most
wretched politician to give America one
half OF the lakes in Canada, and as .the other
half was absolutely giving to America a
power, whenever they shea'd go to war with
US, OF attacking with success Canada. The
lire OF demarcation must now be made, on
the line OF latitude ~, extending from the
south of lake Erie, due west, till the line
meet the uppermost part of the Mississippi
river; this will I5reVer crclude the Anne
rjcaRs from building vessels armed on the
lakes "a fh5rough hossessioh By us of the
Lakes by water, insures Canada, and puts il
in safety. without that it Is always vulnera-
bic. The country South of the lakes, ex.
tending 10 the line of latitude az. may be
given to the Indian nations. who will take
good care of it, and will form formidable
frontier to Canada. III this be not insis ted
on. that the boundary line be marked by the
line Of latitude ~. they can never attack
Canada with advantage With the utmost
confidence 1 do assert, that provided YOU Of
fer the following terms to the Eastern States.
they will gladly make peace with YOU
America thus divided, it is but Of small con.
sequence what the Western States under.
take. The terms to be granted are az fol.
lows Passports to be granted for their
ships to pass uumolestcd on the high seas -
permission 10 fish ON the banks of New.
foupdiand and TO carry their fish to Europc.
to export lumber, Src 10 our West India IA
lands together with other iununities they
NAV wish for, but the dbOUe fbyee are Che
three great f,oints Of dGUGntage to them. -.
The above plan put into execution, will. not
only divide, but cripple and rain Auerica.
Besides. Canada then can only be ,.atsred
and attacked from Albany New England
then will form friendly and extensive fren.
tier TO Canada. a greater ennlity never /
existed bet ween two nations than that which |
exists between tbe Eastern ard The West.
ern States, and the sTRENGTH Of America |
lays in the Eastern Provinces, from the very
great superiority of tine population. No |
peace should be concluded with America |
until every frigate and sloop of war IS des. |
troyed. Look to the destruction III, ir fri |
gates did TO our trade; the Essex frigate |
alone has taken above 6O0,0O0l of property; |
that might have been readily prevented |
and Il appears to me that our Admiralty tc- |
tally had lest their usual vigour. ibis is a |
boil assertion for = person uDscquainted |
with nautical aifsirs TO make. But will !
prove il evidently plain to any common un-
derstanding. Had orders 1t first been is-
sIed for seven or eight of the fastest sailing
74guA ships to cruize off seven or eight A. |
Inerican ports, where their heavy American |
fisaies (Which in fact, are 60 gun ships) |
lay. each "a accompanied with SO gun fri, |
gate, with positive orders not to part com
pany, had they fell in with one of these large |
American frigates, the SO gun frigate should |
be ordered 10 make sail after the American,
and FIRE with bar and chain shot solely. and |
and Only at her rigging, to impede her sail. |
ing, so that the ~ gun ship might be able to |
lay her blongside when very few broad |
sides would have infaLii6ly cultured her - |
bot sending SO gun frigates to attack such |
heavy ones, was sending them out to evident !
destruction. Since writing the above, OK. |
tracts frsm American Papers evidently !
the n. mo ~ lice c,t.os. 10.