Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-04-01

,'an .hese honorable EngtiSh admirals,
Captains, &C.
The huckstering minuteuess, with which
they class and calculate their gaines, firY
oishes an impressivs proof, that where III .ir
piundered treasure is, there their hearts
are also"
The doc uments which chance has thus
furnished, and placed in the control of
those whom lust indignation impels to pub
Nsu, aud 20 circulate them, will not be read
WI. wHhout interest by an impartial world.
mere Is something in meanness, which
rouses the heart to atone OF abnorrence
such as holder, even if grosser injury. is noe
calculated to excite. Tie rapine which de-
soiatcd the fields os Iat /, or made tn,. q.
cean the scene OF bald agsressias. by the
magnitude OF the crimes, ensured exeaan,ion
from contempt. Not So with the paltrv
c Aicuia'ers on pulder fran cheats of
drawers, and ta6lss.' I've are induced Co
desplse even more than we ,,eiest.
Messrs- Editors--I hand You for pnI,l,,
Cation extracts from several letters wr;,.
ten % ori;ish officers on .our Southern coast.
to their friends employed.in ne Late exn.
ditton against New Orleans IF any farther
testimonials we're necessary, in addition 10
those ~b!ch the late wiz exhibited of the
i"st OF plumber which has SO pree.ninentiv
marked the British officers, these extracts
afford them It is by no means my intenr
ton to Condemn the acquisition, BY an enc.
'ny' oil sucn property, as, in The prosecuti,o
Oh an honorabic warfare, thc. usage of nation.
assigns to iiin Or that he may not receive..
IN ms march 10 great deeds, an Impulse
from ih- sentiment, that these deeds are To
DC rewarded ny the wealth they acquire
out 'hean 10 express the strongest lnds.
nauo" against that Predatory system which
'as ueeh pursued by our late enemy, and
wnich inevitably involved a violation Of all
lhose iee'in5s magHanl;:rous eeeny will al.
ways hold sacred. Fmpeletr by the nrinc;.
pie which these extracts exhibit. we se,, i,
the train OF all their invasions, plunderinvr
onrnfn::.s, fapes, massacres, ransackines
and oiner equally trocous enormr.ies. such
as nave not been practised since the days
ot 5''ific barbarity- Perhaps. it may be
sa'a' Peace having now occurred between
U.s. We ought to tarow veil over their q,
hofmiiies, ami seduiously endeavor to
strengthen the hands Of a,uitY, by the kind.
est ohCes OF Charity and good GORE pond
ence. 1t the BRUSH officers were OF tha.
'ehacd ana exalted character which dis.
lains to be behind hand 10 The race of good
leeds, none would yie,d more cneerfuliy tn
ms sentiment than myself but, since the
masnanimous examples furnished by our
ohcers, during the late war, have, in no de-
gree Improved their morals, it is due 20
Justice, TO hold them up to the indienation
and contempt Of the world.
A READER.
These letters were found Oh beard the 81
lawrence At the time OF her surrender to the
q
From Col MALCOLM to Rear Adm;-,,
MALCOLM. Cumberland Island, 5th Feb
1915.
received your letter of the S. h ult.-
It is written before Your last tack ON the
place, bu, most sincerely hope you will urx
tim ateiy succeed. From all accounts New
orleans Is very s.rongAT'h ehemyl will
have gained great confidence in the me-
selves from their success-Wha: a shsaty.
pointment 1t will be in England should YOU
tail. fhe chance of failure has no, been
Calculated or and from the force ernployed
It has bee9 made too. sure from the first.
have no opiiiotr of either the indians or
Black new raised corps; the former in this
Country carry on mos, furious war ;mur-
der and desolation mark their track , there
IS no hope but flying or resistance to the
last moment of life this is what every me
says Of the floridan Indians, of course the
inhabitants OF all descriptions would fear to-
Conc near yon- There is a report here that
neither fhe'%ist or S4th Regiments behave
ed weli' bu, as report treat it. should
De sorry to hear two British Regiments
'lurred in an attack."t
ltlnthis letter OF the Colonel's there was
iamentation expressed that his share of
the prize money at ST. Mary's did nor ex.
ceed i've hundred pounds u
rom Col. MALCOLM, to Rear admiral
MALCOLM, Cumberland island. I'm
Feb. 1915
have we may hear from you in
snort time and OF your success against the
pace yon are now before New Orleans)--
II will repay the troops for ali their trou.
Die and iatlgues IL do not expect, either
war or peace. that we win move from this
Is and this winter; if the war goes on A
garrison must be left here In charge of the
Island"
From Sir THOMAS CocHRANE, of the Sur.
prise trigate, to Capt Poor, of New.
Orleans. dated Cumberland Island, Feb.
IL 1875.
came here just two days too late to
share IN the good things going on. Old
Somervile vas senior, aud ordered the AZ,
.dck on ut. Mary's, which Barrie exeeuts
cd, The prize money will be about thir-
" thousaud pounds, not more. Had our
force been sufficient, the next movement
"ohId nave been agaisst Savannah. but not