Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-01-25

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In the denomination" as adm. Cochran-
:al's it, against Baltimore. gen. Ross WIS Kill /,
led and ONE o. our papers call his foul
hay 1.-The feilovv," says one o. them
took aim at the gallant RIOS, from behind
sonie brasi rvood" Wen. AMI what then ?
DO not our troops shoot FROM 6efiqi para.
,sts. and walls, a1a warSSs oe all sorts p
Ava do we suppose, that the Americans
VIII not make use of \ buvi when it cones
IN their way If s,lis c~;ji1r t,1s BE- To he
indulge in, we shli,. fear, c-v our eyes
out before the war be over. We hare sent
our bombs, and rockets, and rifles, anl al,
sorts OF 'neaps os destruction our writers
blame orr ministers for nor se,lipg IN.
means of knocking Down towns fast eao,rh.
and shall we abuse poor Jonathea il he a d.
vau himself OF bush, and Of mis- skill at
hitting a marka General Ross burnt tbei,,
presidents house, and A yankee shot G. en-.
Noss. These are the things which natu-
rally occur; anil. however we may lament
the death OF any u'fc-r. we mast reflect
that an Invaded peopls will shoos a, Il, .ir
invaders. unless the former are ready ITO
| receive the latter as friends
Before I proceed TO NOTES. the l,.e ar,;.
on AMI near lake Chanpiain there nre som.
remarks 10 be bestowed On cercain ch,r,c
'eristic facts whicI have lc1ksA orr. and on
CERTAIN paraSraps in or newspapers. Tn.
t'neric ans are accused 81 so.,rrl ;c.. s,r ha
wing retrea.et before inferior numbers Aud
taken shelter in Baltimore. WIZ WIS sh;s
co"dr' ce /! The main object was tn defend
eha' great and rich CjtY. rac saclnI wa.
20 annihi'ats our army and navA force r.
make long stand IN the open cou1try wiri,
IA" troops, against disciplined s5iliers. was
NOT TIE Way to efcc: eitaer OF these pul-,,
ses. Tie main object was effected ,,j
our retreat only, probably. nrevest-d the q.
erecting the latter, The times u.ysnar.r
d teW Gays ago, remarSing on ;the co7yari.
zee OF the Americans, con.rastei with ,b.
oTaOery OF our army and navy, observed
'.ae the Cause WAS, th1t they had no f,,.lin-s
q, nHpt0hsn' that theg cared n3ihitr a6,s,t
Me" country. Now, what j. tina ground Of
ans wal! WAY, we complained that the
Americans hzr60rea dcser,ers from our M
Vy ana they complained that we forc.y
,."'tVe 'dH:ficans into OR service. This
.act Is notorious 10 all the world. FMS face
Is IS, recorded IN our own Official documents.
MS tact makes a part OF unauest;,nabe
history. Another fact has lust bee, rec,r
aea Dy this sane Times newspaper. name.
~, that two of orr sea ne1 we're ha1,reJ o,,
board the feet in the Chcsaoeake. Tar ar
!e0'h:'aS 20 deseTy 10 ne encmy. Il * aIso
stated IN the sane paper ;2A.n )ctN t5,e
ABOUT 80 OF orr soldiers desc-ir9 ON ,h,4
retreat from P!attS5urg. Nav ietthis empty
ASKER produce 'u1 insttaces ike these. on
,"c sac u he dwericaus, IT h. c4a--and If
nc Canhot, let him aCkno Wedge himself tn
De either deluded cool or a deluLe,l kn,ya
Dut mas Jonathan shcwn no -cQ! Sor his
"PahTy: What was that act of se.f-deyo.
Ion winch Induced a man to expose his nro-
perry % certa'u, and himself 10 Draoah,e
destruction. by shooting at zen. Ross and
EiIhns ms horse under him, in the city nj
w aSnil ;on, after the Gown WAS in D,saos-
81 VI OF our troopas BY what feeling was
we man actnat9d who exposed his life for
tue sake OF killing general Ross, and vino
, ".I,' nave oeen almost alone, since he was
iiaosh pSO'nd some brush wood To what
ere We 60 lhpute the caY;urc of 20o yonn,.
~ OF ths " best fami!ies ia Baltimore"
lcohi III tue fore grounI defGrce OF t,eir
Ivy w ~ greater Courage. niore desDe.
i"'e devotion To country, ever Witnessed
I Is AZ ;le battle OF Chippava and at Eort
''e HOW Comes 1t thar during the last
Ean Pa'sh we nave lust more officers and
OH Oh '"ehty thousand employed, than
We ever lost IN the European war out uf
one hundred thousand. From what Css,;o,,
was it that Mr.. Madison calIel a., ,v,. 80
tod ne he's, MIR. Rufus Hi2g to his conn,
ses. and from what feelngis it that AR
Alag has accepted Of the calla
The Morning Chronicle, tn AZ cane,;,,, sc
this war, now boasts that it foretold -,
against US II never ioretold il. II at,g,,,.
urged on tie war. 1t called, and il was
the first to call The burninrs of Vya,h;n~.
ton most gdiiaAt dish. However :, e
now clear that we have c0mhle,eiy y,j.sJ
the whole country. The b7ubari,,r nj
Ston'nSEon in Massachusetts, and tbe
Of AierGndriz IN Virginia. have
done what all the workings of good sense
and public s"irit were not able to eject -.
Mr.. Rufus King, whom we regarded sc tbe
rival and the implacabIe enemy of Mr.. Mad.
son. has taken a post uHdsr Him for thu. |
1eience oil his Country and we shall find |
The most res1lute enemies. Stonjngsop AMI !
Alexandria will be constantly betore everv
American's eyes. | always was opposed to !
he war, and to this mode of warfare espe,
;iaily. knewit would produce thatwhich |
L has produced l knew it woull rendar !
he breach too wide ever tol5e healed again. |
knew that it would produce either the |
:otal subjngation of America, which |
bought impossible, or our fual defeat IN the
'yes OF the world, with the uilerijr conse.
luence OF seeing America d most fo,,oi1g,
Die naval power which the recent events On !
ne borders ct Canada seem but 700 ma
lites.ly to portend. Ii is quite surprising To
What an cLrteut This nation ha, 80