Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-12-09

4 " 'H' Spfc'HihebL oL tiiiS I,cflOb, dNu NC
might add perhaps, Of such also Of our fel-
low citizens who are engaged ia the North
Western trade. IL alIndes 10 the settle
rnent at the mouth Of tie C0Iambia.river,
IN regard to which the reviewer writes as
| follows 20" Unless we are much mistaken,
a'struggle for the possession of this inlet
would ere this have taken place between
the Americans and ourselves, had nut Mr..
Madjson's % just and necessary" war call
ed OF the attention Of the former from 50
distaotan object" Here is something we
do not exactly understand. Unless we are
greatly mistaken, The Americans we're the
:lrssto c5ta5lis.,, sAa, Until the ;zse Z -.
hasi always occupied the settlement on the
banks Of this. inlet but, from the Ian.
giage OF the reviewer, il mpst be implied
that the very reverse was the case. The
toyzL writer is, in plain terms, guilty of
notorious faisehOod and ii is onIyjn ole
dIe1ce 70 that spirIt Vi frothy arrogance by
which his c0untrymen are so peculiarly
distinguished, that he makes this unf0und-
ed clains Taking This words ILLEGALLY, IN
deed we should beIed to infer that no A.
merican had ever visited the mouth of the
Columbia, aud that it was only at the COM
mencement Of the late glorious war that
our attention had been drawn thither =
The real truth of the matter Is this the
Americans were the real proprietors Of the
settlement at the inlet or mouth of the
Columbia river, & if anys struggle had Ia
ken place. for the possession OF if previ0is
TO the war, itmust have been commenced
by the British from without and had they
ultimately obtained possession of IL, it must
have have been in the same way they act
ually did obtain possession of il, suisse
quent to the capture of the Essex-to wit,
by force of arms. But tins is not the most
important point of view in which the mat
ter is to be considered. 1t is explicitly al
legged by the writer, that the settlement
would have become the object of n struggle
between the United States & England, pre-
ylons To the war and we may therefore
safely conclude that tnow having obtained
1t by the fortune of wary she will endeavor
1t possible to keep permanent possession OF
II. Under these circumstances. it believes
those who are interested In tie yaluabIes
trade of the Northwest Coast, and much
more the government of the United States.
to pay due attention to the measures of the
British government ar the mouth nf t.e
Columbia. OF the value of that trade.
some idea may be formed from the simple
tact, that fifteen men with a temporary es-
tabIishnent which cost them next to moth
ny, can easily in the course of the summer,
callect and prepare an hundred thousand
skins of the phoca ursiRG. or large seal
each of which viii fetch at Canton a Span
ish dollar or dollar and half. ID.
CARN0T.-A copy of the second Adj
dress of this European Republican, in the
French language, is in this City. We
want time at present to translate the
whole oft. It's entitled. :. Exposition
Of the pOtitica! conduct Of Lieut.. General
CdrnOt. since the first of Jl,ly. 1914
The following concluding paragraphs of
the work present in few words, a sum
mary of the justification of this distinguish
ed character Nat. II
participated with nv colleagues in
the happiness of saving Paris. aHI by 4
measure of state am exiled from Paris.
have been charged with hatred to
Napoleon, for having alone opposed nv
self to his first accession to the throne /:
am of the very small number of those who
have never burnt incense upon his affairs,
and yet am counted among those who
consplred to re-establish him on the
throne.
have complained to the King of the
infringementS which the agents fhis pow
er were permitted to make on the consti-
tutional charter he had given US. and it is
pretended these complaints were an out
rage offered to his Majesty.
" have always made il my duty TO sub
nit to- the established government and
am depicted as factious man. who en-
p!oys himself only in marching from reYo-
luton 10 revolution.
g I was the most mortal enemy ofRo-
hespierre, and they would make me pass
for his accomplioe. | threw myselfin the
breach to prevent reactions and they
have made me pass for one who soughtto
favor them.
" have passed DAYS and nights in Sc
conding the operations of our armies, and
they represent me rs occupied, during this
time, in preparing lists Of prescription
la my numerous missions. have never G.
ven ordered an arrest, and they make Of
me a sanguinary prooonsul.
g have. constantly shewn myself the
enemy of conquests Il did not even wish.
in our greatest military prosperity, that we
should pass the limit Of ;he Rhine. and vet
it is asserted that | breathed only war,
conquest, and the overthrow Of states.
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