Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-10-21
From CObbett's Register, July 8, 1915.
TO MIR. NILES,


ished at baltimore, In the United States
Of .4merica.
SIR,
After thanking you for the num-
bers OF your publication, which you have
been so good as to send mel proceed to the
subject of this letter, the object of which
is to give to the people of the last remain
ing republic some information, they might
not be able otherwise to obtain, relative to
the effects produced, and likely to be pro-
duced, by the recent events in France -
information which it is very necessary for
you to possess for, time may not be dis
fant, not nearly so distant as you imagine,
when you yourselves will feel some of the
consequences of the events to which l al
Jude.
This second fall of Napoleon has caused
wonderful JOY in England amongst the
higher orders, and especially amongst the
borough-mongers, who have been now, a
second time delivered or, at least, have
obtained respite second time. The re-
action, which will certainly come, may o.
perate against them. But, in the mean
while, they get rid of their alarms, which
were, a month ago, greater than at any for
mer period.
The Boosting here is beyond all c0ncep-
ton. Though the fact is notorious, that
the Prussians and the Belgians were fight
ing on our side against the French though
it is notorious, that we held a vast superio-
rity of numbers and Of means OF all sorts,
we talk here. as if the victory were wholly
our own. Two hundred thousand pounds.
at the first slap, has been voted to the
&c great lord" as the Spaniards call him.
What did you vote to Mr.. Jackson, who
won more decided and more glorious vic
tory at New-Orleans Burke, with his
pension, in his pocket, calls nobility and
honors the CHEAP defence of nations -
and so they mayin countries whose people
do not receive money along with the hon
ors. But, this grant of money, enormous
as it is, appears to be only beginning A
proposition has been made to make grant
to the duke of York. as commander in chief
of the army, he having, i'll that capacity,
provided the army for the duke of Vel
iington to fight with. He has been paid a
pretty good salary for this, to be sure; but
this, it seems, is not enough. 1t is there
fore, now proposed, or, at least has been
proposed by member of parliament, to
give him money on account of the success
of the army.
You will ask, what takes place in this
respect, when we get beaten; as in the
case of Plattsburg, Lake Champlain, Lake
Erie, Newt Orleans, &c. Why, we hold
our tongues. We do not talk about the
matter, excepr to praise the valOr of our
troops for day or two. Indeed, the coun-
try people in England, and great many of
the towns-people, never know any thing of
such defeats. The London newspapers.
which alone have any very wide circulate
on, are employed in the spreading of false
hood and the suppressing of truth. The
country newspapers, with very few excep-
tons, are the mere cutters, through which
pass part only of the filth of the more CO.
piOus London sewers I; but is is, if possible,
the worst part. When the news of your
grand achievement at New-0reans arIiv-
ed, it was at once asserted, that WE had
gained great victory. Detalseven were
published. The same was repeated, with
trifling variations, for week. Thus the
country papers had time to play their part
The victory was believed in, from one end
of the kingdom to the other. At the end
of fortnight, out slipped the account of
the defeat in the middle of Gazette, stuff
fed up with advertisements, and promote
Ons. We could not accuse the govern
ment of not publishing it : but, in fact, the
mass of the people never either saw it, or
heard of and, to this hour, there is not
man in the village, in which am now
sitting writing, who does not believe, that
we gave you hearty beating at New-Or-
leans. In short, tie mass Of the people in
This country know less Of the affairs Of the
nation than any people ever heard OF.
At present, however, it would be uurea-
s0nable to expect us to show any thing
like moderation. Not only do our news.
papers approve the proclamation Of Louis
XVIII. in which he talks of furnishing trail
tors but, they are preparing their read
ers 70 expect a direct interference, on our
part, in the regulating his government, and
even in the choosing ofhis ministers. We
are told, in 50 many words, that we have a
right TO demand the death Of some of the
srebeIs : that we have right TO compel
the king to adopt a strong government. In
the meanwhile others are proposing to strip
the city Of Paris Of statues and other orna-
ments to bring them to England, to adorn a
monument TO be erected in memory Of the
late victory. There seems to be no bounds
to the degradation, TO which some of our
writer's wish Ia reduce tho French ,,oo,fo