Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-12-06

downfall of Napoleon, and the restoration
OF the /" legitimate" Louis. These desired
events have occurred, and our merchants
begin to feel their. blessed effects. We
shall publish the letter in full on Wednes-
day next. Bos. Pat.
THE BRITISH !. SUMMARY"
The author of that wretched effusion of
spleen and falsehood, entitled as: .Sumna-
rry Of EcentS," has at length been forced
from his British lurking hole. He comes
forward with paltry, halfway acknow-
Judgment Ofhis misdemeanors, written in
"a style every way worthy of his former
production. After noticing the slarinr
misrepresentation so effectually exposed
by the statements of General Ripley, Col.
Conner, Major Graftou, and Judge. Scott,
the latter a British crown officerl he saws
to his publisher
st is not improbable that this compila-
ton, so hastily made, IN part ofthe lei
sure evenings. of last iointer racation. and
,ottt such inconsidera6ie means of injforma-
ttoa, has other fndccsardcies. If any such
have been, or shall be pointed out to you,
or are exposed in any comments which /
am told have appeared; will you be SO good
as to minute them, for correction. very
seldom lind leisure to read Newspapers;
and regularly see but one, of which 1 take
Charge for publick library. OF course I
hace met 'oitb no single notice, Favorable:
or MaTdcoraofe OF this Summary"
1t Is evident from the above, that he
wishes the world, and his injured country,
to believe, that his misrepresentation are
the effect OF ignorance, rather than of toii-
futness, fit be true, however, that he
had not leisure to attend to the work, aud
that his means OF information were so a;eru
ry Omitted, he was. totally nepincotent to
me task: and inexcusable for attempting it.
In a country like this, where the means
OF Information are open to all, where citi-
zens IN the humblest walks of life are cor
rectiy informed on all greatnational points.
when man who nut only pretends to
.ortte me history qfthGt country, but is al
SO IN the frequent practice of Illuminating
MS party politics from the pulpit, upon
conviction OF base libels upon his country
and It's officers, pleads ignorance of the
passing events OF the day which he profess
ses to record, he places himsefin the most
ridiculous OF all possible situations. This
man, too. pretends tobe a great literary
character, and holds the office of Professor
IN Harvard University!
Ii he was somiserably ignorant of events
ne ougnt TO have informed himself, as wi
ser and-oetter men than he can ever hope
TO De, are IN the habit ofdoing, by consult
ing the publications of the day. When he
declares that he seldom reads ne wspapers,
and never met with a single notice of his
summary, favorable or unfavorable. we
have our opinion of his assertion. Ifhe
VIII look into the Times or Courier Lon
don newspapers, or into that CUssack pub-
llcatioi, the Halifax Recorder, he will
doubtless find very favorable notices of his
work ; IT he will examine almost any Ame-
rican paper published in the United States.
ne will aot onl7 find the official documents
exposing his Misrepresentation published
IN iull, but such s. notices. of his detasta.
Die summary as that wretched performance
so richly merits. -. -.
The. servile British spirit which peryades
ms summary throughout, could not have
been the result of ignorance it must have
been innate and premeditated. SDeakiog
OF the war, no says. BY far the greater
part OF the respectable and virtuous
S~0"o''e VIZ community, IL was UepIOr-
ed as calamitous, and reprobated as unjust.
A declaration of the Prince Regent, 9th
January, on the war waged by America.
would richly deserve place in this history.
could space be allowed. The retaliation
system appeared to meet throughout the
U. States, the adherence which it Justly
merIted.p
The above are few additional speei-
mems of his cold-blooded hostility to the
cause OF his own country, and devotion to
that OF the enemy. His summary is full of
them. Neither our time nor limits will
allow US to notice them as they deserve
we merely observe, in reply to the above,
that the war was not reprobated as unjust
by a majority of the respectable and virtu-
Gus OF the community the retaliation sys-
TEN, by which the lives Of many federal
as well as republican citizen we're saved.
was not viewed with adherence. As to
the Prince Regents declaration, we admit
that it would nave been very appfopri-
ate document for this summary, and so
would the prOclamations of Cockcburn and
Woodbias to the pirates of Barratraria, and
the war speeches of Iecamseh the Pro-
PItet, and WaLt iH-tie- Uater.
With respect to the Summary of events,
attached to Goldsmith's history, and the