Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-05-17

- SSeNIS ttiS intercourse between
New orleans aud Pensacola, you have done
right. Pensacola, is. in fact. an enem~;s
post, and had our commercial intercourse
with 1t continued, the supplies furnished
20 the enemy. would have so much 81,
| hausted our own stock of provisions AS "a,
nave occasioned the most serious inconvep;.
ence 10 ourselves. was on the point of ~.
Hig on myself the prohibition of the tra,i.
| viva PENSACOLA had prepared Procia
nat'1n to that effect, and would have issuei
! u 'ne very day heard ofyour iuternosi,;o,,
En>'nies % the country NAV blame Won for.
| y'uf prompt and energetic measures but
| ~ ne person OF every patriot, you will find a.
sapporSer. am very Confident of the very
,sA ponce 10 THIS city, and indeed throughout
| tie state with respect 10 Tho v;S;,. g
strangers. l think with on tint our 60
try is Filed with spies aci,! t,.qi,ors. I>bass
| written pressns'y ON the sNJiec, 20 the civ
! authorities and parish Judges. hone so,u,,
e'hcient regulations will speedily he adoDs
ell by the first, and more vig,lance e,Zsrsad
for the ir,ure by the ia,,er.'
IN eve l9th September. speaking Of the
drafts of militia, lie SAYS
he only difficul'gl have hilbert, c.,.,e-
f'Snced m meeting the TeqHi-l;ion, has hap,
! - YES 81 - and exc usiVeiy from some Eu<
H1pean 'ienchme1, vino, after going tae-e
s.,les' n 20 l.Suls iS ., have ,brpugS the me-
dium OF the French Ccasul. claim, %, eye,,,,,,
ton from the Srsfis as French subjects o..
| question Of exemption however, Is noa mr.
oer discussion before a special court of ern,,i.
! ~ and an not withont hopes tina, tbss.
unYfa'ciul men may vet be hgcu llt Ia d.
| charge of their duties"
| And on the Necessary oe securing The conn
try against the machinavvns OF f,reigners
he On ;he 4Ih of November, informed tne
rcsP0ndent---
You have been Informed Of the co7,crts
~ ~ Intercepted et'er written by Co,anei
ooils' Sranish cificer, to Captain Mo.
taie res o. I ensacol2. This letter was SUBS
mrted tor the opinion of the Attoroev g..
neral of this State, As to the measures ;, -,
Dursuoo against the wr;ter. The 4ttornc,
| General was of rpirion that the conr,S cali
take no cornizaHce of the same bu, that
me Governor might order the writer 70
leaNe The State, and, in case Of refusal 20
SEND MIN of by force, / accorijnc-jv cir
| ordered Colonel Coiei 20 take he dsrsr.
rnre, in torty-Eight hours, for PeRsecoIa
ana gave hi.H the necessary passports
nope TINS MEASURE may meet Your aoproba-
"on' ieis Just retaliation for the trgat>
! q"eie t2teY observed ~ TIE governor Of
,'SNHsoia eo~arhs some American clio ms,
ana may induce the SpaniardS residi,r a..
iIpongqy TO BE less communicative on Ok,
ijccfs which relate TO aur military novs.
incnts; with the Impressions, his ccyresT,on.
"Snce was calculated o produce, the res.
geT'Ue"e arrived IN ihS city, where in DIFF
=, eh' CoHNcrsailoge, the same IDEAS were
l,lterced and he vas advised, 40; only bv
me Governor of The State. ln4t ye,-,-,rs.,,
ltilaentist persons, toproclairn Ma-taP A..
nc eiY sgegns Of preducisg uu.oa over,
caiI,. iifctlcE, detecting neason, ard
-: " 'e'la ne tnel gcs ST tie c0u tcy for
ms measure Was discussed
90 70 tts espoEfent IS Iis'
wen reco''ects, h the presencsef ths y,JaA
% THIS Honorable Cours who not onIy rnsds
~, , ofgsetioni out seemed by his eest1res
ana SIeroe, TO apHrove Of IT'S geing aslr,,,s
ec t''fSe cPinions, Respectable IN thsm-
.eiScs Ger %sd greater weigh eron tbst
sil'St, nc Govern las appears nv t,ie ali.
&c }N@u H9cu 1ents } expressed Of sbe I..ois,
azure Jaw, ulen IN Session lie represegrt.a
tnelr adeiity as vsry doubtful, ess,ned sns[
picious OF some bad design at ther 9ra-
39nSel scs'ion and agfeaAd cxi-crce,v
o's'ipus 'hai they should adjourn The rcq,-
y ~ .,'I - n9d a's2 beea informed, thai in
n'v - use o. hearesent9tive the il.a lhat
very considerable part If the Siet, ta.
long TO The Spanish Government ss5
''s,' not TO be represented, had been o.
pfHfg sdrccated and favorable ARD. The
90, petaiior Of fhe Spaniards. with I've d.
h t,,,Si' was at mat tin.e 4 prevalent isea.
"tS morn &lou therefore, appeared hiehIv
tI w lie deterNned to exaUipe,
:, "i,l me utmost care, all the facts hat brd
oSeh communicated to him, aud not to act
upon me advice lie had received on,il the
ciearest demonstration Should have deter.
mined ITS propriety de was then almost
~ ehure stranger 80 the place; he vas
sent 20 deiend, and unacquainted with tie
i,S.,nS9ass OF lhe neiosi,y Of its inhali,sn,s
~ Nhe these circumstances were unfsoara,
pis 20 ms obtaining Information ~ INC or,
paHp' on tue oiher. hey preciuded he sus
P'e'""' thaL DIS measures. were dict ated by
per sphat friendship, pirate aniucsi-v -
pa'y views. UnHtIenced ~ sac, c,ofires
he ne8an ms obsefva ions. lie sourht Tor
". %. At'oa. and to obtain it cor riricated
\, ~ fleA 2, StsTy description, fic }r1e4cd
mat even .heO, be dirGoeered tnr4. higb
lrahtes, which have since distiagrfhed
snese brave defenders Of thcir Coin,rv :
lhat the variety Of language the dtger.
snce OF aabi;, and even the national nrsi,,.
liees whom seemed to divide the ielf.bi-
anus might be made, il properly d!rected.
nc b"uICG ot the most honorable euyula,icns
DSheate attentions were necessary m r,e-
-ef this disposition, and the highcst eretf-y
81 restrain Tie eifsciS, thrt srch an ase,.,,
'ia6e was calculated to prddnce he Js-
.st,pineo tHen both, and with shis view. re
.aleu 10 ms ald, the impnl,e of natienot
eeilhg' me h'gher motives IL pairiotic SEM
rp"eu'' ma the noble en,busiasm of valor.