Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-04-22
No. vi.
THIRD PART.

ai8STdce OF the aggressors.
The Americans, when they con,,cd onlO
two millions, fought for their independence
ana established it by their valor by the
same means they will preserve it. Emo
lano' Notwithstanding past experience, sup
poses that she can now insult with impupity
'ne same nation augmented to the number
OF eiSht millions of brave men, whom che
has for thirty years labored to corrunt +,
order the more easily to govern her ar
tiliery, and her intrigues her menaces .,,,l
her gold, will prove equally unavailinp
with people Inaccessible 20 fear and Sc
ouction against a people who know
themselves invincible, and who have emu
parked In war from he necessity of self.
preservation, asd ia defence of their rights.
England is without doubt, a Formidable
adversary the peace of Europe, and thu
'enper and influence Of powerful navy
large army, which IS lead by generals
,ehp"n, ana Composed of soldiers brave
ana experlcac d (: numerous tribes of cav.
ages OF WHOM they have had the barhsri,y
70 make allies, all invite England to prose.
cute the war, and make it terrible and hloo
dy '-'o
The Americans POSSESS all that is adam
led to make them respectable to an equal
enemy, and they have also that which will
animate them to glory, and assure them of
triumph.
The remembrance of the past, that uni.
on ot interest which doubles their force, the
coincidence in their chiefs, the advantages
oil their position, and he business of their
cause behold the elements of their char
acter, the foundation of their virtues and
courage; little reflection will shew on
which size justice casts her sword.
CHAPTER I.
The remembrance of tile MAST.
The English are burning our archives.
hut they are only rendering memory more
tenacious the impressions left from our
first struggle will be more deeply engraven
by the graver os history, indelible by con>
hagration, and the tradition will be pre-
served for our children to the latest poster.
ity
The Americans can never forget that dn.
ring eight whole years. at a time when their
institutions we're yet in infancy, IN the first
essay OF their political career, they sustain.
ed with energy their liberties, against the
whole power of natioa expert in war.
through sangsinary series of eight years,
They never can forget that their Courage
has taken place Of discipline and will OF
force; and their firm resolution to die ra.
Their than be conquered they have found
the means to conquer. and they have re
turned triumphant from their struggles, the
result of which appeared in prospect TO be
slavery,
The English then made use of all their
forces taey hired number of German
troops they equipped formidable sqsad-
roas they lavisned their gold to multiply
our enemies i; and whatever may be now
their skill, defy them to mention any thing
more terrible and frightful than their pre-.
parations at that time, am ashamed to
speak what they did not hesitate to exc
cute
They armed against the United States
great number of savages and to excite
them to massacre the Americans, propo
sed premium for cUery scait, that should
be 6Joughf 10 them This price varied &C
cording to the age, condition, and sex of the
victims. This bloody ast was discussed
with GOODNESS. aud executed with success
tul barbarily.
In 1882 major Crawford Il name him)
sent tothe Governor of Canada a certain
quantity of boxes filed with American
scalps. These boxes we're antiquities.
One contained those taken from old men,
others those ct young men some were Of
pregnant women, and others Of children.
These boxes we're accompanied with an
invoice. which indicated the price of each,
together with letter from the major, re.
commencing to the governor the brave peo-
pie with whom he was sent to treat.
The governor sent the boxes, the invoi.
ces, and the letters to his government in
England Heaven was willing that the
ship charged with this horrible deposit
should be taken and brought into France
The affair was then public tue letter and
invoice, which were not burned at IHash.