Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-08-10

ed TO the consul of the United States of A
merica, accompanied by the following Oft
cial letter from his excelency.
(S;gned)
JOSEF RODRlG UEZ PELAEZ
CADIz, May "a, 1916.
BY the enclosed copies of the proceed.
ings, you will be informed OF the determi.
nation taken by the tribunal of the consula-
do. as well as OF that by the governor
Of the castle of Santa Catalina of this
rlace. as also of mine, adopted i'm
consequence, which requires the arrest and
de,enlion OF Den Ricardo Meade, citizen
of ynnr nation.
(Signed)
III Marquis Gle CASTELLDoRlUS
IN the Consul of the United States
oi America, in this City.
THE subjoined letter from Commodore Porter
"a William Goblet was first published in the
National lntelligcncer. 1t was ELECTED from
Com. p by some base remarks>in the British
Quarterly Review. Goblet here appears as
.hestiefenter of the character Of our naval
heroes, rs he is the defender G.. the character
81 our Republican form Of government In
'98le attempted to place in t.,clowest state OF
political degradation the men whom he
lsiltiS 10 the skies as TIC greatest cf politi-
cisns--and in lSh7 1--WE beleve> he ehsieaeor-
ed 20 blast the character Of our naval heroes,
wIioin he now seeks opportuuityto applaud
Such is Tic inconsislc ncy of this mai., who
has so recently disgraced the citizen, 1T the
~Jai;cd States by offering for their patronage,
2 paper edited in England and Published in
this country En-. Anous.
70 .nr. |Fia. Goblet, Bofiey. England.
WASHINGTON, July %.
Si2--Messrs. Gales and SeatUn, Edit,
tors of the National lntellieencer., did me
the favor yesterday to send me a copy of
NO. II, vol. so, Of your Register, contain
inga letter addressed to me, which read
with much attention, and felt myself graft
fed and fattcrcd by the notice which you.
have taken Of me.
had previously read the Review to
which Won would have drawn my attention,
and although unacquainted with the name
ut the author until it WAS made known TO
Inc by your letter, / was fully persuaded
Il WAS the production of one of those pcnA
Stored writers. WHO have for some time
past been employed to blacsen our Nation
al character, hoping thereby to make that
of their own country appear by the con-
trast more fair. consider myself used
in this instance only as a stalking-horse.
In the course of my narrative | have
told some truths and expressed some feel
ings respecting the conduct and character
Of British naval officers, which has drawn
on me their resentment, as we'll az that OF
the Reviewers. My reasons for making
known those truths, and expressing those
feelings, have not vet been satisfactorily
explained by me, and TO you, sir. give an
explanation, as the first, and only English
man, who has ever, to NV knowledge, ex-
presses" his tiisapprobatiOu of that system
of persecution which has been practised a
gainst me, from the commencement of hos
tilities to the present moment.
You. sir, have seen your prints teeming
with abuse against me: you, sir. have been
ny only advocate in England. have ST.
lently borne the insults that have been
hcaped on me, although have seen my
self hang in efiigy beside our venerable
and highly respected chief magistrate ev-
cry epithet that could disgrace and add in
fanny to the character of man has been most
bountifnllv lavished on me: l have been
cowardly deceived, and basely attacked.
while confiting in the neutrality of a port
and in the word of British officer, and
while he professed to me gratitude and
friendship. have been cruelty arrested
in my progress to my own country, while
c0Diiding in the sacred character OF FLAG
Of truce, wantonly insulted in my own
feelings, and witnessed the insults to which
my brave officers and men were subjected,
whose wounds and suiierings became a
mockery TO cruel and ovcrbearing enemy
I, sir, only escaped the future prosecutions
and insults that were intended me, by flight
at the risk of my life, in an opcd boat.
have been, since, vilely traduced by ev.
cry petty whelp in the naval service Of
your king; 7 have been declared by your
admirals and your captains as being be-
vond the pale of hOnor--threats have of.
iicially been held forth toward me, and
scarcely an Englishman except those who
have been in my power, but has caught
the c6niagion. Ny prisoners have had a
different opinion Of my conduct and cha.
racter, until forced TO join in the general
current Of defamation, Such conduct OF
the part Of your people produced feeling:
of resentment in my breast, and under
such circumstances it should not have oc
casioned surprize that have in some in
stances expressed them. have told some
truths, of which let those Judge who hes
know British officers. ] have confin
ed myself to The events of nv cruise,
have related none of those events of do
nestle nature, the recollection of whicl
still keeps alive the feelings Of every tru
American ~ have not told Of the conduc
of admiral Cockburn, of the massacres 81
our frontiers, nor of the various robberies
rapes, murders, &c. which have been pene
trated by the orders and under the eyes 9
the commander in chief. have told non