Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-03-13

Cne OF our vessels was upset, and more
than one hundred persons were the VIC
tins of the tempest another was vet more
unfortunate in being drifted to the coast
OF Cuba, where the cannibal .Catalonians
will have put an end TO their days and
their suiferiDgs three vessels have arrived
here; as yet we know nothing of the re-
mainder.
50 In the midst ofso many misfortunes.
our love of country is not abated. We
beginsto re-unite, and be reanimatsd
You will soon hear from your friends
We yesterday received news from the in
terror OF New Grenada and Venezuela
The Spaniards are on all sides surrounded
by our people. believe the results Of
this campaign will, be most favorable to
the cause of independence. The Span
irds are at this moment particularly anxi-
Gus to make the citizens of the United
States believe, that they have wholly de-
stroyed the Insurgents, as they are so DO
lite as to call US. Ask them, however, if
they are altogether easy in the places they
occupy. Ask them If they can 90 as for
merly freely. to the chase, and amuse
themselves at the expence of the South A.
mericans.--Poor devils, they will soon
perceive their madness. J.B.,,
The friend of humanity and freedom.
who reads the foregoing account, meIan-
ciloly and gloomy as tits, will find some
matter OF consolation. A. people VIM
| shew such constancy and determination.
IN the midst of caiamities, surely furnish
the strongest earnest for the certainty of
thels Independence. Let those who have
heretofore doubted the energy of the cha
| racter OF the South Americans, read in
the above the combination of their opinions.
het them ieel the conviction of their err
ror LET them be persuaded that people
| lighting resolutely for independence. are
not to be subducd by nation of slaves
least OF all, by the slaves of government.
the lowest in the grade of Christian civil
liZation. There are those who look on
the fall OF Cartlagena as decisive of the re-
volution IN New Grenada such persons
are indeed week and short-sighted politi-
clans. In this country it is only uecessa.
ry to say, in order to shew its unfounded-
ness, that if the mere capture and possess
sion OF sea port, (however importantly
was considered as decisive of a revolution.
then the United States ought, by such a
rule, to have been consigned to their ORR
| glhal colDDIanism tor during the revoIu-
tionary struggle, almost all the important
ea-ports OF the United States were in nos
session Of the enemy. may be told the
cases are not exactly analoeous-that
North America possessed ADVANTAGES
which South America has net. Alas [
acknowledge the difference of their condi-
tians.--North America had a generous al
ly from the magnanimods policy of des-
polc monarchy, she received great and
powerful assistance. Her Independence
Was acknowledged by the first nations of
Europe, while poor South America. with
'ut friend or an ally, unacknowledaed
and unsupported, is left to 9ilGer eat, as it
were, that independence which ought to be
demanded as right, and can scarce Uro-
Gu e from nation Of brothers. any other.
even, formally of Kindness, than an una
'aii'ng sigh of useless sympathy.
II taUpT Of I.iberty-