Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-07-03
I, From ihe S1,ne

NEW BRITISH PRONOCATIONS.

NEW bkiIlSil PRONOCATIONS.
On the Slst. May, the American brig
Union, Captain Beard, trading ON Lake
Erie passed the British fort at Madden
While passing she was fired at from. "a Brl.
nsh vessel lying at anchor; boat with
British naval officer aud four men came =.
long side of the Union and under retext
thas two British deserters were OH board
searched the brig and then departed with
out finding the pretended deserters. The
american schooner Champion, Captain
Edwards, navigating Lake Erie, was visit
Ell and treated in an equally insolent
manner by British officer who went on
board, demanded to see her crew, and re.
qumed an account of her destination. and
where she was from. tappears also Fl ON
the affidavit of'' passenger on board the
schooner General Wayne, of Pressure Isle
captain Burnham bound to Detroit, that ON
the sd OF June, the General Wayne was
boarded by a boat with an officer ard four
men, from his Britannia Majesty's armed
schooner Iecumseh, then lying at anchor
ABREAST or A,nhertssurs as the boat came
along side, the British officer ordered the
topSa'ts - be to,cered, and immedia,elv
came ON deck, enquired for the command.
i"S oihcer, and pulled out of his pocket a
paper aud pencil, and enquired the name
OF 'the vessel, where she was f,on and
where bound, what cargo she had on board
and to whom it belonged. which questions
were all answered by the captain. He,
theh asked II the vessel carried any guns.
ana was answered in the negative. and on.
CURED the number of the crew. and desi,-
Ell the captain 10 call them aft. 10 which
Tue Captain answered that his men were
an forward at work, and he might look at
tlem. Ii moreover seems from similar
deposition, that while the United States,
or'g Hunter, captain Norton, was abreast
OF Maiden, young British naval officer
:. came on board in boat accompanied by
FOUR men, aud walked towards captajn
Norton, who was standing at the helm -
having hrst ascertdined that he was tbe
captains asked him the following questions
what Is the name of your vessel, her ton.
mage nave you any guns ON board ? are
your passengers aud men OIL deck, eycent
those gone on shore in the boatP lie then
asked the captain to shorten ms sell. as Le
Mouiu carry nun too far, then walked the
deck twice, looked carefully into the hold
Oh ths vessel to ascertain her loading and
o'her objects, and the passengers ana men
on board, ana departed after ,sing ia the
boat he looked at the passengers and YES.
sci through his hand while on his return"
ihese examples ofoficial British OUTRAGE
aed insult, proved as they are, by indubit.
aoie regal testimony; committed as they
nav oeeh ui.on an inland sea, Oh which
the American ifag splendidly triumphed in
the late war, are of peculiarly derrad;nr
ana insupportable nature. They s6ew. "a
Is justly observed by the Editor of the
d, ,l.s'urg Mercury, /" the existence of a
s.ate oi thlngs upon lake Erie coltich re-
qea'es Me immediate adoption of decisire
measures. That vessels bearing the flag NJ
t q United States should be st0pped. and
'orcipiy entered, with the avowed purnose
Vi taxing rom thempersOms found on buard
and within sight of the spot consecrateI
ny the victory of Perry is not to be tolera-
te: Upon these inland seas, there are M
oe'iiSerehts ana no neutrals, and therefore
horiShts Tor the one party to exercise
nor wrongs for the other to suffer. in con.
sequence OF these relations. Thee Arc no
contraDand articles of war, in search of
WHICH VeSsei may be entered, and the
princiPai channel of communication unon
the lakes, and upon the strait unitino them
lorinS the boundary between the fn;ted
otd!eS ana Canada. Neither party has A.
ny jurisdiction ove- the vessels of the oth-
u WINE pursuing the route.''
Is IL possible that search for i,unross.
"eRt, OF board American vessels. is far
moment to be endured, ON the very Iakos
where the American arms ca, ~ o1v 60
nriVe all before them Is it possible thai
Jul government can "A day remain idle |
,peI'atorS VI thesa attrOcious proceedjnp ? |
We nope not at least the FOLLOWING letfsr
viii shew the sentiments of inJ7ynsf;on
"hicn high minded officer feels On no |
occasion. On snch subject nepoc;sf;on
S OUT OF the question. Our vessels nm tba
I. axes should go armed and the fret Ri
It'h oihcer who attempts to board tber,
should be blown to atoms. ~
Copy of Governor Cass's letter to Tho con,
handing officer OF the British schooner
Iecumseh. O''''i
s. DETROIT, June 1, 1915.
" Slr--lt has been Officially ren~aoa,.s,t
. me, that III several instances. w;th;n
eW days, vessels bound from ports of Tho
Ohited States upon Lake Erie to this Mac
,e. 4een boarded by parties of men from
ying off Amherstburg. ''3'
-, q" These parties have entered the vessels
"hlle passing through the usual channel rs
COMMUNICATING between lakes Erie and