Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-07-13

Tho .,j;to,s L,,.> ,e
nn,a,.,o,, 80 cuI1Ps.s'se io' u'e post
~ ", .',e 'o,'o"i'e COMMUNICATE
on. nu.' Mihse Wcy uhl'e IN bearlngl
Sns,e, w s'e honeraole character, the
u"'siy anu goou ih'entions oi general
nDya, WHICH ,ney 10 win CORDIAL plea
sure' hey WISH the.r correspondent had
Oseh Sparing oi censufe to others.
Ed. Columbian.
49,, ~
o'' t-''''o'' " '"e eo'aniotah.
Senuemen-l Through the medium ai
your paper wish to call the attention OF
the public to pamphlet, containing Do
cumei'ts and Facts. relative to- N;iIitarv
Events, during the late War; published
at Boston, by b,igadier-generai John II.
3oy9. This Pamphlet has already been
cursoriiy noticed in your paper, in an {. ex-
tract from the Aurora" To those Mho
may never have al opportunity of seeing
general Boyd's statements, the Importance
OF the 6 documents and Facts, whieh he
communicates to the public, demands q
fniler consideration than Mr.. Duane has
given them. 1t may perhaps be said. as
general Boyd observes in one of his COM
fnunicatioos TO the secretary OF war. :. tie
time .fo1' re,Cara has passed by--those who
fell 10y the sword of authority i'm the or
ganizatiou of the peace establishment
must sleep in oblirion,' till perhaps the
cause OF an injured country shall again de-
mand their important services. But if it
be too late to hope for any redress of inju-
ries. caused by the peace establishment. il
is never too late to vindicate the character
ofan able general and brave soldier. 1t
is never too late to bestow the need of
praise OH him, who las galIantlv borne the
tolls and dangers of battle in fighting for
his country. 1t is never too late to call
tlie attention ul Tie historian to documents
by which pn~erity olaY be able to appreci.
ate the seryi; IS ct those. whom tie present
are through caprice or ignorance may ne
eject. Ii there were need OF farther nrOof.
might add, it Is not too late to exhibit the
tnrpitut.c Of ,-.an, who lfas at empi?,I to
sacriilIe the character of Macy soldier to
aPpease popular Indignation. and screen
from cuntenrt tie imbeciiity vf his own
Ineasures. But the name of A.
VIII descend topcsterity with sufficient
lead "f intamY. Documents enough have
already appeared To prove him both weak
and wicked. General Boyd comes before
the pu6!ic--not with the nope IF that re
Nar'l, which his services have merited !:
for he hai. alresd y-pre,ented ms claims TO
government, without eff OK. 5at To leave TO-
bis trlends. ,oh;s country and to pus,e,ityl
a memorial of his character as a soldier
and to preserve that reputation, which he
had earned amidst scenes of danger aud
death az ttpE.oau.e, on the Niasara aud
at Chrysller's field. The reputation Of
soldier II dcseyedly dear to him He
WHO hazards his life for lame will be tcna-
cie q 81 "ehor; and no one hasa better
h. n,oPss;n ,SoIa 800 r9 t"i has s9iuLci
cyns,a = c,,,,,,.,,;,,,' 80; a. Ia N.;e us
uf he t,r,m,.c 9. s~nn t'.. So'e a,,nee
CnnJ3 = -. ny,o.tod - ~
;r ,sre,;, offnI. had , c.ooaJ 1.e.' wiz"
and encmn,ered on ,bc ,a;ns r. FL T,,d Gv,a
Tie 5nnl,,e dancers rs c,;,nsts ard i'N bsri,a
gous enemies: whohad saved the frontiers
Of one ofihe territories ofbis own country
I ron me cfuel'les OF sayagcs; who had IN
t"o severe engagements, WIN ln'ericr
z,;cfn,as ..,,o,. ,h, ,,,to.,,,'' IS r..
.rieog -,,,,,IJ 81 $500 VP9 W . n.
mi .,e,,e.,l ',,.,,il L',a'
I;s =, .,'i' 90 s.s "iHie
name s;nk ;nto o,Ivio, w;,hont ';,,r i we
rar,se ofalI th;s anJV,;ibomt 49,, aIf,' "'o
cam.t ~ eaye fs',n ain 80 ",as 80
han Ero Hs. Tho so, - " 20 49,,
Tovd been mnch lose than H,ev aetnaIin
arc Lo ,carIJ SsYe Loen a"rfaofI, G ;"S,:Ey
bic in nnealinu RI RIO nnbi;c ~ 49,, -.
40 rs : cbar..cfs, rstban ~ 49, '" %".;
an the hands If msnI n.i, 49, adJros :, "a'
,reneroI' or fbe JrniteI Siatsa 20, a. "a
J,,y,;,,s, cnld md ;asni+;o~ ~ w." '''e 'o
= nss..I., = ,r;' - 80,