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P niNTEDNO PUBLISHED BY. S.1TJT0,Y tTALL 'I AVyrTnREE DOLLARS PERy ANNUM, PAY A- 5)Lw;itr;;YAiiLY in , advance. A15VERTI8EWENTS WJLL B EC INSERTED AT EfEVENTV-FIVE CENTS ,A, squARis, Ithe: ytlVLqt V?ZKif AND J TftlRTY-IVEENTH ORf EACH CONTINUATIONS UV ,v. THE KdITOR Of THE VlRGX SI APAtuXO'JV ii Ohsprvihcr iin vniir niner m:rtt trfilnWf ' ,. icatious of late. - I have thmicrhtnrb- o1:a . j( ' ' of a letter aa-1 -'4ob tr to. inclose to you a copy Srtiised tome' by a friend of .mine.'. As I jfimk it will be, useful to tHe public Vod vill be so obliging as to alfpw it a place ; ja one of the Patriot's columtW; , v 1; F ' .1. f,i-." w '-At PATRON a Gloucester: Cpurityv 16tb 'April, 1812. , ,VlkGINIAV9th April, 1812. 5 ' . - t ,r - C J You no doubt expect from me some- ns? m return ror tne loan.? oi tne. Secret thatthe U I States ever "hath; beiore O f pie, rcthelbnly, barriers" ve have vg,finvtl the,' sicret hisiOrv?? vou Vh-ili nilih ViC i iince; -was ; instantly annihilated:; 1 gat the .overwhelming povy-r .o tthe tulfaair u; from me; A - ": V; v -X - r. 1 . : f V t ' 06 intne very same sessiurii aid in ave sarpcr;rttt . iTl , ' "i - .? JRwrWrfcL'i' iewnveeks after; the Congress: had autheiV &ngt "invrnlSfprtune n; ::. " ;f .. ; qooooooJ : ;;x 2''" v ticated thlejntimacv "of the CoininercV beV rendered, subaidiarv-tdhis;1 . view j , Sy C MBoston AnnK 32: it ii . jou unipman, ot Boston, inv, the coun ty-ot, Suffolk; 6f laWui: aireV maketh ft'.'-' with: that Island so -that our "mercanul citizens were thence inhibited 4rbm-.hy o ther intercoursevyitb; the! rebellious colony, of sttratfee,! as itwas 'called, than 3bch; as tne agents of the Frenc;b ovcin"meut,.f(rt sidents in this cbuniry niint specially per b'elieveln tlfe; very same ses- sioo tooi commenced therprohibitbry attbr of our goveniment; against the 'commerce OI- witn ingiana ;v.na .cver-Bincenavji lowed,' Jn a train ;6f uninterrupted4 succes sion, tne emoarrissmcntSTr wiin wmcn iheriCaV 1 aud that fp irt ;of )t 1 especially :)Q asting gf the blessings bCa cotifeerated assSled bV Hi?nV beaten from, her Kdepeo; 'd0'?i fyotfe'tH Island k J ;ience,ahd .made ;b crpjich to; the imperial ndVr-of Uhjel - Napoleon " lI)uiiSty.KHoW wirvfn rnrmrf i ir.:.'inyrn'Br''Jnm.wnn i f-. ft i v w I seven hhr s.' nf ' Mn1.,oe.; Jx''--is ' f-.. ul t ?as mate ortn-ArV A tn;;.M f r:F, wicked therefore Is it, in these, menY who "?WS&-H" wasmasUT- our H i tor v o f the C abi n et . o f y Bon arte' I have gone through many of . the pages )f this interesting work,; with eves otl the jfr jst nnsiouV hope, ol "obtaining from it in? form;Vtionxtbat jrnicht be somewhat useful lo fhe -.people.-or -our country. . My re earch",4nto it thus far i s been by no mean: linsntisf rctbrv' forV: I think wjjthnut assu ni tji.to"mysVlanv peculiar knowledge 6f nanjeinri thatI nave alreadvr discover m m ticn more 01 ;t ne nuiaen . operHnons; ot . boIeon-Bonapartethan I even Tud an idea f; bad eyentas ny-opinion jalmost alwa vs i:s eehpf those; who have, been so long at jfchc ''helm Lo:thrf.; '.na'tional affairs of our i This mivJje supposed bv.. vpu so, extra ordinary: declaration as to coniound your jel taX otliem, Ultftbujgii I ; 40 not belie ve ,j-nu jjissess any venemion- for them, yet jttjriM Laps Wear at the liYsrview some- 1 I vi.atofanextfavasrisraADbur;mo .-There. 1 is however iivIr. "Golds, nhh's i ,ts nowever in, 1)1 r. urouis.nrtn s coiiectio; - of ti : .cabinet circumstahces oi France, ! elf ar a 4dipliy of-tKe''extensive connexion P0 dentonstratioui and, tact are brought of die coiift o? S't.v Cloud with all the beorettTem of ;ithe unremitted disgrace; irtfde'-Aat4ertgth.-neariyxtiiigm 1 ue.ruier 01 r ranee wen ruijuersiuoa oy thatJsingleJandery;jsignal ef"jke)l poli tical gederalshiptver tburj councihy that hef hail atronff and leanine partv ' la trii countr'v; ready to erecttupon tncu iounda tion he hadiaid among us a lasting monuf ment of: th partiality of- out people fori nun ; anu mat tne government wouiajcon s"eQUentlv.jTi alFrebpects bend uadf t J his interest,. especially mon; every occasioi tending in any degree to Yntcrrupt the ai micable,opbratioQ.s, and .wanted hafnbnV -bvtweeh this and the mother -country experience, nas perieciiy suustantiateu tne deductions ed w America nas eviaenti' concemracea in ine i . r. . :w,oi'.,wu atwuuui oit ciosSlv to liie viewSIof' heriuVtcral ana ' wol wdrtag" cleared . for Cadiz, arfd H I rapacious- foe : vand bV 5 fostering 3 aud t". -ou,n?i !or1:??,:j?ay' J of, borders,; and 1 'f ny;wmarVaMe bccuftncc; . until he'twenV tv thirdlday of aid mbn'tUibeintr then' r inT. -1 Strengthening the; political circle, through lue.meuiuiii anu ' iusu uuicuiaivy , ui. f iiicu. the) greai machinery oi Frarice is operate thev ar making ibe neople:1of 1:heirx owri monstrous ambition; ; Many ql theWitU cians oi our-country nave , Deen, the Dresent moment even only iii theii confidence of -the dread! ul course 9 obstinately persiste5l in IjyV'th.tse" men,; and tbere are really not .a tcif ; otatieni el-tjier,- who,Ve mains envc ioped.in tdtal crej dulousness of their ininiacal designs Against trie peace 'and .welfare of the, union.;; It cannot consequent' be attall astonishing f though 1 have long seen the alarmingandJ -X xJ " A j. . - iv wil ' 1 : i,f. cut HIS; Avyicutc ui c vv anu. iias upcut porceiliOUS TUin Or till uccumiug vyiiiir itb more" than perspective view to usYenceVmsDlaCed as it is.Vwhy thW foreiW that I amrin nb degree lost in li'he -ide-as thraldom becomes more and; more entwin nave entrrtainea ior ai ie st uie just ten i t; a aoout our people, ana cnat ,uie muui- i tnevorrupuun 1 uivtnse lor iue tuae snoula be lappca in - suimess, . inert trt-who''have,dirctejd''the.fciilness-& satisfaction under. ft. J tor, when of duN cbt ntrv.. And 4 1 ' waht " no .futherJ men of real. sOiind undei standincrs ; pos- evidences -either ot igfeates the most improved mihdsV--vigo lyeing still given to that; disposition amoiix rou-and fruitlul Xma-ginatioriwith" dis- us, and s lhat-it nredomuuteso'v t this : time with thtv fullest vigOr iuevery corner and department of theiunionV jhan to3Jook at the . com place ncy atidaston ishing j us tificai tioii with which thesemenUeisl .te in our foreign relations,; wnerever, anvj whenever -trance is brought intqa:if;su;n wipias rh5s K ikv tormlv.dVne.Tiiibe total d Jabipue sacrifice and abandgnm iitoTWir hon5andr&htsVnotWUhst.inclinff every I thtes' "kjirigdomi and cpuntnes rif Europe, f anaiiucnaHcovertHS matie 01 tne most t xr p blM)rdfnaf schemes withwhich'h'e. brought r limsclf-iiTto power; and themearisalter-; ards wliichhe intimiHated, deceived I I tlincl', contuereu- almost ,aii tne- powers , 01 , Eafope, as to leave up 'doubt whatever up 1 ( " fan my niind,; tViat . he , ,has for a long time . jbeen; and;is.nbvV;closelyengaged,-throu K he med i lim df; vhisminions and partisans, p- in oversetting ?6ur;;gbVernineMt,underlthev , irettv certain expectation that he can ;fter i Isrnrds verys easily: subvrTr,)tha(iountrv. Wo satisfy; vou of , the Correctness f . my 1-' peas pn this sunjecta recurrence to the ! . onstarit and "iqsepaable'zet? give vou a;i tne: satisfaction necessary,. pjry whejpthei'sboje'ct is fairly; canvassed? ind vbu shall have reverted tblthat portion riling wtttKvvuicn our raen. our; property and bur, ciarer:are treated'bV herrra perorlAt theametime, and generally too'viniSaimc:messai:s to bothhouses of I position superior to all thedi:ty; artifices and intrigues of such a corrupt -and ' wick ed course .of public- schemes, and above all, characters wfio 'would Ikrfnk. with in effable disgust and. horror trqm yery thing like an alienation of their conslitiition and country ijnt suspect sufficiently" tnese. ru lers, it can be U9 sort of Wonder that the lower and Mrforant nlnks ' of :tbe: people -hold to the aelusiob cast upon them, the nature oirrt an ; from her bcginnipg.ojprea tih, has been to, look up to'hj superiors for information and 'ex mple', ihd just as thev iue accustomed to go iin aj society of religion order - and regularity he Snds congress,- and m ine aeoates.pttnerdemo?.iif,lIpw' themvery few; menunJjeeaY com cratic me'inbefs, (Jowe seeemQStdis- j pare: dtohe-great riUbiber.in tlffe world, e graceful exhibitions, oi partialityJbr ; ver embarrass v and perplex; tweir minds and every wanton, 7 iiltiatured uhfotinded with trie, iu&giin&s and difficulties,-ofi.what asseruon anu t xeci unou aguusi vjr,earuriris vuicrariv caiiea tne'greai WQHUiV r roiti r J I ,1 s i' Ot our nationaiv aeiiberation, wnicn, nave , ferre into )e, European; politics generally . ?t will be readilv sfeerf, that thereus every j fbt-sr mef,VtfV k'.ccelerff the-plan5pfAist ferntzf Gfiieftain. i 4 Atid-triatr base-hd sh- iafi arv as th'eVwretoh s there; are charac I .-ftcr nign .rn-ine .iconnuoace jipeopie 01 I this cbuntrvv and :..nof;fevflhem.:eithVrv I wnp are warm andancletatigableUn their services pjoi mi Tocpntrast properly tpe I, Conduct of these men :'andftb discover suf V'Sviently; th correctness ofiyjtallusionsi V he,: fc.iropean- desnoU means were taker ttuiy of bur-cbunWVi?afid , laan; on this side of, thVAtlantic Ocian; r 'bat he w;i&tberi delugui iglnf innocent jblbbll yr9PT Andfiha; :rie. was "closely ,be. itt'cgihg'every avenue of'ctvTl i societ'-r vithV ; Kutt ueucii uv. uesoiauug auu unauiuaiintr : .7 ergons" and "fortunes' of all- those who T lii'dnotdistinctlyk bend v to hlsapricibus llndiiiovernable fury rrT.yet-weaU remem t influenced, bu r coun ci Vs ;ran d a t the sTngl e tafnk : To v ie V ,sucb .. an h uge . sp i rif of ' ig- oniinjoufayoritismltow i m plac'a ble andd esuctiv e ehemyTof bur people ' and tO;see depicted-in tlie very de-. liberations, and, actions .of dur rulers, siich an hatred rp the ohly poWer .in the world,' wlio can successfully oppose Bonaparte in hisexertionsto conquer the, universe, tht dislike 6f hir too , founded -upon no cause, th&tjdoes hot grou fjoutjgi the oppressive; q peratio)is of trance to deMrou heir z A , savl pisunguisniug tnese tnings ip exist so plain ly and absolutely 1j am . sickened ql such thdfacters,:f and; i-epine s at prbbabilily of thrirbeifi ady ' longer jclbthed vAVith the CaOVmc Ccouftcknce. ' , A- V V " r- T ; V'F''-" f.C towering usurpation Of Bonaparte upon liberties .oiXmahkndtbleratedIn,'' themok dastardly sand ruthless manner that the vicic nessand ingenuity :;of the humahriribd is capable of Inventing: ' The the most obvious reasons, tKatSf the want of ti mecapacity;nd talents ty discrimi bate; thbyare satisfied,; nay ..alway ' anx lous to conferon tnose-so much .superior tolthemHn inforniatibn, jth'e; elevations and distinctions of powr. :v It' is very deeply tnen tooe lamentea, miesieu as.ourrcoun try is, with the .minions and partisans of Bonaparr.ey intriga'eirig as tbebDnstantlv are, to innaence- ana r govern uie' country; that there should prevail sbvinuchjni ffer- ence and unaccoontable ,errormorig iisi hisMnsatiable resblutidn: to deface and ren der obedient hot him everv gbverbmenf and people in the; world i?-ma)r be xircumstan ces oi,mgn graunqation ana sanxioua hope to those in our country: who participate s deeply with nini m ois -exertions to annihi late lugland. ;;B ut'suv to ybbr and I, knb to those:rwhq lobVchsUPPtne gre;t;and'giipd thinbf-his existed between twelvend'et'years ago,rand such rbbly ?as fought "now to be t hese? measiresjpr od uceMisgust and Ida th t someness, and excite jx degree of , epsa tibn; veir caUaIatedtbaUfnatet'.the rniibd nd bearr of every; Cte a scene of iso much cofrupti ua 'A 'and e vil portention. .:;;;i;; ; y v':'?. v; rhe,3UTiingjntegritvr dfLthe'iBritisKna ion tb' their cbiistitutiob'and country and the in .nlikefirinnesVitbcivhicH the mo- ; representation ofvhia then resident minis-1 er-among iusp the 7t; , -Domingo; trader narch'-and. Prince Rerrenr arc unheld andf y pnfiaitely the mcit-derirRbiedlucHitive'j eupportedb' thepibuc"fefvbr oi thVpco-l rWh-n:Ifprb the'real Situation ot. their pubjiic -concerns. ir.s unui mere is rciuuuauou irr ine nign orders of society, those OK the ' lower For er principle too inpohtics; nevtr yet controver ted, that nov gbyernmeht -caiL Iast; long. ; ;?Ma' .iiucncuuw wnoseaciiou rc ;priutipaiiy uirectea by brEbropean, rcontmentto himV'; the he Avbrst and frost ' ioranlimebin ihe progressing ;extirpatibn by,himrof all that sbcietvV Ir naVe'alwa ist aear and?valbable tb thhuman Heafr, ri d ir Utterly Impossible oru o: hold:tb the happiness bf par fellow? creatures ; and cre'tber as a consolidated natiof4vhent fhVfR is'suchraii incipahtinfiision ICcoirrUDt ,i- deaV fndxscnminately -swalkifed by 1 the peopie,1 anu ,sucn an innux ora motley re presentauon inv consequent ; thereof: uu u w u jv vuciu - vuusuuiu yvthhh uie Me- when sa large a,proportion-pt its. citizens are deaf, insensible i and ac tually ,dead to the jdangers f hat threaten T rier; . I KalLbe s verthelearbelIbving tor the'v winds Vs ! vbu ioua solicitud. iSd-i7Ul:jieV;eciseeto1mi: "pl6rethe,supreme . to interpose his bVneraetionsjgi enable; ustd breservevV cherish,and mafn- tain tneconsutution,..nappiness"ana.pros-t rAntv5 nf the I ltttt fihW'-V-'.f cjfdiurtiier inmy, viev'oi - .--. - J-.- 1 Mi' lat. IN;, and Jong. 68 30, W. ri when they.feli in ; mth and were" wtujd' ponentv mailed fronv Nantz ; on thetV " ; t said ingate wiUTabout fourteen armed nieri; f ; who boarded the Adventure; and seiiVcap-U tarn Curtis withothers of thecrewi !? i ept this deponent arid a boy on board ' tK&''.V frigate ; immediately, t after .whichV'ther! ; M venture, they stove the lonk boat in rijie ; l; ce .aiie threw it overboard.eyVtheh went into thR.HnldV'-'flnHt'ftwVn-UAk-lIf hM of all such casks of rum ahd molassesaoi j! could be cpmevat,withoutJabour: ; fexc'eDt' H ode hhd. of rum, wriich was sent on board i the frigate) having thus ceared a. way til!.: ' f r tne bottom ot the vessel, ; thev scuttled! P her ; and. this deponent wittf tfie febv be-! ' ! fore mentioned,- and theinen ffom'thefri-1 v '.ii gate left the rig ; and when VthVy Jw.re V H Uien )n the -bbaf;gave 5 cheersoand ro-!ik i; ceeded tb the frigate. On jroinp'bn hnv$: . the frigate, this deponent saw cant ;RichX :t ard Saunders late master bf:'the;bngTA '1 lonzo,i of Portsmouth; New-Hamnshirei1':.: '4' with sey.ra of his ttrew,hich;brgoili i ea irom;oi. vroix aoout tour days: peforer" the , Adventure, and had beeb captured" ' ' sunk bn the 14th bf March by the, said fri ; I; gatesas bapu SaundmV informedc this 1 $ denent) V;rherig Betsey, oBostonV , Vih capmm Bnmlecon;: being at this; time Bei--r f. tained by )he , said TrigiOe; this llep'onerrti i K : 'f with eleven, men, bart of the;crews "oi thb ? : l- put on board; the said brig Betsevy - Whicff : l V " . v . ruv,cc" icr .voyage to s ' Bpgtonhe sebdndilieutenant, bf the fri- : :" j gate observing tp this deponent, 4ht - trie :.V .Uys' fiallastndnVtv' wishing to dispoae of some pf their ptison '?f rs, shj;; was, pernii tied tb J pi-oceedi :; Cap-' ; K, tain CUftis was detained-ob board; theTriI gate .and,this .deponent attemptingto specie . 'h ?vei&XbkiJiete;ianti'-T6e7 t; second) lieutenant 'nf . lJ AXrnrWuU St thisrdeppnebt tbeyliad Orders; to, be'strbjf all vessehbpund toof from enemies bbrtslVr; 1 ,9??aShj rWhohad.oeen :iafcen-;ia in' Eng-V ; 1 W lishP.dcketscljootrrQmS fdrirfed!;tfiii 4c'ppneht :"that 'hVadV faeen'iaf" ail p.risonefiffh nejjrly ;ipne hundred i- 'prxsonepr ' &chi)n f Aboard, jponsistihg 6;Amerid4n v English'? '& tafcen'-artd des Wed rugards 6f thir" tviaili 'I'M '. 1 ,of; vessels' qi; different ationsV7tv i;j 7& t $ Sufol:ts.:BosfonAprU2 :.;: lMi Wc:bpu1& ,wfsh - th'at;the'4banbout to opened job accbuutTf i thV J3 States ifiadl 1 1 cpmeTorward disporfhected ; withvth id&fii&S bfwar.All;whatKink mamtoind;wnhpit any -sacriacebf riaitank J" a hprioroivill beaverse to aamWsV&ourii : W' f to; its success: VrAX&iaUZSii'tl . approve, ofjthe :rnensares imicrL'hnvtpdW : : this cfisis'; x:abbot cbnsisdf - with "their -opinions br-?feeiinfa5;afrord fit their nicf. 5. X( Butapartirom;i suctf. TOnsideiitidns.hb'V small quantity1 'pJ-'V : mnrtf 'lVcii;n f $e'!pef cebt.: discouHt ; a'-iS'a'''' iar-e quaritity iorblbutvz. for c?!rV ? r fl rib.
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