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Virginia Argus
Richmond, Virginia
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In Philadelphia on July 3, General Eaton reported a conversation with President Jefferson instructing Commodore Barron to resist foreign attempts to impress sailors on U.S. ships like the Chesapeake, which was fully supplied by the government.
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General Eaton yesterday passed through this city, on his return to the northward from Richmond. A gentleman, who was in his company assures us that general Eaton had publicly mentioned a conversation he had with the President, in the early part of this week; in the course of which, Mr. Jefferson told general Eaton that, special instructions had been given to commodore Barron to suffer no officer of any nation to take from him any man or men under his command, but to be prepared to resist any such attempt at any hazard.
We have seen a letter from a gentleman of the naval department, which states that, if the Chesapeake was not in a condition to fight, it was not from a want of every requisite that government could supply,--Aurora.
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Philadelphia
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July 3
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General Eaton passed through Philadelphia yesterday on his return northward from Richmond and publicly mentioned a conversation with President Jefferson earlier in the week, in which Jefferson stated that special instructions were given to Commodore Barron to resist any attempt by officers of any nation to take men under his command. A letter from a naval department gentleman states that if the Chesapeake was not ready to fight, it was not due to lack of government supplies.