The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-10-08

1900 PiSeeo up IN pOrter-houSe in
a",s'ree'' IS gwen to toe public by ii
iiehu 10 their amusement.
=, NEw-YoRK, Sept. 10, 1911.
MY Lord he court OF enquiry is over,
ana All our hopes from capt. Binyham's
daring experiment is demolished. Every
mothers soa OF The Presidents crew, from
.ns captain to the powder monkey. swears
10 tue ruth OF the American commanders
account. They all insist that capt Bing-
ma" hrec she first shot and broadside, and
'"cs MS escape from sinking TO the hu.
manly OF the yankee commodore. This
is mortifying to our pride and degrading
'".oe reputation of his majesty's honorable
NHctrs but we Cannot help it. We
payea OIL capt. Bngham's account and
STUCK To 1t to the last moment. he Deople
OF this young and inexperienced nation
are so raw and anskilied in naval tactics.
.hae they consider seamen's oaths as bind
ing and their testimony under oath AS
worthy OF credit. They therefore will not
ocie'e one OF his majesty's officers ON his
sacred honor, In preference to the oaths of
their own countrymen, having exploded the
doctrine OF our friend the worthy general
Ecksring on that subject. And, instead OF
giving up their commodore to disgrace and
| punishment, at our demand, they are pen.
eiaily determined to support him 10 the las,
extremity. Upon the whole, see we shall
mike nothing out Of this affair, and begin
20 think 1t rather a shabby business we
must turn Il OH as well as We can tor mis-
take. Somc OF our friends hei c have been
araWn out by their zeal on this occasion
10 very imprudent length, in espouslne
our cause too openly, and were Obliged 10
oe checked TOR their ,ndiscretion We must
IN IN some cases, you know, work under cover
ne old yankee blood still g4uws al wha,
nCtslU n.
us, and Wall not bear much irritation on ,hat
point.
And here suffer me to condole with YOU
on the Ill success OF our first znd most m
ue aug soie fIlend the general IN his labors
:" our cause Notwithstanding ali his zeal
ana talents and high standing and influence
ne mas iairiy written himself out OF office
| ana employment in his native state. ana nm
ne general government, besides contr.bu
.'ii6 20 SINK his parry with him. his un
or1uhate issue is the more to be lamented,
40 'he iaiSe ana important state OF Nlassa-
CuuaeUs has become democratic III her all
ministration, and fear is lost TO us forever.
AHdeed' almost apptehend that G ov. Cores
HPeech, the legislative report, the Roston
resolutions, exc. (cCpies OF which were dnly
Pim'eu lCf our use. and sent you in Fam
Phie'S' Dy the packetS) nave cot produced;
ne S"ou effects we mad calculated from
nen' There are melancholy facts on inns
head' which my duty to report laiLhiu!ly to
you conpels me 20 state.
among other adverse consequences O;
tie untlmeiy zeal OF our trienus, we lave
| - regret The loss OF many Of The most est
mabie and influential leaders of the narrv
20 winch they belong. Ncu viii recoll.ct
the gentlemen have before mentioned tn
you as being III dangerous way In poulics
''"ihe OF them you are personally, aud some
gu are cflciaIiy acquainted with. Alas
'e"r we snail never again be able 10 Count
uPon them as cur last friends In this conn
| 'ry' Some OF them lett US when Mr.. Lack
-Soh was mere, and ireated with such marx
Gu attention by our friends as to disgust your
ou t@sh'Ch.d iederalists, your suit rumo
T' An9s, Woicolts, Humphreys,
tinoAheys' onHths' Grays, &c. j sop tue
enumeration, the Catalogue would be so ione
anu meianchoiyy---.Ic could eturn the k,,ic,
wounded, desegteaand missing, of nalt an
ton
lhe tall elections, too, am sorry to be
oDiiged to menuon at ail-deluslon. DIS
aster, defeat, and Disgrace, are all they At
ioid US we calculated most on MARYLAND
ana never did brave and hardy champ,o,,
promise more than our Federal Rchu6iican.
d'uS' hnd Truly, nothing that we could
F'".''t'' VI thEy ueViSc, or VIII and Courage.
execute was lett untried. We made a scr
oI inslruchonsfOr the Fl ench minis. err IN TINS
country, aHd even went 50 far as to produce
inc oraughtof treaty between the Unit
ed . ates aud France, SAID to be ureoare,l
ny thiS administration and carried out by
barlow. But all would not answer. Ma
fylahu is gone. for five years at least. Yer
mott Is Is stubborn IN democracy as ever
understand, IN ugh 10 federal hands can
not DE- relied upon ior more than SIX months
fenbsy wanna and New Jersey are follow
ing WITH ther usua wh ripool OF democracy.
NeW-i ORR NOT wIthstandIng all our nuyes
ana exerliUhs last spring, Ou know is worse
thdh ever before Our most u tent dd,er-
saIy mere Is IhOre popular than at any iCr
mef PEI od although our plans against hrm
succeeded so ~cii ala the Chy aDd Montauk
coun y Wnefe Then shall we find anv
Giound OF encouragement for our future a.
peratons on the ballot box 1 an, sick
"hen view the idea, and must leave ms
branch OF our subject.
as to the press We have lost much of our
hold o" tina powerful engine on The popular
mind. we nave really strained TIE cord too
uSht we nave worn cut our credit and
Cannot obtain belief tor the most plausible
accounts Encouraged by impunity, our
Writer'S nave been thrown of their guard
and advanced with degree of intrepiuity
and con einpt OF danger and opposition mat
mas lsu them too far INTO the regions of nc