The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-09-13
TIE BRfTISH PRIN rs

FROM THn LoNDoN COURIER OF JULY II.
The American government having made
such haste TO publish RoGgeys's account of his
action viii, The Litt.e Be.f, as ifthey were anx
Gus to shew the desire 10 shut the door against
all negotiation, explanation and adjustment,
our government 'ave tel, it their duty not to
wiihiod Capt Biaghans's account. Ii will be
found taat We pu pl,sicd correct sketch of it
IN the Courier, of the Attn inst. and that the &C
count gwen BY The American IS any thing but
the trae one Capt Bingham knew her to be
an American ir,sate oy her colors RODGERS,
therefore, must have kno yin that the Little Beit
was on. sioop, and, AS our colors were hoist.
ed, tnat size was British sloop. But me came
down upon US with an evident hostile intention,
attempting TO Jay ms ship in a POSITION to cake
GUYS He did not hail US first. AS he asserts 4.
following up that inspu emf fdlsehood w tn alec.
-ture upon The " rules of poiitcness." We hail
cd fest and second time, receiving Zach time
a repetition four question There was no sin.
gle gun fired by US or-on either side. But the
American, the moment after we had hailed tn,
second time, poured broadside INTO our sloop,
which OF coursS was Immediately returned aud
an Action took place; not of Ave minutes only,
rs the Baccaneer stated, but of three quartera
of an hour-lo British guns against ~ Ameri-
can! And we never struck our coiors This is
placed beyond 4 doubt ny the Buccaheey's CUES.
ton and Capt. Biagham's answer The next
day the American scnta poat on board TO ex.
press his regret "tor the unfortunate Affair." -
TO tell direct lie that he did not know our
force to oe so inferior, and to follow il up with
another taisehood, that she fred the first CON-
THIS" says Capt q g was positively not the
cGz.," aud 1t We had not the sacred word of a
Bih.sn officer, we still should have said how
wholly impro5 bic ii was, that s!oop of war
should commence hostiiLies within pisto, sho,
OF a Large Az gun t'.gate
go. There is however one point of Can't. Biny-
hams letter in which do agree win
hi;H he says, by the manner in which he a.
polo Used, 1T appeared to me evident, that had
he fallen III with BcItish !figate, he would GER
tSinly have brought her 10 action" No. no .
the man who could begin hostiities by attack
ing vessel of SO inferior force would have
shrunk from q contest with ship OF equal
force. However, we hope he ysiX IS fall in
with British trIgate, and bring her to acti.
o."
(. The American government having published
,-Rosgers's account, and approved of his conduct,
thereby Precludng all negotiations; Capt Bihp-
hams iot.er having placed it beyond a doub,
that the hostile conduct of the American was
wholly unprovoked, and tsai letter being coup
fed with Admiral Sazryer'S previous Instructions,
0emonstratve OF the .nxiety Of our governing al
not TO give the least provocaIion; or cause " OF
fence to the IT, States there but one cou,se lei.
jor us TO PURSUE The blood of our murdered
country men must be repengea, and Srar ,lust en-
,sue.-fhe conduct OF America leaves us no al
ternatre and therefore 1T is IDLE, If not worse,
to treat the SUBJECT, as ii 1t were '' inconve-
meat dilemma which Minister" according to
the opposition, " have solely TO attribute 20
their own folly, in not confirming Mr. Eyskine's
sensible arrangement" vi Mr. EySklne's SEN
sib!e arrangement We have SO often expressed
our opinion, that ii were unnecessary to repeat
IT. I'VE have 6ehauea towards Anley.ca 4pifh I'm
examples jOr6earGnee Gut that Jor6eaysnce mas
ptoced ,nsOence, and that i.8o!ence 1uust be bun.
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