The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-10-01

tina, dclicate point. to the happy cation
whose benign LAWS have protected me-
and whose hospitable citiren, have ae,;.
ted me, whilst my native country. forge
ting my anc'ent and jealous services a,
the complaint OF tuose whom it was m,
othclal duty to countcract, wanted 60 mix
my olood VITA the blood of my friends,
ana 10 ponish, oy an assassination, NV
[taithtulness, in executing its terribIe 81;
idsrs, The French government nave sinc.
Acknowledged their error, and Sent me a
fattertns recall brt, like Franklin CON
tinue to say, - where liberty dweis, there
| is my country"
EDMOND CHARLES GENET,
Frcsitect- Hi, September 10, 1911.
/ Deferce of car Sea hsrts. WHY. it ia
asked, oy the federal prints, if war be ex
pected, do not cur administration prepare
tor IT 6 1t might be sufficient to reply that
when measures of defence OF Of nee have
been proposed. those who now make tbi.
clamor, are the very persons who have en-
eeared to thwart them. But we will not
avail ourselves of shis argument. Fhs go
vernment ms, IN tae course of I4ur years
past. placed Jurisdictions wherever deemed
requisite. and repaired those provious ly
n
aCance, where ATTACH seems most 10 ne ~
pected. the Notifications will be conri,sIed
I and II readiness for service by the frs, .,
the enuins month. But where are inc
men TO garrison thems il Is asked. Were
Ply, tina there ars a due proportion of the
" Na'es troops stationed a New-yor :.
ana tha' never Was contemplated by any
man OF se'se, much less was such an ,dea
ever cntertaaed by Congress, that the Unit
Cd Stases were 10 keep in constant SERVES
ten ort"snty nousand artillsrists to sarri
| son Tor active service all the forts OF the IT.
STATES. Reliance has always been placed
Tor cases OF euiergensy on the militia the
constitutional army of the United Sfasea
who, on our sea-boari, as much as on "a.
western frontier, are expected to contribute
tneir quota to the defence of the country
FOR tie defence Of the towns OF Portland
! Portsmouth. Boston, N YORK. Norfolk phi'
I isdelphia, Baltimore and Charleston ami
other EXPOSED points, against snddsp ar
tack it mas alwas BEEN expected. thar the
militia would contribute their aid. BIZ the;,
artillery to garrison the forts, and by their.
Infantry to cover them from surprise bv
iaDd. There is a Garrison of the United
states troops IN each fort, and abundance
OF ordnance and ammunition. These, as
sisted by the artillery of the towns. would
Less, to all the purposes of defence against
sudden attack. There are vet living Sraye
old artillery officers and military veterans
IN every city, competent to take ouraoand
OF fort and defend IL TO the last extreni
| ty. There is no hardship In being com.
PEELED to contribute to the defence of our
own fire. sides it is a part of the duty of
every citizen, but which is less severe on
our sea board, where seldom called into ac
ton, than in the remote territories. where
the citizens are frequently required to be
/ under arms
1t has been said, that some of the guns
of the forts were 6ismounted. In the late
piping times Of peace" he guns were
diSmounted, we are Informed, because
when mounted for a long time and not used
the carriages suffered Considerably :: bus
day or two is sufficient to replace them
and on enquiry, We End that orders have
been actually given 10 place them immedi
ately IN a state for service; which is pro
baby ere this accomplished.
Let not the federal Editors fear, if the R,i
tons put into practice the blusterny meuac
es of their Editors on both sides of the
water, (small as appears to us the probabi
lity ot their doing so,J but we shall be ore
pared to give them as warm reception as
they can desre.--Jtat. LnI.
hGtrqet from Mercantile Circular.
dated, LiUerhoot Hugust3
" Mr.. Smiths pamphlet has reached US:
opinions are very various OF IT'S probable
effects on your side the Atlantic some thlnk
that At viii have noue, from the time and
warm stlle IN which "a was written others,
that It Kill eucrease your Ia stlle feelings
towards Frame, and consequently make
you more frieudiy to England. and that
renewed intercourse may b. o Ikcd for on
the meeting OF Congress how far his may
DC the case, we cannot form an opinion.
Considerable quantities OF goods nav been
prepared ia the course Of the summer, ho-
ping that ere this they would have been
admitted to eutry in the United STATES -
this expectation not being realised, those
goods are now finding then way to Canada
and other depots III your vicinity, with the
Intention OF smuggling them IN there is
little doub, OF these adventures succeeding
GO very great extent, when the power
OF coaiesed Europe, under such MILITARY
Chief as bonaparie, with the aid OF burn |
iag DEGREES aud other stroug cOercive nea
sures, has NOT Oeen able aito6c aer to check
this Ts4ilGs Il W1l have the. iaoss dsJaoT4l !