The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-09-04
THE CAPIrULATION.

] he disastrous news is roc true-fIuIl and
his brave army are prisoners in the hands
OF the cnemy-n0t put On their parole, but
torn from their families, their fricuds and
their Country, from every thing dear to them,
lprecipitated perhaps Into the wilds of Cana
da, or butchered by the tonla!:awk ofthe fner-
CHESS savage. Our cheek burns with in
dignation at the recital the deed cries out
tor blood. Our Countryuen dsmand re-
venge. and they must have it.
! Capituated without u blow BY what
horrible necessity were they enCompassed :
\ L o what gricvous straits must brave men be
reduced, to surrender without stroke II
they wanted Provisions, why not cut their
way to the Raisin, to join the troops OF Capt
brush who were escurting provisions to De-
troit IL an overpowering force hung
over them, was it not time enough to sur
render, when every opposition had been
made and their swords proved TO be I'M
! awaiting! Was it not time enough to sur
! render, when they were reduced to the We
! ny last ditch ?"-These questions rush upon
| our minds but eve zUaat facts.-This broad
| fact, however, stands before ui to which it is
| impossible To shut our eyes.-What species
| OF force was arrayed against us? A mons
ter /; a combination of Christians and of saw
ages" those horrible hell hounds of savage
war" In all their skirmishes, the savage
| Toe was at least2 10 to their British allv;
| those humane hypocrites, who pretend to be
=" the bulwark of the religion which we pro
Tess appears to US most miserable a
| pology for Hull, but it is the best we can ey-
en- conjecture--that the British threatened
to let loose their blood hounds upon Detrci
its women and children. The Federal
Republican" tells us indeet, that g it is said
the British commander assured Gov. Hull it
would be with the almost difficulty the In
dians could be prevented from falling upon
his army otter the Surrender, and tomahagvk
ing them" ..l....
Yet, such are the deyRS whom our enc
my employs against us Does your blood,
my country men, run cold at This ?-Yet, e.
ven against a heilish horde of this desc rip
ton, IT seems to lis (sequestered as we are
from the scene Of action, that Gen. Hull
ought to have rushed to the most desperate
extrenities, before he surrendered his
sword.
But. the whole expedition seems to have
been as poorly executed as it was planned.
! In what contemplate terms do his own
troops speak OF him : "a Gyanny''-mark-
ed Ivy approximation & stubborn inbecili-
ty"-and no ", General" They had as
little confidence" in him, as we have in
the Secretary at War" every days expe-
rience tells us in the plainest language that
energy is wanting in both.
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may Who is not reused The patriot
ism of the country is blazng-Sl We Shall a
gam see the spirit Of 70 display Itself. -
Deeds OF valor and disntc re- tedness will
be achieved, which shall shine i'm the A
merican annals. Fifteen hundred VIRGINIA
! Militia are already required by the General
Government, and ordered out by our cner-
getic Governor, Canvas is purchased the
Governor has made an appeal to the pa,ri-
otism OF our ladies and they are assisting TO
| make up tents knapsaCkS for the Soldiers of
our country They will march alta day snotice
The spirit of individuals is awakened. vo-
lunteers are rousng-such as cannot leave
the r families * homes, will make contribu
tons towards those VINO volunteer their SER
wees, q men effhr. first StaaGinS vii! be seen
stepping forth to seek the post of honor &
OF .danger.We speak not hHRotheiicaliV, but
| from information and factS.--It is aLyersitv
that tries nations. Are you ready, nv dear
Icountrymen, to prove yourselves worthy of
the blessings you enjoya What say ye, Sons
OF Western Virginia (! WIN you not sympa
lthize with the brave sons OF Kentucky and
lOhio To arms, my countrymen! While
the county OF Chilhcotie alone sends FIv f
Volunteer Companies to tile field, let us not
blush tor the torpor OF Virginia. The Sa
wage must be put down at once-ever;
Warrior now in arms must be swept from the
West
/ We admire the intrepidy at Rrownsown Mil
Ter md the Tppecanoc boys proved that occasion
how they would have fought if they had been, led "a
battle.
" This is the only shadow of excuse that we car
give for the 4h Article OF the capitalization We ,it
not recOlicct precedent Tor il in tie whole hstor,
oi war Hull perhaps n ought /; safer To trust eve,
the word OF British officers than to leave the troop
at large, exposed to the toinahawk.
90 Orders were given NJ Chicothe ON the 2on,
10y Che general ct the 2hd division, To call ont all th,
dIsPosa'e force OF that diysioJ TO move by forec,
marches 10 Urbanus.