The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-09-15
FOR THE ENQUIRER.

The Tories ascribe the disaster of Dacres
entirely to his FrencEi6ed name. They y
1t must Ee' theFrench blood in his veins
which has cast such a disgrace upon Mr.
Bull.
Mr.. DEGREES will learn as long as he lives
he is at present young man, and has
already been taught this lesson. that the
6rave and the bully are not always the
same.-Ady ersity, they say, is the school If
wisdom though it must be confessed the
Captain has this time paid so mewhat dear
ly for his svhistle.
Monsieur Dacres, in a phraseology suit
able TO his name, was very solicitous 10
have tete-a-tete Chead to head with
Commodore Rodgers-he went SO far as to
register his challenge on two of our sh fps
papers He should have remembered, tina t
in this shock OF loyge,headS, there was some
FISK OF one OF them knocking under. He
had better have taken council from Esop's
fable OF the iron and the glass fots.
1t would have better for the British hero
IT the American captain had granted him
his tete -tete in tiUate for his disgrace
would not have been quite SO ha6Hc.
A miserable punster was at some loss to
know in what order'bfKuitss hood he should
place Captain Cacres but he at length
concluded to dub him Rear-admiral or
Knight Of the blue; for he seems to be in a
very 6lue way.
Dacres n'etoit decres IN acre Guerrier.
In plain English, DacreS was never desti-
ned to DC Warrior.
Virgil says It was the boast of the Ro-
mans, harccre suyec t. et debe!iare suffer-
5os.-Which may De thus freely translated,
to STARE the feelings of the brave man in
adversely, but to fiuN dO4vn the pr oud ana
the braggadocio.
What is maSnanimity? 1t is a great
ness efsonl, which meets evrey danger in
the cause OF our country, and. puts behind
us every thing selfish and mean it rs to &C
compliSh noble ends by noble means. Has
not Captain Hall shown as much true mag
naDity in indicating the conduct and sooth
ing the feelings OF Rodgers, as in over
whelming the Guerriere , The man W no
steps aside from the harvest of his glory to
bind up the wounds of his friends, does an
act which is almost worthy OF the gods
If Mr.. De Witt Clinton has tie aUhite
robe on at present, we shall see him in d
FEW months attired IN aiGck--he will mourn
over those idle calculations which sent him
forth candidate upon public favour.
We are told that the missionaries of the
| Ctintonans have visited the capital of
Pennsy lvania III search of votes. Is this the
Conduct which is worthy Of republicans or
is it worthy vt the first Office in the gift of an
intelligent people.
The Raleigh Register is confident that
Mr.. Madison will get all the votes in
| \. Cu,oiima.---Thc legislature of SCUM
Carolina has just cxpic sed is confidence in
his measures.--Thc Boston Pasriot is sure
that Mr. Clinton Will not have q republican
vote in Mtsi cl's tt,-'rhc sc 90 Ga
zctte iudcly thrusts the door Of Ohio in his
face .--Pennsyl is firm to the back
bone.--Where then arc Mr.. Is repubii-
eau votes TO Come from
The Democratic Press makes a variety
OF statements to take of all blame from the
! Secretary Of War with respect to the disa
ter of the army Of the West. 1t states tina.
Hull was furnished wish tzcice the Gorce
which he himself required that he nevEr
asked tor reiyforccNtents and that those
which were ordered, were ordered not at his
instance, but from the cautioa OF the govern
nest" to make assurance doublysare": ID q,
he repeatedly declared last winter az VaSh
ing;on- that he waotedneithef sh ps nor boat
ont Ere" Give hinj My theforce vropos
ed %, he had mofc,) & he world NV cen IN,
whole OF u. Canada tDlasaiutely, beyinu;n.
With. AA9tfen, and then the lakes wo3ld f,i
.m;rf his pow Of coutse'' that nj In,
TIME NJ his capitalization, the army had II dtv,
IJnHT@ions cffropisions on haHd. beside.
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