The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-10-09

think amore disrtcrcsscd patriotism, -wculd
have been DISPLAYED b. giving vigorous sup.
port tu go,ernnicn6 ~, the confess, aud shew
'ng unwiiiagness to exhibit symptoms ol
distraction among the s,gses at Il period So
critioa,. bv ..xing the biggest mark Of disap-
probation upon the Chief officer OF the Union
for reasons so slight ani SD doubtful. The
honiti.i.!Ci. ,.et., c"..,u mu. :, 5i5vc az
any time uoess the Candidate could first
nc cleared, from The imputation of that same
tenderpess and sympathy for great dis,u,-
',ers oe'he pu','ic ."ancu'H.v W! 'ch We. ,carl
from History was felt by the iiIustrious Ro-
man who usu,red the g,vemlacat Of hi,
Country white he cons,anrly protested re-
publican principles.
The practice .; re -clcctinp nar another
term when thc conlucs of tie L, .s,lcn, has
been appprovcd by the majority, ought no,
in my opinion 70 b,: slightly changed, nor the
disinteres,cd example gi.ea 81 ~, FIRE.
>idents ever abandoned, which limits the con
tinuance or that high honor to twn success.
slvc terms. j; is very pain wisdom, to pre-:
FER Il tried and approved officer to a new s
unt'ivd, and 10 reckon upon some improve
ment IN the performance at intricate ,t,t les
from the habi5 of perforning them. Ag,in.
1t is common prW!encs. to assign sure limits
TO the continuance u. great a ut.lotisy, and 10
calculate the average dun at;on of tie mem
tAi powers in their highest vigour in men
who are so sar advanced in life as to have
acquired the entire Confidence Of nations
British BGr17vity.
Virgnian. WHO was officer in the N7utiirs
taken IN that vessel and has Just returned to Bos M
IN csrfei, writes thus to his brother IN this
am once again in the land OF liberty Three
days sgo arrived here from that arunrsed place
Halifax &c. sc. For io DAYS after cur surrender we
a niC a ho-.
ry to tell YOU VIC were treated like saysges than
officers. All our nautical instruments, Books Charts
nc were sdken from us, and the men robbed of most
Of their clothes sc. &c hope shortly to be reyen
ged on them in battle, and should any of them fall
into my hands as prisoners OF war, heap Goals of
are on their hes"s, by pursuing conduct directly
the reverse of theirs"
1.-THE VIRGINIA PATRIOT:
When the present war began, the Press
OF Mr.. Davis spoke the words of tile Pafrf-
OF. ne hoped then that 90 the resentment
At this crisis to one power only vii! not
cause dtSsenfions, but induce euerv man to
go hand IN hand with the government, and
III support OF its measures.-Let haT-tv shi-
'-h and faction subside Letus bury our
feuds" &c. &c. How well he has kept his
word His selections are any thing but q
SUPPORT OF the government. And though
no one can without violent presumption
Siia' &c tiS O'ESWut pieces TO nim, vet they
all agree in this feature, that they are "a
like abusive of the war, and it's friends, of
the government & its measures.
1t was onlyin his last evenings paper,
that Mr.. ID. in one of the elegant pieces
which he adopts and passes off for his own,
tells us that he " can attribute the 7yar TO
nothing but a secret understanding with Be-
naparte. lis this the way 20 lull party spi
rit Is this the way to go hand in hand
with the government " Call YOU that
backing ofyour friends? Il plague on such
backing" says Falstaf
1he Patriot tell us, that cur seanrei1 have
nothing to do With this quarrel-and why.
good Sir ; because" the British government
would rejoice to make such an arrange
ment' as the Nat. Intelligencer some time
since pointed out. And he asks why "such
an arrangement has not been mad. ;" We
Can tell him the British government have
refused to make it, and f Mr. u. will cnlv
turn to the letters of Messrs. Pinkney and
Monroe, he will find it to be so.
IT Sir John Borlase Warren should re-
fuse 70 make this arrangement with us,
will Mr.. Davis shen support him or Us :.
Aye OF no?