The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-11-06
ENQUIRER oFfICE, Wov. s.
BRITISH TONE CHANGED.

The Quebec Mercury consoles itself for Dacres'
a. unfortunate reneontrc" that " we 1.-THE British)
had to contend, that occasion, with men who are
bone Of our bone, and flesh OF our flesh. From it
(says this loyal M.rcury,) the inference may be
drawn that contest with the Americans is more
worthy Of our arms than at first imagined -
We have denb; that the Mercury win very often
have TO draw upon this source of consoiaton-we
shall prove To them that If we bone Of bone,
and flesh OF one flesh, the scion has improved from
the sol; from which it was trans-p planted and under
the general OF that liberty whose beams they
were willing to refuse us. g.,
Man to man, and gun to gun, can beat them
at any time. Give us but fair play during the war,
let the bold enterprise of our character have but
full scope, and the incidents of this Will often call
the blush ofsconvicon into the cheeks OF. the loyal
p,ruzan. Wherever we have been Fairly pitted,
as-endancy has shown itself. We beat them at
Brownstown in the very face Of thcr alies-We
beat them on the hrst descent at Queenstown
beat them again at the head OF the Chippeways and
should have beat them a third time, and remain
ed masters of the field, if achievements had
been in any proportion TO theirs. That gallant af-
fir aione shows the feasibility of invading and
auerng Canada, if or troops have but fair play in
officers and numhers-tlull threshcd TIA. Guerrero
in a time which more than equivalent for any
little difference in force. We give them the
odis in the unfortunate repcontrc :; as the gallant
JONES sufficiently proved, when the Wasp the other
day stung the frofic with such severity TO COM
pei her to strike ip as minutes The Wasp, b. it
member cd rates only at guns; the Froc, at Is 50
10. earronades, besides two long 9s.
y The British soon taught tn lisp the language OF
respect Ii one lesson makes such elious change,
we shall take to confirm the impression The
Mercury wisely admonishes their g military off
cers" to profit by experience; as they need no
longer deplore their being obliged to vanquisl,
men who,e congles. would do them no cre,it"-
Little doubt exists with U.s. that il the war be carried
on with SIP rit, in any degree worthy Of the enter
prize o. mar countrymsn, we shall teach Mr. Bull
NOT only to think better of our proves, but of
rights. 4 respect for the cHc is the only OF
ust'ng liul respect the other - ~
Mr. Dacres, if ever he is trusted again with his
Najestys frgate, viii take to be more modest
hereafter he will send more braggadoca invi-
,ations 20 Rodgers lie win offer more so dolls to
hs crew to drink IN grog IN case they take oar fri
gate in 81 minrtes Nor, will his that Of any
other fr;gate, think SO right Of Yankee tas, by way
~ burlesque. to mis- u Mclasses and watc, to treat
the vsuquished erew--as ras actually the case when
the Gserrierc and Constitutioh, were approaching
each other.
E.rtrdet ofa letter frnm Maj. CamhbeziQfM
u. S. army, dated Camh az Le7piSfo7on
Fails If NIAGARA, to his fri nd in Iris ci!v
OetoGer 1GhI, 1912.
% the morning Of the 9Th instant, par.
ty Of our troops composed Of part Of the 9th
and 18Th Regiments of regular Infantry, &
part OF several regiments OF Artillery, un-
der Cnloncls Christie, Scott and Fenwick
and Mullany's Battalion of regular infantry
commanded by himself, commenced de
place. Tbcy we're accompanied by severa
companies Of volunteer militia. The whole
were placed underti command Colone
Solomon Van Rensselaer,, brave officer 0
some military experience.
To accomplish their landing on the enc
ms shore, they had only II boats which
would convey 20 men each. in this state
OF preparation they succeeded in crossinr
20 the number Of at ut twelve hundred
he L
and musketry from the heights above
Queenstown, also an cminence down th,
river which raked the whole shore. & from
a bank at least twerty feet high: they sue
cfedcd in a few hours w forciug their WI,
Tar2'tbe town at the point Of the bayo ct, as
eeeding the hill and driving She British ffon
7A-ir entertainments, ts king all their canno:
number Of prisoners Before the,
r---sed, it was the understanding Of all .ha