Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1812-11-05
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FROM THE AURORA
EXTRACTS TO THE EDITOR

Piatfs6Hrg 19h Oct. 1912.
Some Montreal papers may perhaDs n
cluSe vou, they will at least let Won know di-
rcctly or indirectly what the enemy think of
us-which is sometimes of use, in order r.,
enable us to make n more exact scrutiny. and
estimate OF ourselves, but the Canadian ed;
tors appear not to be behind some of car own
editors in modesty. though they arc not very
much behind them in zell for Old ENGLAND
and abuse of our government You will find
IN some ct these papers that some Of our mi
Htarv Ulcers are treated pretty ROUGHLY ON
paper, and that if paper bullets could sink
our courage, or alter our purposes, that the
Montreal editors, particulars Mr. GRAY, is
not behind his friends of the bIacs ball in
% ston or New York The tour of colonel
Pike, you will gee, has not escap d their ire.
and they seem to exut not a little at tile fall
of general Hull, as a prelude to the same
fate in others-the counter CIT Of the GAL
liant nava, Hull, however, has softened down
their national love of egotisn; and the edi
tors appear to have got into squabbc a
mong themselves ON that delicate subject.
THIS for want of other news-cnly that
since we cannot shoot at the enemy, we have
began to shoot those who desert the standard
OF their Country. shall get one of cur ser
JeantS to transcrbe from the orderly book
some particulars of the late Solemnity. as /,
should be understood through the country.
that the IMMUNITY with which the mildncss
of the government during sta:e of peace
suffered the constant practice and enormous
amount of loss by desertions. will moi be to-
Ierated any longer; and that the crime will
be punished with the utmost rigor of militia
~ execution. Treason against the country
vi ordinary cases merits de tth, and Justice.
as well rs military honor and discipline, de.
mands thar no wretch, capable of betrayine
the one or the other, should dishonor an ex-
ttence of which he is not worthy.
The following extracts viii give you some
aiea OF our manner of proceeding
Golosel PIKE, officer of the day, October15.
--ieporis, to brigldier-general Bloomfield.
commanding the advance of the Northern ar.
ply. that the troops began to come on the field
fpr the execution Of Richard IIenion G. John
Wilson, soldiers oftle 18th Infantry. u. 8
army, sentcnced to death for " desertiog 10.
yards The eHerp'," in pursuance of general or.
ders OF the 18Th inst. at o'clock, in the fol. |
loving order, viz The light artillery form |
Ing the right front faux of the square, the 9Th |
IN antFy and part Of the 11th the right flank
the remainder ct the 1lth, the 18th, DIST and |
9Th, with part Of the detached Vermont mill
Tia, formed ,he base ofthe parraleIorram. part |
OF the latter troops, the honorable SiiUey Gtevs
and battalion Of the country militia and vol |
un'ecr riRrmcn the left flank the detached ar. |
tillery, commanded by colonel Thorn. CAPTAIN |
Brooks company 81 artillery, captain Elliott's |
artillery and the volunteer cavalry the left |
on Hank Of the square. AZ four tie convicts |
attended By the reverend Mr. Rowley Of the |
Baptist church aud Draper of the Methodist
church, followed by all tho prisoners in the
provost Guard, were marched (accompanicd bv
uie Music OF the line playing Of the dead march
IN Saul) TO the place Of execution. when tie
front Of the guard wheeled TO the right and
left. and the two unfortunate men were march.
Cd forward to the butt and kneeled ON their
collins, when the reverend Mr.. Rowley made
most eloquent and affecting prayer, the clergy
then bid their charges adieu, and removed
Wilson, the man whom your clcmencv had tbo,t
proper 20 spare, under the color that one only
a0uld be executed at the same time Hen;on
bon snecled and suffered the sentence Of the
law al half pas. four, by the usual means !
= iHnrdiately after which, Wilson vas {
,ryuphi forward and the pardon read 10 n
I'm, which was received with great appar- Id
'nt c,n.rition by the unfortunate man. and In
si!sactiDn by the surrounding troops il was I.
heD Rad at the head Of each corps there as lti
: mbled, when they respectively wheeled of Id
nd R.rshed TO their posts IT,
Z. w. PIKF, Col 18th Rce't. l.;
snd Field 0siesT Of the Day. liz