The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-11-24
EEirocfs from Ce65ett's Letter
TO THE. PRINCE REGENT.

SIR--During the time that was impri-
soned for two years in Newgate. for wri-
ting about the a"gging of the local militia,
(. IN tue town of Ely, and about the employ
nent OF German troops upon that occasion.
addressed to your royal highness several
Letters, the object of which was to prevent
this country from being plunged into war
with America. took great pleasure in of
fering to you advice, which Thought would
be beneficial to my country and, of course,
have experienced great sorrow at seeing
that that advice has not been followed. &
that in consequence of its rejection, we are
nov actually in a state of war with our bre-
thren across the Atlantic.
Tn. Sc corruptors and binders of the peo-
pie, the hired writer's, do not attempt to
make their readers believe, that we are not
at war with the republic OF America
They it is, who have FASTENED, if not ac,u-
ally produced, this war; for they it was.
who reviled the American president. and
who caused it to be believed here that he
and the congress dared not go to war
What pains, alas have taken to convince
your royal highness of the folly and false
hood of these opinions Though my mind
was bruised with the means of raising the
Thousand pounds fine to pay to the king,
land which you have received from me in
his behalf) let slip no occasion to caution
You against believing these representations.
told you land you might as we'll have be.
lieved me) that the American people were
something, that they had say in the mea-
sures of government /; that they would not
suffer themselves to be plunged into war
tor the gain of a set of lazy and rapacious
fellows; but that, if their country's good
demanded it, they would go to war; and
that such war, would, in all probability, be
very calamitous to England.
The fact Is NOR ho;,c. ,,o.x
beyond all doubt, the next thing for us to
think offs, the means by which we are to
obtain peace with this new and most formi-
dable enemy. The hired writers, unable
any longer to keep from their readers the
fact that war has taken place, are now af-
fecting to treat the matter lightly to make
the people of England believe, that the A.
americans will be driven out of Canada; that
the people of America hate the war-and
that, at any rate, the congress will be obli-
xed to put an end to the war when the in.
telligence OF the repeal ofour orders in coun-
Gil shall arrive at the seat of the American
government. These being the assertions
now most in vogue. and most generally lis
tened to, will give your royal highness my
reason fer disbelIeving them.
First, as to the probability of the Ameri-
cans being baffied in their designs npon Ca
NADIA, il the contest was a contest of man
to man, upon ground wholly neutral,
Should say. that the advantage might be on
our side; but, / am not sure that It would
for, the Americans have given repeated
proofs of their courage. They are, indeed.
known to be as brave as any people in the
world They are too volunteers, real yo-
lunteers, in the service they are now upon.
The American army does not consist-of
set OF poor creatures, whom misery Il vice
have made soldiers; it does not consist of
the off casts and out-casts of the country.-
1t consists of band of frcemen, who un-
derstand things. and who are ready to fight
for what they understand and not of a set
OF half cripples OF creatures that require
TO be trussed up in order to prevent them
from falling to pieces 1t is the youth the !
strong, the active, the hardy, the sound
youth of America, whom our army in Cana
da have to face; and tn ough do not say,
that the latter will be unable to resist them,
yeti must say, that / fear they will not,
when l consider that the Americans can
With ease, pour i'll force Of forty or fifty |
thousand men, and when hear it stated, |
chat we have not above fourteen or fifteen
thousand men in Canada, exclusive of the |
militia, upon whom do not know what de-
gree of reliance is to be placed. After all, |
however, the question Of success in the inva
sion of Canada, will, as in the cases OF
y FhnOC diiA iiOiauus uSpCuu WnOny upon
the people of Canada. If they have reason
90 fight for their present government if
they be convinced that a change of govern
snent would make their lot worse, they will,
Of course, rise and fight against the inva-
ders, and then our. commander may safely
set gen. Hull at defiance bit, if the people
ofCRnada should have been inveiged to be-
lieve, that change Of government would be
for their benefit, must confess that should
greatly doubt in our power of resistance,
Ut will be quite useless for us to reproach
the people Of Canada with their want of
zeal in defence Of their country. We have
approached the Dutch, and the Italians, and
the Hanoyerians for the like !; but, sir, it an
swers no purpose. Such reproaches do no,
tend to drive ont the invaders nor do they
tend TO deter other nations from following
the example of the invaded party. Whas 4
whole nation wills, must, sooner or later.
take place.
Asto the second assertion that the people
of America hate the war, must say, tina
have seen M proof of such hatred. The
Americans, being a rejecting people, and
a people resoiutely bent upon preserving
their freedom, have general hatred to war,
as being, generally speaking, hostile to that
freedom. But, in the choice Of evils, if
war sbonlh appear the least evil, they
will not fail to take it--ahd, indeed, they
lave taken it--for, ia America, il is really
the people who declare war--:he Congress
the real representative Of the people
there are no sham elcc;ionS--no buying and
selling Of votes and of false oaths--but the