The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-07-23
E.NQUIRRR 0FNIcE. .T,,l,, %.
For THE EEQUissX.
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wan se'er; trenen Dcscrters, lately III de 'ritish
Service, which they iett some vi t'rany Island
! gone At Hampton on var;nut snl;ee.s c,n,c,.toi
wan t"e,r sur ;,or--enc the mean. eiuuorct 10
ripc' theta 60 join the color. OF patton. 5s,weec
/ v'hsp and France sn ipveterstn ani so-v..cu; "A
HicPahy - wet Known 70 exist All tie ieserlars
alluded Ia, agree IN Stating the annexed creun,,tan
/ css-and, conc cf l,cm are evidently Iper Of
! education, perssnsi responsibility, cAucorr, End
Judgment, We cssnnt, wT., spy degree ~ tStanafY
":t hold on, belief trosi Shcir STATEN eni cspce,ey
as no motives Whatever could stimulate those Dc
scrtsrs 10 a deviation f-om the t,uih .whiis, 'on-
saah reSS induced :hen 20 nn inrenuols uute.,.
! s,lng iee'atetion ofr.
The pocy az the British, in respect to .,ose Phi.
son-'s whom the1 deeisn 40 cnis in ;heir service,
Iis al rrst 10 crave ttcm board ot prison ships,
where tnpy ere deprived OF pure, iree-e,r,,ils ,,-
air, and receive merely that portion OF reursh N mt
e! the st Bad whirh is sufficient 20 prevent
ihem ircu stsivirG lie sick, (ard ti,, must. an
rsHei h"atoicut, necessarily he rrets often.
ths, are tea ia wa0t Of that medical ssss,cce and
h'i.naan attention he.l their stuation would seem
cnninS,.5.
Who's their patience has thus been hsiassed and
Their tnt'tUlt appears hkay 10 he sak -i artlul b
gents of 6r'tis perftouSn,ss aud tyranny---io not
sa ~ represent "a theN that th.re within the..
reach s,rnrie add easy method of putting 81 end
To the ri4or5 snd nhsery of such s,iuatoH--snd
that ho .et.od IS, to tahst IN the service of En-
gland.
Fac French Deserters say that With them. such
means would have Deen s5ful, had not they
been as.ured most sl-nniy assured, THAT trey nv.
yer would We comp. He'd to tnse the Il Ill uSainst
I
F'anco, or her Aliss--rhn British SCENTS tod
thscl that the object fOr which their aid wsntei,
was IA expedition 10 Canada, fer The purpos- of
petinE hordesu. Indians, by whsn tie people Of
mat country were assSed-ti-re they reminded
tn French p soners ~ thc ties of cousarsuini,y
&c thai connected them with the Cana''ians moai
vi WHOM, were originally from FrLnce.-Ehry a so
exaggerated the advantages OF The expedition, pro-
missing them lands 2nl utier wards, sitter the b.
Ject stuGic be &c ooinpishrd--l his System 81 de
eepuOn Mas tie m-re successful, none o' The
gflt4r~
understood any tlIins OF the geography, situation &
popn! g,.on OF North AIneri1s.
'|lsu brought to Virginia, s7 the Intelligent n
Inong thSn Guild no longer DC posed upn, t no
came l, eesssS 20 open batteries, 10 cmplUy
new stretssen.s. Then il that che British ria
not b:ush u Rppeai IT, the passions Of those men, y
TO the "or-t, too, o. Their passions Th-e excited
theif chpHtY ~ thS hope Ut sEuldc'.t anti uGFe !
STEAMED p!iTdt t-ceprt scented the t.kus OF lzrgs
e"' op"ent cities, especially OF Norf,iS, atlen |
sed WITH very Gttc dl,Eciitl aud immc ,dyauta.
kts SenSnai gTatI ca.jols artiuy he'd Oui,
IS rssstes' iMcauti,rs-.Tacy tcid th-n that the
AmGrleEus gave - f.uritr, mad. M pris',uers-n
sHOi', acquiTsce'i M unue Ut the Usages of civilized
war. : u ts veoour.lv,! Jew o, ta5.e .elu u aux-
!Nies 10 emtcr tuliy into the psls of tner ,oy-
G. the malufity, bUwtvcr, we're indignant At tae
reaehcFy titus prAe isc'; with thcM-but their STA
auoh was inipsruub!Y, aw!Gt,y sIiIica!- they con.
Vi "ied iiair reSeut6ent IN siisn s,nce, intending
u abandon IS -oOn 80 opportunity sLCuld prvseRt
iseit, the standard OF tue B.iish-,i.d even o. tir
oeir arns against t!eih. Aware Of this, the bot
U al
"ith Jealous atG sl.s pieUus Eye.
thi5 ii.tru.t .nduvtd tEein .n suLEeoucnt Opei.
uors, to place ue FrsGrh soi,.ie,s IN very lace
G! Gaiscr--oet he AsirticaHs ana Il, selves
--u0hg even tac prceautou 20 uanx them wStu |
r-ns''.s uooga--i tlc attack Craney -is.sud,
Insiwee, tne brhIsa Themselves aGVArse.. as lie /
t"r'n OF I" tFesesut OF iai. moon. wjth i've narsrs
un,ued ~itp Fre,ch.nem con- .,anded uy o,ire.s g.
e. q own natIuii. be-.de fuSiish uiicc; ~ cas-.
barge, piaeei have the y uiUrican Tort ia
'front.', "ud the Brush he rear aud on easb
Ot u'S troops tiat wSre aa,!ed VITA view To- fht.S
niEcrsion bac', Of Ii,s iciauG buj ruH-i.cd
tended o.lt at Tor sY:ecss coz .any vy.,-
sisted al ticheGse' ii Eaeei. t,yee. .Ea 81,
DsttaioHS, aud i,si Use front the q Irileurs.
SUI, la tn.s COMPANY nIofc confidence rlartu
THAN IN thuSe Frcnsimea VINO seut In the s !
bsrses aust hIeIit,Di! ed.
iiie to'o"ims circumstances afforded TO the Brit
'sh y" Opportunity Oi repeshus tueir ASSERTIONS
,'sctnS .iie iner"eSs AID savage dispUSlon q. the
A'"eiin"ns One at 1he m thc stcodi bai x. |
Oat Mrs sunk haunted witIt the specifies whcI. Ii.
nisrepre 5entstUhs Ot te British hsu eonured CT
~ his fancy, sHd mis aAinN Zoe threats the signs !
"hch al aDe1can made Ia him to end ay0r 60
reach Tie shore DC. tried, after all The Surviving .n
III has barge were UNDERSTOOD have surrendered Z
90 s"m back 20 the baiges ia the rear-ug0m which :
lac Tashred upon alter warning, ani killed Tie !
OritSa phcers Loudly yoccrsted, I" Il is lust as e
S2ia-~thel give no qraftcrs--thcy FIRE upon Their
pr!sone's. - he FFeneh were, howeyer, I'M I
deceived IN great MEASURE, by seeing seveial
Ameticsbs plunge lEtO the Water, ami av!u, ~
Tie assistsnoe OF such OF the wUuuurd as were
within their reach. Man, "a is well kLoSn u, were
tsAen PRISONERS, and many dessrted. SOME OF those
WAC uid not escape, reniained uuGer tis.r torrei
n1frcsS onS--nAy, then minds were ,iOIe ana nOrs /.
poisoned and eZYspCrated.
In tie attack upon Hampton, the most unlimited
Dsrbsisn, the most hag.uous outrage on.
y not prevented, but ACTUALLY RsGoMMEND-
Ed, Us J'st retaatCty arms upon r,.
sshcfs, &c ---ln the 0hair the usual s,sc.on and
vigilance OF the BrIt7h were inAnie,t Ihe French
were literally bsact with d.n.crsS tie less ah, q /
Tell On theiT.-Msny, ho"c.cr, found means TO o.
cape IL IS fact ti.et several OF tfera purposeIy
req tGt BIsG--OthCts Gid uct-Soue sa.eti ~ the |
aboninsb'e e.sCsses cosnIhj'ted 81 Iiamltoi.-
"ahy u the pcrpet.atcrs H,re EEgitsh. It's IL :
HrclraBnb!y proved BY tie meaneL05 and itsrt- !
rehdiiy ei'deuee OF tme sutft1 ncn s.!yrs Their
iOinisnt"ts wore red Goats slUk. r. tlsb--t Coz.
Ehsiis'., Sesides, ore tIeHtimeu, when atiiis uu.
drI Blush IuthOr.i,s, shifting under Bfit,il col
ois ea1nB tie Tread II Mug George, FytholgheH /
Or instrument The plea Of = #. iEGucssiuuS "a
feNrHin sdon c%eetses IS 90 aofurd sssrelly 20 d.
strt- IN answer. History presents ilia. irstanees
ui Frhces aud Genurals dJ eng their swrrds in 10 ,
b'o"1 OF tteir own men, waen words were in,,od
insufficient 10 check their brutality. A. sfy rate !
hey may be afterwards tried and punisi,eiI--.aD.,
due aiefement thus he made TO the violated laws |
OF weeping humbmty
IhuS, us briHsi not satisfied with rc' biuc
the i or fiench Prisoners OF pure ar, adeouatt !
'..c!-.:e@; s.;a - caiy i O:. b,,u,,. t-,r tti5
iul piison-siirs- Thy asJ want 10 r,b the, Of
their isir inme a6d eba scter men ard ag soldiers
--tnd oil The porsJiluy Of trsiog 20 the.r native
lard, where ttgir eBbsting it the r,ic oil rs en,
m IL me- YIs steix la. Il "a