The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-09-17

IS now compelled TO bow To our superiority
Hmce tie a6ove remarks svere 1vriite7l VIZ
daNe seen the tri6 &c which Lord Cockrane
(Sl if he is not Cor 8 tentj dge IN these nat
tiers who is') has .puoi,cly paid us il he Par
riiaa ment OF q. y. OH the 5th Of July last
I-"Ihat a!th ugh he valor, skill aud sp,r.
it Of the navy had IN all Io,nirr TIRES DE, II
raised to the highest pitch b. the splen
der OF lis achievements, YET had, Of
late. IN the actual war with the u. Stat, $
Suffered defeat, disaster, and dise. ace -
The Noble Lord goes on further to assign
the reasons If this galliay Superiority
he dme'tcGn cre7ps are in evrry rcspect
Superior % th,irs.'
is true, that our seamen are hetter.''
II is true. that this is nj the first time thai
they have acquired this high rcputat!.n-
Survey the picture which Mr.. 3 tk, has
drawn ot them N Parliament s far back as
tbs year rs. Look [says hc) at the mar
ner IN which the people Of New ENGLAND
have OF late carri On tn, whale fishery
NO sea but what's vex@h by their fisher
les. Nociimate that il NOT wi.ress to their
tolls. Neither toe Perseverance If Holland
nor the 2c;ivlt, ~ France. nor he dexter
Gus and firm sagacity Of English Enttl,lz
ever Carried this most peruus mode of Ia
dy industry to the extent To which il has
been pushe' by this recent people: q pee
Pie "hn are still, as were. but in the gris
tie and not yet hardened into the bone of
manhood"
! Is it asked gvhy are our own Seamen bst
fer s-t may not be proper. perhaps, t.
trace out the reasons of this superiority la
all their extent; but it is impossible thst
! neh should no be superior. who are so much
oftener ira ned to their gum WIN arc enlist
led &C no, IMPRESSED into the service, whose
sense OF hrnOr has not been so freouen Nv
| 'eo,Pteo and corrup ed by the frauds and
tperj"i'ies of a ccurab nd tradc, who have
lbreathed the air OF eedom tram their birth,
iand VINO night in so ,gocd ard in&fi,t1g a
cause as yhc pYoteCti"u,f Free Trade end
Majors. Right. :" WIN you compare the
crews OF our :rica es With the crImped, in
Ipressed, mixed, and deg,aded rcn whr
Compose the crew of a Binish fr,ra.c Or,
l. tie high sense ri chVahy which inspires
| Decatur or II Ill in the cause OF a f-ee
country TO be Compared with the sr;ifi-,al
spirit OF British Officer who fights for his
kt~g2
We are bound then, by every consitlera
uon OF national NcDor or Of pers nal rlgh
20 protect class @, men. ard 70 preserve
IN them that high spirit 8 houCr, which re
sect 50 much Gre. 1t ur Il Gu, coun!ry.-
Let us seriously set i'll Shay che foundations
or naval establishment which IS 18th c3rn
nfesurate with Our resource ard on, vents.
/ we nope the date of peace with Great BIZ
tain will he the d-.y 4 var .th hie.ers,-
| II is a school in which our seamen ~ stu
dy their tr"fes 'ion. 5 Oh was III. irui5 CT
tne triPhitan warm 1901,
Ho5v jar ANIL car may rrtend, seems in
coed TO be the only point FIR cnnsi.erati. n .
a late wfiter. Mr.. Ciatk, in his .Sk,tci. 9,
Of the Naval History Of the u S.are., mas
| @Eered few specu!atiors on this subject
he shows that" previous t. the present war
with the Uni-ed States" G. Brian &" had
net one half Of her sail Of line AT sea- 0wlng
to The number which are in port < fifth z out,
&c. oc.-that while she was at war ~ith
fraHce, 1t Is not likely tn sic csniti keen
in"re than 80 sail # the lie on the hmeri
Can station, of which 70, more than two
thirds or 20 sail If the line. coula re,cain
on the coasts OF the u. St.tes that # We
aad sail OF the line, Uea AL the English
OK ckadirg squadr IS " uldhaye 10 c;Esi.f
OF ~ least d saT of the Ire, & rot more th.n
i or places Co.'S q be hlot k. ded---if tie l.
.. nae 9, not n ose than 2 places could be
b!ockaded ii l2, tot r.cre t. an /; and
n they possessed from 20 to 50 Sail az n
Inc. the' c"uid f. tu .!v p"ote, their coast
against any nav, foTcs the Esgiish govern.
ment, while ut war 18th Fraurc, cnuiti Ere,
on y. Therefore tvom COZ 80 sail =
tn 'Se wuald tca sufficient naval estsb,
snment under cXisti"g Circumst2nc So
wi 4. next touches upon the resources f r
this es' ahi hnacnt.
" her" are 100 0orce stored ses men t. the u
hiten Sf~ies 2 Inc great 1b,ett OF the u Stat
gov nmert IS cts 20: yuA not conuupst anv naval
force 1t - poss' v'' ia - pref, bay var OK.
&c q 70 So OF the line, rs Ia att, aud 20 sioops az
wa Ire Number e men ,tqu'rel 10 n,an ,',ese
vessels. will be 81 500, al owing s,iy full co,.,plc
mehts tor each vessel The AM, aman REQUIRE {
ior th s. vessels AID GUIDED IN tie ab We numbnr
o. fnen, could rot exceed i5,OG0. ar 9b,ut the one.
sixth part OF the able seamcn belonging to n. I'M
tea o>at.s These, by proper man. cement, might
be realty obtained.
The exi cuer Of bail irg 81 quppipg IS sail of
the 'ne' 70 i7gnt's, ard twesty I'VE s5Ur. .. war,
"oula amount to Is millions ui loi,grs. Their an,
"usi expenec IN service would amount to about 8
m'"ons. he dutas on imported merchandise a.
lone, amounts ir:n' 40 10 20 miipns ut dollars -
hnu even IN tim. al var, provided otr Cosste we're
properly protected revenue of about % million
OF doiFis 'gt' b, raised a. It's Wv Eow the ~.
tertst OF Si5 1JU W3 world he $500 OOU-~-ts al.
deu IL TIE ahuuti OK pencu o III eicnt navy IN
der pres 1T e.rsh' stances. would be - 900 OoD---
winch - ABOUT hdf tue that might be ra sed
from commerce alOn-.
| -" what navai system would answer beat for tic
| u Sttes Thr naval establishment OF tn. Un t.l
otaies aiund consist uf Tire navy several i ge enrp,
OF marines, and nava. sGb npl or schools. IL ou ia
TO be tie policy ofthr United States government 90
increase her navy Ia a gradual snd permanent man.
ner' FoF this purpos rUe third of tie revenue s.
rising from commerce, might be approbr rted -
i"0-'iiTds OF III cum 80 b. permanently enDi.y,d
~ buthng, equipping aud repsiringsn equal num-
Der ol vessels OF tie iue iriKaeo and sloo, C war