Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1813-10-11
Prom tie Spirit Of Seceny Six, J Sept IL
LIEUTENANT BURROWS.

LIE L. ~ 4 N BOkfOV D.
So shortly after announcing the victory
obtained by the Enterprize over bis Britain
mic MsJesD's ship the Boxer, we would
wi hngly refrain from the publication
u .ny circumstance that is calculated
TO m~r,he general joy. or hide from
tie public view IN event every way
exhilersting ~ the American symps hes
Our brave crparled hero Capt Law.
renee won the victory Of the Hornet over The
pesihrk. after bis r.SSnss ksd. been. Sinlsiea
spufnti he feelings OF tie Hero, because
he had The II mness to remonstrs,e against
has injury Where IS there to be found a
man an the country that did not, while he
admired The cOnqueror and lie noble srdor
and 'r'uous patriotism which prompted him
10 stand by the fag of his country. conlemn
HE naughty snd unmesniug insolenee of the
n n, who hsd robbed ham Of he honor and
snk TO which be was entitled. l. ia with
pain sud Just esen sHent we have learned
that The late commander OF The En,errri,.
the ismented Burrows, had iust sustained
a similar Injustice with that compl.ined of
m the case OF Capt. Lawrence. His,r;gb,-
tai claims bad been siols,ed recently by the
promoion OF JUNIOR officers over him. Can
any thing oe more affecting to the seDs,.
b'il', oian hororsble aud feeling man. than
wanton act OF injustice. that does not n.
lone deprive him OF his right, bu. invokes
upon him the suspicion of his faw CHI.
zens In the Case of L ieut. b,,,,,,ws we
learn, INA, ms friends ende favored 20 prevail
on him abandon the service. and depend
upon his own enterprise To make Lam in
dependent OF The iavors Of the stilted ~
rants OF the day But he msgnanimously
resolved to suppress his wounded feelings,
WIN only silent resentment, and usjog
his own words, +" To see his country
through the war, and then dash his com
mission IN the fire." Yes, Americans
mat man who tell, welterng in his blood
on The decks OF the tsterprize, at the time
when she won another wreath for your ns-
Val column, was but few weeks previous.
" thus treated by the government. But.
ms conn remen will ever honor his memory.
In spl'e OF the usurping authority Of an in-
Hated upstar, the name of purtoyy, will
live to The latest day in honor, an history. &
IN the hearts Of his countrymen, He h.s
placed his name so high in the ,emre of
tame, that the tyrsnt who attempted TO bias,
1t forever, will never be able though exalted
on the stills of exec u.iye vsr, to erase il
lie who withheld rom him hi, ms, clsims
may flourish IN swollen vanity, staggering
IN all the msjesty OF stupidity I'd az the
palace, while the name of the departed He.
10, whose vaior he himself shall immense in
the ocean of eternity Speaking of Charles
J. Fox, NJ. Austin said, "In vain viii the
King OF England by the scrswl of his HAND
sndeavor TO blot out his name for every
thing he does, and every thing he saws.
becomes part of the history OF his coun.
.ey."-The departed Burrows in his fall. hes
done that which his country will be proud
10 record asa part of it's history.
Lieut.. Burrows left few relatives TO
mourn ms fale---5ut among them are bis
two am,able sisters Mrs. Thompson and
Miss Harriet Burrows, who reside in ,he
city OF Washington 1T is bur a few weeks
SINCE their only brother left them 10 ,lee,
them no more. But let them be consoled--
ne has consecrated his name and endesred
'ls memory to the stiection and gratitude
of ms coantrymtn. The people Of he Uni
ed States will sympsthise with Them IN
their greet tor the less of their bro her.
" hen the most tender emotions of,he heart
have subsidized, andresson and resignation