The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-09-24
EN- QUIRER OFFICE,
september %.


.gT We lay before our readers ihe following Tx
h'IHrauns Intelligence We congratulate our Cuuu.
trynen. ihe hour OF relrbu,inn has come
II the br.ts; Nv To Maekinas, Maiden IS ours il
o'ey remain, tiisr troops tall into our I.ands Ii
seems, indeed, iiApo siDie that they eau H. Their
retreat by water - intercepted
we ale not scfieienty acquainted with the to-.
anu guns On 'ch soie, or the particulars az the en-
10 shy how iHucn tkis victory ~ H. add 10
tue glory 81 orr srI1S. Yet will vu,ich Tor II ,nnt
our scar en have conducted themselves vii -i,
sua' sprt, s"d added another wreati, to the pillar o,
cur navsi reputation. We are aIrsai, ,uld ,ha, in
point OF nieh Commodore Perry was inferior TO te
enemy, and has taken more prisoners than IA, m
meh u conquer thein--k;ut in respect to the suii
btnth OF a. saehieNenlerit, there can be M, ds,u
It's Iva Is EASILY seen.
The road to H4loeu ia opened-;he time and
treasure, tbat wUuid be lost in trausnor.,ns on.
q OPS l;y IC'.A. ar Sapsd
me nenHS ., anInortation are perhaps doub
te" &er the namier OF transports - added ay n
coup dt main 20 feet. Harrison can convey
t'p'ce me H~"toT " yoo2s IN the same TING. Ifhe
can push ga at onee, the troops OF the cuvrny will
ne cocped and caught ut Msiden--l be!v retreat IN
Fort Msek'n;c IS at once cut ua
II ne iniisn spirit will be dniped, and the al!iea
o The most Christian King" wiI be shaken il,
th-ir aiiesiahcc No set OF IS more cOys ~,
al sastcrs than these sayages The British hor- -.
ee'ved them. Fort Meigs was 20 be taken IN ,ae
frst instance, and Harrison was 10 have been pn; IL,
their hands. But Proctor fooled, aud retired il,
SSSuhu U'fc Was IL jugCT .fi-ant lie
br','sa were again bsffled in their des.gns Sieae
was then al] to Fora SAn;'us.y * the yai,apt Cr,r
! ran nearly filled bis ditch with their dead A nd
40" tns whole British squadron is taken; and these
naughty lords OF the waters of eir gioUe ba t;ey
sat "r fresh waters absolutely ezIIrp,te at one
oiow rom the bosom OF the Ere.
ihe saSaSes nave been d,rJ=u by their a'es; they
nave oesn disappointed in telr ex ectato,,s of DIV.
| ing their hands once more in the blood of tue *.
! msriean3--ihey will have 10 sneak back to their
morasse5 or sue to US for peace. TINS viii mos,
clearly ne the case, ii Harrison should pas, ON Ia
and goods.
rnns the frontiers of Ohio nsy once more sleep
! IN pcase.
| hg'a, again, and again we ask, to whom are we
! indebted Tor these ex"arsting victories! we owe il
10 our seamen; we owe it 20 those generous spirits
whohsve borne cur triumphant Il az over the seas =
ever tue lakes. AMI are tbese the men ~ hom zoe
shall sSSnhon IN the hour Of trial? S.ah we s,lFeT
them To become the slaves IF Ia. kan,.Iiy power
| "aom they have mustered? Shall we 'surrende,
these ou' champions to the preis-sangs and the lash
nt The Brt''H Fors:i 1t, Justice! Forbid IL
shane But read tie toliowing /; AMI il ,.nr hear
does not swell With pride and pour fotl, as thank
to the nnble tellevs who have achieved it, hide YOU
READ M your mantle, and leave a country OF wh.ei
you are not worthy to be elzeD.