The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-12-14

or less cons dcra,c. We have, a. the same
time, stated, thstit was net cur intention.
m the least degree TO diminish the lust
weight ct responsibility which the comman-
deis OF our f,rees had incurred in conse-
que"ce OF de failure Of an expedition, well
p!apnso, well provided. and which would
probably have succeeded, had it been well
conducted.
The prblic have nov before them ho,h
the British and hmcIiCan official accounts
ct The actions wAich took place turip, ,b..
passage ii General Wj!kinson's army dow,
the IT. Lawrence. Even those who ere
acc siouic0 to tie gasconatie aud falsehocxlx
o' tie british official accoants which have
brew issued under the signature of Edtv.
Hognfc, ince the rrc sent war, will be aston
SHE'D Gu reading the acreral orders issued
It LA Cni;'e, Oh ihe 18th end Is>h NoyeC-
OR. Escry dir:invfiUc Iffur,iat by the Ian
buaSe common To the TWO natians as en-
p.o,e( to heh,tle the pritjsh irrce engaged
Al William burg, Will; severy siac Grating
epiih2t!s appliedt' the corps under the
command ii FL ig Gen. BOYD, who IS con-
Verted INTO A7GJ Gen. To give HE Il, rec
clatto the exploit q Col. NJ oriisun. a I'd. af-
ter all, what was tits exploit Did lac re
ven the passage OF cur infantry Gown ;h>. ri
var, & the cavalry & artillery On the Cana.
dian shore no Did he recover the c,ya,ra
ne oriGi ally occupied No! but with a
real less ON his side of 500, he occasioaed
MS loss of something n q than that a
inouat. Seventeen hundred rnc;scip,ine,i
american troops, commanded by ioesver7-
enced Ulcers, sustained far two bonre ~,
half, without the least disorder, on tel
Ding anisch Of g,ousd, the ire Of I5oo Sci.
ush regulars aud SEQ militia and saVaseS
w nctbsr our troops. II they had beet, elm
'ofCFu' might not have turned the snecas's
pcsi'.oh, and thus Converted lis partial de-
'c,t INTO t'tai fonte, we VIII not iac,iire
because II Is soih3ient for oar purpose ~
sho"' that NE honor CT the American arms
was mol tarn,shed by this action and /.
Cannot be said, that he ultimate fai.ure rs
the expedition was OWING 10 any a3van,.gr..
obtaiued by he enemy Oh the orcas,op
or can this failure be atfrifu,r y 20 ~
osier Cause than The natural styen,~tn e
the invaded Country" and the ,ifharf5v nri-
V"te feul, which IT is now evident sub sisted
between the commanders &C our forces. and
aisahled them from efcctsslly CO Operating
w,.h each oiaer. Fer chose cav;llers. wiz
"noul success is the Only test Of rnerit. ard
Woo We found fauit with the plan of the
cA!'eoi ION because II was Ct Jappld upon the
waters OF axe OrtaTio ard lot up.n th,,c,. IS
GhauPia!n, cnly betray their o.y., ;,-;,orsncs
of the first plAnc,r les ct tire military ART
lace 1t is evident that he object of stack
would not have been masked, car the IL
tcHtiIn O. the enemy in the least degree d.
v'ded, had the schcmc of these ctiti..s bean
al ptec. II, ihtn, lie executive h.. cnrG,
ded the execution If its plan o III. ers
who have abased the trust repoSeG in them
toe remedy is Obvious, and We hs,r ~
dcuht will be impa, idly K speadiiy ami.
ed. he people viii see thai tht.r govern.
ment has 20 other Object ia view, th5D HE
attainment OF honorable aid permanent
neace oy vigorous prosecution o. il,e war
IN 'jecl the interest and agrgndisc-
mem Of indivltIualS must give wa. Cana
Ga must De c'nqutred, or w stand d:.era-
ced IN the eyes of the world. !. is g p rod
held over our heads "a frtregs which
nanSht!y tTowus rpon our country. and
rom 'g2'ch are disseminated th,csrbout
the land lie seeds Of d,sa.ec. ION 5, ,t;,,n
x treaao. lhe iorcnc the of var is sest "a h
upon itS .cqu,iti1n. 1'h= n2.irnal 5. e.fy
ana honor' and dor are lost, if We do t
WIN .this splendid prize. Let, then. svc,v
9osrys be strained and ever, faculty exertsJ
Tor Its attainment.--Wqi.. fdv.