Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-09-08
From thc AiJany A,gu, oryIe,Jcv- -.

MORN
ABOUT 40 troops arrive 4 a, Greenhrsb -,
Sunday from the Southwark
~ Is understood that commedor, Chancev did
not ieaVe oacHetts Harbour until Friday we
understand Gen. MISUNDERSTANDING poinc.
II, u, The Squadron to Fort George
Extract OF letter from our correso low, 100.
Fort George.
" Nothing has been done. or ,ttcm,,o,J r,an.
since the little exhibition t. the head of,he int>
ana TINS might rs we'll have been left undone
i he iorce assigned Showed, on our Dart, bad in
formation, or bad calculation, or both. Piffee,
hundred meH might we'll have been sent n.
not, and tins force would have been NOR. tb,,,
competent to the object-it would have broke
Town vincent, and broke up the magazines he
had collected, and without which the Dr;t;sh
army must have retired to Kingston. or Yso
nave been Obliged to fight battle on the lake
But enough of this.
ihe enemy in the neigbourllood of our army
IS pert and insulting. Ours, is prondIv Ioync,
on ITS arms. While the enemy had the masterv
oil inc lake, and could throw in reinforcement.
shd supplies where and when they pleased, or
ders were received from WASHINGTON that We.
should SEM out no more Borstier detac hments
and generally, that we should not seek an en-,
SaSement with the enemy. This was cons;5,
ed positive order not to fight; and so lone, n.
1t lasted-nothing butregret was heard, II wss
only necessary To let us fight, and the enemv
would be devoured at breakfast. AlasI snr
our heToes' order came to seek, 10 fight, to de.
sro! 'ie epe'ny oE ascendency on the lake.
was egained--Chauncey was at sea-Provost
could no longer avail himself of our absence 20
attack the 'ort-every thing, in short, favored
the Inovement--and what lhen Nat onotho..
WORD was heard OF fighting, and beating. ana
oreaktastinS on De Rottenberg But the rnos-
tery OF the lake where is il now The issu. or
the late interview between the two commend
eis you know Ans has given the enemy de.
clded superiority in my opinion But s,,pros,.
We are still equsl-why, ask, are we nuf ~
that condition Why are our naval nrenaraN
ions Kept so cleary on level with those nf ,h..
enemy, as to Fender it doubtful wbetber No..
have or have not the ascendency on the I,teoS
1t may be very chivalrous in the chief OF 4 soma
droh TO night ms enemy with equal or int;.rin.
Out should the interests of the public be.
made to rest ON such pun ctions Is If wis. CO
to balance the scales that a feather CON 49,.
them! inns IS not as 1t ought to be. and !, 60
Tenn account must be rendered somebo.v IN
tins head-if We fail. What are vour -
what are your frigates, what all your nrenara
tons Tor comba; on the ocean, I'm their beariner
on the great Question of the war; compared
WIN thoSe Tor the mastery of The lakes, Five
OF your ten frigatss are penned ND bv tho enc.
my; two are repairing and 3 at ses W.
each OF these to take irigate, of how nrch
lTss Importance would it be than that Chauncev
should take the Wolf : thought this subject
had been sufficiently understood At Wasbyno.
ton, and ON common with every rational heinz
meet with) regret, that if understood. il "a
not attended to.
1He J0"0'0'ng remarks on the preceding Lette,,
arc from the .ii6any Arpus.
RenrdTks.-The reflections in The nrecedino-
letter receive new illustration from wbat We
near from Like ChampIain. We are inferior
there also. The enemy has put aiioat 10 bsrpes.
carrying 50 oars, ~ men, and one q FOUNDER
each We were promised a prompt restorat;on
OF our ascendency on this lake, as sort of atI
tenement tor ever having lost it and tbus 10
the promise fulfilled. We have been no FAINT.
nndeFs; no croakers; we hailed the war bo
land and by water as both Just and necessa,.v.
we do still; but this cannot, must not preycnt
us from speaking out, when things are obyious.
W gong wrong. Our land forces are o.sern.
DING at various points, and in great strength :.
ana from their efforts we have right IN exoecr
muen toiexPect every thing; if the naval crne-
ra,lons be complete and efficient, eight weeke
Wii terminate the campaign, and rive to ne
glory or disgrace. 1t the latter. we do 49,,
that Mr. Bradleys mot IN may be revived s,,J
mat the causes Of failure, from Hull's a.
down, may be fully and openly INVESTIGATED
ms viii be due to the public, and 20 tbosc
pubic servants whose conduct has been cities
good or evil. S'''sF