The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-01-05
ed their tents on the hills which overlook

the town.
Then indeed the pride of honest exulta-
| ton broke forth from the hearts q. Ill goUs.
men. Citizens OF all ranks, ui all political
descriptions, congratulated each oher that
one more proof was exhibited iii behalf of
free governments; those governments which
the ;nonarchist has. SO oiten styled iue III :
cienS, weak, and incapable To defend or
assert their rights. Strangers from differ
ent states beheid the Sceue with admira.
tion. they said they had ot,en been where
Volunteers had turned out but they had
icver seen such turning CUT as tlat. In
! fact we have never Seen any thing like it
ourselves. We do not pretend 20 know Z
very thing which history contains but we
will aver that we know ot no instance tia
history where OH the simple request of the
government detachmcns 50 large, with
surplus SO great, rendez oused with SO
much precision ON a given day, 1T Il given
point, prepared to make voyage OF 1900
miles in search OF any caemy their govern
ment shall point out to them.
But the most remarkable circumstance
was the silence with which every thing bad
been brought about. No noise, no hustle.
no tumu;t through the country had anHoun-
Ell any great result. No faCtltiouS excite
ment had been brought 70 bear upon the
feelings OF the people no extraordinary
fever ; but III silence & in cold blood these
men had come forth in compliance ~ith
the engagements which they had signed
nine months before. In March gen. jack
son had invited them to repair to the stan
dard ottheir country He then placed be-
fore their eyes The SHOWS of Canada and
the heights OF Abraham he now turns
their views towards the gulf of Mexico
whittier the bounds of the Republic will
now be extended.
In the evening Gov. Blount, the gen,
multitude Of the citizens visited the en-
campment They there witnessed 4 scene
of cheerful! activity which cannot be rival
led. They saw some men with their feet
| clearing away the snow 20 set a place for
pitching tent ; others cutting and con-
veying wood some kindling fires others
with buckets in their hands running for
water. The palace of the Thuilleries ne
yer presented an aspect Of such entire sa-
tistaction.
The next day dispatches arrived from
| five companies to inform the general they
were upon the way, and to make their eX-
cuse for not having arrived the day before.
These companies encrease the number of
the volunteers to about 5000 men that
is about 500 more than were called for.
But the praises of the volunteers should
not stop at this recital. The patient cheer
fulness with which they love their subse =
| quent hardships III camp is still more to
! their honor.
The cold which had set in Oh the 10th
continued with intense severity during the
three following days. The whole country
was bound up in frost and snow the blan-
kets were so scarce that they hardly aver
aged one to three men the tents not being
In sufficient abundance, they were crowded
| together at the rate of nine or ten to a tent
| the cold wind piercing them from every
| side. To say the men were patti ent and
cheerful under these circumstances would
not be doing them justice. We despise
news paper putting; but thousand wit
nesses can certify the truth of our assertion
| when we affirm that no men ever did or e.
yer can put up with hartlships with a more
cheerful acquiescence than these volunteers
So strong is the impression which their or
derby and decent behaviour makes upon
all persons, that the exclamation is univcr-
S al. that these men intend to herJorm real
service they will do honor TO the STATE Of
| Tennessee. D., s's - -.st Il
| On this occasion much praise is due to
Quarter. Master w. B. Lewis for the
promptness with which he has executed his
| orders relative to the procuring of tents
On the 2Sth and goth of November 5000
yards OF cotton baggiHg was delivered in
Nashville frcm the Cairo mandatory in
Sumner county. On the 30th and 31st,
the same was distributed to contractors for
making up-and on the 10th instant CSC
tents were in Nashville for the use of the
volunteers. Such dispatch in a young and
inexperienced officer deserves the highest
appreciation. What an excellent exam
pie has been thus set to the several officers
just entering the service Of their country
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