The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-11-19

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IL l lie following Grrn,b.ing shows there is 3
n''het sues opeoing oy the Canadians over tie
Heats oi the British S;.uislry.
Bosrow, November II.
FROM QUEBEC.
A Halifax paper OF the So,h ult. received
yesterday, furnishes The following structures
N the events of the present war, extracted
fro;" q CHs6cc paper; and some observa-
ions OF us own, in relation to our naval vic.
tories. The reader will Judge of th. spirit
aud iemper in which they are written.
g The victory gained by the Americans
on Laae Eric. has excited al enthusiastic
JOY throughout the United States. The two
Igreat political parties in that country are
Vieii'g with each other for the honor Of that
victory. and ali opposition 70 the war seems
! sor a time 70 ie forgotten, in the grau6ca
elon OF na'ionai pride which It has affolded
q" Ihe contest, IL it ought 10 have been so
called, between Great Britain and the Unit
ed St-tes, on the water. has indeed been
Srat'tyiEg to the Americans, and uortif, me,
|, to British subjects, beyond amp thing that
Could have been figured By the utmost
stretch Of imagination. Vessels of an infe
nor class, very badly manned, have been.
IS t were, thr0~n INFO the way ct the enc
Jny's vessels, fresh from port, fully pfepa-
rCd, and named with picked scamen so
as 10 afford them, a. least, a semblance OF
superiority, over Bri.iah officers aud sea-
men, beyond what was ever obtained by the
most powerful and brave Of the numerous
nations with VIII M they nave coatendcd.
now long his dissracsiui state of things
is TO last, we cannot tell bnt, if it is not
qcickly remeJied. we are sure that it will
not only prove ruinous to these provinces,
out dangerous to tie naval existence Of Bii
fish greatness, which mas arisen from the
superi rity Of her naval officers ard seamen
over those cf every other nation (; for tho
The Americans cannot for the present with
tneir eight irgates, destroy The two hun
dred ships of the link. OF Great Britain, their
successes will inFuse fresh vigcur ito all her
enemies, winch onght always TO be Counted
as consisting, or likely to consist IT every
nation that navigates the ocean. Inc good
Citizens OF London may triumph IN their
victories in Spain and Portugal but the
couquerors ct Vittofia ana the Pyrenecs
viii not long defend England. should she
ever suffer the scepire Ut che ccean TO slip
ont of her hands. Then IN the insutib G
language Of che who hates her, " She mus
| take the rank among nations to which her
! population and territorial resources eniitle
| her :" the rank from which her trade and
seamen have raised her; we must receive
governors from Rome and kings from Nor
mandy"
! Ffuffd.r, OCT. s0.-The extract we hav,
given from the Qusbec Gazette, has g,ea
merit. though allowed by a MIXTURE Of fret
fitness which, perhaps, local circumstan,
ces IT ~ eZcnse. s far from qu-s iorins
the right SHE gooH citizrns u I.oad5n'
may hive 81 triumphing for The battles O
Vnfortq and ne Pyrouees, We old them r.
| ausUicj1Gs 20 o1r national character, honor
and possibly, sa)vat 81 the cn'y :hipg {,
console us IN the event of e. z sceytre ~ a.,
oceans slipping from our hands, is the he
roisin & our army rns'cri'v VIII DO IL JOS
Ncr, aqd its leader. ~ 'ho f,ue paees e
hIst,:y, vii Mt have ie,s DIS linguistic,