The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-12-25
VOL. 1O.-----No. II.

from danger, or even the apprehension ot !.
ne muse ut the Tyre warbIcd Aronnd nc
and having nobody to contend with. VIZ. W.
Confetti IN Wanting of our i,iyincijiiitv and
the iisnrmeultable prcwess of the A,,eric.n
militia. 'N"'.
Inc fathers of the revolution had princi.
palIy descended into the vale OF years nv *
death, and the tOice Of those who sill liz
sered on the stage Of action, was bat l;,tle
regarded. ''''S
Inc great council of the nation was lrsf-
~ composed OF young men of sanpuire ZEN.
permanent who at once bounded to The nh.
Jece OF their wishes, without Consideration az
me intermediate steps and obstacles. An
army Yas to be collected, disciplined ana
sepsis.ea oy patriotism alone. AT the sopDd
! o. the bugle, the militia would assetnhl.
from the four corners, and az ONE r ",ers
~heim the provinces Of the enemy Snrh
! were the speeches OF the tlsy: ara IN 80
feVerlsh inPatence of the public mind NAV
our caianIt'es be in a great degree imputed
% this restlessness was it ewing the
raw recruits were hurried on to the from
fe's, before suitable magazines could be
pr1fided tor them, and before thew were
!ns'iucteo III the elementary parts of their
uuIy' he ranks have consequently been
thmned by disease, and the army alwavs
renamed IN crude, indigested state.
NOT has there at any time existed any cor
rect pubic impression as to the nature ami
e% ent OF the obstacles cur troops have IN
contend with. -
ne only enquiry seems to have been ae
10 the number OF the enemy's forces and onT
own; and without further in,es,ioat;on II
mas oeeh sageiy concluded, that the adyan.
| tages IN the field should equal cur numrricat
superiority. a.
The limits have prescribed myself for.
o,a my gong INFO consideration Of the com.
picated circumstances relative tn tbis .rh,
G., winch {! Sc and personal examina-
on FOR the two last campaigns would ENABLE
me to do. ] shall call the attention to SONS.
on the most prominent. The great sursri-
or'ty the enemy has over US, consists in the
iaChity OF transporting his troops, and tbeir
munitions and supplies. Through his whole
,'n s: Oh defence from Quebec to fort Maiden.
distance OF eight hundred miles, his trans
p"rtatHn' except few miles On the Mara.
"a frontier, has been by water. II VS. .
'e~ark OF Marshal SAKE, that he won h;u
Dd'tieS oy LEGS, and not by ARMS: and we
ma THIS elucidated by many recent instan..
Ces IN Europe, where whole armies have
9 tS, defeated without the firing of cannon,
MS was the case at Ulm. The superior;-
OF Eonaparte has been chiefly in the rar;s
ny VI "is movement and concentration OF
MS forces 1t is frequently expressed in
the French Bulletins, after descrbine the
manGuvres and marches of various cci,,rr,.
'8c enemy graz ok-eGdy deJeQfeG -
winch implied, that Before the conflict COM.
inenced, ne was thrown into sit,.,;o,
"here skill could not extricate him. ana ~
LOT was unayaiiing. In this essential {, c;r-
CsmstaRce OF war" cur enemy possesses
ueC'ded advantage. All his movements hive
oeeh by forced marches, Without their fa
e'Sue while ours were through an nnsrt+ied
country, on eXecrable roads. and attended
WIN nnnsoa! obstacles and delay. l. should
aiSo De remembered, that the enemy ie plan
tea upon MS own soil, and amidst his own
resources, winch the energy of his govern.
| toent enables him to put in reuusitjon with
me greatest vigor and promptituee. The
IRON arm OF pow err is strung with the s;neve
OF war. tiis troops are few but Of the fret
| order INJURED to camps, and subject tn one
general system, which rules with enera',
the province Of ca ada 81
In point of daring valor, patient for,;.rao
and Individual enterprise, no troons go
eNceled the American ; but in vain wiz
that Vaior tortitude ard enterprise, be ex-
cried unless directed by genius, and qny.
| erheo ny system. In vain will be orr efIrrts
against Canada, unless. tie armv 70
at ITS head, an individual of suffic;enf
RANK and authority 10 repress the risines of
IN ana ambition ;~-magnanimity enonpb
paiV S-SdRaCIty to discern tho
mu'ttarions wants and interests of an ar.
my foresight 10 provide for them epern,,
and wisdom to introduce system irfo .ve %1
branch, and genius to direct eyerg niIitary
operation.
lssy Of sufficient rank--for If capno, g..
disguised, that when large force &c eufr,c1
tea to an officer, who is merely se1;.r -
command, his authority is not ackrouled.
ea win the same alacrity, as when suhe.
rior IN grade /; and the n o. ements 81 HE
subordinate generals are tc1>aDt to nar,,ts
OF the circumspe ctiop IF olEsd hoyyo,s
ne interest OF the army Of Canada impe-
ously call tor an officer az it's head LIZ
the qualifications 1 have enumerated III
with the rank of LieuteHant General. The
legitimate command e a major general ~
the French service, is four thousand me-
ana intended to be so in ours when n. IL
NIaced at the head Of twenty or thirty tlon-
s'nd, ne is therefore pushed bevond bic ~
per sphere Of action, and whatever MAJ b..
MS abiltI' s. serious evils and ipcon vepien0
ces will result The British army in Snain
win 8Eeiefon not much larr than ,rr
m'tary establishments, has in ad,I;,inr -
neld marshal, lord Wellington, duke If va
LorIa 6tc. several Lieutenant Cepera1s
me FORCES OF the enemy in Canada arc
commanded by a lieutenant general and :
major generals. Twenty two tboDsand r1er.
VI TIE french service was always c,nonoan
ed by marshal Of the ernnire