The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-10-12
Prom Co55rft's IT-eekiy RtgistsrJ
Of 1nS.7.
SUMMARY OF POLITICS.
AMERICAN WAR,

II appears. from the recent official ac.,
counts, that the Americans are in fair
way al becetGing masters Of Upper Canada
in SPITE of all the skin and all the valoi.
which osr little army has opposed to them.
B9t, the military events of the war are tri
h,ng, compared with transaction, Just an
nounced to us through the channel of the
.news-papt rs.--VVe are told that the Ameri-
can General, Dearborn. has committed to
close custnJiy twenty seven British subjects,
~ orjer to retaiate upon them in the seve-
res. manner, in case we, on our side, should
punish natnrGized citizens Of dmerica, ia
ken IN arms by us.-The article, containing
this intelligence, l copy, as follows, from the
Courier ncws paper, of the 31st July last
-" NewYcrk papers to the 20.h ultimo, have
been received 1T Dublin, aud OF the Dublin pa
i'srs in announcing their arrival says" Their CON
te"is extremely important, but they vo-
Luminous for insertion in this days publication Il
'pie,rs thst General Dearborn had carried into i'm
Istiiate effect the orders of the Secretary Of War
unfer ti,st act which empowered the President 10
have recourse systems OF retaliation, in case the
n9fsrdiiSea citizens of America should be subject.
ed, when made prisoners, to the laws of State
winch mad evee uiens or which they had voiuntari-
W abanduDcl for ever. General Dearborn had com
rtet, in pursuance Of those ORDERS ttventy. sepen
Byitiss sRi5Fcss TO e,nse custody, whom it was
rrorisionaly deter mined n ct the severest refa-
hstnl Those papers likewise contain the official
com j''nisa'e. oiiciI intelligence respecting
tne"T, ck made on the American army. on the 9th
Ht fniI:, by Gen Nincsnt. They say, that the Ame-
r,can acknowledgment had been surpriss5 and that
alter ssYe.e conflict, daring wiich their artille,
haf bseo iSeu AMI re-takep several times, they re-
Ned 90 tie main b5ly at Fort George. - Import
ant, indeed their contents, il the orders Of the
SnefioaH Secretary vi War have been carried int
elect in the manmer they said TO have been
he American Government here their deter
Enalou to abide no longer by the public law of na.
huns, aud claim the power of dssolging the aiesi-
srce whish subject owes to the government Of bis
batiVe country lIy the cbcane OF naturaliZinx our
coOntrymeD, Mr.. Madison converts them ri once m
TO AmtTicaa citizens, over whom, it seems we have;
no longer guy rights, ror they any duties towards
u.s. Fhey may take up sTms against us, and If we
make them prisoners, we are 20 inlietno punishment
on them they have aimed blow, they have at
tempted the life OF their mother couDtrl AID the
Psrrieides TO have perfect immunity. A more
i'npndeEt, oonsrOus, unnatural principle was
ATTEMPTED TO re up. Hat dos Mr.. Msdi,on think
we skal submit 60 II : We said last Saturday, aud
we repeat it to-day that "if MIR. Madison dare tn
re'aiate by taking away the life Of oae English pri-
sorer, ~ revenge tor British subject, fully proved
IN be spch being taken in The act OF voluntarily bear
ing against tis country. America puts herself
out Of tie protection Of tie law If nations and ust
be treated rs an outlaw" A n array ADD navy acting
agains, her, will Inca be sbso,yod from all ohlsniien
To respect the ussges and laws ui war. HOslilties
rnay be carried against her in any mode until She
II brought To- better ~ her conGuct, aud by
returning iO the Observance Of the laws Of nations
puts herself ssaD witsin their protection. This !,
no iisne for bait measures, and the qucyi1n 10 not
whether shall reycuse the excuses Of sudden
passion npon Qtr enemy lrst whether shall sup
bort public law. against systemstie Stempt 70 s,ea
sssy or soeu,ty men, All 90 arm them s.sinst us
This object IS one of very deep interes.
~ both ca'nfriss; aud it. ought 70 be treat
ed with the greatest caution and caH'lour-
Let Us uU0n an occasion 50 interesting to hu.
msnty, eodeavOr 10 b1lish from our Breasts
al thoe passions which afc hostile 70 truth
aud jis..-e--, i bio IL an sadeasour, which al