The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-12-14

surprising that the world should so greatly
wooder at an army going into win er quar-
! re- IN the winter season and that in a eli
mate intensely cold Had il been possible
/ Tor the greatest eccrtiCn of military skill &
ital"n's TO have prevcn' ed the unusual falls
! OF snow and rain and have bec2lmed the
ltempestpons winds during the month of DC
tobsr, alsn would have been surprised ct
any halt short Of Nj ntrcai or farther, be-
cause Military General ought not TO delay
Until to- morrow that which ir'av be as ecsi
by effected to-day. But when the elements
are known TO have rendered any movement
limpract cable IN ell October, e extremely
ditncu!t IN November-where then was the
Necessity or the inducemcnt to hazard cur
all by n movement at the most Indictment G.
unsettled season, for the chance of gaining
what may be accomplished with greater
ease and equal certainty IN any subSeuuent
month from this time until The Is Of MAY
next The British c-r nc;tifcr at,gp..,,g
the'r force in Canada, nor retreat from that
province before the month of Junc-3nd we
may rest assured of THIS, if j. is not in our
hands before that time. our failure will not
Dc owing to our troops having been provided
with comfortable quarters during the bcis
ferrous months f n venber and recep,be
an sorry to find any where disposition
TO enlist the puthc mind on opposite side
bet Veen the eommanding generals. One
ought TO command, and public opinion onnht
TO be suspended until proper season. In
fortunately, however, public irp4tirncr is
by some means excited. IN expectation
was entertained that orr ermy Womb take
up its winier quar- crs IN Montreal, 81 that
expectation seems to be disappoin.ed
" Some unf ward cf-cums' ances excepted
1t would have been there - this was the u
most eEpect alton that could have been "a
tonal|y entertained. This was n reason
abe expectation. and is reasnnablenees is
proved by the very circu m stance which now
causes dsappnintm Mt The amy it is now
known was destined for tiia' place, and in
iu!l march for If, brt hiss bee DELAYED bv ~,
elements alone .fH,. wherein DIES tha dis
ADVANTAGE ut Il ii5tir delay consist In two
particulars only. and these probably not mn
reriai. The CanaaI militia will 70 main
little lonPer unde the con rol of the British
and the 81 %e o. On bee canno' be cornnoep.
iced as cariv rs III gin have been p,s ible.
Rut IT is mo- probable that = fev week, 10 the
dead Of winter can either -nvort ne Cana
da militia into any thing rnareriallv more
terrible than thev were IN Novernhe~ !,e,
nor materially add IN the means c,r com.
fortao'e subsistence 10 the garrison Of Qae
bee.
But there is ano.her view re II > eub:ert
little reflection on which must completely
dissipate all ideas of uneasiness l. ccnye.
quepce o. the present position of the n rh
ern army ; this view i as clear and distinct
as any proposition in Euc;rd. and IS simply
tniS
If We ave no. in force fcllv sufFcic-. -
make q stand ~ Montreal in complete def
ance Of the whole British force nov in ca.
NADIA, IN this case we are much safer on our
avn side &c Tie st. Lawrence.
If nm nc ,tbe b,ri
hcient. in this case we have LIST M time
but can choose our d. in all the months of
January, February, MarcA and April for
let 1t be always remembered that whist me
position Of our army IS one every wav con-
venient tor the receipt of supplies and rein
torcemen's, the enemv can neither add to|
his number, receive additional supplies of
any kind, nor effect by any possible means
retreat.
In The present case, thcr e 20 are in
every respect ready 30 maxi head 81 Cana.
Ga, still the present delay can d. us no ma
ter"i injury. II We are not thus cnmpletc
" prepared, Il may be ar essential advan
iage In either case, peifher time nor ad
van age IS real'Y lost, ant. at a. events we
have provid " an necresarilv avoided
the incalcu able hazards which nus have
attended he move nnent &c m army at the
commend cement Of q Can ada winter amidstI
loeep and falling srows. or heavy rain. be-
Tore tire streams and swamps are sufficient
~ frozen The navigation cbstructel bv the
ice aud in he flce IF me enemy. when
the winter becomes conf. med. eve~v water
course and swamp becomss permanep,
highway. "a the roads become passable and
some n them good, and II weath-r IRE
qnently clear and Sereue for lerr.h of
time, tho.5h intensely cold. w.
The Englsh ship Isabella, Of London,
from Port jackson. with 25 900 seal skins,
90 tons oil, and SO or 10 d.. pearl shells
was srarced on one of the Flulkland Is
lands last NAV; her oil GERS, psssengers and
crew wee saved from their pcrilons eitua
ton by TIE brig Niniin, BARNARD Of " York.
who, at the time o. preserving IN m, inform
ed Of the war between the H. States and
Great Britain. IN return 20 this humane
! act, the officers, &c. of the Is bella took
possession of the Niuian. ard carried fer
70 Eagle island, from whence she was
sent to England bon prize. MAJ. Iaf.
BRITISH COMMENTS.
From RaiJaJ fatsy NJ .No-v. 6.
Our atfdirs in Canada wear a more favor