The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-09-17
EN- OUIRER OFFICE,
" ANOTHER-AND YET ANOTHER :"
SEPTEMBER II.

hS hs'S, III tue CUltSQ again HES
t'iu'nrhlnt ON the seas. The "meteor
Ing of England" strikes for the sirth time
tothe superior Enterprise of our country
men. How proudly does The American .bo-
som swell 1T he spirit sti, ring sound
VIVA. gives new gracc 10 this victory, is
the SANE CiI cuE,Starce that has tlistunruish
ed all he othe-s hat proce ed tive atiude,
TO the superior loss of tic enemy in killed &
~oundet' The Enterh,iZe lost rnk 3 :;
the Bore' 80 or IS OF her crew This re
suit Is the II oSt pleasing as well IS thc most
complimentary feature in de whcle trans
action IL is not that cur powder is strong
err, our lead more deadly, or cur Guns are
straighter than tn sc % the ere,n, bur IL is
because our seamen are bett. they are bet
ter trained, they are noce expert at their
guns they shoot quicker & fruer.
But though ur joy is less dmmed with
the rear ~ moprning,i it is still dearly pur-
erased WIN the TAI OF one brave u,an. The
blood at Burrows is preoi US tons becau. e
i flowed in the veins OF brave conn.rvman
fe' 1T was debt, which he paid with cheer
tulness as 1t - one, when every son owe,
TO his country. The death Of such men, too.
as Lawrence and Burrows, carr s shjs
sweet CONSOLATION with it tina, il is net l.,
vain. Their blood falls not On The rren
rock. % The bload rf the n,artvrs (has
ben calieI) the seed ofthe Chu'ch." Tie
lustre which entircles :. cir nae,es the
| praise of an admir:ng world and the .ears
which their country sheds upon their bier,
| Voi'st they sootlI- the departed shades.
viii mpart new life and mplati,n t. rhei,
| -nrvivng comp 'rints. " Il know Bat that
MANY Young hero NAY ';g,t his fr@. On the
| affairs cor7ecrsted by hist ~ 10 these illus
| trirus sp.rts
! Let MS never forget, that the ,ren to whom
lts.. r.st. b.. Il
WHICH We feel, are Seasen tits for the
/ personal librcties of 100000 of these com
| trSvnen, that the present wac is waged. -
ITO" uobly do hey meet ,h.: storm, which
10 aiaed on their account They arc the
iirst 10 she' their blood r the pr. lection
! of" Free Trade and Solor'q RGgEfs." Far
the treasure which 7yc eX zen on their &C
count, fhey repay nc in Vicfo,t.s. They
rive the PItri't the swee est AMI the p,oi
| DIST moments OF his existence. They Inspire
| hat sentiment ct pride Of country which
INST keenly increases TIE sacred lore NJ
| country
| lheV have raised US in the eyes Of the
world, as well as in our own esteem. The
lripol'tan war of 1901 fills one of the biyh
est spaces in our AGnHs. WHAT squadron
ever exhibited more bravery or skin What
men more devoted % their country thar
| Wahswcrth ana Israeli Or more brave
than Decatur # Spence' The impression
wzich was n ade by that squadron was cor.
rssrcnden' to It's eXertions. The naughty
baShaw OF 'iripoii was awed-and he Pcpe
made a public deciara ton that {" the II
states, thongh in their infancy, had in this
atrair done IN ere 10 humble the Ant; chris
ian barbara ms On that coast. th.n all the
Egropean Safes had done fnr a long series
tame" lire these TIE men whom we
shall now absnd. IL ,he encroAchments Of
Ne pro"oe an >trcpgess maritime D Wer
III he world 1'-ey have given Us bIuor.--
and shall zpe return il with Gisp,crs j.? The
nave born III fig Triumphant ,hs,.urii tie
pat e, and -h9ii hey be liable to be torn
from that respec able f bv the ,ra.s
gangs OF Eng ana ?. Shall such men. as
La~Te' &C and Burrow b. sas.ered 20 fan
the VICTIMS of British improvement
j. IS really impossible to contemplate thc
vemen's Of cur Esvy wjthos,t amaze
men' *hd th-nEs-@i'irg. Whom I've present.
wa was Commenced. woe was cenou.c d
AGAINST orr V, s'els. Thy we're 10 be swept
! t'cni a 81 IA ore short month";" Oar
'n'agonis- was equally j ,ineuisr,ed for her
scene md success She had al.oost ami
ffiGed The ~ Vies of Europe, with the e.,
cep' 81 oI thatrt France * the French YES
! seiN Ma oeen so frequently conquered, ihat
SIG had ceased to re poet or t. + ar hen.
1t vs. IN INC height Of the arrogant EN-
rev INSPIRED ny these rtpea ed victories,
'ha' she saw tie i" little nsvy" ~fthe UrIted
5 atcs 'rr1yed ag.inst h r: !udy,ng % the
onahfg OF our shi1s by ,hc MN r,. O. hem
he was IN ressed with no hcr e.tuen,
tan ccntempt--A And no EXPIRE, SINS we're
20 oppIobri .Us 70 he appii,d t. the Yankee
Fr gates. Sfe had forgotten she achieve
ments Ut I;ipoli, as we'll as the chastise-
mept IT thu Belt and contest with us wa.
Inside ed IS absolutely b.neatt her no.ice
Our tr gates were merek 6UiH offr. and
heir crews were composed nlv If ,enega
dofs aud 6dst1rds. SJrnrct had this ,des
81 read, TIA men ofthe most liberal sentiments
o'trrespects were heard to treat orr pre
tensions with 'idicHie. And Mr. Brougharp.
n his famous speech to the House of Com
mons on the 10Th Of June 1912. did not hest
tate to declare that He assenb(ed ,,07,;eo
ct America eouid not lay siege to an Err
Hsh sioQh of7Dar."
How quickly have we turned the tables
upon them Our brigs have subdued ,heir
briggs and orr frigates have captured 1heir
P,oudcst and braves captains, at. er a We re
shorf Seige indeed. Conquest has percbed
upon our flag with single exception only :
and this was in the case Of that child ot
misfortune, the Chesapeake, where VIC
should have reaprd the victory il we had
} not been too sure Of IT,, and where we lost II
WITHOUT the slghtes' tin, Of dishonor. Five
times have we struck the flag of our euenv