The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1813-07-14


warfare. Confidence to a certain degree
may tie put in them but 1t would be we'll
not to forget the peculiar character of such
4 kind of force. The more the subject is
considered the more necessity will there
appear for 4 fo7ve,Juk diversion by sea This
is NOSE dSsure9iy both the steediess, the
cheahest, and tbc NOSE cfccfuai svay of
serving colony, the value of which has
been more and more felt every year, so that
1t we'll merits am eXertion to serve il. |
suspect that the American government
have been induced to go TO war with us, for
reasons which they do not declare, either to
To their own people or to the world in
general. conceive that il is their high
est wish to drive every Europeon power
from North America. 1t is true they are
m no want of territory; but they wish to
have no rival in what they prcsumptuously
call their part OF the world I say pre-
snmptuously-as it should not be forgot
- ten, that it wus ours before it was theirs.
The Canadas, Hudsons Bay, and the Flori-
Gas, are what they ann at, and will acquire
as soon as they are able. 1t vii! much de-
pend upon ourselves hen that shall be.
We haze no7o an offo,fRnity Of sinking
them considerably in the scale of nations,
and it should NOT be neglected, Before con-
high sense the Canadians entertain Uf the
military character OF the brave and lament
cd general Brock ? They owe him much;
for to his prompt and energetic measures
arc certainly to be ascrihed the prcserva-
ton of Upper Canada. The battle at Mia
CARA, where the general, like second
Wolfe, expired in the arms of victory, is
noble instance Of the gallantry of Cur Ettle
bandof heroes; and it VII not dctract from
their merit TO know that the Americans
fought desperately. They were the assail'
ants; and they attacked with all the erer-
gy with which brave people ought to at
tack thoir foes. Thty fred red hot shot
Spon the town, and would certainly have
burnt it to ashes, had not oar cannon ST.
fenced their battery. This shews the tenn
per of the Americans, and should be les
son for us how to act. Still it is presumed
the good naturcd people of this country
will be for treating them and their towns
with great tenderness. This is not the
way to make lasting and honorable peace
with America"
The above throws some light upon the
policy which has been adopted by Great
Britain, in carrying ON the war; the i'm
portance to her of a colony, which our OPP
position have denied to be an object worth
contending for, Oh our part, oven with a
view! OF coercing from her the acknow-
ledgment of our rights; the respect, which
has attached to our arms, aphere there has
been an ATTEMPT TO maisfGiH their credit !;
and, above all, the determination TO sink
.dmeIica considerably in me scale Of ma
fion." This last expression alone is sufi-
cientto show the spirit, in which the war
is waged by the enemy, and the immense
importance of making it so vigorous, on
our part, that the alledged " ohhortnn:ty"
to-" sink" us III the " scale" should be
demonstrated not to exist. The truth of
the observations, to a certain extent al leasl,
on the ineficacy OF militia Tin the curious
language of the London writer, "even of
Canadian military will probably be acqui-
escedin The opinion given, of the mo-
tives of the american government, is a SUI
pernous suppositioD, unsupported by evil
dence, and clearly false in fact The olive
branch has been uniformly extended by this
government, upon the plain and fair condl-
ton that the rights Of their citizens should
be respected, upon the broad and equal
ground of reciprocity 1t is not strange,
however, that the motives should he charg-
ed in London, which are first ailedged in
Boston But candor and common sense
will have no Hesitation in &jecting any
other motives than the avowed ones, when
the avowed ones are sufficient to Justify the
measure.
But the expression, to which we have be-
fore alluded, is the most important as it
leads to the most interesting reflections.
If, es Great Britain alledges, she has an OPP
portunly, which will no: be neglected,
Is IN sink Hs conaiderabLD in khe scQ{c of ma