The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-08-31
Foreign.
EXTRACTS FROM ENGLISH PAPERS
House of Friday, June IS.


ministers, whether they had received any
information OF the misfortune which had
heiallea our arms in Upper Canada, in adj
dilon TO what was already before the put
lie.
Earl BATHURST said, he had = more in
formation thar what was alreadg known
&rom the common sources Of intelligence.
Earl GREY said. that in the discussion
which took place onthe conduct Of tn. wax
with America, be had stated it as a part.
ou!ar instance OF neglect Oh the part OF
ministers, that they had not sent sufficient
force sor the protection ct the lakes III Up
Per Canada. They then disclaired tcer
belief of any disaster having either befallen.
CIR being likely to hefall our forces in that
Guarter. The information, lao ever, though.
Rot cfScial, which he C-utd Grey had at
that time received, rendered 1t probable
that some mi fortune would ensue He no
ped an account of the time when sir James
Yeo was dispatched to take the COZ. niaud
on the lake, would be produced. That
mission should have taken place last wear.
II was miserable return tor The 10y atty &
attachment CT the Inhabitants Of that prov
irce, who had, to man enrolled them
selves for its defence, now to find that mar
itime means OF protection had not been, af-
foTded them; and that their country was
exposed tothc threads IF the enemy. On
count OF the time when sir J. Yeo was sent
cut.
Earl 3ArHURsT denied that he had sta
ted that our force on the lakes was not ex.
posed "a disaster and from the latest Off
ci4l Intelligence which he had re :eived, he
Lsd no reason 10 believe that The Americans
ia estab ished a ssreriorty in that q;ar
Ter. Sir Geoi &c Provost had applied fur an
additional force oil seamen to Clan our YES
lie rr,f ho i..l opI l.,
sent for that purp Sc. The force under hiIn
arrived AT the mouth of the St. Lawrence
III April, before ii was able to get up. on &C
Count Of the ice.
Lord GREY observed. that the very state
ment of the noble lord confirmed the charge
ofnegligence against ministers. They were
told thar Sir George Provost had applied.
tor an increase OF his naval es,ablishin Mt.
What was this but saying that ministers had
res!cc,ed their duty J? They ought 10 have
known THAI this was vulnerable point 6.
to have anticipated the application of cur
CON marder. The consequence Of this ne
geCt had been seer. While We were told
By ministers that the Lakes were in nc i'm
mediate danger, the enemy had prepared a
Joint attack by land aud water--tae town
ii York was taken, and with it all the ia
val stores there collected: in addition 10
fshich lie had heard from private quarter,
Kingston, arc ner port on the h. kes, 60 des
try the remainder of the stores which Sir
-. Prevust had collccted. Il sufliciont
force should have been seat ~ the com
Is.encemert OF hostili,ieg.
Lord BATHURST asserted, that TIE expe-
Gjtioa Of the Americans was entirely hy wa
ter. fie had not heard Of their proceeding
- + ngston.
The Marquis of Bucx1xcuAm hoped
=. ie.f ST. RI a
duction Of the applications made to govern
raent by the cficers OF tho station in ques-
tiou, more than year ago.
Alter few words from Lord DARHLEY
tae conversation cropped.
LONDON Jnne 10.
HALIFAX papers Of the u ult. Bust n to
the ooh ult. and llew York to the 10Th ult
we're received yesterday. We lament l.,
find III them Z Confirmation OF the fact tina,
thu American men CT war Tor we must not
cell them frigstesl the President and Con
ggeSs, have been once more suH red 20 nut
80 sea, aud that ct the ve,y moment when
there was probability Of their fslilg IN
v it'll and capturing on transp ports King our
tr-oTs - Quebec.\ Come dore Rodgers
sailed from tls.cu ou me 5Oth of April, 8,
passed Salem the sam day steering y. II e.
i. Que paper els Us, thai The escape u.
THESE vess S trom bCs 'Cn was TO less unox-
ptCted tha1 untcrtunate%-t0 .ghich we hatc
cliy 20 add, tn IN tAescI speCts il tcsem
o!ca almost every oCcurIsnce that has dis
tiugUish d the a mtnistratian or The peIsOns
= present ia uih e. Fer mS.aDce, another
2 Circumstance, certainly unil rtuna.e, end
witch, we suppos", Minis e;S will tell US
eqjtllJ une%pectet, IS that The Amcri ans,
b. tue capture Il Yofk 1 own, on tie G7th of
&prii. have u6tained that superiority on the
lakes, which next to their reE0wn on the
ocean. it was our prime duty to have pre-
vented. There were two way 8 IN which we
might have prevented il either by a land
ppcta ION against Sackett's Harbor so as &c
destroy Chaunesy', hotii!a or by forward
ing SIR mes Yec, with his guu brigs and
ynari1es, to the Lakes in due time. Ifthe
frost was likely to prevent the latter meas
ire, recourse should have been had to the
Eormer. 1t is no answer, to say. that Minis
ters IRE not wcatherwise many other ole
ladies' are So and we nave a right to ex
poet that they should understand such sub
"a jects nj least az wei as their ouuals, 10
the mere capture OF York Town we attach
Etle importance. u was success dsarly
Tu.cha,e1 by the a mercaus, and TIE defen-
ave operations Of Gen. ShcaAe we're such
as refectsd on hin be highcst credit; but
tie destruction OF an the YES els there, in
gliding u 50 guu frigatc nsarly ready fur
launching, was blow which must be long
and deeply let. We wish this N b. tEc
last exploit Of TIE Kind tut We carnot TN,