The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-03-30

circumstances ana eonsequcaces of the val
conflicts with the Americans, MOI hing is so an etinr
rs the onqacstonsbe fact, that ths ios.e. and ,ui
teriDss oi the Americans in the several setionr
bore no properties. TO ours. IL has never bctere
oeep known, that ia an engagement in which she
strength OF the parties nearly propoi Al =
~ 10 require or rcnit an engagement, tho loss =.
40 sitrropor:,unste on the conquer TORS part nor
does tins observAoon sppy merely To the case of a
speniafd. The great ADVANTAGES and the great dis.
unguIShing characteristic OF British yaliau,rv ha,
aiws ys oeen, that infinitely more damage aud more
loss WAS inflicted on the enemy than was sustained
ON our part But unhappiiy, the case is sitogether
re verted We suffer losses equal, IL not superor To
what our former enemies have sustained in the most
netnorable of naval combats Of prior wars and our
enemies sufTer lees than has been suffered by US i'm
the most brilliant at victories Here III en- is the
NEST serious aR'l ls,sentsbte circumstance of the
late unfortunate conflicts between British and A
mer'csn trIsstes not~merey tina; the British fri
gates we're conquered and captured, nfictia. so liz
tie comparative injury upon their opponents and
suffering SO much comparatively themselves. We
90 not think as we have already said that sven
spanish irigaie ct the same relative force Lss
been taken BY British one, without having left a
pet'er memorial oil her name, her strength and her
opponent. Let us not be accused here OF disrc-
GARD Tor our eountrys feelings or want of attach
ment To our country's glory. No solid wisdon, no
real patriotism, can exist distinct frstn truth-
20 must dare to look facts, however humil;.tinp
they may be, boldly liz the lsce---For, unIesr
we conte nplaie them, III their full cxtent-unlsss
aueqOsteY ieit the Impression that they should
make ON our minds, they can never produce that
rebound OF sentiment aud .lfort which is necessary
TO replace us IN the proud eminenec on which we
heretofore stood--The fact is that we base suffer
Gu most severe loss, without having inflicted sny
corresponding injury upon the opponcnts--.Ict
the nation think OF thislet the navy think OF this
-eofno'ning n IN every future conflict with IA.
American, Nelson's pithy instruction--'' Esrlaud
expects every man to do his duty !" and is We ara
to hear again Of English ships captured by Amer.
cans at least We may hope to hear of them wi,s,ut
the rHgrace oil knowing, that 100 or mere suffered
on our SIDE, when the American loss was limited
20 ten or dozen. Again, it ia to be Observes.
thst IN former engagements we had such gun. r;.r
liabilities in the management of our ships and ON
aruhsrJ, thst we discharged three shots for every
one discharged on the part Of cur antagonist; but
now 'he Americans boast of he wing discharged three
to every one Of ours in the action between the I'M;
ted States and Macedonian and unfortun,telx tb
disparity OF the loss bears testimony to the truth nj
inc ahegatien Here, again, is fact to pause upon
ana pressing occasion for recollecting, the admo
n'tion OF Nelson, " England expects every man 70
do his duty.'' ~ :"
II may not be amss here to subjoin, by way of
memorandum, statement of the ctusl los, ON
Doth sides in the several actions
ne MacedenIan lost in the action with the u.
,'',es 90 kied, 80 severely and 80 slightly voun
oed. The loss of the United States, in The s,me
acton, was but five killed and nine wounded ,,ro
OF them mortally wv
=, IN the seton between the Wasp and the Froli.
wounded
Csp'' hnyates, OF the Froiic, has no. given list
2. 'he Iosson board that vessel but We find that
Gapt Jones, of the Wasp, in hi. letter. inserted in
,ns paper, states, from what was seen bv Lieu,
oiudie, whom he put on board as prize master. and
rom what that officer collected in conyersstion
WIN the officers OF the Froc, that she had abou,
30 killed and 40 or so wounded
no action between tue Guerrero and IN. 70,
stitunon was fought for the greatest part AT dis
Iahse, and was one perhaps of superior ua,nuyre
rather than superior valor the side of che Amer
cans capt. Dseres surrendered on sccoun, of
me disabled and sinking state OF his ship which the
'sp'ors themselves were obliged TO Destroy the d,
'tter the engagement The difference of los. wa.
therefore, not so srestin the number killed in this
Instance as IN the two others; yet here .Iso tba "a
'sntsge was also on the side of the Amer;cgn. g.
We Ind that the United States had only ? Linz
md as many wounded, and the Guerrieve is LIN.
and 81 wounded - A'"eo
Ihese TACT, are unpleasant; but bitter as the -.
secuons they are calculated to excite must bs II :;
lot safe that we should exclude from eur sind.
my part oil the impressions that they srs naturally
calculated 10 make for, the more acute and CON
tant the pain that they excite, the more certain
he more near, the more vigorous and effeetusl tbe
forts which, We trust, aud are ssre thew will pro.
luce, to restore us to our former proud and envi,
'le superiority Above ali, We trust, that the ev.r
memorable sentence, which we have ALREADY cit.d
will be Kept in mind in every succeeding Action.
md that every ;eamcn in the British ,eryica -,
'eoeect that" England expects every man to do
ais duty" w