The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-08-13

CNE'ocu 10 every IhalShtr atsu became loco
'ar brptes in shs SIGHT of men who affect
sacred regard TO the dictares of hnnCri aud
| rehgion. Lew indeed is the Character OF
that army which is reduced to the COME ssion
mat their haraPe ausillaries will not permit
them Ia perform the rites O. sculpture Ia
Tie slain. The committee have not been
able to discover even the expression OF that
ldetestahon which such Conduct must inspire
, from the military or civil authority on the
Ssnadian irnnuer, un'ess speh detestation is
to be presumed from tee chez, of an Indian
trophy a. an ornament for the Legislative
Han Of Upper Canada.
The committee have considered it their
daty 10 submit the evidence collected under
the ninthh cad otithe atrocities committed al
hampton, although these einrUi ie have
been committed since thcir appo,ntme1t.-
hose b2rcaritios may be rationa.ly consi.
oefcd os the consequence ot the example
set by the officers OF the naval force on oar
Coast Human ,nrpitutle is ALWAYS prcgtes-
sive, ana soiciers are prepared tor the per
petration OF the n,ost dreaded Grimes BY tire
commission OF minor offences with in,puni
~. That troops who had been instipate,i
by the example OF their officers, to plGndcr
the property and burn the houses Of unarul-
ed Citizens, should proceed 70 rape and
murder need not excite surpri5e. however
II may inspire horror. For every Ggtestahie
violation otful0anity an excuse IL !abrica-
ted or tould. The wounded prisoners an
the nor,hera frontier we're rlassacrtd by
Indians; the SIX mci'dered and the W ON e.,
violated at Hampton By the foreign troops
IN the pay II Great Britain. These pre-.
teX's, admitting them 10 be true. are as DIS
graceful as the Conduct which made a re
sort o them necessary. Honor and magma
nm'ty not only forbid the soldier to perpe
'rate crimes hut reqnire ersry eXcr.irn on
MS pare to prevent them. Ii, in defiance Of
discipline, acts af violence are committed
upon any individual entitled to projection.
The exemplary punishment OF the ofY ndeg
can alone vindiCate TIE reputation of the
nation by whom We is employed. Whether
snch eXeTtions were made hS the British
soldiers. or the ohsIac er Of the British ma
ton 'h!'s viDdicatet, the evidence will shew.
1 he shr,eks q tie innocent victims OF infer-
nal ins; at Hampton we're heard hy Arneri-
can prisoners, but were too weak to reach
tnetears or disturb the reposc of the British
oihcers, whoa drtv, IS men, required them
20 pt oteot every female whom the tortrue
OF war had thruv'r into their power. The
committee wtll ret dwell on this hateful
subject Human language affords no terms
strong ennnsh to express the emotions
which the examination of this evidence has
awakened they rejoice that these acts have
people. And for the honor of human nature
they deeply regret ,ha. the evidence so
clearly Establishes tBsir truth In the cor
resPondence between the commcuder OF the
American and British forces will be found
what is tQniValert to an admission OF TIE
facts by the British COMMANDER. The com
mittee have vet to learn that the punish
ment of the offenders has followed the con.
v'ctior' Of their gnitt. The power of reta,ia,i-
on Being vested by l@3 in The Executive
Magistrate, no measure is considered ne
eeSsaryto DC proposed, but the Resolution
annexed to this report.
As such enorrtie3, instead of inspiring
terror as was probably intended, are, in the
.p'rida Of the COMMITTEE, ca.cuiated TO pro
duce contrary effect, thcy submit for The
consideration OF the House the following re
solution
Re&OiVed, 1hat the President Of T.. 5. be
requested to haze collected and presented
to this House, during the Continuance os the
present war, evidence OF every departure
by he enemy from TIE snrdnary modes 81
Conducting war among Civilized nations.