The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-11-01

Vour letter Of the 10th ult. after &c
ing the rounds, WAC delivered 20 ne few
DAYS s,nce on M way-to this place.
i'ile exception y'iu axe at my letter 20 the
Secretary, would be very reasonable and pro-
per, provided the fleet Of Lake Ontario was
Your private property, over which the govern
ment had 90 control. Bat as ] have been in
duced to believe that i was The property of
he nation, SUBJECT to the ordersof the govern
tnent; and as he gotSrnIaent led me. TO be-
Eeve that the feet under your command
would be upon Lake Ontario, 70 cooperate
with my division 6 the army, the s, st week
in July, haze deemed it fl and proper to let
the nation know that the support ! ha6 right
to expect was not afforded me.
! consider Uy conduct towards Yourself and
the Navy, as not only honorable, but, sir, as
being very liberal and friendly, from the date
or my report Of the battle az SaCkett's Har-
Dor :, the present hoT. The troops under
my command have always been disposed Of 50
as 20 meet your views to the extent OF my pow
er and authority and as far rs was consist
eiit with the rights and the honor Of the ar
nv.
Your Information appears to bev very incor-
rect as to the situation Of the army previous
to the arrival of reinGorcemeuts with It Cen.
Drummond. From the ninth of Juy 20 the
Jwenry-fIugth the whole country was in oor
power iicht OF NIColEc 10 burlington 4AtlSHrs
and could the army have been Silppled
with provisions from the dcpots provided on
the shores Of Lake Ontario, we should lot
have doubted oar ability (ythout reinforce
rnents or additional guns) tocarry the heights
when we could have reformed npr:i Fort
George and Niagara, or advanced upon
Kingston, (as might have been thought most
a1visable) with the cooperation Of tie Beet
You speak Of responsibility. | 90 not de-
sire YOU, G. any mar. 80 be responsible fct me.
have endcEvorcd to execute the orders g.
ven me success has not attended my cndea-
YOURS; but ! hu si.ly truss in Heaven, that
the honor Of the brave mcr entrusted to my
command has been and aill be preserved, let
what may happen.
Il vii be very difficult to retire f-or1 Tort
Erie, pressed as the remains Of nv gallant
ittis army are, b. superior force # the On
cmy. But no other alternative will be LEFT
us, unless rciHforcements speedily arrive
The militia arc coming in, in very con 5idclz,
bic numbers, but it Is rot yet ascertainec, how
many Of them WI croes The Secretary has
given ne TO understand, that Gen. lizard
would move 20 the s.. Lawrence, with
view Of attacking Kingston, (shoud lie and
you deem that measure advi5able) Should
You decide otherwise, that Gen. lizard woald
CONE with or send 70 INC a reinforcement CT
from 2 to 5000 men.
have notheafd from Gen. Lard and be-
sin to aoprehend mat something ba3 occurred
e ret9rd or prevent his mogcmcnt. I will
thank yop for any Information you can give
me CD this subject.
! I'm, sir, with great consideration and rec
pet, your MOST obed,ent servant.
JAG. BROWN.
Com. Isaac ChauncT.
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