The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-06-11

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most part, in rniddiing stations Of life, viii
usefelly appreciate the preciouseess of the
rights, Tor which our country maintains the
present contest with Great Britain.
Mar. Int.
|une 6.
THE CAMPAIGN.
We have yet no information Of any move
ment Of our military force on the Northern
frontier. To the eyes of distant SPECTATORS.
| anxiousiy looS ing TO that quarter, the cam
paign appears TO have been arrested in its
| commencement, and cur troops 10 be repo-
sing i'll inactivi,y-and our friends are rea
! DIV tn enquire, on the arrival Of every Nh
theru maii--
Whst ire IL ,iiings Have or t-oops awak'G
! Or d. they sti.l, rs it wi:h opium drnsg'J,
| Snure to tho rqurn,urs q tue western wave
So far from being surprized ct th. unea-
siness which occasionally breaks cut GA this
subject, we are I0uch gratiiitd a. not finding
1t mere general. Thet 1t is not So, Is TO b
attributed TO the experience Of the two last
years, during Nhch q series Of ciyappoint-
ments OF high-ralS'd boyes au,, sangune
! NpectsuCns has some what gGbcrsd tbs.
'rritabis ardcr, which could not canesive
The necessity Tor the delay required By the
| necessary prepaI elton and rnstnrst;un OF
t'rce and laeanS. When we entered ipto
the var. the People (anl VIC sworgst the,n)
| and perhaps the government too--rnaGt
! 100 Fight OF the c1nqIcsl Of the adi9nra
! provinces o. the cBesGy. i us NOM
ced to be the " or1 Of bnt a few weelzs. o,,
months at farthest and it w,uld have
been, perhaps, had we then possessed thr
command of the Lakes aud we'll trained
military force adequate to the object Bot
VIC had not. In oar conhdence IL the bra
| very OF our cItiZens, we overlooked our
| deficiency Ct military knowledge, and al
moot OF the means OF acquiring il, In our
Glance on the excellence Of our materials
we forgot that the formation of our armies
vas work IF time and labor. And vet
but for tue pusiiianimous surrender of De
trent, during the first campaign, before il
closed, the Canadas would have been onrs
20 the walls OF . isber Toat event was
one, the consequences of which have been
so disastrous Oh orr subsequent operaticns
net 20 mention those which may vet devei-
| ope themselves. as scarcel can he realized.
IL m effect terminated The first caroDaion
winch was Tsos more disastrous by the III
| planned and ili-fated, Though gallant en-
terpr.ze, against the enemy'S works on the
! heights Of Queenstown IN the following an,
tHmn- Before the commencement of the
campaign OF last summer, the enemy was
reinforced, and, although s.gnaii2sd hv
orulao e1hE!Olts, The c., pafEn ended shorI
/ " ne 0JcCt winch was l1rk u to- and go
sfnEumeiY, Tat great disappointment fol
loved the failure 10 attain Il. Within few
months past the eneny has been greatly
strengthened and we The Pporlc a. iarytf
Dsgia t. regard the copqrest OF Canada, as
perhaps it ought at first 10 have been view.
ed. as an object ouly to he sccorarlished
| by a regular and systemadc apDroacb.-
The present inactivity os oar tro,ps, there
tore, tho twelve months ago ike tardi
aeSs "oula have been generally ch;d, now
eXclesS little o. no Inufmurinp, because il
begins to be believed that Discipline and
deliberate preparation are necessary to
enable b-dy of new ievies g lace. q snv
imrg rke tq1al ground, well appointed
/ army OK veteran troops.
OF the actual state Of thing, on the Nor
! thern + oniicr, at this momtnt, we hav. bu-
loose inform zion. the Off ers Of tn. army
being p'ndently restrained from the prac
tIoe, which hsa heretofore produced much
/ irjury, 81 filling out rewsp1 pera with state
nSnts OF the +orCe, motions, &c of differ
ect cStachnenis OF our army We have
I enough. however, TO justly rs in SAYING
that no movement need be eXrsc,cd from
the army, until we obtain the command OF
| bo:h the Lakes. When that object is q .
| chleYed, our army will be at Ii5e ~ TO move
onu ard.
Com. Macdonough it appears. already has
the command Of Lake Champain, 9, NAV
confidently be expected to drive the ENEMY
before him.
From Lake Ontario. the latest accounts
represent that an additional frigate was ex-
pectsd TO be lapnCh ed at SacNetts Harbor
about this day, or at least IN a weei, which
viii give us the supero ~ on the lake
and ensure 70 Commodore Chaurcey an on
portunity Of doing justice to the galiantry Of
our naval AFroeS on that Lake. Tne wbole
OF the vessels ON that LAX vii probably
be ready iof SEA about the Fourth It July.
and before rhe end 81 that mon h it is pro
/ oahle We VIII have met tic enegly.
he success. if MT the progress of This
campaign, ON N exc ded 5cals. degends
VIC repeat, en-rely on the acquisition If The
command O. the Lakes. If that be sropi
red, IS We see no reason to doubt i; will. we
prediet :, witEcu. mach hc1 I'd, ;Sasshs state
u orr military preparations VII be fund
70 exceed the general expectation, q that
The character of our Army VIII not long be
sciipsed " that watch our Navy has 5us-
Idihed' 10.
June 7.
Ertraet oCa letter from Joshua Po,7ey.
/ Gsq commanding fhe u. s.. F29.Ha b.
! Tire Ches0f cqfe, 10 be Sccycfoyy Of hc
/ Navy, dated
PhTuzgNT, June 9.
/ On the 1st inst. at 8 4. VI we rot unde-
way from this place. A. Q The esIiey and
4 H. .,.. l,r.af GO Il Cd. q.