The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1814-09-07


en,ed TO Commodore PERRY, by the Ciu>
gems oil Bos,or, The large pieces OF which,
bear the following Inscription !:
"Sep,c mber 10, 1913,
Sfsnaized our first triumph In squadron ia
very SUPERIOR British force on Erie,
soas entirely subdned6y
CoMMoDoRE O. II. PERRY;
Whose gallanfry in action, is equatled only
by his humanity in visory.
PRESENTED.
Tn honor Of the Victor, by The citizense
BOSTON"
HTo remove all doubt about who were the
donors'of this magnificent present, the letter OF
men, representing themselves TO be :" a Com
Snittee OF the Boston Citizens."
"Now, whether lie fall suddenly from the
lips, or to be set forth, at leisure, OH paper,
canvass, metal or tablet of any kind still, that
il is lie, not even Mr.. Madison's sophs'ry
can disproye It's evil tendency, however, in
creases with its Importance, its notorieiy, and
the means taken to prolong its influence on
the public mind. The one before Us, then, is
of the highest importance for at no less than
the tried yalor OF our seamen does II insidious-
ly point It's envenomed shait.-Wc all know
ten, printed, and daubed, over and over again
lit remained for the I" great aud respectable"
city Of Boston, 10 transmit il topoSterity in
characters of Sifver
The American fedcralists have openly
PROPOSED themselves among the bi,teres, enc
mics of the late French emperor yet no one
Of his celebrated Victory bulletins, contains
assertions. more false and scandalous than
stands unblushiogly proclaimed, in the third
line of the above inscription. In France, the
imposition was the hasly effort Of one man, TO
deceive, principally, his own subjects. In
America, il is The deliberate act of sic Mon-
csod men, of-acknowledged " sober and stea-
dy habits" TO deceive whom ! Not their
own countrymen, but the rest Of the world.
An ippo,ltion, too, founded on what might,
by chance, have happened therefore more
likely 10 pass current.
"Bu, Who is il, in particular, that thus
would build the exaltation of Americans, up
on the debasemcn Britons !--It is not our
sworn enemies" the democrats mo such
thng.--lt is our " staunch friends" the fed
eralists--Gor what Is Boston but the hot bed of
fede eralisD ! Do the democrats more than a.
muse Us, by vauDting upon their rabble army!
I'D not The federaiists provoke our just IN
ctbHauob, ny OascIy CdluUuiaNiuR our navy
Let any genuine son of Britain ask himself
these two Questions.
Now il Us, that we feel the short-sighted
policy of employing Americans in our ships
OF wAr--Now has it recoiled upon U.s. in de-
feat, at least, if not 10 disgrace. We frs,
taught them the rudimeots of the art they
sat up for themselves, and exercised daily !:
We, like other profcients, were TOO wise TO
require IL: They then turn against their for
mee masters, and now--sad reverse !-.beat
us with our own weapons!
"Butthe Nursery for American sailors, Is,
at last totally brookcn up. Our men, TOO,
will henceforth be drilled at the guns; and
Briish powder and shot no longer scatter
uselesoly in the air. So shall dear bought ex-
perience accomplish wha, reason could not.
And SD shall The war with America, illustrate
by additional examples
The masked enmity 10 Britain Of the a.
merican fcderalis,s
The cool intrepidity of the British tar, dur
ing hours Of unavailing resistance against
superior force, and
The fortuitous success Of skill without
valor possessing the advantage of nem-
bers) over the most consummate valor,
when enfeeb!ed by ignorance
"An ANrI-FEDERAL Enelishman.
Halifax, 9th Junc, l8lAU