The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-07-27
" SINK--BURN-and DFSTROy ),

- tils ,ne nation whom fanatic has hailed
as the Bu'wark OF our Holy Religion 30 Is
TINS the nation who prides herself upon the
Ihivairy OF her sons, and the civilization her
mannerse IS this the nation that dares r.
brand rs as 4 band of ruGians and fclons >.
rHIsi
Even war has its laws.-You must not po;-
son the springs your enemy. Yow.nuct not
use poisoned weapons against him ~ ,u,zt
spare the life of the yielding captive neither
toniahawk Tor scalp MIN. The shades Of fe
roclty nave scttencd with the progress OF the
worii. Once it was held lawful to pr, 20
aeof" the captWe-the power over his IF was
he|' exchanged for power over his I5trxV
lie was made The .lCrJc Of his conora,,,-
Finely, The . quality Of mercy" lorscre1 his
chans ne was Discharged on his nzroI,. g:
d'e only restriction '.iich was laid upon lis
person, vas, that he was not TO serve aoa;n
until ne was fairly exchanged.
re same degree Of INDULGENCE las q,,-ad,,-
any e&teoded to the tronerty Of the concuer
cd. " hen man was a barbarian, he swept
Every th'nS before him in ore hand, the
SWORD IN the OTHER the torch. The inple-
iiiciIS OK WAY and the monuments OF peace
were involved in ind'scrininate destruction.-
me walled town, the public e,liSce. the mr.;
vate dwelling were RACED to the Ground
Inc property Of the nation and of the ci+iye,
what was essential to the war and what was &c
no use IL. Us prosecution, vas alike the s1,o;l
or tilc victim of the ferocious conouc,pr
the manners OF the age became nilder dis
tmcuons were introduced in favor ,,f luman;-
y. fou IliSht RAE a fort but not \ VILLAGE
lou miSht destroy public property, hut p:,i-
I"te properly oh'shore was respected, unless
1t was made use in war As the sword VIC
turned away from the throat. 50 wastbe tortb
aVerted from the dwelling of the unfort,nate
me Whole isays VattelD centcrs in this
general rule: All damage done to the enemy
unnecessarily, every hostility which does not
teno 20 iFoc'fTe Oictoyy, and ma an end to tbe
Tits', Is righteousness, condemned bv the law
OF nature. Again ''T The pil:agc and dos
tructIon oftowns, the desolaton of the country
raIaSes' Cummings, are not less odious and de
tested on al occasions, when evidently Dracti
Sons" ''' CO.
Our cause is too noble to REQUIRE the ai, of
false or disinsenuous tricks While then. we
feat our enemy, il a very different way from
what she treats Us; while We DO her iustice
and acknowledge her claims 70 the resnert g
the World lori her stiHin the srts and sciences
ner bravery on tie seas and the shores. we
snail never hesitate 70 SAY, that he, con.
uuce towards us has been unjust, infamous *
a1VoclouS tIcr children viii have to blnsh
loi the Ei'I;' y which she has practiged for.
t,'c hJcflcs winch golcd Us into war for
the principles on which she has carried il
on. -
Go with US TO the Rai.in, ard We WI point
Quits banks whitehead With the bo.os ~ tbe
captive, whom she has tCmaha,yked
20 with US 10 the seas aud we VIII show
you our unfortunate o!6cers, stripped OF thc;,.
clothes, their money, their nautical instrr-
mcptS sometimes OF their httie al. We vii
SHOW you some OF the Seamen OF the Chcsa-
PeaKc, InanSied and cut co pieces after their
captulauor; the two seaioeo Of t5+. !-.e,.>,
su-icreo 10 drown without pity--while, re-
verse rae picture, You behold t,ree tars Of
the i1ornet pcriShmg in the unav4;iro ot-
tempt 10 save the crew OF The Peacock from,
TIL angry waves.
Fisi; our coasts and You behold scene
mere GcSolatinS, more Wild, more Gis,ress;t.o
to humanity. At Hampton, unfoytunot, w.
men the prey of brutal lust. At FroncLto,,,
and Havre-de-GIace, houses burnt down and
private property stolen away. With the wa
Ier at cislr command, their canvas carries
tneln with rapidity, like the wings Of the bird
y Wherever they alight, their footsteps are
MARKED with robbery, petty larceny and CON
Slation, Our fields are ST, int of tbeir ca,rio
our snloke-houses and hcn-roosts of their
1000 what cannot be taken away is brutal
", destroyed; our hoEscs arc Convicted into
phcs OF ashes ard the forlorr yid,,w d,fv-
en- from her only home.
DO these hostitics tend to tr,crre vic
tory :" Do they contribute to "h,t an e,,5
to the war;" is it not plain that ehev are
Practlced without any necessity :" without
any =" urgent reasons"
Can or enemy extract yictorv from tie
ashes OF Mrs. Thompson's house Is the
burning OF MIS- Buckner's 10 Pit an end to
the war NO; let him lay waste the whole
coast ; let him sweep every thing with fire
and sword neither victory or +. Tor is any
nearer within his grasp--nor the var anL,
Icafer tolts close. The rage which itjusDires
WI be superior to the fear which he scattcrs.
II the whole sea-coast were laid in ruins. it
would 90 bow the spirit Of the American Dco-
pie to the dust
Is this the boasted Buiwarl of the rel;,-i,,
we profess "-One would rather Conceive bat
they were the worshippers of the Danish
- W odn, the god Of terror, the author, Of dr.
t4SfatioH, the father Of carnq ee''-thot tacv
were the Danes of old, who ravaeed the
coHstS Of England" set OF bandjtti. whose
cher aim was f,Aiage'
What induced the Danes To land upon The
English shores PAndcr What leads the
MODERN English to land upon oi1 shoreg5 Nor
victory, but hlurdsr Hence they swecD ON.
helds, our houses, OH hen-coops and bor-s.ies
Hence thcy steal our bacon, our fowls and o,,r
slaves. The British officers, who land upon
orr shores, seem 20 have lost all tbeir rey7rd
for the principles OF chivary. They arc re-
5ardcss OF the honor Of each other" Their