The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-08-31

! on ere upon rs shall s9e draw upon us their
scorn ?-Ihe bones OF our fathers sleep in
| our soil ; shall we suffer d foreign enemy to
trample ON thema
The attack on Washington should not dis
Courage US. To pass over other Clis tinctons
between the condition of the defences OF
Washington and Richmond, this one is very
striAing---ttlat the situation of the field
~ operations is very difttrers. The whole
country between WI shington and the Patax-
Cat Is level and cleared-with The exception
Ci Biadensburg, where the hills enabled ouI.
militia 10 meet the enemy. But the round
between Richmond and thc river il covered
with wood, intcrsectcd by watei'-courses, and
flied with defles. The advantages of such
positions are too obvious to be explained.
C-APTTULATIONO OF FORT NVARPCC-
TON AND ALEXANDRIA,
We had some hopes that the DISGRACE Of
our country would cease with tllc disasters 1t
Washing the cup was not vet full
Fort Warburton was :" disprucGf1lv sul1en-
eered'and Alexandria capituiated "at dis
retio'f" to the British squadron that went up
the Poromac--and after the British forces bad
retieated from the City Of Washington. The
disgrace of these last transactions, OPENS a.
fresh the wounds OF every pure American
BOSOM
That fort, which was guarded by some of
the finest artillery in the world, aud glardipg
the city of Washington ON the waters SIDE
should have struck the American flag in dis
grace, is one of those events which we could
not have supposed it possible to happen after
the infamous surrender OF Detroit 1t is use
less to conceal the truth-t is idle tn expect
TO carry en- war by sc-water--wicre cow
ardicc or treachery strikes the tiag ofthe ma
ton, the matter must be PICKED, and exam
Ill.
t. the fate which the cour martial i'll its JUS
tee had awarded him, we should not perhaps
have had occasion tohlush fer the disgrace at
Warburton. The offender must answer for
such conduct with his head.
IN what terms can we express our indiEna-
ton against the conduct OF the citizens Of ~
le<andiia Thanks be TO Almighty God!
that this degraded town no longer 'forms 2
part OF the state Of Vugis2G We would
soon TO live III the same State with men who
would stoop to Kiss the feet of "A British ofii-
Ger, aud throw themselves upon his discreet
on To beg their houses ct his hands, 60 So
licit the mercy Of the enemy. is such mean
ness that none but men deeply contaminated
~ British lniluence would have endured Let
the enemy have Conlc Jet him have elutt-
ed MS cCpidlty by Sc zur every thing he could
lay bis hands on ; bat let no American COM
promise for the salvation Of his houses by the
sacrifice of his honor. IF they were unable to
Fave made any ciiI ctual resistance they
'aust submit-hut they might at least have
Said, g Thou must take it if thou choosest but
! viii not give Unto tLee. We viii enter
INTO no mpronise with the enemies o. our
country" How contemplate does the Com
nhttec OF Vigilance OF Alexandria stand in
cop.parson with the iIlfcXiblc ana brave men
OF Stoning;oa,
Sooner than sec this city submit to share
the tate OF Alexandria, we would see it wIapt
in flames. No, fellow citizens, lulu not your
selves to sleep by the IDEA that the enemy
would spare Your private property, If YOU were
cowardiy enough to surrender the city. II any
man be perahsed by This reflection, let him be
assured he IS mistaken. / am sure that you
are all wilh few, very few exceptions indeed,
devoted to this couruy-that YOU would
bravely fight bravery die in her defence that
yon would not sacrincc her honor TO preserve
your houses But if any Of you were so dis
posed, the brave ycomanTV whom we see a.
round us, would not permit Il.
] noagh thy may not own one inch Of land
II this city, they have a stake here, as sacred
as You have. I'll lands part Of Virginia
here is their capital : OIL the nai. sic pillars
Of the St4te-hoase, tier pride, their libel-
ties, their honor rest. Should VIC be disposed
70 abandon the temple, they VIII not permit
Il. Hc call upon them TO recoliect the 10
ly cause, which brings them hithcr--taat
it i not oHr houses, our private properly,
winch draw them hither, So much IS tic non
or and safety OF the State.---If any OF Us should
be disposed to COMPROMISE our country for
orr property, the sons q tie soil viii not
permit the disgraCe.-They win Guard the
character # the State, though it Should jav
this city IN ashes. They VIII meet the enc
my at the beach; they VIII struggle till the
hst and it any chance Of success remains,
they viii c;en then, fight HIM from street TO
street: raise ,rcust- works Of Codon and
To04ccc md never Weld the contest,
,n3,n eyefy eHort Irc"es urayaiiing--I
enemy nav burn cur city For this pcrtina-
cious opposit;on-but tie fate d VIZ may
require us TO risk the Consequence. We May
fail, though we lave no fears 81 it-but il We
do. we NAV Say with Francis the First F; E" F.
CIV fling is lost hut our Hcnor." At Lest it
viii be said, These have not shdTCd the dis
grace Of hleHaairia."
THE MAIL.
We have had no mail to tho north os the
Potomac eN ept a few loose papers of an cd
date on Monday night. From these NC havc
made few extracts. No letters OF any sort
n. OF the Potomac touching tie disasters at
Washington-jn this dreaith Of Intelligence,
we lay before thcrcaders the various extracts
from letters, which have hecn received on
this SIDE oithe Potomac.
Echact ofo ieHcrIro0' tic Hcich5oriood of