The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-12-17


remained for some weeks. Bat we, NC cap
| ture the -'Ictrqf'oiis Ct America and decanp
instantly. We set oil in such haste that We
leave becini Us many OF those who have been
! 7oouzde2 in TIE enterprise. OH Reader /!
| how has Napoleon been abused Tor leaving be-
| hind hti1 hts SICK and Wounded wl-en tic re-
! treated froll Russia and vet We c&n cHioi
| the bravery ad wisdom oi thusl: who, in 0ur
! own service, 10 tie same thing. Far am +,
however, nom blaming Mr. kGse For lGseiue
his wounded heh!uti bin, for, IN Ahe inst
! MACE, ne WAS ssire thaC he lett thSm IL lie
| hands OF very humane people and, IL ,he
| next place. by delaying his de,ia,rirt lie
| might have added v.ry long lise 10 his ki!l-
/ Cd and wounded. Bur, it IS IL iUaI1cssiL.c to
fina out any apology ior Mr., Ross apon this
ca:io', withosit Ia -il;s.iIng an ppic,sY fortne
| 50 much repro6atcd cosdalt If NaDoleon-
| NJ. Kos assiEus the hest possible i's a>on f,,l
ms Wonderfully exietliii, is retreat to the
| si'ps; namely, he was afraid that if he de-
taycd tnis movement, tiie nfili'iz aigkt coiiect
IN Sich hit7;herS rs II i.tcTceht hin--'Iht.
| hniHsaG What, that sane sore ut troops
whom lie had INST overihrown IS il were. bv
merely shelving i,iS red coats How wer.
| tieY 1" collect III such haste? Whence were
! they 50 speedily TO CONE? Thank YOU Mr..
| Ross, tor his acknowledgement, though. per
| haps, made invoiuntaIily because II I,rtyes
| clearly, tH2t you were fully convinced that
| you were not among people, ON whose cow
! ardice ana whose want Of patriotism you could
! place moments reliance because il cle,rl,,
proves. III short, that five succeed Ia Ibis MAJ.
we nave people, ali armed iir07lr To sub
| duo. lhere Is one fact stated in the reDc,t
OF the enterprise, u which Tlll. ncws-writers
| pay no attention hut which is q very great
Importance Alter the American troops had
F. gone Oft and left ours TO euter the CITY. Ger
| Ross our coinUan.ier, had ms horse YIiof IN
ot'htm, as he was going along 1T the head If
4! MS men, by gun fired from tie zyi,ldosy of
aFFtpatc A0'tse. There Can be no douot tnat
the bali was intended for the rider This
! might have given hun, and, / dare saw. did
give him. toierable lively idea Of what sort
oi people ne was got amongst and Ii ouchr
to convince wise Johnny Bull, that 10 foiiow
| the advice of the Times news pa,,rr. and end
large force into the heart Of the country
there TO take up - comm -nding, positjon.'
IS much easter upon paper than 1t is upon
! land
The Timea and Courier. are nettIed ,bo+
our commanders did,not Gate their lf9takchsa
from the CaiitoL. ] dare say that thcv had
no disircllniilon that way but, then tht- mi;
sitia might have collected ia short. they
( rad net t,f~e - do i with So tSft;. That ~ =
the reason why they did not do it! ana. for
! my part thlnk the reason quite satisfactory.
! Tho episode 70 the " brilliant dssh - seems
/ a.
racteristicS of the "brii!iant dash" itsclf
Dir feter Parker, with his ships company and
| marines, go in search of q parcel If nyilit;a
! III goood. Ire reader NAV not. 1,crla,,s
| be aware, that there is no sort of reseml,l ne
between the American and the English nj
| MIA. hese militia IN America receive mn
Nay' no c.oehiNP, no arms, from the Govern.
nheht. Every man goes out in bis own or,I,
| nary array and Carries lts own arms and ar
coutrem9bts. Ninety-nine tines ont Of . Inn
DIED he fIpis ms own powder and hall t.
| snort 1t was body of the heohke yoluntari
ly assembie'i, and acknowledging no s,lte,-or
h9' OF Their o1on eiectine this was the SORT
OF foIce AGAINST whom Sir Peter Parker
marched. They were, as lSAui greatly salte
/to', IN NthiOef@ ; and - usuai, they were de-
Jeatc1 and ran 0aU1u. But in the c,,d S;,.
Peter Parker lost his life, and his second IN
command succeeded
IN T0@af : why. in bringing of L. The ship
Almost ar cur wounded As to the destrur
ton OF the public buildings at the CITY of
washington, If viii give great pleasure To- ali
those VINO really love Rehu6hcau Govern
neht. lhere are fGi.lces enough elsewhere.
america wants none; and, it win dare CIV
be very long before she will see another -
mere are very good buildings in Baltimore
hiiadeilonia, and lsany other elegant and po
Pitlous cities. There wants no grandeur
! mere wants no capitol, no palace, 10 nerro
| poiis, no court. All these BRING. ta,-y ..rd
standing armies ; and the Americans want
neither. mere was, the ether day. an raj
GIG III the Times newspaper, which st1urk me
as a remarkable instance of the force of ia
bit' and as clear proof. thar a man may
hc', SON himself TO slavish IDEAS. 'ti,l he il
900 earnest regards as a reproach cysrv
mart OF freedom. The article to wl,rh /
aiiuie' was commentary Oh a paper. ,nb
nSh1a ny the person to whom the defence cf
Ne"- fork is committed, and who, in a yrry
pressing manner, iHUHCS, eCI0rfE re1ueet,
aho 0e5eefhH9 persons, capable OF bcariDg
arms TO come forth ard augment his force
&C &C. Upon this, the Editor of The z;y,rs
observes, that this officer cuts most sorr5, *
l""eaf46ie figure; and he ts most me,rjly
upon the ione Of the poor = Ieman. who i
says ne HiUte8, erhDTts, ,r1qHegkq bedee,b
e. any thing but COMMANDS" Wen =
aie what ct tnat! Are the neohke less han
py,Oecause no one assumes a commtpdino
tcne towards theml is their situation liz
envabie Tor that' is their character Jess
Ign ned becausc they viii not safer then,-
ewes tn be commanded IN any way VIII ,,eve.5
hey do not Ike to be commanded bv an,
Dohy ard Why should we quarrel with th,n
On thdt account This Editor and many o.
thors, seem astoushDJ, that Mr.. IA olson
should h've beer Two years at war, without