The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1814-12-15

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from Co1DeHs Weekly Register, of Sept. 10. 1914
SUMMARY Or POLITICS.
AMERICAN WAN N-TheTimes newspa
which was one ofmhe loudest clamofers for
this war, now observes, "with deeh regres,
that II has fingered on, for so many months,
without being distinguished by any memorable
stroke !-lf the infammatory and malicious
writer OF that paper already experiences dis
athoinfmens, what will he experience during
the months, yea, and, perhaps, the gears, OF
this war, which are yet to come He, when
urging on the nation TO this entcrprize, told
thcm,' with the utmost confidence, that in a
/egv weeks after war should be commenced,
I" the boasled american nary would be ami.
lated" Not only has lha, navy not been an.
initiated, bot II has very much increased. II
has annihilatcd some hundreds of our mer-
chant ships, and has defeated several of our
ships OF war, some Of which, after victory
over them, gained in the most wonderful
manner, 1t has added 10 its own number.--It
is said, that we are building ships TO Garry 81
guns, Tor the express purpose OF combating
the American trigates.--Ours, il seems, are
10 be called Jrigates also. This is 10 avoid
the qukwardaeSs of acknowledging chat our
friya feS are not able to cope With American
trigatcs. Now, If it should happen that one
of these new "trigafes" OF ours is beaten
and captured by an American frigate, what
will then be said For my part, were it wnh
ME 10 carry on the war, would, after wha,
has passed, resort TO no such peiilous expe-
dent as this, but would, at once, send ships
ofthe line against those formidable frigates,
without making any apology for SO doing
Before the war began not word were we
told about the formidableness of these fri
gates. The editors Of the Times and Courier
were only impatient,tbat these frigates should
meet ours upon the sea. They said nothing
about their stout decks, and their heavy cam
non, and their " great big balls" But the
moment that the Americans beat and eahfur-
ed one of oui frigates with one Of theirs,then
We heard these editors, and even the 4" un.
dauntcd sons of Neptune," garbed in blue
and gold, exclaiming against the size of the
American frigates, and the number Of their
eresos We should have thought of all this
before we thought OF annihilating the Ameri-
can navy in few weeks. The merchants
and underwriters are now petitioning the
LORDS Of the Admiralty and the Prince Re-
gen, to protect them more cffectualy against
this " contemplate American navy" which
1t seems, has already destroyed their proper.
~ To the amount of millions, and some of the
ships Of which are said TO bloc sade, in some
sort, part Of our karbors in England and Ire.
land, and arc capturing our ships within the
sight OF land.-Thcse gentlemen shoold have
pe.ilioned against the wor. So far from that,
many OF them were eager for the war and,
do they think, that they arc to enjoy the graf
iication Of seeing the American towns knock.
ed down without paying some little matter
for II That the Admiralty arc employing
great many ships and sailors in this war, our
next years taxes and loans will fully convince
us but numerous as their ships and sailors
are, they are not, and cannot DC suffcet to
cover all the ocean. The farmers, and land.
holders, and fund holders, are sighing for
the repeal Of taxes but how are they justi.
fled IN this wish, when il is weH known that
10 carry on the war, taxes are absolutely ne.
cessary and when it is also well known that
these persons were, in general, anxious Cor
the war Some OF them want war TO prevent
their produce feom falling 10 price others
liked peace with France well enough but,
then, they wished to give the Yankees a
drm66ing." Therefore, if to keep up the
price oil produce, and TO give the Yankees
drubblng, taxes arc wanted, with what decen-
cy can these persons expect that taxes will
be taken of Do we obtain any thing tha,
We want without paying for il, 10 some way
or other IL We went food, or raiment, or