The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-09-14

me see you Dir James viii rot hight, two OF
his vessels are now in Niagara River.
1t You conclude to meet INC at the head o,
the Lake and that immediately, have III
goodness to bring the guns and troops that |
have ordered from the Harbor !; at all event
have the politeness to let me know what al.
am TO expect from the feet oil Lake On,a-
rio.
There is not a doubt resting in my mind
but that we have between us tie command o.
Sufficient means to conquer Upper Canad
within two months, if there is prompt ana
jealous Cooperation and vigorous apphca-
ton OF these mcans-now is our time Before
the enemy can be greatly reinforced.
Yours truly,
(Signcd,) JACOB BROWN.
Com. CHAUNCEY.
C2fly 9t'a letter from Com. Cla,cnc-y to Maj.
Gen. Bro.p1. dated
u. S. S. Superior, of Hingston,
Aug. 1917.
SIR-Your letter Of the 18th ult was re-
ceived by Inc OH a sick bed, hardly able to
hear thread, and entirely united 10 reply to
IT. l, however, requested Gen. Gaines TO &C
quaint you with my situation, the probable
time OF the fleets sailing, and my views of
the extent OF cooperation with the army.
From the tenor OF your letter, it would APP
pear that you had calculated much upon the
cooperation Of the feet You cannot surely
have forgotten the conversation we held on
this subject at Sackett's Harbor previous to
your departure for Niagara. l then profess
ed to feel It my duty as well as inclination to
afford every assistance IL my power to the ar
my, and to cooperate with it whenever it
! could be done without losing sight of this great
OBJECT, Tor the attainment cf which this feet
| had been created, to wit---the Capture or de-
straction OF the enemy's fleet bet then dis
tlnctly stated TO YOU, that this was primary
object, and would be first attempted and
that YOU must not expect the feet 1t the head
OF the lake, unless thar or the enemy should ir-
| duce rs TO follow him there
/ vii, not suffer myself TO believe that this
conversation was misunderstood or has since
been forgotten. How then shall | account for
the lrtmat,on thrown out to the " lie in
| your dispatch to the Secretary of u ~ that
you expected the fieettc cooperate with YOU
| WAS 1T friendly, or jlst, or honorable, not
! Only to furnish an opening for the public, but
| thus TO assist them, to INFER thatl had peCg-
ed myself to meet you on q particular day, at
the head Of the lake, for the purpose OF CO.
| operation and iii case Of disaster to your ar
my, thus TO tarn their resentment from YOU,
who are alone responsible, upon me, who
| couldnot by any possibility have prevented or
retarded even your discontinued You well
| know, sir, that the feet could not have rem
| deTcd you the least service during YOUR late
| inoursion upon Upper Canada. You have not
| been able to approach lake Ontario on any
! point nearer than Queenstown, and the enc
| my were then in possession Of all the country
between that place and the shore of Ontario !;
| SO that could not even communicate with
| you without making circuit of 20 or 80 miles
| ! would ask, of what possible use the feet
| Gould have been to you either III threatening
| or investing Fort George, when the shall
lowness OF the water alone would prevent an
| approach with these ships within two.miles of
that fort or Niagara To pretend that the
! fleet could render the least assistance in your
| projected capture of Burlington Heights on
| your ronte to Kingston, is still more romantic ;
! torit is well known the fleet could not APP
| proach within nine miles of those Heights. !.
| hat you might find the feet somewhat of
| convenience in the transportation Of provisi-
| ons and stores for the use of the arnlv, s. an
| agreeable appendagc to attend its march s.
| counter-marches, ! am ready 20 believe but
sir, the Secretary of the Navy has honored us
| with higher destiny--we are intended to
seek and TO fight the enemy's feet. This is
| the great purpose of the government in crea-
ting this feet and | shall not be diverted in
my efforts to efectuate it by any sinister at
| tempt to render us subordinate TO or an an
pendage of the army.
We have one common object in the annoy
ance, defeat and destruction Of the enemy =
and / shall always checrfuliv unite with aDy
| military commander i'll the promotion of that
object
am, sir, with great consideration and res
pect, your most ob't servant.
]. CHAUNCEY.
Mai Gen. JAcoB Brown.