The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-09-28
THE CONTRAST!
GENER Al. Brown & ARMY.

Gen Brown regions his army, and victory again
pc ches ON his banner He performs the most daring
achievement which exists in the history of ware at
theks Notwithstanding M to the mouth OF the
cannon-and succeeds IN ls daring attempt GLORY
be to the army Of the Niagara
These men are true specimen Of the american
troops They viii awaysbe brave, when they have
good officers TO conm;ni! them. Why were not our
troops crowned with victories during the last campyn
Hecause they had such officers as Scott and Brown
q Gancs They now share with thcir brethren OF the
navy the lalrels ofvcto and the affections of their
country 1t is time that they should be tIedte4 a.
like And VIC trust that of the first acts Of the Lee
ss"ture OF Virginia, will be toyoie the proper re.
wards To the heroes olthe Niagara.
In this last Achievement our loss has irreelbeen con.
siderable. We ALREADY learn that Coils Wood and
Gibson Captains Armistead and Hail. and Col. Davis
9 the ~ \. militia are among the sain--and gen. p.
Is. Porter, and Col. As,inwai are severely wounded
Brave men your bloOlhas not been shed in vain--it
has been said that the blood Of thc martyrs is the seed
OF the chroh-your fall will inspire other congenial
spirits, and the race nfheucs will not be- extinct.
GOVERNOR PROVOST AND ARMY.
Governor Provost must answer to his 70
vernmcnt tor his precipitate retreat from
Plattsburg. If he meets with his deserts, he
VIII be pasquinaded in every street, and stuck
mp IN every print shop in London. To flee
with $4,000 OF his Wellington troops, before
$500 regular soldiers and 2 or 5000 of our mi
iltia to fly in the night, and to leave his
SICK and wounded to the humanity of that We
Iy nltlOh, Wh )Se towns and sea-CoaStS
he had just before threatened to lay in ruins
rs such an act of miserable gencralship or
sheer cowardce, as must sink him for ever
in the eyes OF his loyal Canadians His re-
treat Will impair that confidence, which fbev
have hitherto paid him in advance-ard IN
the same proportion, inspire a respcct Tor. ou,.
arlns-We DO not envy him tic bleusnre
which he will derive from the p;.,rsal az On
Macomb's General Order-~hoy seyerelv
d,eS y lampocn the Cove. I,or-s General, Il vii
sting him to the soul
ms NIoVefnor General is in truth not that
grtat ana towering knight, which the world,
w',nout any sort ofreaso1, have pretended to
ui0 hlm Brock 7cas indeed a hero-his
march was like the lightniug-Not 50 Go
vernon Provost BY what mighty feat has he
distinguished himself! Was It in hiding him
/ sell IN a saughter-house at Sackett's Harb ~
| and sneaking about until he had lost the VIC
| tory which WAS already wons Is it in his dis
| graceful flight from Plattsburg I-1his last
| / at serves to strengthen the idea which our
| officers on tile line had expressed about him
! that he is one Of those shy, and skittish OH
! GERS who will never meet danger where he
! can shun 1t, nor snatch a triumph which
Is to be severely contested.
| 1t is this skittish character, as well as Der-
haps the doubtful allegiance of his troops
which has caused his sudden retreat.
| It's whispered at Washington that .JTr g. w. Can't
"eD means to retire from the Treasury --Jut il is moi
| yet whispered, who's to be his Successor.
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