The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-10-22

troos disappointment IS 10 excite degree OF sstonish
nent aud sensibty, that SURPRISES all past experience
nee The public is in soeonpletc a state of ul-
ceration, since the receipt of the GL news that no o.
ther subject seems To have engaged attention.; and the
bihie voice is 81 loudly expressed upon the subject,
tat appears fair and eandhl that what IS said should
II Rch the OF the person blamed for the failure OF
All our expectations; probably may be- that those
about lam may not hear or II they hear m,y coul-
mus cate what ispublicly a!ledsed on occasion.
II is s;d, and believed that the fleet has been scr-
nced, and the army disgraced.
me contrary have maintained, but have beer
khlcscd down In argument, hy vl.t the, c=li plain
matters OF iact and which If really so, prscutes ali
reasoning thereon.
IL rs asserted, that the naval commander was goaled
NY the military commander, to come into action pre-
"aturey before the new and principal ship ready,
o'e positive assurance OF JOINT cO-opcfation, by
previous, OF at least, simultaneous attack upOn the
works OF the enemy by land, when our lcet should
appear tor the at,,eN a theirs h. water rht a signal
WAS prec$neeifed, when the army was to move and
when such signal was made hy Capt.; Dowuic, AMI
near" by the army--instead of an order To advance
one was given for the army to cock.
Aha' "hen our neSt 'iH appear and did attack, no
movement was made by lnd Eor aiorg 'irie All ey-
wards a'd when at length ordered. the Truops were
called back before they could act ulor the preext Of
saving liNes, att IT that f,et had struck
rs At 1t tad not b come from that direfl event of IN
creased importance, to do every thing possible IN re-
tr'eV the loSs-or if inprae,icahle 10 save the fleet
as NJ slotless honor and hish-Ininled chr,cer of
our Army were OF no value, and did not niielo,is;y
require an eNer'iOr ~ risk 20 arroy o.. capt,i
mat oil the enemy, and thereby furnish set oft
Ihe nseievous and moral effect which the loss OF our
'ieet "u" otherwise necessarily produce in the States
ana amongst ourselves That our fleet would have
gone INTO acton with precau,ion and have taken
a very differ eht position IL Can't Dnwnie had NOT bepn
ieH "is" confident belief of cooperatio bY land That
instead oil atornng the enenlys work. in fnliiImert of
c,c p'oalSe made, which single Brigade would have
Ieit onoed to nave been permitted DO (lnd if So
Woniu nave sicCcedcd) retreat of he whole was ar,
deret, ad executed wthlucl preciritancv as TO have
the appearance, accompanied by every attribute of
Hight such abandonment of 81 * and wouoded ,les
tiueuon oil Provisions, Stores, and Rum, toa la-e a.
noun
That tils Retreat apparent flight OF an Army
partly composed of Troops habituatcd t. conquer the
best Lessons o France, was made before thyloa ;lrtb
part OF their number, of raw Am ricau leves chiefly
Nl"ua who could scarcely brought 20 credit our re-
treat whilst was submitted TO by or Penirss he
Toes' from the force OF Discipline but with their
breasts ready 10 burst with Ind ghaton and Snig Al
the disionor to which they thereby subjected
nat o"r loss by this accountable procedure was
t"oioid greater by assertions, and otle, casualties
SIOwingout Of such retreat, and excited D. ;,,e d, :;
par and humino'' created than could have arisen
rom The most desperate attack That IL cast >a;n
upon our acs movie ged and VIII earned military re-
no"n, and fo.ed the whole objects of the caml,a7.
tere aud elsewhere; although prepared Tor nj such
an enormous eNnenee, ard 50 lavish supply of men
ami means furnish d by Government.
And finally, Il is ass tel. that their iIure may oc
casion the War % last yarb yond what il otherwise
might have done, and ',h an adiiona expense Gina
ny Millions sterling. ard OF Fifty Thousand lives
Coniounded, if not convinced by thes. c,nfIs,t os
sertions, cut The matter short, by saying that If a ent
part oil what allowed had any foundation there must
Dc solemn national investigation upou the sub; CT
when the truth would b. asccrtiped and a,,.;,,t
honor, conv.oton, with adequate n,lnishnent fslog
In the mean irne however, to hear such serious sc
eusations maintained with color oftruth is Illuminating
to every one who bears the name Of
AN ENGLISHAfAN
.IzOEireuL Esd .Sebt 1914