The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-01-27
One ddy later from LONDON.

guard at the Thuiilieries.
One day later from, LONDON.
The Editors of the New York Gazette
are indebted 70 their Boston CORE spondeDt
for the London Courier Of November Il,
received there by The Sknenten. from G OF
teoburg This paper contains nothing on
the subject of the battle fought on the 81 st
of October but it will be seen below that,
according to French official accounts, Bo-
naparte's army obtained victory ON the
3Oth.
In the Courier of the 18th, we find a de-
bate In the House OF Commons on motion
o. Mr.. w. Dundas, for navy supplies, sc.
in which he stated, S,235 ,OOOk sterlIng
would be wa ted.
Touching that part OF the Navy on the
AMERICAN COAST, Mr.. Barring obser-
we'd. that " AS to the conduct of the naval
administration during the last year, it must
be the opinion of every gentleman who had
kept his eye on the transactions of that
period, that this country had been extreme
" scandalized & disgraced by it. On the
coast OF America, for. example, they h ad done
no more by having 10000 men under their
controui than if only $50. 600 had last wear
been voted. However, he did not wish at
present to go into any elaborate opposition
q the proposed vote, but merely to insist.
that under our present political prospects,
no Inconvenience whatever could result
from postponing the grant. AS to the ne
cesslty OF extending our naval operations in
the ensuing year, gen iemen Could exercise
their ow0 Jdgment on his point for his
part he could see no ground whatever for
such extension, unless it were TO afford
more amusement to the commanders and
captains on the coast of America. In
that quarter we had seen two frigates go in
and Out OF thu Chesapeake so often as thew
pleased, While, t. the disgrace of the ser
vice. between thirty and forty British ships
OF war were sailing up and down the bay
In the whole of this petty warfare it could
not be denied, that one third of the force
employed there would have been quite su E
hclen'. But there was another part of \ =
merica where the naval service had been
equally dlsgr.ceful. He alluded to the
ElEtte 7oar ON the Lakes. On this point, 4
naval war was even mJTe essential than a
land war, as it projected Canada against
he nocturnal irruptIons of the enemy-and
yet What had been effected /! He had OBJ
served That many officers had been appoint
ed to commands and nevertheless the A
ulerlcauS had driven US before them. SIR
James Heo had been driven from Lake On
tarlo, anG. we could not on the whole boast
OF any nautical success worth naming.-It
was therefore worthy of consideration, what
important changes could be effected IN this
quarter before we were called on To provide
the means OF extending our naval operations
in others"
Mr.. ~, Dandds followed against the
reduction OF the main arm OF err strength,
and gave his re sens why 100000 sean,en
should he continue in employ.
Lord CaStlereagh folio we'd, and observed
that the demand OH the American station
nd been prodiginus." But he was opposed
to sudden discharge Il any of the seamen,
and 1t would be difficult, in case of an einer-
genCy, to recall them and that il was the
duty OF Parliament to proceed with pru-
dence and foresight
The Chancellor Of the EXcheouer was
also n favor Of continuing the navai force as
formerly on the ouud, that France had
not lost sight of her marine.
Mr.. II. Barring said, 'Fhe 30 or 10 YES
Sells ~ the Che apeake which ne had allu-
ded to, had dis Srdc d the country by their
lneffectiveness, rather by IN sr injurious
mode of warfare. AL the arguments used
on the opposite si,le, would apJly as well
to the extension OF our naval force TO 1 50, 4.
600 seamen. Surely the fleet in the Scheldt
could not be in state of such perfect rea.
dIness tor sea and he doubted nuch whe-
ther that at Ioulon was. The question
with him was, whether, at present, greater
exertions could not be made 10y land, thro'
retrenchment at sea. Next year he tno't
tha France could not b able to 10 much at
sea all her resources would be wanting 10
meet her dangers by land. Our means
should be directed to great ends, aud 10,
frittered away.
Mr.. Crockcr observed, q" As to the nava'
war with America, he should only ay that
VIII never the honorable member Nigh
make any proposition on the subject, he
(Mr. C.) wOsld give him every assistance
and h was Convinced that any enquiry mt
the conduct OF the at niralty would redounc
to their honor, while 1t would prove that thu
charges OF the honorable gentleman wa
entirely nutouuded. He could not tell VII
Sir J. War"en mad thirty pennants in n
chesapeake, bat the honorable membe'
might be better ajuiral than Sir ]. war