The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-04-20
THE ARNY-

i, Never 'et the main body of your army break
VS. mead against stone house"-.wss one ostbe
Hn.s 10 young Generals by an Old Soldier" So
vst Tue present oecrstary OF Wsrin a small anph-
, H o. ~ pages, printed ia 1879. How well GEN
WILKINSON has pursued this Injunction is too anna
rent from tn fruit OF the action before the one
Mill OF LIS Cole The General oueb, ,ursly IN bav.
1lumeu t'e eaa and the means better, before ne
nane TIE attack. How easy wasit to discover BY
the ard OF little cash, that the walls of the Hnse
wer, Jar feet thick, and of course MT pene
trabe by his light artillery IL r aiired none Of
tie Coup tEH; It he had a little eoomon eye
siSnt, " was subioient to convince him that the
ro1ds were in such a condition "a to be mpassable
to ms heavy artillery. A faithful spy and a good
guide Might have say I'd bn all this trouble of heat
ing nus nead against stcne.house-tAese useless ev.
motions o. marches and M ltes--the N,
cessy OF resisting the charges of the enemy without
the nonor OF returning theru--,he waste Of yalour
aud the waste Of life. Tbi, in,potent proces;:ou a.
ga'nst "a Cole, at the opening Of the campaign. has
nearly Wesned rs OF any little respect which " q
may baye bexn dspo,ed TO er,tsrtsiu for the ,ltart
aSili OF Ger. James Wilkinson. We may be sure.
| IT he goes on az he has begun VIC shall mayer g. .
him crowned with Iaurels 10 the hal5 of Montreal,
or IA the fortress OF QIebee.
We had hopes that the rni,,;, t.,,e ,~es .i. IL,
sstsatsd with those pornpou panssY-os In which our
officers have been publicly exhibited We have
been 80 often deceived by them, that they have, at
has been frequently exbbite, in this t.vyJ,. sn;,
o. lsced quzithestons that Il nov excite, no o.ber
sentiment thsn dsgnst, Ii Gen w. has sny regard
for his owl fame, let him immediately io;reA2 all
| those friends around him, who WELD ,heir nan he,
ter THAI their sword, to give over p,ne hin, /, the
, public papers, They will never IN ske him /, haro
IL he be not one already -they will YER even NAL
him appear one, for tho age already sick of vnrds
| We would not give one good gpoyk Tor ali the pomn
! Of panesyriesin the world. We would infn;ttiv rs
Their see man refusing 20 turn bio back TO the enc
| my, than hesr HIN say 90 n thousand times
TO the troops tbs msslVss, WHO fought in the hsId
OF La Cole, no paneRSric OF ours can do adeauats
iuotice. Brave as American troops have generaI,,
been, they fought, they blsd aud but for
circumstances, tbs wosld have consuered Seek
them where yon will, you iud them brave heroic s
eaterprising. In the walls Of Dsttsit they wer,
betrayed By Hull. On the banks Of the Rs.sin
they snsiohsd lsurei, in spite Of the irnprovden.
of their General, asd the sno~s which snrrosnds,
them. On the heights of Queens,own. thev wo,
! even the applause OF most ferocious enemy.
A, York aad at Fort GEORGE thew oerforyoe,
deeds whisb did them honor, and vouid have don,
nrneh more, II they had been seconded by the acti
witty Of their leader. On the Thames. tAey wer,
crowned With brilliant victory, bec,u,e they ha
Hsrrisou te'esd them. New gloriss would hay
| enciTeled them &C montrcsl y their Comrnan,ler
had conducted them to its wal', Give as ofacer
| but worthy pf these men. s. no troops in the vor!
would be able to vapguish them
| Where are we tn meet with snch Iesder} y
| shat ordinations are Ss 70 kiiov hina when "
see him Tile mutt not be merely brave, bot bolt
| entsspris'ng, and deeisive--aiways seeking an o,
portnnity TO strike at his enemy. Vie must te
prudent IS DC ~ tssys, sises ssssiog for Gf.su