The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1815-01-28

ployed, :han we ever lost III the European
war ont OF oie hundred thousani From what
feeling was it that Mr.. Madison called, as we
are told he has. Mr.. Rufus King to bis copn-
sells. and from what feeling IS 1t that Mr..
King has accepted Of the Gail
Inc Morning Chronicle, that canelon of
this war, now boasts that it foretold uni9r l.
Sainst us. 1t never fuictoid i. Il arrays
| urged on the war. II called, and it was the
hrst To cali the burnings u Washington znost
| gallant dgsh. However. 1T is now clear that
We have cOnitlekety uaiteti the whole country.
The 6om6UdinF II 4oningfon IN Ms ssachn-
sets, and the ntKnd5ing u .9lerG, dria in
Virginia, have d1ue what ailth workings Of
good sense and publicspirit were lot able 20
effect. Mr. kufus King, whom we regarded
! rs the rival and the iInpiacabe enemy of Mr..
Madison, has taken post lt2tfer him for the
defence OF his country and we shall now see
that, amongst those whom we thought Gus
TRENDS, we Shall ind the most resciute enc
mes. Stonn..ton and Alexandria viii DC
constantly brl4re every Americans eve. ]
iw2Ys was opposed 70 tie war, and 20 this
mo9c of warfare especially. koew it would
produce that which it has produced. knew
y would render thc breach too wide ever to
be healed again. knew that it would pre-
duCe either the total suiiugatinn of America,
which thought impossible, or our final de-
feat in the eyes of the world with the vtcri-
o: consequence Of aeeipg America most orrn-
Idable nava power, which the recent events
on the borders OF Canada seem but TOO man
lfestly toportend. 1t is quite surprising to-
what an extent this nation has been, and still!
IS deluded, with regard to America, and to
the nature and effect of this war. 1t is only
fifteen days ago that the Courier newspaper
contained the following paragraph:
rhere reports last night of our having at
lacked and taken London, and destroyed the city
OF Baltimore. 10th these are 1robGb'c, but
there are arrivals from America later than IN. last
dispasches from admiral Cochrane dated on I! Sd OF
last month i'ut MS the wind hls been fair for come
days. VIC hourly expect fresh arrival I. must bring
news oil great sencc from anada
another attack upon Fort i.rieanoiiier conflict with
| t'en Brown-peri,aps battle with the American
general lzs-the further operations OF adm a. Coch-
"nc aG general Ross the resilt of the e. petition
n'nIer gen Sherbroke-the operations OF the Greek
Indians " 10 lad already nn~c their appearance uT
the iron''era OF South t,sr 9lssud &c last least
the effect OF our late uion nlos of tie n
're'2cdII feops--the steps taken by Mr. Ma,lson,
" Ae get re'HiinS PRESIDENT AID tie ai3N-
ed ~ hfcse stats Mcf ,gee Il. fTneni against HE
government, before the disaster, and were nat
iH0tspoyed 10 sebsraheD fan. The oite. states No
arrival from America was ever expected with
mpatenee.
Wen, the arrival has taken place. Tie
| impatently expected arrival has taken place.
Ncw-London has not been attacked. The
attack on Baltimore has failed. Gen. Ross is
| killed. Admiral Cochrane has arrived ut
HALIFAX for the winter, with the plundcr OF
| Alexandria. The effect upon the minds of
the American people has been such as to IL
mite even Nv King With Mr. Madison, who
''yet RENAME president. NO new attack has
been made on Fort Erie, but the army OF ge-
neral lizard at harrisburg las been attacked
| by our commander in chief, with the e" We'll
lington heroes" under him, with the con-
qucrors of France" under him, while the
American fleet was attacked by OARS; & not
| only have both attacks .faileG, but we have
! experienced more complete defeat than, as
| tar as Can recoiiect, we ever before eXpe-
| perienced, the notable affair of the He1Ger on
| ly excepted. Thinking Johnny BuH You,
| who were so eager to give the yankees
| drU5blTS-you, who were so full of fight that
| thing but another war would appease yOu.
| Pray can you tell me how II IS that our mi
msters, VINO have given such exact accounts
| about tn gallant dashcs" at Washington
| and Alexandria, and who have published
| such loatisof dispatches ard pr0claniations a
| bout the conquest OF the PenobsCot TERRITORY,
not equal i'll population to the parish of st.
Martins i'll the Fields; car you tell me how it
ms happened that this ministry has not re-
! cctUcd, or at least have not hu6Hshed, the ac-
| count OF the land and water battles at Platts-
! burg < cn Lake Champiain, though we have
~ N'Si'' tONuot lS5lietl aItef
| the battle, and though we have numerous
extracts from Canada papers, dated many
| days later than the date of tie order Can
not you tell me this, hinkblg Johnny Bull p
| you who, when you heard of the capture of
Washington City, were for sending out a
Uiceroy to the American states You, WHO
calico the Americans cozvaTdiy days, * hail
ed the prospect oi a speedy release from the
income tar, and the payment Of the national
debt Ivy the sale of lands, and by tixcs raised
IN America We'll, then, in waiting batientiy
FOR this official account, ye must content oar
selves with what the newspapers tell as they
have extracted from the papers of Canada.
Letters extracted from the Anne rican papers
make our loss dleadful indeed General
| MaComb, the American Commander is rep
| resented to have written to his father at
| Ncw-York, telling him that lac had killed or
| taken 5000 Of Om army, and that he expect
| cd 20 destroy ore haif OF it. Our newspapers
| SAID that this was false. They also said that
it was fGise that we had any thing like fri
| gGIe on Lake Champain, though it now APP
| pears that we had ship actually mounting
| 80 guns, and that the largest Of the American
vessels was rated 70 guns, and carried, as we
| say, 80 guns. But let us take. tor the ire
sent, the account OF the Canada papers, and
| look with impotence, but with becoming hu-
! mKi'y, to his mljesty's ministers for
| further information. Thus, ten. speak the