Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-03-25

ny prisoners, and received, from the British
army, a great number OF e,eseyIeys. who
quitted Dir George Provost, and went over
I'd them. luis is the most serious part of
the subject: and, therefor, as the Mon,
treal newspapers had stated that we lost $50
men oy desertion as the Americans made
'nem amount to great many hurdreds !:
and, as MIR. Whitbread, in the debate in
Parliament, few DAYS ago, said he had
heard that they amounted to 5000 and that
zoo, OF Weifsgtonicns the peopIe were very.
anxious to see Sir George Prevost's account
ot ms retreat. The ministers said. tina, Sir
George Prsvrst had said nothing abou, apy
desertian and that, of course, he would
nave mentioned it, If it had been true. But
me I!meS newspaper now tells us, that Sir
Ieo'se mas sent no account of his retreat !:
or at least, that none has been received
According TO the Ministers, Sir Georges ac-
count ma been received, and no mention is
~. IN ie OF desertions- According to the
1Res S'r Georges account has not been
received. We must believe the Ministers
III course, and must set the Times down for
a promulgator of wilfu falsehoods. But,
then, there is rn6 left: il the account of
lne retreat IS Come, why not publish it -
ln's is another riddle, Johnny Bull, for
your winter evenings amusement The
ATTACK OF our forces on Mobile furnishes
new feature TO the war. We have be-
iore seen the two parties engaged, frigate to
iriSate, brig 10 brig, sloop to sloor. aud, IN
two instances, fleet 20 feet. We nave SCI n
them, on land, alternately beseiged and be.
sieging. We now see the Americans in a
fort. containing only 1873 men, attacked by
combined naval and military armament.
as to the result of which, after describing the
scene OF action, we must. for the present,
take their own official account. Point Mo-
ohe is situated on the main land ON the Dor.
der OF the gulPh of Mexico, not far from the
mouth nj the great river Missis ippi. On
TINS point is tor!, called Fort Bower be.
longing to the Republican enemy, to he at.
tack OF which our squadron proceeded in
September last. There follow the Ameri-
can official accounts
extract these articles from the Times
newspaper; and vet, in the face of these
facts, IN defiance of these red.hot balls. the
c"nsummate ass would mske no peace, ex !.
cept at New-York or Philadelphia, they
oelng hrst The headquarters of Picton or
Hiii L MS is as good lift as this writer
Could have given to Mr.. Madison, and as
hard blow as he could have given to the
.No5Lesse of Massachusetts, on whom he and
the rest of our war tribe had built, and dn
st'l build, their hopes of ultimate success
Let him lcck at the attitude of New York
and OF Philadelphia. do not say, that it is
impossible to get at either of these ci les
With bomb,sheis or rockets but I am
quite satisfied, that it would require very
large army to set foot in either of them, e
ven tor the purpose If burning and then
quitting them in safety. i will now make
an observation or two with regard to public
oplnl n as to she American war. PeopIe
are diSGthoiAted The continuance of the
Property Tax pinches. But would tney
have the luxury of war without paying for
1t No, no. Pay they must /; or they must
put up with what they have gotten, and
see the Stars and StrTles waving in every
sea: They would have war. War was
their cry. They have it, and they must pay
for it.