The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1815-05-10
FN0I THE LONDON COURIER, OF FEBRU-
AIRY %.
IMPERIAL P.4RLLflTE.NT.
HOUSE OF LORDS,
NANAL ADAiINr,TRA1ION.

Tuesday, Feb. 81.

tHri OF DSflNL..1 In RISING, pursuant
TO notice, to move tor certain paoers i'e!a tive
to the administration os the rayala.fairS of dis
country during The contest ,ysh America. he
should not ~ ius,ice 20 his own feelings ifhc did
not congratulate the Hous, on The additional
w-ca.l Of g.1iY which aad Been lately acQui-
re- by the gailnt'y az the officers and sea
Iucn oe the british navy. tbs was one Of
the many proofs OF the superiority OF our
naval 0'hccrs anl men whea brought ipeo
Competition Oh cay tang -Qrr01chjng to q
0ual terms even Wi:b the civitv, enter
prize, and ntv;a SKIS pt,rc Americans. Bat
whiie NJ congratulated their i.ordshipe ON
tbgt oircuatst .nce, he could iot htip remark
ing that the 1sot.on which i h"1 excited
serve, - pr5ye chat, tho ~ imputation could
have Crer been jus..v cast upon car officers
and seamen, very se.iorS blame attached 20
those - wu0tN tue administration Of cur naval
afNlirs had been crtrdsted. y was a fur
Their oroof, Il proof bad b-en wlrting, that
- t'le naval administration alone tle disasters
which we had 'fare experienced were u lie
ascrtOed. Ihev ilOrdshipS world observe,
that this frig te- INC Eudymion, though the
only one (DveVnis TO the bulldog o. the late
large class OF triga-cs) which could carry Il
- FOUNDER, and * All calculated 70 meet the
i>nerica, rrig'teS. was at the time whe0 he
h's, brought this subject to the attention Of
their I1OidshipS, rut ~ Commission. Such
J
had the direction ot the navy, who must have
been acquainted with the American navy, &
the ci-ss Ut ships with which our f~iE.ses
would have - contend. Tn ship, too. had
;,A addition i complement If men, and vet the
Captain, oil whose Judgment there could now
be DIS little doubt as OF ms y9or thought the
crew TOO small, and on lca~ng port had
pressed the Admiralty for CREATE. number
o. men. The y oble Viscouat at the head of
the Admiralty, had, at the beginning of the
Sessnn, made pouapous display of the mum
1ar OF ships takSn from the Americans. Cen
sderipS the numbers Of the British navy, and
the blockade of the Americl IN rivers and har-
bors, it would have been surprising if . treat
nunuer OF ships had not been taken. Il did
not conceive therefore chat the numbers ad-
ded much 80 any favorable view TINT could
be tal,:n oftae cor Acct # the Admiralty. But
IN the retur1 Of lhs slios sn1 guns, il was
worthy Of rewari5, that tn, A.nerl ans nad
been rated at the uruhcr 81 guns taken,
while cars had been estimated according 10
the class of -he ships the guns n SIS gun
Afrirs.e had been stred At Ga, while, u point
tc;t, the snip might j.ove Carrie: e guns
MS, Delaars was ? matter OF 10 great i'm
7ore. but sill Il wes co- fair way of
<yE %. NJ IN account Besides, no less than
g the Ancllcan ships consisted Of gun
ssea.A i,oots and vessels of that des-
~, carrying about SIX guns each. IN
80 on 80 IN observation Ct MS on q Former
p ~, i've Noble N;secuRt had boasted of
IA &. I rnclherof British shNls Of war at
8 a. jrwas DESTROYS g Coming to issue
Wirh ~ t'cLic VSoouu. ON tnat mead, and
should, tat,rf.r,, move tor return
o. he m ocr Of British SHIPS If war {
q sea ~ ~ 2cta IF Dec 1914. II" should ell
y i79Fe - turn q the RUNNERS Of men
N hoas5 ~ sep, win tha proportion oe
~ .-~PH% y -WOUit TSuturS 10 assert,