The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1815-04-01
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WASHINGToN. March 20.
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uouIt CORRECTLY, lndt BRUSH tender h2s ar
rived of that place, bringing one or two of
hccrs, one Of, whom is the bearer Of some
communication from Admiral Ccchrane to
our government, respecting captured slaves.
Inc othcers thns described now arc nv
have been, in the city.
1t has been said, we recollect, on this head
that the British gov eminent affected to DENY
the correctness OF statement contained i,
enc of the published letters of MIR. Secretary
Monroe, to our Commissioners at Ghent inn
porting that the British commanders. who
had forcibly carried off negroes from our
shores, had sometimes sold them in the
West India Islands We have looked un
and published to-day, a document on this
subject. which was probably called for in con-
sequence OF this reported denial of the fact
by the British government.
y This document in our neat - Erg
We think it probable, CONSIDERING the
restiessness which the British government
would naturally feel under this imputation,
that Adm. Cochrane has been instructed to
enquire into the authenticity of this charge.
Having repeatedly seen the fact statedin the
public prints, we entertain no DOUBT but the
exchanged prisoners, or other persons, can
throw some light upon it, and could satisfy.
by the most unequivocal testimony, the doubts.
official or personal, of any of the British
commanders.
1t IS but just to state, however, that we
doubt whether such fragrant abuse of their
power in any of the British officers ever
received the sanction of their government.
We doubt it the more, because it did not
need that sanction. as the practice might
have prevailed for century without coming
to its knowledge.
Perhaps those who possess information on
this subject, would serve the cause C truth
l,tr 40 .nort t,,.l,t sr
since the question has been raised, even on
the floor OF Congress, to see it investigated, &
placed on its proper footing. Rat. Int.
PROM TIE BALTIMORE PATRIOT.
Messr8. Editors.
| hand you for publication
extracts fvorn several letterss written by
British officers on our Southern coast, TO their
friends employed III the late expedition A.
gainst New-Orleans. IF any farther testi
mouiais were necessary, in addition to those
which the late war exh bited, of the lust OF
plumber which has so pre-emnently marked
the British officers, these extracts affird
them. 1t is By no means my Intention To
condemn the acquisition, by an enemy, of
snch property, az, in the prosecution of an
h2nSrnbir 7par/afe, the usage OF nations as
signs to him /; or that he may not receive,
IN his march to great deeds, an impulse
from the sentiment, that these deeds arr. To
be rewarded by the wealth they,acGuire- but
! mean to express the strongest Indignation a.
gaiost that PREDATORY system, which has been
pursued by CIR hate enemy, and which nevi-
ta6ly involved violation Of all those FEELINGS
a magntnimoUs enemy will always hold sa-
cred. Impeled by the principle which these
extracts exhibit, VIC SEE, ia the train of all their
invasions, pluhdeiiilgs, burnings. rapes. mas
sacresi ransackingS and other equally a
trocious enormities, such as have not been
practised since the days Of Gothic barbara
ty. Perhaps, It may be said. peace hav-
ing occurred between us, we ought to throw
a vel over their enormities, and sedulous-
ly sndeavor to strengthen the bands Of ami
", by the kindest Offices Of charity and gnod
correspondence. 1.-THE British officers we're
of that reh1ed and exalted character which
'!isjains to be behind hand in the race Of good
deeds. none would yield more cheerfulIy TO
this sentiment than myself but, since the
examples furnished by our Off
GERS, during the late war, have, in no degree,
*Thcse letters were found on boar,l the St
Lawrence, NJ the time of her surrender 20 the
Chasseur, privaTeer.