Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-01-25

,S,Wo"S eHu OF ", then % have driven back
'heir army also, would have been an object
OF vast Importance; nor would great los, in
'he attack, on car part, have been an ire.
"fvdoie loss, OF been followed by any ex,
tremely great danger. But when our fret
"as not only defeated but actually captured,
and gone nHto Hcuble the force of the me
ricans. even the certain defeat of their army
could have led 10 no beneficial result. We
must still have abandoned Piattsburr: the
feet OF the enemy would have sneediiy
Brought another army to anv point shat ,hey
wished, and would t. ,e placed that army
so or so miles ncarer Qucoec than car army
would have been. But. If, by any chance,
we had been defeated by iand after tile De.
feat on the water, tile loss of all Canada
would, and must have been the consequence
II the Americans bad chosen 10 CONQUER il
which, 1 dare say they would. Therefor
1t appears to iHe, that sir George Provost
acted the only part which sensible man.
"rder such circumstances, could have. fer
one moment, thought of. He rfsked e1ery
shnnP in the attack, and if he succeeded, h,.
gu'ned nothing gvorfh having, The loss of
HGsf MS army. which was the case of th,,
stcruing of fort Erie, would Lave exposed
bin. even in Case nf success, To O. eat peril
The Americans could have Immediately
poured an army (hy means of their a.al,
more numerous tnan his into lover Carada
they could have poured in, all the yin,e;
militia aud volunteers, from the populous
and brave Republicans state OF Vermont,
while OUT governor had, and could have. no
hopes ct receiving geinforcenents fiX khe
middle ofne:rt summer. Far suppcsips, nc
to have STARE 'roops at Halifax. .hey c,1,,A
hardly sail ;bence before tie middle of q
tober. and before theY right reach Quebec
the Ice iD the -. Lawrence, miuh, have
scuttled or foundered tleir vcsSels Til. 81.
LwaI cnec, our only channel tc Cacatla { or.
England FOR from Halifax is full of nom.
tains of ice till the month Of June I have.
seen large mountain of ice off Tie ,.cut5,
of this immense river on The 18th o.. June.
/ believe, that no Vessels Nf au, cuns.d-ra-
Die size ever ,aueHpt tie navigation Of lat
river much before June. La what a SITUATE
an, then, would our governor have been
placed IL he had met with any serious loss
m the storming of the fort at Plattshurg !,
And vet he ~ crn,ure,l apd abused for ,e
treating, after the toral capture Of orr co.
operating feet while the officers of tina, Acct
ave craisra 10 he Skics. About three week.
ago, just alter We heard of the bur..inss
IF Washington City, ! met sir George PFC.
yost's Wagon, between Portsmouth aud
Hayant. The carter was wLis,....r aiuay
BY the side Of some nice ia. horses
Gould no! help observing to my son now
muchharpiGr this fellow Was than lis rnas-,
ter, who had To govern Canadians and sht
Americans.
il is easy TO talk about tie hs,acs ofTau
iouss," torr l;s Part ~ Hls =TlCy. ''II.. heroes
OF Toulouse" a,e said 70 L-y. r ,ncnstr.,ed ar
geinst the retreat. They are SAID 10 have en-
pressed desire 10 STERN ,ie iart. Sir Genr,.,
Prevc.t would, tiaTe Ahv, have L,en of tn,.
5. me mind, IL he lad h:5l i,-..-"n To yurnos-
Chat ore has Of the people wiihin, we're, as IT,
people Of Toulouse wcre, cad, 20 .ip:n hin.--
Eui he Yst kI ew tie contrary. IcaucW ti.ai
i.c had to get into lhg fort through a river OF
blood. lie had j:l-t seen tie fate Uf cur feet
.IG lie knew, rs "the h>Iocs of T.ulo,,s,."
might have known, that ti,e ni,m in the ioft
were &C the same stamp those; uIiun l,,,. Wa
icr We nov fisd from dc,ai:c,. sta;em.nt m
the American pat trs, cui,ing from :utl,urity
and accompanied hy All account of kiiIed anu
wounded in the naval battle Gu The lake, th.
sHr Feet b d 90 sUGs an,! /, $50 nen, white Tia,
OF America had Lui &c guns I'D $50 Is.e,, Cur
feet Was ali thkea bnt TIC eni. boats, caIr,il.
10 guns smot got titn. al Aud Se. T. i..y y
people are f5eisea, while sir GeoJs lreyost /.
rrrsu'Sd. Whence arises this injustice Whence
this security oi tlle navy frCni al censur. and
even rom eil CRITICISM! ITO We tCei that T..
any part oi il is 10 discover to the v orla
that it is not aWbys ininllible DO we sup.
pose, that, in discovering our fears vi its in!e.
Tiority, in point Of quality, TO Tia. OF America
we shalt make the world perceive the laincI.ta /.
HE fact Are We FOOLS enough. 10 hole lhat
4 e history az this battle can be- bidder iron,
Fra zee and the rest oi Europe " lly, tIen, III :
injustice +? Why not blame the naval mart al
ihe forces, IL blame must tail sUine =; here 1
ace no necessity for its !li!iag any 1shtre, for y
part. WehRd 90 men Killed ard 10 woundeti ,
which sheys tbat there was sons ii htIrg We
had double the number He'd aud v Ounue,l that
Jonathan bad, which sbeVs that Jonathan was
the More Rbe-boded and active OF the 40. a
letter was, slitilo Elle ago, published as from
one Of our officers in the Chesapeake lay, soy
jEg, thai Jonathan must now lux pyetly sharing
0tSn him 1t appears from the lie .uit Of this
battle, that Jenatl an DOES look pretty sharply
about him. Now, then let us hear Whist EJECT
this event has Lad upon the 1'iInes newspaper,
which, only Few weeks ago, insisted Un H.,
that Inc American government must be dispia.
ced, that tbe Americans were towards, that
they cared nothing about their country, aud
that the states would soon divide, and come o.
yer, one At q time, 10 The paJent country Row
let us lear what Ffhis tOrcll.bt sier OF the war,
this trumpet of fire snd sword, prOyoker to Z
very set Of violence aud cruelty. Let us hear
what he now has 10 say hc, who has Tor three
.tsrS past, beet urging the government on 10
f'is disastrous contest.
lIslifss papers TO the 9Th instant, New.
YORK TO tie Cd ult' end Eoston Ga the 25th,