The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1815-02-01

lip, and the Publications which have been put
Ut the English Turn.
Should the English vessels even succeed in
overcoming these obstacles, yet the work is
not done. The City may be blown up, OK
burnt by his bombs, but Jackson viii not even
then surrenderit. The key of the Mississip-
pi, the medium Of the commerce Of the whole
western country, will yet remain in our hand.
and the Myrmidons of G.. Britain VII have
20 retire from the conflict discontinued, disap-
pointed, and beaten from their object.
What nuts for Wiliiaus Cohbett How he
will tease, and satarise and ridicule the mini
listers Of his Majesty, who have met with
neither Piattsburg in the South After al
the parades and gasconadings which they
have put forth after Spinning out the neg >
Citations OF Client in the hope of hearing ofthe
success OF this Expedition after the fall of
cotton and tobacco in the English markets,
troin IN anticipation q tie capture Of \. Or
leans; alter the funds which have been de-
positcd by the proud s.ngiSa merchants in
the West Indies, to buy up the Spoils of our
city; after the splcntled dreahs with w),i,-R
they had Teasted their maginations from thS
rtcher booty OF the Alexandra Of the South;
alter all the expenCe of this boosted arma-
ment, all the time which has been wasted in
IT'S equipment after sending out Major Gen
erI heane 10 lead it; after collecting SO
mary troops, white spirits and black. blue
sl.fltS q grey, the caTney. sons of the West
tua-es, the Tssrrisons "f Martinique and Qua
oaioupe, the Maraudcrs Of the Chesapeake,
the Wellington ms of France, and the troops
from Portsmouth after all this parade ard
preparation, against a CITY in the extreme
corner 81 the u. S. and defended almost sole
ly by militia troops, commanded by general,
who was but the other day militia officer,
the expedition JdnisheS h1 smoke So, do We
sincerely believe viii be the case.
II such should be its fortunate result, how
disgraceful will it prove to the British arms
VIII not the enemy at last awaken to his
senses He was fooled at Norfolk He was
beaten at Plattsbuig Hc dares not make an
attack upon Boston or New-York. He was
fooled in his most disgraceful demonstra-
ton" upon Baltimore. He was successful at
Washing ton-but what boots il to him IN the
general operations Of The WARP At y. Orleans
he may be disgraCefutly repu d--yierhaRs
worse. Is he not satisfied tha he ca;. make
no serious impression upon the important
points OF our countrys He is vanquishcd at
sea. Every engagement on that element on
Any thing like equal terms, will only rebound
to cur credit & to his disgrace. HIS commerce
is bleeding under the attacks Of our pr:vateers.
IS Mr.. Bull really mad VIII ne never dis
Germ his true interest? VIII he not make
PeaceA
Permits the events before New-O Orleans
may incline him more seriously TO think of
Peace--We hope it may have this effect
but We ogeh! not to flatter ourselves With too
much confidence. Beware o. that SSyTerl,
Iiofe Let US not relapse into the sleep of
death.
Should the event turn out to our satisfac-
tion, we ought to thank the enemy" for his
attack on Few-Orleans ltremoves tine mis-
trust, which has cast a gloom over that
country. 1t binds that section to US forever
1T proves that 7oe are adequate to their pro-
tech0n, and thar they are faithful III their al
legiaDce.---It proves that republics are not SO
weak as they nave been represented. and
that federal government is able TO stretch
out ITS arm and cast its shield over the extre-
NEST part I'll its domnionS.
Faction will be dumb. The Federal Prints
tshnme DC or them,) already begin to crow
over the anticipated loss Of y. Orleans In its
success, We claim some credit for the Score
tary at War it Is not true, as the % United
States Gazette" insmna.es, that N. Orleans
viii :" owe is safety 10 the bravery, a,acrity
ana spirit cf The heofke in the neighborhood,
and not TO the care o. providence, III the re
neral Government. Indeed and who was 1t
that took time by The f0re-locS, and IN anti
cipaton of the blow, made acquisitions for
militia in September last I? 1t was Score
tary Monroe. How came Carroll and
Coffee and Adair upon that field -
Because they were called there. Thanks
to these noble people, who rushed to that
field Far be it from us to disparage them :
For # n. Orleans had been situated as far to
the n. L. of the u. S as it is to the S. w.
IT it had been made to depend on the patriot
ism of such governor as Strong, instead of
Blouut and of Shelby if the Western Mill
tia had been kept back by the same 5acti9us
spirit and pretended. scruples for the Consii-
tuition, which have cast such cloud over the
destinies Of Massachusetts, II. Orleans would
indeed have been captured, and our country
disgraced.