Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-12-11

in expressing t,gir astonishment a; te grave s,nse
aud Judgment OF the British people and government
should countenaDce affair OF so much extravs- !
gnuce aud rivoiitv. We allude In the disbursement
aud removal of the remains of Major Andre, from
the common burying pace ut New York. ON board
IA British vessel, ton n,icrment IN Westminster Abbey
IN England. We have regret in adding. that
we are compelled To concur with the Americans in
their opinion upon ihis act 4; is indeed an act
OF iooery ami iriyoy, unworthy of the wisdom am,
CAVITY OF the British government, and we trust will
he disavowed a. public act.
Oar objection II Is briefly this lit is indeed i'm
possible To regard the action OF Major Andre az u
hhse ur dishonorh'o ac, On ,,cconnt or the great
degree oi mischief resulting to an enemy from, the
Introduction q: spies within their walls or lines il
his become he public law of to punish such
spies with an infamous death But though an che
M may inlet thS punishment, hy reason oil the
mischief dreaded or sustained from such persons,
ile party vino suffers il m,niteSily commits no crime
or breach OF duty against the laws of his COIN
Try, or against morality in general. Though such
person therefore lac rendered infamous in the ewes
u! an enemy. AMI he punished snch, he is evil
IDENTITY no object of Ini.Iny To- his own couniry.-Un-
der such circumstances, should feel il an act
OF hascnesS III ourselves To attach thing like dis
grace 10 the menury oi Andre of his surround
ING iiem,l>. But it is in the very nature OF man To
form their judgment Of thing, from their adiuncis
ant circumstances. Major Andre therefore, whate.
YER his may be US * unhapniIv no, an ohic,.,
cot respect and admiration with the civilized world i'm
general. lie is rcgaIded by them as Il person who
has Suhereda an i2nunliuuus punishment, aud who me-
f,ied who pat his honour the peril for the sake
l oil reward and promotion, and who lost il in the
game.
Now is such this, we ask TO he Deposit
eu ~ the same national mnuS 'leum with the fame Of
| Nelson w olie, AbercronbiC, Chatham, and Pitt (?
l. II pOlitic would again ask 10 denrecnIe the v,
ue o: this highest Vard whic, naiion has To give
to lis defenders, lay communicating il and
To II name, which, la the opinion of mcn. will re-
meet no honour upon the place the person with
whom 1t IS associated i act Of espionage. how
ever useful, and an unfortunate death in Tic per-
iorniance ol IT, 10 receive the high reward as
death, sword IN haGd, in the field of battle: The
Ipohce oihcer, WAC was unfortunately s!ict in the
apprehension ot Ih>i.cwood died e,.allv with Mai
Andre in the service o his country Bat what sboui,l
we say TO Lord Slm0uh, il nc hld called for his
| national sepuliGre IN Westminster Abbey To saw
an "a w0fj II Is confusion of dsSimil1r merits in
the same degree OF reward. Major Andre was a
meri'OrIous officer, aud died very un!oriunatclv -
but such death, aHd SITE. service. though excel
tent CLAIMS Tor pension and provision for his ia.
NAVY nave nothing III common with that full and per-
sect human glory, wlcl entities individuals To ma
uonal COMMUNICATION. BJfS Ese&iy Messenger
The following article VII show how they speak in
LonIon OF the late pirncics committed upon our
| coast.
Ifrom lie Linton ('o,a;sr, 0cf III
III Our preceding columns we have given from the
! tmcrIcHn papers, Which Yesterday received ex-
cio''rcy, the various details they supav oftii piri,-
ca : carried on ia The " Indies am, along the sottl-
ern coasts of the u, States We have also extracted
some luSt and fore lille observations upnu the subject
10y the ed,lurs OF II York and a Boston l,aucr Ii
does, indeed, seem strange that such drprcdations
should he permitted 10y 4 government, which among
ITS other NniIles, boasts Unfortunately Of It's naval
strength II such sHpiTCuVsS were uXhihtcd i'm any
enc OF tle dccayiug MonarchicS of Europe y
(Ehgand, for cXanplr) should we not Inc told of lis
imlechiy What would he ihought. for example of
suffering our merchantmen he boarded aud pun-
der"d hy pIcaroons within .un shot of Falmouth
But II - not merely on grounds of national honour
or OF commercal policy, thai this buccanccrine :, =
TEN demands the most NjgoroUs measures for It's sup
preSsion The interests of humanity are equally con.
cerned. Ii Is depiorahle read the fend-like cru
elites which these seal robher, in!lct: cruetics
winch, ~ some instances, make their only act of
mercy, ;hat OF sparing the lives Of their victims
sell the greatest cruelty For it will be observed
10y pluudcrIug the uf their clothes their papers
money, provisions, and often wantoniy DESTROYING.
what they cannot IKE, while they also deprive The
vessel OF ITS Compass they in fact abandon Them to
all the hazards of lingering death by shipwrcck or
| starvation Imagination conceive desiina.
| ton more horrible, tliRa be cast upon the waters
II OF the ocean, without the means OF steering for
some friendly port, with famine awaiting volt aud
no hope OF safety, bat in the relief which NAV be
" afforded by some yesseCi accidentally apDearing-
Yet these are among the ordinary calantes inhiCte,
10y the teioclorS savases who pursue the awIess ca
reer OF piracy.
STATISTICAL DETAILS on PARIS.
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