Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-11-26
MIR. coBseTr's LETTER TO Mn. JAMES

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bravo and yet cruel Blue ami Buff gives You the
oHs"hauo Was there ever such story as this ,nIl
before The Americans had tyeroysJ o. .'s WI"
away ihey had gol laciSwoods men nut IN INFO tbe;
tops the canker-worm OF neglect had b,e n,.,;n.
upon our poor navy British oak had become scarce
N's were cohiract SHIPS they had heen hull, Il,
"'s'e' WIN soit wood aud light frames We had
seven hundfed and toriy-sx ships in comm;sso, h,,
M'"neu c"eh. with Impressed men, raw hands and
1"'"" boys, great number of hnh of whom vere
inrt'Rnsrs! Shocking Stale of things IN. loo, No..
""u made us forget how 10 fight; our officer, s "a oil,
as me" "ad contracted the habit Of inaren.on. We
H'd lost onr skill discipline our strength nj bo,,
ehd our every ,hi"g thai was good Acoori;ng y;
you, Mr. James, " Corrnna, pride Of DruIy I. t,a
'or whom no shepherd sghs in vain" was mol IN ~
worse phsh' when she walked 10 the n,ornino
"a pigeon piokd her issue peas
AID Rock tier uesses fill with 1easp
WIZ quote no further; but this stroling strunnet
goes nos, according 10 the peers account ni,e.I =,
have been ~ more miserable des,;,,,s ftsh' "
dsodered, sascalIy and rotten state Inn h., ~;
70" give US as the slate OF the Brush NV. Bs,
,"'pnde"' ''"r foul soad-caer why did ynn forge,
20 s'ac' isdi tins rsscaiiy rotten thing COSr a., ~
very lime you speak nf,, upwards Of TWENTY
pr ~, year! Verify, an historian worthy of
Then, from his poor old rotten thing ,b;s wo,,
OUT, h's battered, tbs DETECTED thing Won ,,,n o,
s"enuon to The half dozen nice American friga,es.
9c'ed upon the most appr' we'd prin cpes boil,
LOT sahiug and Tor war ~ These were sur.Iv
no Nose . bali dozen Of r ligates with bis of sr,
Gu D"""ng hying ~ their mast-hea,ls," of which
", C'nnins talked IN 'har very year 1912.
~ NAG seven hundred and fo'Iy-six ships in com.
sh'sS.o" hui wai we've these 10 the SIX irga,es ,r
the american! Constructed they were uuon ,h.
most approved principles. Bless us Six ii, eadfnI
nt"'ss. ne Rad seven huudi ed and forty more
'h"" 'hey, 10 he sure. But, Ilien we had M III
woodsinsh 10 place IN the round ions On h,ck
wooGsmeu are The devil and the worst of n ;s H.,
we sha" never be ahle 10 get any backwoo,lsmen
SO that, as far as thsgoes, we are sure 10 lie bsn'
zen. " "S'-
Such was yonr preface to tie defeat offhe Gper
T'eTe. rs 10 ihe dtieat itself: il produced a sill
more melancholy description The (;ue,rere's ,o,y
der was damp; her mainInast had beeu strurk n.
IGN mug some months previous 10 The action she
sailed very much by is head but, 'he grea, hing Of
tNGS WERE ROTTEN" and si,.. ,,J ne a..
ieii wheIewrh 10 repair her breechings Shocking
c'a'e To hight "a The SIR ngs Of The wais,band In ~
kens ana 40 tape 10 MAKE new ones with Look,
iheu, coapassonae reader, look ~ the poor Gner
r,sFe, with her breaches about her heels ard The
Co"srintion LAYING o" upon her, hip and high!
a. "a impopsible 10 De seiiousupon such subj. CT
o"eh piu', such mSet able excuses never were Of
fersd before. W
Amongst ibese excuses, there IS, however. one
"oF'hy Of particular notice. YUu say or rather Won
FAX p" Were possible that the Constitution shIu'.
company could have been inspss led Ivy the Ulcers
" Of tae BRUSH navy, how macy, besides the com.
=, m'sSoned oiRcets, and The rfempn, would ha p
poseu 70 TIC native Americans :" You mean 10
ipe"ii'ie "aai large part Of the crew were Brush
scamen bur, Mr.. James, suppose this 10 have ~.
'tss case, yours we're all British seamei and what
S,en's the conclusion Why, ina, The victory WAS
gained ~ consequence OF The Cnnsiifv,ion bav;og
American e3icers You insnnate a CaIsel,ood III,
lanes bui, ~ VI were truth, IL would ohy lp I'M,
additional dlshouor upon Blue aud BnG ,rL;ss
Therefore, IS sery had excuse ; not quite SO rdru
ions, bat certainly much suspicious than tho
5re,k'os loose OF the guns, owing TO the rouenness
eof ihs bfeechings.
] must noice here a circumstance well yor,.v of
,,he Eeaders attention IL discovers 10 us specea of
meanses which believe 10 he without - rar,l,el
previous TO tbs disgracefuI wsr.--Capfain Dacres
while prisoner NJ Boston, said, in .his official letIe1
" Admiral Sawyer, Z" feel IL NV duy In state ,l,,
-, pc conduct Of Capt Hull and lis officers 10 our
ri has been that OF brave enemy, the erearcsi
" cas Jaeiug taken 10 prevent our men from losing
- the sn.allcs gs and the gfealcst at,ent,on heoe
y paid 70 he wounded F" This IA what (,n,aio
Dacna said ~ Boston. When, however he ca,,s
before The court martial NJ Halifax he accused these
same AmsTican officers o breach Of promise and
you Nj. James, ARE pleased 10 add thar The En-.
eish sailors we're robbed by tho Americans Of tbe
contents OF their bags You produce no proof oI
To" 70 your bare assertion and, dare say thai
one more false ives made. 49,
The like ofIbis meanness haopened bovsver -
several instances. While prisoners with Inc a r,e,"
cans, srea' gratitude equenily expressed for e
Bind aud generous Treatment which those orfsone, ~
received but, az subsequent pcriods these acl,rov.
IeusWeh's were re'racied and, ~ most cases, win
very ung'aoiol accusations. And, here, fhayine
omhird q before lei say a word or Two on Il, :
manner oi condnct'ng The var You decline 10 do
this "e1 ven you may for, tho contrast 10 rot such
rs would have suned your purpose
When The var broke out we b,d IN bos,d or o.
SHIPS great nUmber Of Americana Vybcn, ,vc ~
pressed ~ The manner IN which james TomuLios AMI
his tlWee brave associates we're Impressed We bs,I
by me usual and weli-known means, compelled ,bs
poor fellows 70 serve 0s. We hsd reccntly seen IN
instance, ~ WHICH was sworn tbsf ore ~ ,b. 4 :,
pistol placed 10 his temple, 30 comUeI hin, ,o Col,
sgain" MS 7"o cognifymen Bot wha, did vie do