American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1824-11-19

without doing that which is commonly called preach
lof parole If this was the way you effected your
escape you ought, when you come forward 70 'ouof
Tor facts in opposition TO the American othciai state
menls, TO bring somebody 20 youeh Tor yourself
Bot besides the treatment Of their prisoners OF
war how great was the difference IN the manner
OF the two countries 10 conducting The war IL
will be very long before the conduct oil the English
at Hampton will be forgotten The visit TO the old
man upon his death bed, will long be RENE mbered
~ the United States You complain bitterly OF
the publication OF private letters by authority Of
the Captain OF tie Chesseur. well REMEMBER
the publication OF those private letters, and that
they discovered scenes and motives ot meanness,
sel6shness low cunning, base greedlness, such as
/ do trust in God man with one drop oil English
blood il him is capsule Of being gully OF. The
Captain Of Vie Chssseur performed duty to his
10 our country, and TO the world Those
letters would have become JeU-brokers. or even
shop. liiters in London Such people can never
uphulG the glory OF county A country must
sink il they have any thing TO do with her affairs
You give US an account oil the military opera
tons at Washington. and OF those al Alexandra.
Your prete is. that the lret had something 10 do
with these opef atlons. Bot had not the feet also
something to do with the affair al New Orleans !:
Did uut the Gert ssss' in a, hlesing that lneYun
gushsbIe delea, sbd disgrace Dad not the CocH
RANEs and CocKBuRNs assist to gain ior US that
which Paddy would call father OF beating -
Yet not word do sou say about the affair OF New
Orleans. You suppress it altogether; and those
who read your history without having heard Of the
humping at New O,lesns, must be unable TO be-
lievr it possible that such thing ever took place
This Is your way Of wril'ng impartial history
here was one thing, however, which, one would
suppose, you could not have omitted Your gal
liant countiymen (of whom mote anO'her tns) toOk
arayd parceL0f negroes from Virginia. SIa'g
that you should not mention this achievement You
d~e,t with great mlnuteness on their exploits al
Washington; but say not word about this negro
expedition; which expedition, BY the by, WE
HAVE YET TO PAY FOR. Watcher the
sum will be hundreds OF thousands Of pounds is
than can say; but, IN short time, We shall
nave the comfort Of knowing what it Is. Yet. not
word do you tell about Thu. part Of the achieve
mems OF the navy. In short, you suppress every
hing calculated TO give us a true impression OF the
naval Occurrences Of which you profess 10 be the
historian.
Before dismiss these remarks. | viii give the
puhC a specimen OF Two oil your manner vi apollo
glzns fo Blue and Buff When the schooner )
LAWRENCE vas beaten by The CHAssEuR brig
which were, as nearly as possible. OF equal tnrt =.
the former was Carrying dispatches from Cock
BURN, or CocHkANE, to some other commander,
took her IN about fifteen minutes, Now let US hear
The apology. Men are not in the best tim to-
fighting, just upon receiring NE macs cf p'Gce
sailors chen dwelling Upon their discharge iron
seryItude the sight OF long absent t'end, and all
he ties oil their homes and families y Shocking
DespicsbIe A navy is come 10 pretty pass IA
deed when such apologies can be offered tor lis
defeats, and fast falling ia the nation that sccep
Of such apology Henaihder in our NEXT.