Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-11-26

We took them OFF ,hr deck. OF our own ships where
M any oil them had been compelled 10 serve US for
Years whete many OF them had been wounded several
I'M ,, we took 'hsr, from those decks aud SHUT
HEM UP IN OUR PRISONS, aud kept then,
'.eie TO be exchanged agains, our people tina, the
Americas nigh, lake ~ war. Tie world never
saw the like OF this before. I, who AN, an Enel,s-
man, desp,se and Jc'esi an American who p,e,euds
th"' ne can forgive this and, we're An American,
Moo,u destroy such wse'cA Ne soon ma 4 would
destroy toad ar adler. II thing shat never
WI, he torgo,'en or forgiven. The sne, leans are
~ n"msn''y aud generosity ioxarLs prisoners iha,
fall into their power hn they never ca, fo, give this
they never pardon Esgiand tor thus unpa dona-
NE oueuce against them.
Many Of the An'er,can prisoners, who had been
tken IRON serving rs u" he decks oi on, ships OF
wsi, were imprisoned al Daria,oor. Thrv cnhea-
vof"u to make their escape aud MANY OF
THEM WE'RE SHOT By OUR SOLDIERS :
A"u. 30 you believe, Ms J'aes, that tins ioreo'-
e" ~ Amer'ca Foolish man you, aud ioal,sis
me" are your patrons, Il they hei,eve ibis la hou-
sands oi Houses in America, the names Of the men
sno' 81 D'rmooi are written and pu upon the walls,
'"a wr"ien 100, ~ human blood Such things ougli
to De remembered. arg.es "a want Of Justice TO
'ofge' them, aud NOT TO resent them. How did tie
ane''oans treat their prisoners OF war, lawfni,
made prisoners! believe that tbey never mn, any
o' 'he a. nio PRISON at ALL brl,r,e that IL WAS ue,r
nominal Imprisonment. Barracks, gsois, dungeons,
make no pat OF heir system They 40 fur
.net, he'icye, 'i,an What is called parolc OF hnaot
Foor Lord Liverpool, IN II speech in the House OF
Lorus, during the war; told the House tina, the Anne.
rca"s 'reaea our people whom hey had prisoners o,
4
mes, wi,eoce HAT sagacious nobiea,au concluded
ma' I've American penr,e dIsapproved of their own
oo'efnn'rpt Tor gong TO war with u.s. and that they
were uesi'ous - oil placing The n,.e.es n,Ier tb,
pi"iechon of his Majcsys government - And il
Ieai'y required the beating which our people got M
| Lake Champlsin and PsiIsbute, 10 convince The
profound premier Of his great mistake The Ac,eri-
c"ns do no, wreak their vengeance on PRISONERS of
war: 'ney mhc, vengeance. on naughty foes that
., =" s arms ana now think Of It, Mr. J"mes
"""' hot' ~ prisoner were you in America The
nfsi sentence vi your book tells us thar YOU were
t'sonrr mere, and the third sentence tells us tia,
| you cneccu your escape In hundred paris OF
your oook 20" accuse The Americans of f.scood aud
al iou dealing IL would have been au,,ss there
lore, y"" had explained To us IN whs, KIND of in,
pf'son%en, you were IN the U. S. This explanation
~as t"''y due to public, before whom, YOU were
p'acng yourself AZ an accuser gcnei of the Amc ri.
| ca" ""va' historians, and as voucher-gancral for
facts winch directly co"ttadic,cd The olieial state.
| mems OF TIE American nders, In many of
Inc cases, You tell iha, there is no BRUSH oici,
"ccouni OF me battle. This is particularly the case
WIN regard TO the memorable victory ESQ panfu, for
an Es's"a''n To think o") gained by the single fri
R'e CONSTITUTION over the L-vant and Cvau. Yum
WIN ai he assurance aenalie, conrraiict tire
w: 20 Gohi"a"Ief, upon what YOU call the au,lo-
Iu! Oh BRITISH officers engaged" bat Won rake enc
''"i care not To name any Of those nlIicersi This
You 40 III many instances, and par cularIy in the
snsI oi the BRUSH defeats. In The instance of The
! 81 Lawrence, beaten by the American shin Ches-
sour, you say, no British ofcui account has hecp
p"h'shea hut unofficial accounts state - and then
20" 20 o" WIN Your own story u you, therefore
1 U
" thai The contradiction given TO the American nj
"ciat accounts. ~ became you them sir before Won
attempted TO pass your word for SO much 10 ,rll us
Waa kinu 81 prison that was, from which, in tb. a.
ni'ed States, ,ou " lfectcd your escane'-vhe,b,,
was PRISON made OF bricks, mortar, and bars o, a
PRISON formed only by your parole, or word and #
we iauer, now You conuIvrd effect your escare
from without dong that wlich is con,noniv called
breach OF parole. Ii this WAS the way YOU ,Gectc,
your escaHe, you ought, when you come forward to
'ouch Tor Facts ~ opposition 10 the American oeici,
| stttWtHS, 10 DrlHg sOmciOiy ID IA inrr calf
n",, ocsdes The treatment of their prisourrs of
wal, now great was the d ference in the manner of
u'e TWO countries IN conducting The war; IL will lie
very ioug before the conuci CT the Fno,sb a n nm
ton wal he forgotten The visi, to The old man nm
on his death bed, will long he remembered IN the q
o'tes: gu complain bitterly of the nul;ca ,;on az
private leiieIs by authority OF the Canaan nC ,,
Chasseur. well remember the publication of ,tose
private ~ ers aud that they discovered scenes and
/ motives OF meanness, scltsincss, tow cunning ba.r
/ sreeu'ness, snca as do trust God no IN n win
one drop o. English blood in hin, is capable of beiu
gu'iy o. lhe Captain OF The Chasseur perforned,
uuiy 10 MS country, country and a., tie ,y,,Il
/ IIlpsr letters would have become I.w-hrrk.,s -
even nop,lii'ers IN london. Such people Can ne
! yer nIhoin the glory OF couarv. coun,,y mns,
| snx u 'hey have any thing To do will, her affairs
,0' give us an account of The military operations
a' " ishingio", aud OF thoSe ai Alexandra, You,
prelexl IS, that me feet had Thing 10 do win,
these operations But, had no: the fee, iso s
10 do with The affair al New O,Ioans H. mo-, 81,
he ct asss, ~ achleving thar Observation-Disclosures cfa,
| ana Disgrace DID not the Cuchraoes and Cock
! "HShS' w gam ~ inst which L. utlv u.cutI
| e"p i"'her oil heating ?" Yet not a wo,, do VIM
| say about the afttiI oi New Orleans Va, 60
| lresS ~ altogether and those who read van, h;s,nrr
w''hou ha'ing heard OF lie humping at Neg ~ ;
NUS ne unable TO believe 1t possible thai such
thi"e ever TOOK place TDis i, YOUR ,y,v ni , ;,;
| impartial history "' VI "''''"e
! mere was one thing, however, which, onc ,vo,,,d
suppose, You could not have omirIed-Your ,,II,,,
couarymen (of whom more auoItey ,,n,e( 90, s
p ,Iel VI negroes from F,rgIuia. Sdangr ,l.t vu,
s'ou'' no' mention this achievement You d;c,
+, -, k,eai "nn'eness GU heir exploits a, Washing
on ou' say not word about this negro exp. ,t,,n,
p,v e rrSSprduno, 10y -the-by, WE HAVE YE.T I'D
ray FOX. Watcher the sum vii 49, T. -
thousands oi pounds, IS more i,an can e., H., y,
i 49, upr we sh'l have the comfort Of iun,v,o.
"'' :, is LEI, NOT word do you tell us .l,on, ~,
part Of The achievements OF tie n,yv IT, , w
suppress every thing calculated to give -" y""
fessiop Oi The navii occuITen noes Of vvl,,ci, ,
less 10 be the historian. ~" plo-
,': io'e osm'ss these remarks, will give the
puo"e specimen OF Two Of your manner ~ 49,
g's'"S Tor Blue and Bnf When ,i,e schon,"fp ' %
D""'ehee WAS beaten ny the Chasseur lr,p ,vh,c,
were, rs nearly as possible, ~ euupi i,,ce Tho g.
% &C was carrying dispatches from Cockbu,n or
| S"'"'""ei 10 sume other commander slou, ,,,,,
peace, tie AmerlcHn attacked her aud ~ - ~.
apon' mte" minutes. Now let us bc,r lie ,,,ofaa
are "o' 10 Tie brst iris' Tor fighting los, p,,n
| ."- u'e news OF peace sailors are men d,ysI
ing upon iher discharge frnm setvuJe die s,,i, ~
long absent riend~, aud all the lies nr 49,; ~ ~
and iamilies! Shocktng Despic ,j,lci ''.
% o""e ~ pfe"y pass indeed, when such au,I,g,s
un NC cne''u 'oi ITS defeats, aud fast I,l,os /, h
| ""hon, mat can acc pt OF such au auoo,V
| SHAH give Que more instance of ,onr o,;.s,,t,
! apologies. The CoGsliluou American f,,p,,e 60.
@tacked hy Two Brush ships, The Loean and ~.
T,""s' ne inrf carrying - suus, aud The later II
| rue a.eIiuan if'gaie appears 10 have mounted 56
guns bat Then, Ms every one n,ust ss ,,,. TO-. =, ~
n"o greatly I'VE advantage. Indeed tiny were ,y.,,o
'"ni lucy SHOULD nave Tue advantage Tor you your.
d., 80 - ,n"t ney resolved to attack net, order 10