Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-09-13

al concernment wifhdraws their attention fro
matters of great national moment at this cri,
cal period; when it is also known that idlene.
and dissipation take place of close attentio
/, and application; no man who wishes we'll 10 ,t
, hoertles oil this country, and desires 10 see i,
rights established, can avoid crying out, Wher
are our men Of abilities? Why do they not com
forth TO save their country? Let this voice m
dear sir, call upon you, Jefferson and others
DO NOT, from mistaken opinion tina, we are
SIT down under our vine and our own fig tree
let our hitherto noble struggle end in ignomi
n.y. Believe me when | tell you there is DANCE
OF it. have pretty good reason for ,hinkin.
that administration, little while ago, had re
solved to give the matter up and negotiate
peace with US upon almos, any terms; but
shall be much mistaken if they do not now
from the present STATE Of our currency, dissen
TONS ana other circumstances, push matters tc
/ the utmost extremity. Nothing am sure will
prevent 1t but the inlerposi,on Of Spain and
their disappointed hope from Russia %.
[liarssaAs Life Of Washington, rol
This is The letter Of Mr.: Adams, alluded TO
in my few Introductory remarks; it is in all its
i'neamenls and features, distance Of time consi-
dcred, the very counterpart Of that Of Wash
ing'on. The fleet produced in court in Phila-
deiphia, when il, together with several others
from Mr.. Adams to Mr.. Harris were read in
evidence, may he inferred from the expression
of the Judge, who, immediately as the counsel
bad finished reading them, said with much en-
phasis-"Lcttcr' written III true American
spirit, and they don, lose any thing by being
well read''
GHENr 10th November, l8l4.
"The occurrences OF the war in America
have been OF diversified nature. Success, and
defeat have a alternately attended the army OF
both bellgerents, and hitherto have left them
nearly where they were, at the commencement
OF the campaign. u, has been on our part mere
~ defensive, with the single exception Of the
taking of Fort Erie, with which it began The
battles of Chippewa and Of B:idgewater; the
defence OF Fort Erie on the 5th Of August, and
the naval action Oh Lake Champlain on Inc ll,h
Of September, have redoUnaed 10 or glory as
maeh as 10 our advantage; while the loss Of
Washington the capitulalions OF Alexandria &
OF Washington county, Massachusetts, aud OF
Nantucket, have been more disgraccfu 10 Us
than injurious. The defence of Baltimore has
given little more TO be proud OF than the
demonstration against it ha, afforded 10 our en-
envy. Prevosts retreat from Pla,tshurg has
been nose diSgracciul 10 thea than honorable
TO us; and'Wcilington veterans, the frc-eater
Brisbane, and the fire brand Cockburn, have
kept the rankcst Of our militia in countenance
by their experiences in the ar vi running away.
"rhe general issue Of The campaign is yet TO
come, and ;hCre is too much reason 10 appre-
bend tha, il will be unfavorable TO our side
Left by concurrence Of circumstances uneX-
amped in The annals of the world, 10 struggle
alone and fricndlcss, against the whole Coloni-
al power OF Great Britain; fighting in reality
against her for the cause Of al! Europe, with all
Europe coldIy looking en-, basely bound not 10
raise in our favora helping hand, secretly "Isn-
ing u. success, and not daring, 50 much as 20
cheer US in the strife, what could he expected
from the first furies Of this unequal conflict but
disaster and discontinue TO US Divided a
mone ourselves, more in passions than interest,
with half the nation sold by their prejudice and
their ignorance TO our enemy. with feeble and
pennrious government, with five friga,es for a
navy, and scarcely tive efficient regiments For
an army, how can i, be expected that we should
resist the mass Of force which that gigantic
mower has collected to crush us al a blow! This
100, is the momeut which she has chosen 10
break through all the laws OF war, acknowledg,
ed and respected BY Civilized nations. Under
the false prctcnsc of retaliation, Cochrahe has
formally declared the determination TO destroy
and Law waste all the towns on the sea coast
which may be assailable The ordinary hor-
rors Of war arc midnsss and mercy III cor,Par-
ison with what British vengeance and ma''ce
have denounced upon US. We must go fhro
1t aH trust in god zoe shall rise az h9-
unaph ovey oil; but the FIRST Shoch is the most
terrible part of the process, and 1t as haf
,chich IRE are noto eadsring.
The above is the letter, which in the Ian
guage ofWashington has been $50 offenpcr-
rcrtedt TO the .corst o. purposes,
JUSTITIA.