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SOUTHERN RECORDER. VOh- II. MILLEDGEVILLE, TUESDAY, JUYL 17, 1821. No. 23. PUBLISHED WEEKLY, (on tubsdats) BY S. GRASmJIJ'rD«t R. M. ORME, AT THREE DOLLARS, IN ADVANCE, OR FOUR .DOLLARS AT THE EXPIRATION OF THE TEAR. ,SCT Advertisements conspicuously inserted at (He customary rate*. COCHIN CHINA. We have perused some part of «* A His tory of a "Voyage to the China Sea, made in a merchant vessel from this port, lyr Lieut- John White, of the IT. S. Navy, (which is about being published,) and have been permitted to make some extracts from the manu script. The following account of the first interview with the natives of Co chin, (a country which appeals to be but little known to .Europeans,) we think will amuse our readers, as it lias, in no small degree, ourselves. [Safem "Jcz. On this our first interview with the natives of the country, we were much surprised to find their manners so diiler- ent from what we had been led to expect from the accounts we had read of them, and could only reconcile the discordance by a supposition that the inhabitants of the coast being remote from the exam ple of the more polished residents of the cities, must of course be less civilized — but as we became more acquainted, and their characters were proportionablv developed, we were convinced that the Cochin Chinese were but little removed from a state of deplorable barbarism. The military chief was a withered grey headed old man, possessing, howe ver, a great deal of vivacity, tinctured with a leaven of savage childishness, which, in spite of his affectation of great state and ceremony, would constantly break out and afford us intitule amuse ment ; he hud several attendants, who were perfectly subservient and prompt ly obedient to all bis orders ; yet wc .were surprised to sec that on all other occasions the greatest familiarity sub sisted between them. One of the atten dants carried a huge umbrella, with which he followed the oldman to all parts of the ship, where his curiosity or caprice carried him, and when iuvited into the cabin, he would not descend without the umbrella, so tenacious was he of every circumstance of state and appearance. Another attendant was a handsome boy of about 15 years of age, who carried in two blue silk bags connected with a pice of cotton cloth, and thrown over his shoulders, the arqka nut, beetle leaf, chunatn & tobacco, of which they chew immense quantities ; and so universal is this custom among them, that I never saw a man of any rank or respectability without one of these attendants ; they al so smoke segars made of cut tobacco, rol led in paper wrappers, like the Portu guese, from whom probably they adopt ed this custom ; another carried his fan ; and our risibility was not a little excited ou seeing the old fellow strutting about the deck like a turkey cock, peeping into the cook's coppers, embracing the sail ors on the fore-castle, dancing, grinning and cutting many other monkey capers, followed by the whole train of fanners, umbrella bearers, and chunam boys, (for the attendants of the other chiefs had joined in the procession) with th« most grave deportment and solemn visages, performing their several functions. The dress ofthe chiefs consisted of a short coarse cotton shirt, which had been originally white ; trousers of black crape, very wide, without waistbands, and secured round the waist by a sash of crimson silk; a tunic of black or bine silk, which, 03 well ns the shirt, had a very low collar, buttoned close round the neck, and reaching nearly to the knees—coarse wooden sandals, a turban of black crape, surmounted by a hat jnade of pnlrn leaves, in the form of a very obtuse cone; a ringfor the insertion ofthe head underneath and secured un der the Chin with a string. The style ol the dress of the attendants was similar to that of the mandarins, but of much coars er materials. In person, the Cochin Chinese are . perhaps somewhat smaller than their neighbors, the Malays, and of the same color, though generally not so well form ed ; their constant habit of chewing gives their robuths a most disgusting appear ance ; ?md, wfiat is very remarkable, they never wash their faces and hands, #r bodies, for in all other parts of the -East, frequent ablutions hove been tho't so indispensable to health and purity, that it . is enjoined by their priests us a religious rite, and mpst scrupulously ad- he red to both from duty and inclination. The habit of the higher classes, in per mitting their nails to grow to an enor mous length, cannot be supposed to con duce to eleanlioess or comfort; and it is remarkable with wfiat uqwearied paius they cultivate th#m„as a,person bearing this badgejs supposed not to be obliged to perform any manual labor, and the longer the nails, the more respectability dp they confer on the wearer. 'jjjtjir garment* are seldom taken off by night or day, after haviog been first assumod, till rotten by time "and tilth, when they arc permitted to fall off them selves. I base dirty habits engender vast swarms of vermin, and render their bodies highly offensive to more than one sense, and the epithet/roTc'i/, which Ims been applied to the Chinese, is exempli fied in tiiese people iu the most empha tic manner. Alter having visited every part of the ship, the old mandarin begun to court my luvor with the most unyielding perti nacity, hugging me round the neck, thrusting his dirty' beetle nut into my mouth Ironi his own, and leaping upon me like a dog, by which 1 was nearly suf focated. 1 finally succeeded iu extricat ing myself from the ardour of his cares ses, and getting to the windward side of him, which 1 maintained, notwithstand ing his reiterated efforts to dislodge me At first we could not account for this sudden and violent fit of unsolicited friendship ; but iu a short time the mys tery was completely unravelled. Misled as we had been by the accounts which we Uad had of (his country, and totally unacquainted with the real character of the people, we had taken no precauti on to keep any articles out of sight which it would have been improper or inconvenient for us to part with, and on this occasion we suffered severely by our ignorance. One of the inferiorchiefs intimated a wish to descend to the cabin, which was granted. No sooner had we entered it, than, pointing to the looking glass he gave U9 to understand that he must have that for the old chief; being somewhat surprised at the demand, we smiled, and endeavoring to divert his at tention, presented him a decanter of brandy and glass to help himself, which he did not hesitate to do most abundantly; and then, giving us to understand that lie considered the vessels as a present, he passed them to his attendants, who after swallowing the liquor, deposited them under their robes. The mandarin then renewed his soli citations, nor was there a single article in sight that he did not demand, and in a manner to impress us with an idea that a refusal w ould give great umbrage to the chief on deck. The curtains, glass-ware, wearing apparel, arms, ammunition, spy glasses, and cabin furniture, were successively the objects of his cupidity ; .it had been however determined to be very limited in our donations, at the same time keeping in view the importance of conciliating these people, &. gaining their good will, on enr first entrance into tbeir country ; he was therefore presen ted. with a shirt, a handkerchief, and a pair of shoes, for himself, with an intima tion that nothing more would be bestow ed ; on which he went on deck, in a ve ry ill mood. We followed him shortly, and found the aspect of affairs materially changed : from an excess of gaiety, and good humour, old ileo (for that we dis covered was his name) bad become very sullen, and scarcely d«igned to speak.— We had discovered their insatiable love of spirits ; and with a view to conciliate them, we ordered a large case bottle full to be brought, which was dispatched with great avidity ; still the lowering frown sat on their bvows ; and finding us in flexible, the chief made signs that we could not proceed, and ordered his boat alongside for the purpose of leaving us, signifying at the same time, that if we persisted in ascending the river, our beads would be the forfeit, and intimating that we must return to sea. Being now within two or three miles of the village of Canjeo, and fearing that a persistance in a refusal of their de mands would induce them to put their threats of leaving us into execution, it was thought expedient to yield in some measure to their rapacity ; a treaty was accordingly set on foot, and we were fain to purchase pence nud good will at the expense of an elegant pistol to the old chief, with twenty-live pistol cartrid ges, twelve flints, one six pound car tridge of powder, two pair of shoes, t shirt, six bottles of wine, three of French cordials, a cut glass tumbler, two wine glasses and a Dutch cheese : to the o- ther chiefs we gave each a shirt, a pair of shoes, a tumbler and wine glass, snd a small quantity of powder. Nor wore the attendants neglected in the general amnesty, and each oflhqm received some trifling article of clothing as a propitia tory offering. Old lleo wa#now in high spirits again, and in the waiitoniiess of Ins benevolence, took off his old blue silk robe with which he very graciously invested me, at the some time shrugging up his shoulders, and intimating that he was cold, I took the hint and sent for some of my jackets, which I assisted him in putting on, at whiqh he appeared much gratified.— A demand was now made for some re freshments ; and we spread before them some biscuit, cold beef, bam brandy-fruits and cheese. Of the biscuit and cheese they ate voraciously, washing down their repast with bumpers of raw spirits ; the other viands they did not seem to relish; neither did the brandy fruits suit their palate, till it was hinted to them that they would produce the same effects ap tfae rum, on which they swallowed them with great gout; nor were they disappoin ted iu the effects which we had promised them would be produced by their de bauch, and by the time we had anchored abreast the village, they were in a state of great hilarity. The Edinburgh Review for March con tains a review of several works publish ed in France on the subject of Cookery. Amongst many choice collections of “ Complete Cooks," “ Closets opened,” iic. which we hare examined in the hopes of discovering some choice morsel for the regale of our readers, we found the following curious account of “ Tri umphs and Trophies in Cookery, to be used at Festival times.” It is prefixed to the “ Accomplished Cook of Robert May, 1 a gentleman of great emin ence in his time, who received his cu linary education at the Court of France, as appears by a biographical memoir which accompanies bis book. Alter giv ing directions for n preparation ir. paste of art artificial ship and a castle with bat tlements, port-cullisses, draw-bridges, &c. with guiis t .and a train of gunpowder to communicate with them, “ a paste Stag is to be made, end placed on the table between them all, to be gilt and ornamented with flags, Lc. ; bis body is to be filled with claret wine, and a broad arrow stuck in it ; and on each side of the stage tivo pies are to be served, the one filled carefully with live frogs, and the other with live birds ; the whole to be garnished round with egg shells de prived of their meat and filled with rose water. Tlie trains are to be let ofl', and the ship and castle ure daintily to fire it each other in mimic battle ; but be fore this it is to be so ordered that some of the ladies may pluck the arrow out of the stug, and then will the claret wine, follow as blood running out of a wound. This done to sweeten the stench of the powder, let the ladies take the egg shells, lull of sweet waters and throw them at each other. All danger being seemingly over by this time, you may suppose they will desire to see what is in the pies, when lifting first the lid off one pie, out slip some frogs ! which makes the ladies to skip and shriek ! next after the other pie, whence comes out the birds, who, by natural instinct flying at the light, will put out the candles ; so that, what with the flying birds and skipping frogs, the one above, the other beneath, will cause much delight aud pleasure to the whole company ! at length the candles are light ed, and a banquet brought in, the music sounds and every one with much delight and content, rehearses his actions in the former passages.” Such were formerly the delights of the nobility, before good housekeeping had entirely left old England! our tastes, however, are so degenerate, that few, we four, would now have courage atone of these triumphs. Those who are suf focated at the explosion of a few ounces of powder at the storming of a castle at Drury Lane, woul.l scarcely escape alive from the representation of two of these Trophies of cookery. The smoke of the gunpowder, the claret like blooJ from a wound funning nil over the table, the hopping about the room of a pie fall of frogs, the national instinct ofthe birds so amusing by putting out the candles, am! the eggs and rose water whirling about, must have been an admirable whet t 1 ) the appetite, particularly to those who had the fortune to be in the good graces of some fair lady, and to have lour or five eggs full of ruse water flying in tbeir fa ces. Tin: I ATP DAYS OP HERCULANEUM. Iu examining some late foreign papers, we met with the billowing sublime des cription of the overwhelming of Hercu laneum and Pompeii, by an eruption of Vesuvius. It is taken from a review Baldw in's London Magazine, of a Poem on the “ last days of Herculaneum,” by Mr. Athnrstone. Our readers will pro nounce it one ofthe most beautiful piece of descriptive eloquence they have ever seen. “ A great city—situated amidst all that nature could create of beauty and pro fusion ; or art collect ofscience &i mag nificence—the growth of many ages— the residedcc ofenlightened multitudes the scenes of splendor, and festivity, anti happiness—in one moment withered as by a spell---its palaces, its streets, its tem ple, its gardens “ glowing with elerna 6 l ,r *ng.” and its inhabitants in the full enjoyment of all life’s blessings, oblitera ted from their very place in creation, not by war, or famine, or disease, or any of the ualural causes of destruction to which earth has been accustomed—but in a single night, ns if by magic and a- mid the conflagration, as it were of na ture itself, presented a subject on which the wildest imagination might grow weary without equaling the grand and tcnible reality. The eruption of Vesuvius, by which Herculaneum and Pompeii were over whelmed has been chiefly described to us in the letters of Pliny ihe younger to Tacitus, giving an account of bis uncle’s fate, t\p:1 the situation q£ the writer apd his mother. The elder Pliny hud just turned from the bath, & was retired to his study, when a small speck or cloud, which seemed to ascend from Mount Vesuvius, nttracted his attention. This cloud gradually increased, and at length assumpd the shape of a pine tree, the trunk of earth und vapour, & the leaves, “ red cinders.” Pliny ordered his gal ley, and urged by Ids philosophic spirit, went forward to iuspect the phenome non. In a ihort time, however, philosophy gave way to humanity, and he zealously aud adventurously employed his galley in saving the inhabitants ofthe various beau tiful villas, which studded that enchan ting coast. Arnougst others he went out jo the assistance of his friend Pompoti- ianus, who was theu at Stabisc. The storm of dire, and the tempest of the earth, increjieed ; and the wretched in habitants were obliged by the continual rocking of their houses to rnsh out into the fields vvitli pillows tied down by nap kins upon their heads, as their sole de fence against the shower ofstones which fell on them. This, in the course of na ture, was in the middle ofthe clay ; but a deeper darkness than that of a w inter night had closed around the ill-fated in mates of Herculaneum. This artificial darkness continued for three days and' nights, and when, at length, the sun again appeared over the spot where Her culaneum stood, his rays fell upon o- ceans of lava ! There was neither tree, nor shrub, nor field, nor bouse, nor living creature; nor visible remnant of what human hands had reared—there was nothing to be seen but one black extended surface, still steaming with mephitic vapour, &i heaved into calcined waves by the operation of fire & the undulation ofthe earthquake ! Pliny was found dead upon the sea shore, stretched upon a cloth which hud been spread fur him, where it was conjectured he had perished early, his corpulent habit rendering hint an easy prey to the suffocating atmosphere.” A DISCOVERY. Dr. Hosack has lately read to the His torical Society of New-York a “ Biogra phical Memoir ofthe late Dr. Hugh Wil liamson,” a native of Pennsylvania.— This production is rendered peculiarly interesting by the evidence it contains of a fact which has never before been pub- lickly asserted or.known, that Dr. Wil liamson was the person who obtained for Dr. Franklin the famous letters written by Hutchinson and Oliver, the governor and lieutenant governor of Massachusetts, to the British government, just before the breaking out of Live American revolution ary war. Dr. Williamson had learned in London, “ that governor Hutchinson’s letters were deposited in nn oflice differ ent from that in wrhich they ought regu larly to have been placed ; aud having understood that there was little exactness in the business of that office [it is be lieved tint it was the oflice of a particu lar department of the treasury] lie im mediately repaired to it and addressed himself to the chief clerk, not finding the principal within. Assuming Hie demea nour of official importance, he peremp torily staled, that lie had come lor the hist letters that had been received from go vernor Hutchinson and Mr. Oliver, no ticing the office in which they ought re gularly lu have been placed. Without a question being asked, the letters w ere delivered. The clerk, doubtless, sup posed him to be an authorized person Irom some other public oflice. Dr. Wil liamson immediately carried them to Dr. Franklin, and the next day left London for Holland.—Franklin Gazette. The following anecdote is one among many which might bo adduced, were it necessary, as an evidence ol'the enthu siastic devotion-to the cause of liberty, which prevades the minds ofthe softer sex in every country : From Hughes' Travels in Greece, Albania, <S'C.—article, Am Pasha. In May 1803, the Suliots made a vi gorous attack upon the Albanian fortress at Villa, which served us the principal magazine for Ali Pasha’s army. This they succeeded in taking, and destroyed by fire and sword nearly the whole gar rison. So daring an achievement coulJ not but inflame their implacable enemy to the utmost height of fury. He issued proclamations calling upon every M.i- hommednn throughout his dominions to avenge this slaughter upon the hands of the infidels, and an immense army was again brought into the field, among this small hand of mountaineers. Treachery opened to the invaders the otherwise im penetrable passes, and the Suliots, worn down at length by War aud famine, and strictly blockaded, were reduced to the necessity of accepting terms of capitula tion, which Ali never meant to fulfil.— The treaty was ratified on the 12th of Dec. 1U03, by which the whole popula tion was to be allowed to emigrate and settle wherever they might please.— Men, women, and children being gather ed together, they separated into two bo dies ; one taking the direction ofParga, the other tlijit oiFrcvesa., Both parlies were waylayed by the troopi of the per lidious tyrant: the fromer fought their way through ; but the latter all eventu ally perished. A party of about e hun dred women and children, being cut off Irom the rest, fled, it is stated, to a steep precipico near the monastery ofZalongo: there, the children were first thrown o- ver the rock by their mothers, and then the matrons, joining hand in hand, and raising their minds to the highest pilch ol enthusiasm by native songs, whirled round and round in a species of frantic dance, till they approached the edge of the cliff, from which they one and all threw themselves headlong. from THE Boston daily advertiser. British campaigns in amkiuca. Remarks ofthe Author on the loss ofthe Rat tle of etc-Orleans. “ From the account which I have given of this aflair, it will appear, that from its very commencement it was replete with error, and gave promise of no better result than ac tually occurred. 1 do not here allude to the spot fixed upon for landing, because that was ns appropriate as could be chosen.— Neither do I allude to the groundless rumors brought in by deserters—for to such, all as- suilunts are liable—but the error lay in the steps subsequently adopted ; in the unhap py advance of the first division from a place ol concealment into the open country, with nilt lilitilmvrr r.swv. I il a. ..a • s out pushing forward to the extent required, F , j r 1 * id1,1 fa *° r ®f the Americans. To plant The fact is, that having reached the main , Jl ' rs a, ! d ft * ,cine * I" °P*I> d«y, and under land in safety, one out of two plans might a heavy discharge of musketry and artillery, have been selected by Gen. Keane, which in re< ! Uires much coolness abd determination, all probability, would have been equally at- which was evinced by the forps to tended with success. Either he might have wh,cl J Ju jy waa assigned—for being do- remained in the morass till the whole army * er . * lle,r leader, and ignorant of th* was assembled, or if this wns deemed dance- P“ ,nt whither they were te proceed, the sol* rous, lie ought to have advanced upon the “ ,er9 081 1r raDk *' and “danced or re- citv with (lie first division ulone. ir It be , [ <,ated 89 t . llcir , individual feelings urged objected that a force of 1000 men w as in- l be®. covering the field with those very ma- comnetent for nn undertaking so hazardous , m r ‘ i8 wll,t " h the y 0U K bt t0 have carried to ...” iicaus is nova regular fortification, requiring a large army, £*. a pow erful battering train for its reduction. Iqob- uc iraiureu, nn me uenerais were noma dead or wounded from the field. Much tha run nattering train for its reduction. Iqob- ,lu ' u me new. inuen me aining possession of it there would have been 8™ ater P 81-1 * therefore, of the blame attarh- b difficulty, because I have every reason to ed t0 . ' ailt,re must test where fidelity ol 4*11 oiliuiiu Ass.,...,: a • / is narration has obliged me fa nta#n if ti nft difficulty, Decnuse I have every reason va ~ ~ v—,—■■ —-- —- believe, that theAmeiican troops really were, “"g*®" ° b !! 8ed L me tapte^elt, at the time of our lauding, some miles above the city—and surely it would not have been more hard to repulse an attack within a town than in the open country. But neither of these courses were pursued. The advance was withdrawn from concealment, and in telligence of t he point threatened communi cated. to the A luerican general—the conse quence of vyliich wus a well directed attack upon our bivouac, and an immediate com mencement of those works which afterwards resisted aud repelled ail our efforts. “ The second error evident in this business was, the selection of the schooqer instead of the ship for destruction. Had the latter, which lay farther op the stream, been des troyed, il is clear that the former never could have passed our battery, nor been further annoyance to us-—whereas the schooner be ing burnt, the ship was only removed qut of the reach of danger, and posted where she could be infinitely more advantageous to her friends, and detrimental to her enemies.— This, in itself, was a fatal error, and beyond all doubt contributed in a great degree to the repulse on the 29tb of December. “ Tile third error, and one which conti nued to exert its influence through the whole campaign was I lie delay in bringing on a ge neral action. Why our troops fell back on the S3th, I confess to mo is a mystery. It w as not to be supposed that an officer who had shown so much judgment as the Ameri can general Jackson displayed in his first en deavors to check an advance, would lose the advantages which the nature of bis position afforded. That he would fortify the neck of land, indeed, was exactly what must have been expected ; and therefore, every hour during which an attack was deferred, contri buted r,o much to bis strength nod our weak ness. It is true that we should have suffer ed, ami probably suffered severely—but un questionably our chances of suffering were not diminished by delay. We ought, there fore, instead of hilling luck, to have pursued our operations with vigor on that day, lie- cause, the American lines were not then ten able, and would have assisted rattier (bun re tarded our progress. “ Having once retired, however, and wast ed three days in idleness, no oilier blame can be laid upon (be leader of tiro expediti on. His attempt to silenre the enemy’s guns was unsuccessful, and may therefore he deemed unfortunate in its issue, rather than in its design ; hut his subsequent plan no words can sufficiently applaud. It Was at once hold and judicious—and deserved in himself in every respect like a condemned criminal on the night previoueto hie execu* tum. When the troops got under arms, In stead of bringing his battalion to. the redout* where he had been Hutructed to find the ladders, he marched directly pact it, and led them into a field without a single ladder or fascine. When the day dawned, he was sent bhek far these instriitbents; ho heeded his corps in its retrogade movements, but left it to return as it could to the front—end when sought for tojuide the attack, he waa not to be found. That a regiment thus a* bused and deserted by its commanding offi cer, should fall into confusion, cannot occa* sion any surprise, and therefore the subae* quent disorderly advance and lusty retreat of the 44th, were no more than might baVa been expected. “ It may here be asked whether, provid* ed all things had gone right on this side tha river, provided the 44th bad done its duty, and the ladders and fascines bad been pro* periy brought up, the delay in carrying tha batteries on tbe opposite side, would not havo occasioned a defeat. This muat of coursa remain as a matter of doubt—but my own private opinion is, that It would not. Had the . fascines been at hand to cast Into tha ditch, apd the ladders to plant against tbe ramparts os soon as daylight appeared, 1 conceive that Ihe battle would nave end* ed in .favor of the assailants—but as this wan not tbe case, as tbe army waa under fire be* fore these implements were so much as sought for, it is qo wonder that victory de* elat ed in fusor of the Ameriu&BS. To plant “ But the primary cause of this defeeC may be traced to a source even more diatapt than any I have mentioned—I mean to the disclosure of our design to the enemy- HoW this occurred I shall not take it upon me to declare, though several rumors bearing at least the guise of probability, have been cir culated. Ttys attack upon New-Oriaaa# was professedly a secret expedition—eo se cret, indeed, that it was not communicated to tha inferior officers and soldiers in the am mament, till immediately previous to ouir quitting Jamaica. To the Americans, hod* ever, it appears to have been known lon( before, and hence it was, that, instead of tek- ing them unawares, we found tbemfatlf prepared for our reception. But what Th past, cannot .be recalled, and therefore to point out the errors on the part of my coun* trymen can serve no good end. Iriat th# failure is to be lamented, no one Will deWk, since tbe conquest of New-Orkans, would have tieen beyond all comparison, the mnsC valuable acquisition that could be mad# to the British dominions, throughout the whole western hemisphere. In possession of that post, wc should have kept, the entire south ern trade of the United States in check— and furnished means of commerce to Our own merchants of incalculable value.” “Thefact is, that when we look back up* on the whole eerie* of events produced by the American War, we shall find little that is likely to flatter our vanity, or increase our self importance. Except a few successes in Canada, at its Very commencement, and the brilliant inroad upon Washington, it will be found that, our arm* have been Comtantly baffled or repulsed on shore—while at sea, with the exception of tbe capture of th# Chesapeake, and one pr two other affairs to wards Us conclusion, we have been equally unsuccessful. From what cause does this proceed ? Not from any inferiority in coo- rage or discipline, because ia.these particu lars British soldiers and Sailors will yield to none in the World. There must, tir/c, be some other cause for these misfortunes, and the cause is surely one which has continual ly baffled all our. plans of American war fare. “ Wo have long been habituated to des* pise the Americans as an enemy unworthy serious regard. To this alone it is to be at tributed that frigates half manned were sent to cope,with ships enpabie of Containing them within their bulls—aud to this, also, th# trifling bundful of troops despatched to con duct the war by land. Instead of tbfft), bad 10,900 men sailed from the Garohn# under Gen. Itoss, how differently might hie every point of view, a different result from that with which it was attended. But for its ... TTY — 'u—— “ failure poor Fackenham is in no wav answer- • ' ^* lere 'VO'jW have been then no i able. Against the falling in of tbe canal, no “ssHy fowa re-embarkat.oh, after the ct prudence could provide-auid to the loss of \\'Z ISM"; Snd c ° ns ^utly time thereby occasioned, the fatsl issue of en for the defence of Balt.,pore- the decisive battle may in some measure be ?“ rch ' n *,• cro3S coantry. he m.ght h; asc i ilu il done te the one city what he did to the *• ft must however he confessed, that this ,l,er .- and s * is th " s a war with sad calamity was not wholly occasioned by ,Mr, ? a * an ^ successfully carried bn. ? unfavorable accidents. For the conduct of I*™t ra “; up the country amidst pathless 1 Col. Mullens, and tbe 4tth regiment under liia coiUniund, no excuse can lie offered.— Vv lieu I include liial corps in the censure be stowed upon its vrtinmander, it is evident i Iml I do so only as one would blame School boys for deficiency of learning, whose mas ter was unfit for Ids office. Unless a leader understands his duty, il is not possible that a regiment can conduct itself with propriety- ami as the 44th was as much composed of British soldiers as any battalion in America, no doubt can be entertained but that, had it been differently commanded, it ‘would hate made a different figure on the present dis tressing occasion. “ But llmbehavior ofthe colonel was dis graceful in the highest degree. When the orders were issued for his regiment to bear the fascines and ladders, instead of feeling a pride at t(ic honor conferred upon him, that officer fell uito despair. He stated in the henring of the private aohliers that his carps wap devoid tp dc;tructisyv-jaod cynjlnctfil rests and boundless deserts, and to aim permanent conquests, is out of tbe quest America must be assaulted Only on coasts. Her harbors destroyed, her si ping burned, and her seaports laid waste, the only evils which she hat reaeon to dr —and were a sufficient force aitakatked i these orders, no American war would b long continuance. “ A melancholy experience fiat qow tav us that such a war must not be entered I uniese it be conducted With spirit—arid tl is no conducting it With spirit, except wl sufficient numerical fore*. To th* i which I prop®** of making deeert th# wl line of coaat, it may be objected, that b doing, we ahould distress individuate and the government. But they who oBef objection, forget th# nature noth ofthe j pie, whose cause they plead, arid bf tlx vernment under which they live. 4n mocrRtical government thri vqie* of ' pie must at all timet prevail. AWBbqp Uoqjy of