Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1813-12-20
Fort BURROWS.

iliii'p" iateiy Peiio'n'iiib uuty az Foff
Burrows, having Witnessed attemn,s ;.
make improper impressions on the ppb.
lie, as it respects the intentions and
proceedings of that Detachment, con-
oeive it duty they owe their fellow
citizens, TO give plain statement &C
facts in their own qualification.
They wish to have no alterations with
anonymous writer's on this subject. II
is open to further investigation and en-
quiry, and they pledge themselves 10
withhold nothing which can afford tb,.
light or truth, whether to the ADVANTAGE
or disadvantage of any of The parties
concerned.
The Detachment was ordered out hv
the General Of this brigade, under :.
mergent circumstances Of Threatened
invasion, in conformity to a vote Ollie
town oil Portland, communicated To pe,
Irish by the Committee of General
Safety and Defence for the Town and
Hafbor
The first order after the draf, wa,
made, was the following from gen Irish
to Capt. Anterior -
COMMONWEALTH OF MAssAcHusRTrs
Brigade 0,de,s, Sept II, 1873.
CAPT. A. W. ATnERToH,
SIs-ln pursuance 10 orders from m,
Commander in Chief, and b, a reou,s;,;o.
made ut the reques, of the Stlectmen. M.r
istrstes and other Gentlemen IF The town &c
Portland, you being regularly detached tn
command two companies si Infsn ~ de,,ch.
ed for the defence of The town of Portland !.
ioresaid, are hereby ordered TO repair to lo,.
dams Point ,ttery, IN said town, there n,
take command of The aforesaid detschmeD,
without delay aud Wi, further orders.
JAMES IRISH, JuS Big Gen.
"a 3 i2tt Dielaon.
The other officers of the Detachment.
were ordered 10 report themselves a,
the place OF rendezvous, as above
Neither of the officers asked permis.
sion OF Col. Learned 10 occupy ,hi,
post. They had nothing to do with him
in this respect-but promptly and i'm
plicitly obeyed the orders Of the Brigs-
der.
1t has been enormously stated to the
public TINT" permission was given "
Col l.. to the officers OF drafted militia
to occupy the works al Point Jordan"
and that after such permission, "restor.
alton OF possession was refused and TT
sisted"--boih Of which assertions are
alike untrue and without foundation ia
fact. The commanding officer oil the
Detachment never had any demand
whatever from Col. l.. to yield up the
1t is unnecessary to dwell upon these
statements, as they have been fully con.
tradieted by their author. They have
been assured and do b, lieve, that no de.
mand of lhisnalure Was ever made Of
gen Irish.
As an incontrover,ihle evidence Of
the disposition OF the officers Of the
Detachment, 10 maintain proper un-
Outstanding with the u 5 Col the sub.
sequent minutes OF conversation are
given -
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ID. I'm ,,,d en- E,,,,,,, a,,shnao,..
~ tapt + on ihr Gay II root pace -
The fol,owirv ..n,. s.t,an p..s,d be.
tween me and Col Learn this 1a,-s lie
roues, o, c,at Atne,l,n csI,i on Col.
Leaned III the purpose of obisiniag pei
,ni.s,an 10 o,sr,e, III Ie,.ebment Of Mill.
commanded b. Cay. A. W Ather,on aF.
ger Tue fen. houses al a'asn 'o'e' n n.'
y on ossTs " ,.,,,,"s w should NH
use of,hem nroylded they wefe ,ef a, god
as fv,lnd-l also requested Of Coi l. The
use Of he old gun house eiloasins % 'ls
u D. s'ahdlas IN .he rear 'ne n'e.i ~
nc ~, P'se f"" 'N -