Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-11-29

saw their traces every where the sight
oe them reused my indignation for the honor
of my state aud nation, for then deeply felt
the genuine truth OF the old maxim of great
Queen Elizabeth. "that an hostile foots;sp
was foul stain upon the land :" it was e.
nough to freeze the soul to see the useless
destruction and devastation they had made
OF every thing they could destroy, and what
fell passion and malice they labour under a.
gainst us. They burnt dwelling houses
Gone hey had burnt before) and kitchen,
barn full of cheat straw, a house full of
rye and rye straw, an old empty barn, seve-
raj parcels of rye standing in the field to
which FIRE was severaily and separately set,
two corn houses, one new, every hen house,
cut down four fine cherry trees about one
house and burnt them up completely, kind
led FIRE in the best well, the frame Of which
was Of wood and after DESTROYING as muchas
would burn they filed it with stores and
capt il with 20 gallon salt kettle wbicn
thev broke they set fire to the fences IN
nia3y places, set fire to The marshes, to the
Woods and the fields, aud the woods being
remarf ably thick they intended no doubt to
burn every thing off the face OF the earth
but green standing pines and swamp wood
win not burn, so that all that was not cut
d WIN is still stsndirg. There wero about 80
wi d hogs and Is head Of cattle on it which
the proprietor could not drive off, the bal
ance at so which were there when they last
visited that place the greater part of the
hogs they have killed. The cattle after re-
naming on it four days and nights while til y
were IN full possession and continually hunt
I'd, eff cted their escape without being hurt
or touched.
A party in three boats or barges landed
on the m4n al the henst of one ]. {. DIu-
" who lived on point near the Island, rob
bed hiu f a barrel of herringS, a piece of
cloth that was IN the loom (Which was eve
nv thing left in the house) all his cabbage,
aid the only mich cow be bad, and well
grown yearling. The family had been re
peatedly fired upon and v ere driven from
the hCugc, the opposite point of the Island
being only 200 yards distant. A singular in.
st.nce Of British gallantry was manifested
towards this mans daughter, young wo--
man she had gone dowa to the shore TO
look for her brother, when one Of the Enr
glish Oil The Island waded up 20 his waist on
the end of the point to get = hot at her. and
actually fred twice a. bel " hls she " as On
the beach and the balls III close to her.
They Showed disposition to lana at seve
raj other places, bat the sight OF a few men
deferred them.
The militia saved one vessel that was.
pursued by beat Siose shore she was
loaded just from Baltimore; atter exchang-
ing hres once the boat moved OK
By the assistance Of q acgro and We fear
Ola traitor, they cus ost three vessels, the
Alexandria and George own packets, ana g
vessel loaded cut of ~. l.igoes CIR elk, when
tue militia were On the upper side If st.
MaVy's River-the man suspected has beeu
arrested and lodged IL Jail for trial. Aboat
40 negroes have gone cG 70 them from this
county, men. women and cGildren The de
serters tell Of scenes which took place on
board with the poor wretched black women,
which / suppose do not disgrace them IS
subjects of the Guelph Family.
In Haste, your ebedient servant