Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1814-08-04

Tor them 10 be moved IN OK carts. On Tues
day they landed a very considerable force
mot Strteen only as stated in the Nation
~ IRtstfigeneerl and marched to Calvert
Courthouse, which, with the Jail, they
destroyed On Monday the shipping lex
eept the detachment in the Patuxenp disap-
peared from the mouth of the Patuxent and
a heavy force appeared off Britton's bay on
Monday night, On Tuesday morning they
landed near Newtown, a heavy force, which
marched to- the right of Le~onardtown. ano.
Their marched to the loft, and a third, com
manded by Admiral Coekburn, landed at
the warehouse, and took possession of Leo
nardtown. The two lanking parties, it is
stated, reached the rear of the town a few
minutes after the bsrges reached the land
ing. Their whole force in this expedition
was estimated to be about 1900 men. Du.
ring their stay in the village, which was
till about two o'clock, they behaved with
great politeness to the ladies, respected pri-
vate property, wherever the proprietors re-
manned at home, destroyed about 100 bar
rels of supplies, belonging to Col. CARRIER
| ry's regiment, the whole of Mr.. Haislip's
store, and the furniture, cloathing and bed
ding of Captains Forrest and Willard, all
Va NAADh AtA4 AIit AhCt XVI HOeEGS-
sion of some muskets, belonging to the
state, which they broke to pieces, saying
they were only fit to stick frogs with. Mrs.
Thompson and Miss Eliza Key were very
instrumentalin saving the Courthouse, stat
ing that it was sometimes a place for divine
worship. On Thursday a detachment of
alb out 500, inclusive of sailors, landed from
the PataSent shipping near Trent Hall. -
The sailors were armed with boarding pixies
and cutlasses (for the cavalry They as.
| cenaed into the country in quest Of guam
tity Of tobacco, and other property belong
ing to Mr.. William kilgour, which he had
removed about three miles to a MIR. Alvey's,
as a place of safety. The property was in
| a barn and covered with Alvey's wheat,
this they deliberately removed for some
time they at length became tired and roll
led cut four hogsheads of tobacco, which
they gave Alvey as an equivalent for the
remaining wheat and a saddle they took
from hifn-the barn was then burnt with
~ 8 tAe tobaeec They then, under the
direction Of a negro Of Mr.. Kilgour's, who
had gone to them, patiently selected the
bacon and ether things belonging to him,
and denied to Mrs kiigour, who was there,
even a small portion of necessaries for her
immediate use, saying that they had deter,
mined to destroy every thing which they
| should find, which had been removed by
the proprietors that they would act other
| wise where they remained at home. They
found eight hogsheads of tobacco concealed
in the woods near the water, which they
carried oil, with a great deal of stock
Mr.. Kilgour's loss is ruinous. He has a
large family of young children, and with
that humanity, for which no has always
been distinguished, he had taken into his
family the infant and unprovided children
of the late Rev. Mr.. Smoot. AS soon as
! General Stuart received intelligence that
the enemy were landing, he moved
with his whole force in pursuit of them
lie arrived at High Hill where he saw the
enemy's barges prepared to cover the re-
treat of their men over the plain, and a fri
gate with her broad side ready for the same
| object. He could not receive any iDtelli-
gence of the course they had taken till it
was disclosed by the smoke ascending from
Alvey's barn. To get between them and
their shipping he must necessarily have ex-
posed his force to a CALLING fire from their
shipping, and give their infantry the advan-
tage of a high commanding situation to get
in their front, SO as to annoy them IN Their
retreat, he must have taken a circultous
route of seven miles. Independent of all
this, his force was much inferior to that OF
theirs he therefore returned to his en-
campment ; he has ordered out all OF his
brigade. On Friday the enemy's vessels
left their station at Benedict. A deserter
states their object to be Annapolis that
Admiral Cochrane has arrived that they
have neither barges nor vessels that at
present Barney's force is too formidable Tor
them that the Severn only draws thirteen
feet OF water, was built for the American
station that a very heavy land force is ex-
pected-thas the bomb vessel only draws
ten feet. No part of St. Mary's county is
deemed secure; the inhabitants are remov-