Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-08-06
Saturday. July soth. 1910.
Proceedings Of the Common Council IN re.
ldston 70 she Defence ofNesv> Yerk.

EfoceedsnSs Or the Common Counelnv re.
haston 10 fhe Defence New York.
On the 7.h July the Common Council ap-
pointed Committee composed IF the MAY.
or, Aldermen Fish and Wendoyer. to CON-
slider on the subject of the defence of the ci.
y. and to report at the next meeting of the
Board.
The committee proceeded Immediately
to discharge the duty assigned to them, and
at special meeting of the Board, held ON
the 18th, they made particular represen-
tauon oil the state OF our defence. and re-
commended that certain measures be adont.
ed to cDcrease our security. This renort.
tor obvious reasons, il would be improper to
publish at large, bur it recommended that
committee should be appointed to confer
with the President of the United States
That fortified camps should be established
on the heights of Brooklyn and Haerlem. e
that the requisite ground should be procured
at the expense of the Board-That the Co.
vernon be respectfully requested TO call o,e
a large portion of the Militia a. the exnencs
OF the State. and that the Corporation Womb
advance the necessary funds, not exceedinc
500, 00e dollars.-That the munitions of war
should be ugmented-That the works in
the Sound aad on Hendricks Reef he COM
pietcd-ihat the exempts be organized
tue voluntary labour OF our fellow cit gems on
the encampmeh,s he solicited-That the
shipping IN the harbour be removed mn the
North River |; aud that other measure, of
precantion and security be adopted. The,e
sugSe stons were unanimously agreed tn. :.
On the 25th of July, the COMMITTEES an.
pointed to confer with th-sPresid snt. made =
satisfactory report, which stated that n.
would Cooperate, SO far as his powers ex.
tended, in promoting the objects of the Cor.
porations that particularly the munitions of
war, the fortified camps, and the immed;.
ate calling into service of 5000 Militia ut the
expence of the United States would be ar
tended to. the Corporation advancing the
pay ofthe troops. This arrangement was
Immediately sanctioned.
Other measures, which it might NOT b.
prudent to divulse at present, are in cor,
temptation or IN train for execution, viii n
viii greatly conduce to the public security.
A gentleman who has lately arrived 81,
Boston from Bermuda, where he has been
tor some time past. states. that when Con.
modore Rodgers o Hcial account of his late
cruize arrived there, considerable sensa.is
onswas excited on account of his statement.
that British "a gun ship had avoided
contest wi b him. Capt. Lloyd, of tn. Planta.
genet, very honoraby confirmed the whole
statement. saying it was strictly true that
he did avoid a meeting with Commodore
Rodgers, and he had demanded a Court of
enquiry to investigate his conduct. He de-
clared that his crew had been in a state Of
mutiny for three days previous to his SEEING
Commodore Rodgers, and his ship was in
such confusion that If the Commodore had
come up with him, he must have surrender.
ed with very little resistance, the great Sc
part OF his crew being then confined in iro,s.
he was under the necessity of leaving the
american coast the next day after he saw
Commodore Rodgers; a numoer Of his m IN
are now in irons; and il is thought that Sc.
veral OF them will be executed 1t was SUD.
posed at Bermuda that Captain Lloyd would
be honora6ly acquitted.