Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-09-07


On board u s. sloop of War
Niagara, iith Aug, 1914.
Artillery--Woundod, privates.
lnfantry-i7th Begiment-Killed, privates--
wounded 9 sergeaats, y corporais. 10 pryates--
missing, 2 privates. Two priyates since dead.
| 18th regment--Wo L captain, 2 privates.
Capt j. Vanhorn since deAd--oue private since
dead.
! oath Regiment--Killed, privates, wounded,
Captain. 1 Lieutenant, sergeants, I corporal,
musician, S privates. Opt Desha severely lieut..
H. Jackson since der.' I sergeant since dead.
United Stafes Marines.
Wounded, 1 Sergeant. Ea ~.
Ohio Militia.
Killed. privates, wounded. privates. pri-
| vate since dead Of his wound.
Grand rotaI---I Major, ts priyates killed.
| Q Captsins, Licutepsnt, Sergean.ss Corp
orsls, I Musician, IS Prvates, wounded
Piyates missing.
The above exhibits a true statement of the kill.
ed, wounded aud missing in the affair of the 4th
N. II. MOORE. Capt 2sth Int
Acting Assistant Adj't. Gen!
we are well aware. that it is not the pecuniary
loss TO tie nation by the late incursioB Of the
my whiph is most to BE- Deprecated as
that loss las been greatly overratcd IN some of the
public prints. !, may be proper TO state that the
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fairly esti,naieds3 snacln to more than two milli
ions of do'&s, perhaps not even SO much.
So National Intellgenoer.
From the vicinity Of our press TO the enemy's
1 stations, we have not heretofore thought our.
selves justified in making public the recento-
perstions Of our military force, &c. The enemy
howeyeris evidently now we'll informed on this
! subject without, our scrupies arc removed. =
/ The enemy's vessels are stin in sight. being
unable, from head winds, to move down the RI
lver, if they were so disposed. Meanwhile hea.
Ivy batteries have been erected on both sides OF
4 the Potomac some miles below these vessels,
near which they must pass to rejoin their
squadrons. These batteries are posted and
manned by our gallant seamen and hotilla- men,
| under Ro GERS, PoRTER, PERRx, and other
brave spirits, and covering on each sid. by large
bodies of our militia and volunteer forces, who
are detachedf Tor the servicce.
From these preparations we hope to see an
arrogant foe chastisedin his descent with his
plumber from Alexandria.
This mormnga bomb vessels from OIL A
lexandria anchored, out OF reach of our cannon
shot, off the White House (sone miles below
Mount Vernon, on the Virginia side) where $
body of our men are stationed, & amused then
for some hours with throwing bombs-sbeils a.
them, which however had no other effect thar
to accustomt the militia to disregard this sort o
annoyance,
The enemy appears to have burnt two o.
three small vessels off Alexandria in the course
of yesterday.
From Benedict we learn, that in the cours
of Thursday nigllt and yesterday morning al
. the vessels in the Patuxent got uuder way, ant
proceeded down that river, destination un
KNOWN. Nat. lns.
We are happy to learn that measures art
already taken for fitting up rooms for tn'
Temporary accommodation of Congress a
their approaching session, and also FOL
. | the accommodation of the several depart
, r,c.;s and Fubi.c Offices. The buudin!
{ formerly called Blodget's Hotel occupied b.
!. the General Pos, Office, Patent Office, &c
: and which was not destro, ed by the enc.
my is selec cd TO-. the s-ccommOd stion OF Con
/. | Ss-ess. and was Yesterday Inspected by tint
b President. who directed tie necessary pre-
$ parations to be made, which will be com
J, menced forthwith. The Public Offices vii
i be accomni odated in houses which have bee
!, rendered By their proprietors tor that pur
( pose, and will Immediately recornmence TIT
9 usual routine of business, 10.
The numerous Idle tales and gross mis-
: representations against the officers OF tn
government which are daily retailed
e Cockburn's Vocabulary, respesting the ie
cent events, are entirely unworthy of repl
y. But we have seen erroneous statements pub
e lished in some prints, whose editors have n
= disposition to promulgate fa,sehoods. and "
e doubt not will readily correct them. 1t
loJ not true that the Secretary ofSVar gave tn
o, orders for burning the. Navy Yard. whic
lay entirely out ofhis province. It's NJ
u true that he gave the order for blowing u
e. the fort, as is already shewn. II is not tru
Or as we are informed, that he ordered Il
r. retreat, or gave any other order, in the ba
ne tie Of the 24Ih ultimo. 10.
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