The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1814-09-07
DEFENCE OF NEW YORK


DEFENCE OF NEW YORK
The city corporation have opened loan
Of one million dollars, to be expended, If ne
cessary, in protecting the city from INVASION.
/, is computed, that the daily average
number Of workmen on the Notifications, is
litte short of 1900
Fort Greene.-This extensive field work
(more than half mile on the parapeL is
nearly ready sor garrison. Cannon for ie
were landing at the navy yard this forenoon,
and Com. Decatur takes command on Sat-
urday or Monday, with formidable band.
Fort Swift is completed-fort Lawrence is
erected, and intermediate lines are throwing
up daily.
From to 500 females appeared on the
heights on Wednesday ,and worked on the for
,i6ca.ions for an hour. An old lady u
wheeled barrow full of earth with great ac-
tivity
Last evening at the rising Of the Moon,
six hundred hearty fellows, under the direc-
tien of Major Hunter, turned out TO perform
a tour OF duly on the Notifications at Brook
lyr heights. They continued at work during
the night and we are told that the direct
ing engineer declared they performed as
much service as any fatigue party, of The
same number, which has yet been On The
works. AeSv. York fater, Sets. la.
The militia Of this city, who are nov in
the service and pay of the United Slates,were
yesterday paraded on the battery, TO the num-
Der oil upwards Of FIVE thousand, and made a
very respectable military apprenticeship.
> PHILADELPHIA, September 2.
Erract IF a letter, dated Georgefown, Cross
Reads, ktnt Counfy, Maryland, Wednss-
day night, august 81, 1914.
Between IL and ! O'clock bis morning,
abou, $50 British landed and marched some
distance from the bay shore, end we're met
by about so militia. An action commenced
ard lasted from 80 10 40 minutes, when the
enemy seueated. Killed and died since the
action Y wounded 8. The night beingve
ry light, IL were asccrtained 10 be carried On
hoard Of the British vessels, which were kill
led and wounded, among which was Sir Pc
ter Parker, commander of the ship. Three
Americans were slightly wounded. The in
formation respecting Sir Peter was given by
u deserter."
E-fracs Of letter from, respectable Mer-
chant in Nezv. Orleans, TO another in .Nssv-
York, dared .4ugust lst.
"The accounts of arms being landed at APP
palachicoIa by the British, for the Indians,
beiag SO often repeated, seem now 10 be be-
Heved-but not 10 the extent reported.
"General Jackson, with one regiment,
900 strong, and from 4 to 500 Indians, -
within or leagues Of Pensacola. He has
sent letter 10 the Governor OF that place,
demanding 3 or Indian Chiefs there to be
given up, threatening if refused to take them
by force. 1t is not yet known wether this
request has been complied with. Its re-
ported that the British vessels off Pensacola
have received the indian Chiefs on board, and
carried them to Appalach;cola.
Ss The last accounts received here from
Spain, via Havana, state, that the 10000
troops which had embarked at Cadiz tor
America, the south OF this, had dsembarked,
and marched with other troops, to the NUM-
CT $4,000, under Gen. Ballasieres, for Mad
rid, to quel the public disturbances that had
arisen between the Kings party and the Cor
tes."