Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-12-10

i SS "sS ssSvruf"6y Pus sSer ~
isass' oad property, asd he was ups
.hs whole treated kindly and politsl,
II ths gensral pursuit of stock, howe
YER, they killed iva hf hi, hogs, 10
which the ofFicet offered 10 pay, but n
refused 10 rsceivs it.
| While tlii informant was engaged i,
hi, conversation with Blake, q gentle
nan who acco 'npanied hia, having gen,
]; tho river, returned, and reported
that the ensmy WIS coming down IN,
tiver Upn geis, to the river side
they wars ssen about Majors Hole
Tho weather being misty. they were to.
TAR distant to count them distinctly. He
determined. however, nat to leave tao
town, without clearly ascer aiming their
obi sct, as also thcir force
Mr.. H.nly havins stated the shame
ful dcpredaiions committed upon the
proper, Of tho inhabitants, he deter
mined 20 De an ere Witness ofthem -
Ho vent 10 the h"e.e I'll d ,c,or u ceck-
cnbroush and Mr. Barnes, where vas
20 he seen a sAatoa 3struc,ion, watch
he id not believe any human beings
could be brought tn com 1it
The house appearc! t. have bcea fn-.
ni.hch VITA eleg nee hut they we're all
involved in ioai,crimina,c rsia Malaga.
ny bcasteaas, siIa-,,,r.is, barc .us,
chairs,tables, elegant pier glas es, drink
ing giasscs AMI .chins, in word every
tang which wen.,o fornisha hou C neat.
~ and comfortably, were broken in bic
ces the beGs ser: ripped 40, and the
ta,herS thrown on .be Door, the tick,
and furniture carried of for they we're
not 10 he seen.
He turned from this scene with dis.
gn>. and ex-cra,ion, and scnt to view
one much more big with horrr. lie
went to the rarlt Of the resp .s.,b.e ia.
ni'v of the Ritch es. The door had
been breed and on looking in, 1--WE
coHi>s cut 81 nins had beer broken to
pieces aud the skeletons lay rxp ,sed TO
the gaze OF any win Glanced 10 lock in.
He sickcred sinh terror, md turnrd
"ay: bu, in returning to the street. he
7-nt through Cal. panks's housc, and
iound thar all the tlrs,ructioa which va,
p ssi6ic had becu dane tasrc. He then
returned tn the waters side 10 view the
Il'e,; and found thev had approached
near t. The town. The largest vessel
belonging In i; was a top sill sckn,.ncr,
said 20 have been taken from Cap, Phil
i,os oftis town. From the mos, accu-
ate aecaant which could he made, rhey
had ahnu, ~ rugged vessels. beside
ba'Ses making ia all about IS. Taeir |
dsces appeared to Be- thieklv crow dsd |
~a' Gcn, the nnnlber he .housht mare |
ihta 2oo0. They were clo,e IN upon
i1s shore and were paisin- The tawn az |
'hls 'ni,rnant left 1t and be fore he Left |
ne hi ah1vc the town, they were abou,
or miles below. AID. he has been
'nce well inFrr'ned ths' in going down
hey burned C,p.. Januy's houses at
8 '"'e''s; al ~c:c Hing on Sunday
''sht about 4 mile, hc!,w thar r!ucr
lgsr two lsrys ..'gs which had teen
lie was inrarNrd they had carried
,Ta nOm'.-r Of slaves. some by forcr
hbrss Voluntarily. AmHRg the suf-
'rrars he beard aarard Mr. laurence
Muse. Mr. James Muse. Captain
Jones. and Mr. James Hunter.
Tie had nearly forgai,en 10 men
inn t'..it the large warehouse az MIR.
Muse, upon 'he wha.s. was burnt.
The fnrce which he passed upon
he river. consisted Of The Middle /
sex militia under Col. Muse, about
'nur miles above Upbaaaa-the King
nd Queen militia unh,r Col. Boyd,
,bout 7 miles from Urhauna, and a
respectable fGrre about 5 miles above
rapPahanBOek, under the command
81 Gen. Cooke, consisting oflhe Es.
,eA militia under Col. Richie. aud
about 800 men from the neighber-
hood of Richmond, among which
here was inc corps Of mounted
riilemen from the upper country /; |
Il .,oD shOss exertions he should have
had especial expectations, had the
enem, gone mp into the Nnrrows.
A. il was. they ouiy wrat little
above Blaodirid. Some Men were
landed at BIandii-ld. who committed
violence On the ducks and poultry.
Eirginia Herald.