Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-08-31
Extract Of allet,er. dated
Dumfri& August pol Js

bumfried, august 2ytlt- 1874
reached Stafford Coart. House Safer.
| day morning, where the line of stage. VA,
Interrupted. By the AID of the Con-. actor
GOT a horse to this place, and aithu' every
xertion has been made TO get on further. Il
mas proved i;nposcn,. go ON ts day snr
Washington in the mil Stage if il .i,onui
come oa----Ihe c. aisol of a brave ire, 4,
popalnus nation was taken by about flares
thousand British forces, and the presid.n,'s
House and the Capitol were burn, by about
nifty mtn, While Admiral Cocshurn rods
Srlun'phanliy through the streeis, e,,ibyiHS
with transport our national. degradstSo So.
Snf this is not all Fort. " arburt0n. thar
ought TO have made, as am told, If |, {, III,
ant resistance had been made, seris,as de.
fence. either surrendered at discre iop. or was
Intentionally blown up afterthe runs were spl
ked without single discharge; < both officers
and men retreated to Alexandria in a COM
piete state OF intoxication. All the functioa-
aries are greatly ceusured and viiiEe6, bus
Armstrong IS held IN the utn ost abhorrence.
sand that Cochburn planned tae
scheme, & Ross executed il. PRIV. pronertv
OF every aind, Except Gales printing ma.
teriais, was held sacred and 10, io,abls. vbA
PRESIDENT and Secretaries Of State aud Ma
Wy are at Washington. General Arm.
strong Is missing, but certainly is NOT asnone
the valiant slain, The enemy have f,l,en
down to Marlborough. have given vou the
| facts attendant on al is success ul attenp, of
the ice, which will ever be vie we'd as i,at,.
| nal ca anIy on account Of he stigma it af,
likes he American nssns.o
| r. ). A repora has Just reached tb,s n,.ca
that some soldiers hung up Arms,ronp in
Frederick Town, Maryland,'
| We are truly happy in having Il IN nus
power to state, on the authority of a .en.
| iieman WHO arrived in the stage last even.
lng, that the brave old veteran, CommoJor.
barney, although. severely wounded. is Iike,v
to recover, and is now in Ba.tirn ore.
Extract OF letter from DuEfries, dated
20lh August!
| The action near Bladensburg lasted on.
| va lew m,nutes--when the militia run. and
me enemy without firing gun, moved un
1 and took possession of the pieceS of ar,;,s
| cry under command of that excellent of;-
| Ger. Barne., who discharged them several
| times before they were taken. he is said N
| be wounded and prsoner. The onlv
| ,roops mat made any resistance were tn 50
! under baroey. and Company rom George.
torn. The NAVY Yard . as burn, by order
az me cretary of the Navy. The Capitol
| and WarOmce were destroyed.-a prjva,e
house was des.royed tue reason assigned
WAS that OF their men were killed snd .yo
wounded and the horse of Gen. ROSY ki',ci
uhoer nm by persons firing from The hosse.
Cen. Winder Ietreated tbro. the CITY and
Geoi sssa"S, and has ,akea a ,osssio, y,
the high bank OF that place--our loss atoue
SO, the enemy about the same.
80 The main body of The enemy, after are
living near TIE CITY, fell hack upon B;adens-
enrg. fhe Mayor of George Town was ia.
Termed. that their orders were not to IN a
Iure private property --that il would be re-.
sPected as would the persons of individuals
pot IN arm $, "nless they were fred on IRON
private hone -
, Extract from letter. dated e9.h August
Dec guam.
I" a trponer who left Washington las, 90
ren'ng, informs ne. hat the En- nv have
left the Ciy-that ,Ae CAPITOL is not blcwa
up. but Injured ,nnch il te COLUMNS * cor.
nIce The Presidents house greatly injured
1.-The waiis. however, are standing. He
adds, the President returned 10 Washington
last evening Alexandria surrendered to the
squadron in the Potomac. The trooper a.,
so informed me, that Co.. Leval took $50 f
the eneTy on their retreat-ie saw S or Z
l IF the Dr.soners - ~