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Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-05-25
JAMES MADISON.
AN ACT
To incorporate company for thepurpose Of sup
plying Georgetown with water.

To incorporate a company for thepurpose Of sup
plying Georgetown with water.
BE it snacted BY tie Senate and House of
Retresentatipes of lie United States of america
IN Congress attended,, That q company shall
be incorporated for the purpose of introducing
o copious supply OF pure water into George
town, District of Columbia, and that the CAPT
tai stock of said company shall consist Of five
thousand shares of ten dollars each, and that
subscriptions for the same be opened in George
town OH the third Monday in May next. under
the direction of Henry Foxail, Daniel 3ossartl,
Clement Smith, John Gossler, John Eliason,
William Marbury. Thomas Corcoran, Washing
ton Bowie, Thomas Robertson, Ninian Magrus
der, Joel Brown, and William Crawford, COM
missioners, or majority of them.
Sec. 2. And be itfsrther enacted, That the
said commissioners, alter giving ten days pre-
vious notice in two newspapers published in
this District OF Columbia, shall, on the day be-
fore mentioned, proceed to receive such SUBJ
scriptions, but no person or persons, bodies
corporate, or otherwise, shall be permitted to
subscribe on the fir-t day tor more than ten
shares and ifthe whole amount be not sub.
scribed on the first day, the books shall re-
main open on the second day, when individuals
or bodies corporate, or otherwise, shall sdb-
scribe for double the number allowed on the
FIRST day, and if on the end OF the second day
TIE WnOte amount OF shares are HOT SuDSCTiDel
for, the books are to be closed, and the said
commissioners may at any time receive sub-
scriplions for such number of shares as remain
unsubscribed for PSovided always, That ifthe
subscriptions shall, on the first day, exceed
the number of shares herein before allowed,
then, and in such case, tie said commissioners
are hereby authorised and directed so TO appor-
ton the shares subscribed ameDg the several
subscribers, by such proportional reduction as
may reduce the whole to the number allot.
ted.
Sec. 8. IND belt further enacted, That it
shall he the duty OF the said commissioners to
conduct every operation Of the said institution
until they shall be superseded by the appoint
pent Of directors.
Sec. q. lad be IL further enacted, That the
sum of one dollar shall be paid to the said com
missioners on each share at the time OF sub
scribing, and the remaining nine dollars by
instruments not exceeding two dollars at each
instalmert, as may be required by the president
and directors to be appoisted in the mode
hereinafter prescribed, on giving twenty days
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-05-25
JAMES MADISON.
AN ACT


Fixing the salary of the paymaster of the
>. army of the United States, and allowing
sum for the employment Of additional
clerks in his Office, for the year one thou
sand eight hundred and fourteen, and pro-
vidiDg for the appointment of assistant dis.
trict paymasters.
BE enacted by the Senate and House
Of Representatives ofrhe United States Of
Hneriea in Congress assembled, That in
lieu of the monthly compensation now al
lowed 10y law to the paymaster Of the army
OF the United States, he shall receive an sn-
busl salary Of two Thousand dollars, to be
paid quarter yearly at the treasury of the u :
Dited States, and to commence on the first
day Of January last and that in addition to
the arr cunt already allowed by law for clerk
ni;c, in the Office of the paymaster Of the
army of the United States, there shall be all
low ed the iur,her sum of FIVE thousand FIVE
hundred and forty seven dollars, for the
purpose of employing additional clerks in,
ard for contingent expenses Of, his Office for
the present year, to be paid ont Of any no
ne, in the treasury not otherwise sppropri
ated.
Sec. 9 md be IL further enaefrd, That
the President of the United States be, and
he is hereby authorized. by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate, to appoint
SO many assistant district paymasters not
exceedii 8 thirty, as the public service may,
ir his opinion. require PrOvided, That the
pres'esss OF the United t1Rsss SHAH nave
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-05-25

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Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-05-25
.ginid,

BY the Governor efihe Commonwealth of n,
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-05-25

authorizing q subscription for the laws of
the United States, and for the distribution
thereof .ss
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-08-27
RARDLNG.
tbs

Ire inventor Of thsiportant medical Improvement
rs new gone on to Philadelphia order to provide a
competent supply ofappa,at.S
Ssoon as he can make. the necessary srrangements
I 9sents will hetempIoyed toconyey them throusou
the United States ~.
The price winch he at first contemplated was 90
collars TO private citizens to- physicians 100 dollars
For few months however. he offered them at half
Price 20 those persons who might afford him thar aid
whilst he collecting such facts and testimonies US
The public REQUIRED. This period i row expired and
the price in future will bc at iird intended Tost.
Nhoare able to pay ter it. must admit these prices to be
reasonable
Fer the reliefof the poor every sgeAt will be in
s1cted to make provision in their respective neigh
borhoods In the city OF Richmond any poor person
sho may need the Bath, may apply TO Mr.. John F.
Shields CAPTAIN % the watch or to Mr. John Mad
dox, vth each of whom there will be deposted sys
sems to be devoted exclusively to the service of such
AZ the intended arrangements completed rot;ii-
cations will be gwen ttom time 20 tune, to those con-
ceIned.
NO person viii be permitted 20 cell any Of the Baths
who is not furnished with proper license 50 rs 10 Re
prepared to grant dispensstons every purchaser nm
der the signature of Tie inventor c. has general agent
as every known yicaGcn q the patent privilege will be
prosecuted according TO law =
$50 SAMUEL K. JENNINGS.
j. s. Robert G. Jennings the General gent is fur
rished with supply of the Apparatus at his office la,e
occupied by James Brown, esq
July 90 h.r 1.S nc fl
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-08-27
BY THOMAS RITCHIE.}
TIRGLNIA:

a TIA Court of Chancery held for Abemarle county
n the 4tli day of July. iS1i,
Ludlow & Nimrod Brsnaham, Coabiainaa.s
And
Nathaniel Barnley, adnlinistrator Of Ambrose Dowel
deceased, John Doweli, Richard Doweli and Reuben
Pulocs distribiecs o. the estate otthe sad Ambrose
lowell, deed. Defcnd,i1ts.
This day came the cor,r,airans aforesaid by them
counsel and the Defendants John Dowel Richar,
Do,eii AID Reuben Bullock, not having entered them
appearance and given security according to the Act
OF Assembly, and the rrles of this Court aud
It appearing TO the satisfaction OF the court
that they not Inhabitants OF this Common
wealth, ON the motion of the conihipants by their
sud co,inselH IS ordered5y the CONT, that the said
defendants do appear here the first honayin Sept
next answer hill ofte Couplanahts & that copy
OF this order be forthwith inserted in some newspaper
Published in the City OF Richmond for months
cessvely and also posted the front door OF the Court
iIo,ise OF this County for the same time.
II Cotu I'ste,
JOIN NICHOLAS, c. nc.
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A VALUABLE ESTATE
e. ~,

hN Thursday, the first day of September if fair, it
not, the next Fair day, will be offered for sale,
Public Auction, on the premises, that T.7IU.4BLE
J.a.SfES RITTER ES2.fTE in the MIanniilin
Town, late the property of Mr. Egbert Harris, aon
ing tie estate of Mr.. Edward Scott Of the ManniSn
Iown-Fet1y-Ihis estate consists OF $50 old acres Of
frstrate James River Lower Grounds, and upwards of
15oO acres of High Land, most OF which heavily TIM
bered; 500 acres OF the latter may be furry classed
" Secondi Grounds, and with proper cours,. OF
culture, may soon he made equal the Low Grounds
The buildings good and convenient for moderate
sized Family, with the eXtens:Se and congepjcnt
barn and firm-yafd in the state. What adds grcat5
tn The value oftkis estate is its conguy market Is
miles only BIZ water from the Basin Of the james River
Canal A fuller description is deemed unnecessary
those need to purchase viii doubtless view the pre-
In'ses Terms OF sale made known the day of SALE
crnpon application to the subseiiber living a, Dover,
Coochland county
GEORGE R4RDLN'G.
Au,r,st IS ids
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CONSTITUTION:
20 oZ-pound carronades on the spdT-;lecS,
4SO her cosnpiement al. men


4So her complement o. men.
ne SIZE OF the two ships is abort the samc The
eahder IS new, br is h,ilt of r and no, consider.
ei 80 strong and durable tie British syiccahle Sims
'er weight OF metal was designed match the Presi-
the spar deck.
- gentleman from Nantucket informs that several,
osts arrived there Saturday, with Information that
FsSSi had driven ashore NuS,,eget and that they
nu psSed upseycTi bbs. noer aud hca,ng, ~ mar.
ee,l w and nIrhered also, apiece NJ plank marked
opset 2slh jay, IN squa.i-i Peas... Aug 8 still,
on the wreck" The schr Pelican i',,s4. of s. ion, p,,s
'pn, cargo OF ho'ir aud corn, ssed from Asato nsi Va
about 2iih July.
on Monday .crcnaah ships or var supposed 20 l,
nc Spencer, Ma tie R,zee, Bulwar! Shannon and
-, were s,,eng into Cape t.s,.lor AtSp% 8
Oh Tue ahove.ccre seen anchor 1uc>ly, AT 3 NJ
saw sns, tsappoied to be apart o;ihc atoye namcD
l0e't leagues from Plymouth Light House, st,rn.
o'Ws''is me Cape number OF fishermen rr,sot, tat
Or tuesday they SAYS no s,laareriggcd vessel in tbs
lay DGi!y .4ds,.
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H0.SE AND .LoT.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., (Md.) Aug. 90.
IHE LITTLE PLOT

considerable uneasiness has been felt drr
hS tile present week, by a number of persons
IN inns place, IN consequence of the conduct
OF few negroes. AS matters of tb;s t;nd
are usually magnifcd at distance f; and e.
ven mere on the spot, where the truth m;Sht
DC ascertaned, we have already heard some
inaIVciious stories on the subject, we have ON
ta..t account thought it necessary to notice the
Slc nc plot, III 1t deserves the name, was
p oi'eoHy c"hteinptl5le both in numbers and
means oi mschief--and notwithstanding the
many idlestories that have and will he c;,,cn-
latea, there is no Cause for alarm. II aDpears
from the testimony of a free black fellow who
Maoe tne discovery, that there had been some
TAX OF arlAing themselves with knives that
"neh large number of the militia was call
ca Out they were to attack. the town and had
ProCeeaed 70 nominate 2 captain and other of
1cers tor their company. AS tits propertb AZ
any disposition of this kind should be pro,nnt-
" PUT down, about eight, all who we're named
as concerned in the plot, were arrested and
are now confined in jail.
"A meeting of the Citizens was caI,et On
ncsday evening to determine what items
upsnt De proper to be taken on the occasion.
AT :, TINS meeting committee was appointed &
~. ~, 70 report to meeting Of the citizens
on thursday evening
70 this second meetino the co,o,,,;..,,, :,
ported that after nvestr.tino the e,,l,ect 80,
felt satisfied that there was 6ocause ~ ia,o;
c. that the constables of the town were sniff,
cient TO secure its peace, without theaid of
additional guard or patIole.
:, rs ti'e county Court does not sit again unt;l
Feorlaiy next, we understand application
mas Deen made TO the governor and council
ior d special court for the trial Of all ignpli-
Gated.
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JUST pU1LIShEu.

A ND For Sale at Peter Cottoms Law and ,iiscella-
"a neous Book Store -
The Lite the Marquis and Earl of Wellington
eonmanderin ohiefafhs 2. Maestys forces in the Pc
r,sss,ila--,ricc $50 GEMS. -.
The Warderer, or Female DifciIliics IN Madame
DATblay-+5 vol 5 dolls
The Emporium Of AI+s and Sciences, by Thomas
Cooper: for April, May, June and Juy.
Fort Folio, fer July, &c.
S,;iv 20 II
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" ASKING 9N, AuC. GO.

Nearly al the runners that reach as from,
che scene Of action below, are evidently % ~.
aggerdted aud SO contradictory, thar i is i'm
possible to form from them any thine NE :.
correct or satisfactory opinion either of the
strength or operations Of the enemy. Far1,
man brings the tidings dictated by his o,y,,
tears & impressions; consequently we are IN
undated with mum erous reports that bear no
likeness to the truth. ~
The only intelligence which we can ven},r,
to give to our readers, as Authentic. win ~,
found III the letter that follows. II is the Ia
test we have received, and may be con6dod
in. We abstain from publishing anv Of the
verbal accounts, only SO far As 70 saw that tbo
letter we give is confirmed by cen+lerna+,
who subsequently left orr troops, &, who STAT
that Tire enemy seem, from appearances. d..
tltuto Of field artillery ard land tr..ns3orta-
ton. "a "a
We also learn from source entitled -
credit, that part Of the 1st brigade. corsi., ,
ing CT Peters artillery, Davidscn's infantr,:
and StoH's riiienen, being in advance. NJ ,
yesterday large Hanking party Of the enc
my. Our men IN thc most prompt and aoi1no I.
ted manner formed the line of battle BIT - .
enemy declined the ccfa5et, < fled OTTO der
snain body.
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COLUMBIAN EXTRA.
NXFp- TORK:
Sle1day Alorniag, mr.. u. 1aI4.

'>n7dny AforHi0g, mr. d, 1914
THIRD GLORIOUS VICTORY O3S TIE
NIAG&Rk
Ire irst Information of the event Of which
the following are details, was received by last
evening mail from the Utica Gazette extra
and IS confirmed this norning in a variety OF
ACCOUNTS by the Steamboat. Col. Tor rather
u. COLI &, Drnmmcld, stated to be killed or
wounded, Is Il major general i'm the line rs
wen as lieut.. col. or the 9Th regiment, and
commanded a party of the l04th in the Battle
of Bl1dgcwatci-he is said to be a nephcy Of
the iieut. general, a. J. Dunm,nd. In the
blowing up Of our battery, the example setat
York by the enemy is.repaid with interest.
and the death OF Pike and his fellow heroes
greatly avenged.
IRON THE UTICA CEzETTr KzTpA
BnBdfo, .BNP. IS, 1914.
9 o'ctJct Il. W. (b3ono,qu.
Our army CARED mos brilliant victory o.
yer the enemy this morning. 1t eencral
Drummond attacked oar troops at Fort Erie.
about half past two o'clock. The battle vas
o5stnatcly contested for more than two hours
The British fought lard, but we're beaten at
every point, wiii loss of more than five INN
dIed men killed and wounded, besides nearly
three hundred prisoners. Col Drumuoud
and many other officers are among the s,aip
Our loss does not exceed fly, killed and
wounded.
FROM THEZLBANY hecus FzrRA.
Saturday, Il. NJ. AUG. 90.
FURTHER PARTICULARS or IHF
BATTLE or ERIE.
L.rtract of'G ketfer 10 the Edhor NJ. fhc .gy.
g"s, dqted Bufdio, yfuy. is.
An express has just arrived to gen. Scott
NJ this place, stating tlict tbe B.iu1.. u.dci
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LOST

OK SGEDAY NIGHT between Cole-TIsrbor
tt city, sr'GN BL.9Ch- 9'OCKET NOOK.
eotain'q lr certificate of freedom Of In.cph Pom
dsntcr, lcf'. sI.d another ee,fftate-lt viii be,
NJ sof % use ,oay olier pcrson. Those, Eia citsn.
Eisl rcoc.,e g,1riVts ys7g e,d
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go DOLLARS RETIRED
WIZ be gwen hv tue Subscribers to any nc,x,, -,
viii deliver 10 tl,.n two n..n......i - Z"

Va" DC gwen hv tue Subscribers to any nc,sf, x,h
VIII deliver Ia them two neeroes- ~
Jt'LIUS e DICK,
ten dciis i;'r either OF them or 6y,. dollars g
securing each of them in Jail 50 th., W.. p,t ibcr,
- 1-ICS IS TIE property oi John Hankips q: I,r,ae
Ciy County, where we have ,iobt hun he ;s IL; rho,
county or the over end OF New-<ent He is ,Lo,,,
'se,, o %. inches high. lie went ofrin .iunc lac,
'iSh Is the property OF William Wn,blu
., OK. Ne~-Nent county, stort a,i well made
80 oA nus peen living ii, Richmond for rpmy
years, Though we have no doubt he has made for Me-
ent1r'anesC City, as he first come from therc-hs;l
nus ia,her lives IN The county o..ia,nes Cav HcNeuta
way the Sth dy OF August. Ne"'"
ne above Reward viii he paid by the Subscribers if
Delivered or s,cur's n r'', that e,t,them
John & WIN. b. LTPSCOMBE.
August 60 y,
hfae 81 Deed Of Trust ii1n C. = S1,.e =,
tne subscriber, 'orihe purposes the,eis exnresy
e, aud IN etn'nity toa decree of the honorable fo,
coed 10 sell by Pubic Aucson on MONDAY ,b ,o,S
VI sept neS', at Ii o'clock Oh the premises. far reaei
hao'iey, the % ''''s
Ho.sE AND .Lor,
m .,e Sross-sreet No 10, leading i7n th, ?csC!;
lor. y ''r ~ Az
Au- 90 "AAl' EAfN,.
It's
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NElI-YNpK Ano. %

NENf-fORK, Aug. fe.
ne sioop fmancier, Capt. ParkeS, from
,Ns. -oI1eahs Tor New-Yoik, (Which port she
.s'L ~ the 2'tn or July, with 8 passengers, s,
N neiiast) was captured on the 5th of August
IN the lat of NewProvidence, bv the R,;t;sS
Di1g Dottereil, and was ransomed for IoGo
a9iiars 1000 of which were paid in sDecie
winch belonged to the passengers and crew
ana were all they had OH board. A Bill on
new ore, Tor the balance, was given, to the
captain OF the, Dotteren, who released the
SIoop and gave her a pass. The passengers &,
crew were taken OH board the Dot,ereII and
detained part of one day and night. where
they were treated in a very inhospitabIe man
ner some OF the passengers being sick. and
had to lay upon the deck, between tn. el,ns
WITHOUT any bedding. On TUESDAY last off
.'ahay i1ook, was captured again by the Sa-
turn race, Capt. Nash, who ordered all the
passengers and crew on boa,d the yaz ,s.e
where their trunks were opened and Searched
and al the passengers letters broke omen and
read. The Financier is detained ard made
Il 'ehaer OF, with midshipman, sailing mas
Ter, ana men, and MIR. Loacraft, the mate Of
the sioop. Capt. Parkes, his crew and of
tle passengers, II III all, are detained on board
the race. Passengers, MIR. AIolicr. of Balti-
more, Mr. Spellmdn, Mr.. Gray. IIr. Fieison.
Nr. Low, Mr. Dufiie, Mr.. Howard and Nh
Ni'tfles CogSshaii, o. Rhode-Isand. The
latter gentleman having been sick. OF the feueI.
and ague, and yellow jaindice, was immcdi-
ately released by the captain Of the Saturn
put on board of a fishing smack, ard arrived
mere on thursday evening. From him " re-
ceived the above intelligence
Aug. 90.
Yesterday several sloops came down the
hudson, with FIVE or six handsome corps of
drafted militia, from the counties Of Orange.
kockiand, Duchess, and Westminster. We.
are now provided for any emergency, and the
CITY may be considered as perfectly safe.
We were highly pleased yesterday 60 see
TIE procession Of about Eve hundred Carpen-
ters, who, with their implements, marched To
Brooklyn Heights, and patriotically gave a
days work on the Notifications.
Capt. Lancaster who was bro,,rht in here
a prisoner, by the Syrrn prvateer, and who
lett Falmouth on the 8th ult informs that a
rev days before he sailed he saw Id. Wei
lington at the grand peace celebration at Ports
mouth.
We understand, that The elegant copper
boitoned ship Frugal, of this port, is fitting
with Ill possible expedition, to carry a Mes
senger with dispatches from orr government
to Europe, his will afford fine oppo,tu-
iity to passengers for good Accommodations.
and for forwarding letters.
. Besrox Aug. ~.
Il he 4. - IL .fr..s.. -
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80 DOLLARS REWARU-
Will Re SOLD.


: 'lanters-fwe, in the county Of tioochIand about
! a zen miles above the courthouse, OF said county
on "Wednesday the 2lst day ot September next II Gir,
il NOT, the nest fam day, for ready money The
pt,EGROEIS IND sSTUCH
of every KIND belonging the EsrIn also the P1Hta
rim uhit among wlie,i arc several carts * a vhcst-
fan, asoso hs'sse-.od g kitchen furniture, and
Kood loom With spring shuttle, four stills mum
Dor Of beer stands and tight casks. There safng the
SICK soDc valuable wors.-ioizes and miles gool mich
and several yoke Of good oxen, half and three
yq,icr mcrino sheep, and booie cape ram and
some good hos. vii also AZ the same time rent the
tenement tote I'sles bidder, that is IT prcaent oc-
pied BY Mss Ol's ying contiguous tn Planters-Fuc.
either Cor one " iIrce years The sale VIII commence.
Of II O'Clock.
DANIzL TRtrJBTT.
Avg. q, t,s.
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" Ink CH [1eLde.

-)4IaGaY, 2C'cfsck p. m
Our army IS about 2 miles from tie
woodland, tic encmy's fiankers les We s,,--
pose) have advanced near tie farm ef Mr.
Benjamin Odcn, ard his main body 20 ,u,ucr
-A-Hooiou9n; rs force IS not exactiy known,
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49,. BrsroN Aug 80.
rs me br'''h iriente tfander and the L. 5 figatc
Constitution are ro,y wing IN sight ofoscf otbes =
rnay no, be ar rit Occasion 10 give the following stte
nent, which we beiefc to be correct, OF then eomar
at!sc force.
LEqNDIR
50 2i-poun6crs or the gtin-deot,
70 ~ ound -a1ppcdcs on the scar deck.
80 iercom2 ,eineat Oimsn.
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Enf10tt u q frIfT. IIom an oE7feraf F5tf
E'fe, 70 his. ffend mHi7 chg dqted mr.
5h, lSlf--PoSfmarle3 a. 13Eflto.
+" was preserved Yesterday n a most par
tlcular manner rom the balls OF cur most
perhdious and crusl cncrhy--tle circuinstsn-
ces are so garipely inf NOR ard 50 controfv
10 al he rules Of ciVGsed warfare, that q
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LATEST from SACKETT'S HARB0P.
A correspondent OF che Editor writes: " I
have seen . gentleman who left Sackett's Har-
Dor on Monday (the 5th). Our feet was then
blockadng Kingston, excepting the vessels uD
the RAKE, as before state,LY GIL
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A late Montreal Paper. contains a
statement made by an association Of
gentlemen in Canada, wi'h.respect 10
the burning and pillagins Of both
public and private property by the
troops ofthe United States, with the
dates Of each transaction. IKE A
mericans are charged with having
begun the savage warfare, by burn
ing a dwelling house at Sandwich, al
the time Of General IIuIl's retreat a
cross the river in 1919. The charge
Of their having burat the public
buildings at Fork in 1913, is-re.its
rated. 1nasnuch as it has never yet
been setilsd. who commenced the dis
graceful and to US disastrous system