The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-12-24

10y vas eVaouaeeo, mad the best opportunity
VI estimating the loss Oh both sides, as well as
~ oP.'cI UNITY 20 ascertain the number
am force OF the enemy. His estimate is as
follows: "a d.
VIhe e'iemy-On capitol hill. 700: turn
PIKE hill, 1000; wounded at Bladensburg
ooo attendants, 100 ; wounded AMI att n,
dants in the city of Washington, so killed n.
biadensburg and the city, 1870 : ,otaI f,rcc
oo4o. Ibis statement is corrobo,nted Inv ali
the information IN his power, besides his o,v,
observations Mr.. Law estimated the enemy
ON ON us March az 5000; but from the best in
iornia,ion' his estimate would be about 4, 500.
Soi Monroe who viewed the enemy on his
march, estimated the number at about eooo
Gen. Winder states that the best on;n;o,, ~,
the Wood Yard, made the enemy from 5 70
'ooo. OR forces, are variously estimated
anu indeed, from the manner of COLLECTING
them, anc their dispersion, makes il difficult
TO ascertain the number with perfect accura-
cy. General Stansbuv Represents coone,
hagan regiment at $50; col. Schu,z's regi
ment at 500; coloncls Bealls and Heod's st
8OO colonel Sterret's regiment at 500 mai;
finkney command, 'cluding two companies
OF artiiiery, 500: m king 1858. But General
Wmder estimates colonel RealI, or 700 de-
duct 100, this leaves 1858 To which add
the command OF gen. Smith, and militia that
united with him at the Wood Yard, Ba,ta
lion Ola helds, the regulars under lieutenant
colonel scott, Barney's command, the cayal
fy, exc. $500; making an aggregate number
OF 6053. Besides this force, several t,,ach-
ments are spoken of by general Wlntler's Off
GERS, not known, amounting to several hun
dred. hut as small detachment was left nt
the Eastern Branch bridge, others, particu
larry some I'll the cavalry, were ON detach-
Inent, reconnoiterirg, &C. tile number of onr
FORCES NAV be CStJrn tnt at
ing about twenty pieces of artillery, two IS
PouDt.ers, three tweives, and the others six
Founders. Our loss on the field of battle. kill
ed, Is estimated, by the experimenting s,,r
geon, at ten or twelve, and the wounded come
OF whom cied. at about thirty Gen Win
der's official rcP0t estimates our loss AZ about
thirty killed and fifty wounded. t"'
Ihe probable estimate of British f,rscs ON
the 2fth August: Total 4 500 Killed at Bla
nensou'S' aud IN the city $50; wounded at
both places, 500. American forces. .ooO
Killed, 20; wounded 40; besides IT, ree;-
ment under colonel Minor, 500 infantry and
100 hoTSe, which met the retreat on the west
Oh the turnpike gate; and general Youne's
brigade, about 500, which was ordered 10 re
man on the banks of the Potomac. abont 10
miles from the city ofWashinston, until the
evening" OF the oath, when he crossed ovcr.to
Alexandra, and proceeded to Montgomery
courthouse, to JOIN the main army.
lie enemy, on the evening of the o7th.
maze lhe greatest exsrbons TO leave the city
OF Washington They had about 40 Indifferent
looking horses, 10 or IL carts & wagons. one
OK cart one coach, and scveraleg gigs these
were sent to B.SGcnsbuig to move lie wound
Ell drove or 90 or 20 cattle preceded this
party Arriving at Bladensl,nrp. the British
surgeon was ordered TO select the Wounded
WHO could walk the 40 horses were noun
ted by those who could ride the carts and
Wagons loaded, and upwards of 90 woundcd
ieft behind. About ID o'clock at night. the
ntltisi army passed through biadensburE * |
P"rues continued until morning, aud stray
giers until after midday. The retreat of the
enemy to his shipping was prccipitat,. and an |
Iarehtiy under an alarm, and it is supposed |
that 1t was known TO him that our forces had |
marched 10 Montgomery cOurt-hous
ne non. Richard Rush. gen. Stanshur,-
MAJ. Wu. PnkneY, DR.. C9tlett, & Mr.. Law
al remark, that general Wncer was active
q jealous; encouraged the men and exDosed
himself, aud acted as man Of f,mness dur
rig the engagement, and endcavored to rally. |
with other officers, the lines as they gave
way.
There seems to be general concurrence
of statement that our force, wer,. ,n',eI, &,
uSuec, and worn down with marching. coun-
ter-Tharching, and their strength much ex-
haussed, during. their service, by rcrnaini,it,
'nder arms much Of the night, as well as :he
day, by false alarms and otherwise. Nor
oces 1t appear. that it WAS generally known
among the officers and men of the first line
that the forces from the CIV were formed
behind IN the second line, to meet tn. enemy
and support them. This statement is made
by general Staflstury, major William Pink
hcy, ana Some other officers of the first line.
REHABILITATION.
ms statement of facts has brought th,
committee to recapitulgtion of some of the
PROMINENT circumstances in this part of the
tfans2ction. Without entering into the com
sheraton OF the means m the io,yer of ti,,,
administration, and the equal claims of every
part OF the extensive maritime and territorial
frontier OF the u. States, in proportion 10 its
importance and exposure, to defensive mea-
SureS' The committee are Of opinion that the
means authorised for the security If the to,b
military district by the president of the IT 6
IN a cabinet Council of the 1st July, were am
pie and Sufficient as To the extent IF the force
and seasonable as to the time. when tl,. n,a,
sures were authorised On the "a of I,,I, the
lOth military district was Constituted. and tLc
command given to gen. Winder. On ths Itb
OF July the requlsition upon the stats for
$500 men was made. Ga the 1lth of I,lv
the governors of PcnnsJ lvania and V,rpiu;,
acknowledged the receipt of the ref,,,;sifion .f
the 4th, and promised prompttndc 8bonf
the 10th OF July the governor Of Ma ...l,rf -