Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-03-12

sucn c'rcumstancesi nope 70 coihManu
them--In vain may We offer, the enor-
nous bounties, which the patrons, OF
these denominations, seem willing to give,
IN vain may we call, upon the patriotism
OF our population-they will not sacri
hce themselves, for systems, so total,
subversive, of every principle of honor,
humanity and law. JUSTUS.
/" MILITARY INPRESSMENT."
An article headed "a above, appeared
in the Gazette some weeks ago. Mr.
George Minor of Fairfax, csnceiving
that the statement, given in that article,
impeaehed his conduct as Colonel of the
Regiment, addressed note to the Edi.
tors Of the Herald, in which he pronoun-
ces it " literally untrue" How far
| Mr. Miner, was iust Sable in making
this public denial Of the facts stated 10
the Gazette, me following communities.
ton from George Mason, Esq. Of Gun
stou, the gentleman upon wsose good
anthorits the state ent vas made, will
enable the public to decide.
! IMeSSTs. Sn0Koen 81 SiWms,
pare grabh frem paper called the
f! Alexandra Herald, was a lsw days ago.
| put ilto my hands /, is mest Qrobaoie
! that never should have seen II, but inS
friend Edgar M'Carts, Esq. OF Loudnun
County, who, happened to DC on a ylsl
| to Alexandria, cut 1t from 'hc i,aper aGd
sent 1t TO me--the piece ai'ade to Is
signed Geo. Minor. rhe Nsi,a, Las ne
ten.eriy to. decla,e .tha the piece ;!ceded
military impres.ment IN the q q
| the 18th Of Feb. is literally untrue, aaa
the folly TO complain of an a;tsnpt g.
tarnish his military glory and dsln.G
| of me, ii I have any respect Tor ny orr.
feelings, g. ~ make some turtner exnie.
| nations" ! now set cbout that, dare
say more his conviction than his ST.
tslation, When the regiment Of mi!l.
! Tia of this county, was assembled agr-e.
| ably to orders from the Gov. OF Virginia
for the purpose of emoodymg the nal
| previously detailed, and Of placing ti,crn
uader az officer TO be marched 70 Nor
| ok, Col. MINOR observed thai fhe 4 v
was TOO far spent 10 proceed With bush
ness. anl consulted With lhe officers ~
appoi'- another. Col. Minor told tUe
| G plains To nc particular in having the
men, who had been* detailed duly mott
! bed, IS MS orders compelled him to Eli
the places Of those @ho night be absen,
with any who should be present. l i'm
Wedisteiy complained OF the uRtaIrness
OF such a procedure, and asked to see
| the orders, the passags in them that re-
lated utte draughlsd men. as well as
| remember, was in thesc words, II any
Of the men previously detailed for duty
should be uaapoida6iy absent you will
supply their places with thsf next In
ciass."-i observed that l thought the
| 1roers correct, but, if any or every Que
| ,f the detailed m-n, chose to remain at
home fer he purpose ofescaping tour
! of duty, they wsTe not unaroidably ab-
sent, Sir" says the Colonel 9" If the
| en- are not here, they arc absent, and
there is no reasoning against facts" 1
iound there was DO reasoning with the
Colonel, and turning to Major Hunter,
| asked his opinion, he replied" " that
ne was only bound to obey any instruc-
tions from the Col who must judge for
himself" Several Of the officers pre-
dicted to Col Minor the consequence
OF his making such declarations; they
! told him, il would be the means oil In
ducing men to stay at home bat he
was rcsolute and would not be advised
what followed every body knows, but
for the purpose Of refreshing the Colo
ueps memory, yhichappears to besome-
what defective, | insert the following
statements from respectable men. they
will show whether or not the paper head
ed Military Imfressmeat is literally
untrue"--that it is true with respect TO
the company which command, there
can no longer b. a difference ct opinlon
and that the same arbitrary conduct was
extended 10 other companies ] have We
~ little doubt, fer why should mine be
the only persecuted 'nen---on 10 occasion
have a majority Of them refused to vo-
usteer Excepting at the draught)-
aid when Admiral Warren with his
feet was in lie Potomac, they all yo-
iunteered excepting one man, who said
he should content himself with voting
for war men and var measures.
HAVING seen statement in the A
lexandria Gazette, under the head OF
military imp essment, and being inform
ed tha, Col Minor has declared that 1t
is literally untrue, take the liberty to
state nv conviction, that il is in sub