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Congress Of the U. States.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Moxp.r, Dec. 10.

- MONDAY, Dec. i9.
A memorial from Patrick Magruder,
clerk OF the house, on the subject nj the
report Of the coaiHittee on his condoct,
VA. read aud referred % a select CON.
mi,tec. The committee Of the whele
honse was discharged froa, the further
consideration Of the report of the select
commi,tee al which Mr.. Pearson was
ch iirman --herc,othr made on the con.
dact of the clerk, and the select com-
mittea now appointed
The memorial denied that the library
was destroyed by his. tho clerks ncg.i-
,zence, aud iaIiher sisted that ne was a.
bic to esplsin in par, "fthe deralcsiions
charged asaiss, him by tie above re-
pot Il he commi,tce
TIE bill 10 ipx furniture, houses, ard
,ches, was read third time and pas.
scd by Eye. and noes l02 to IS.
The S,esker stated 10 the houSc er-
rors in The printed doenments LAID on
,he ,tasls rela,i,S 10 the invasion OF the
City of Washington in August last,
past oa,i'ted by the pria,er.
Mr.. Johnsoa aniDadverted upon the
rrrors in printing which bad frequently
appeared and thought in some WY it
must be corrected.
The ho7ss went into committee upon
the bill ate lay direct tax upon the
u. States. and to provide for assassin e
Md collecting the same I"
First section lays . tax OF six millions
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ZEN .dRMS7RCNG PkIVATEER
From the .if!c. Iorl. Mercantile I'D.
yerliscr, E.c. Is.

Tae following is Capt. Reds as-
count ofl,i. Rencontre with the Bril-
iish at Fa,ai, and is communicated
to thr Editors oi the Mercantile Adj
yertiscr for publication -
FAYAL. Sept. 8.
With infinite regret | Am run.
strained 10 say il has 'u''Iy fal-
len 10 nav i.i 10 state 10 ypu. The loss
ard iofa! destruction Of ,hs private
armed brig Gen. Armstrong, late
unocr my command.
We sni!ra from Sandy i:ook on
TIE evening Of tie 9Th W.. nsd about
midnight Ie!l IL chase oa heard of u
Race and ship Of the lire. They
pursued i'll next dey ncon. mhen
,hsy thought proper to give ovee
cthse. On The fifth. after AMIR"
saurs chase. bosrd,i the nTisaio
armed sehr. Perry. John Coleman.
s,lays from Philadelphia haathrrSn
over I'LL her guns. On III" feliowin,
day ftIl in with an eneM,'s quo brig;
exchanged few shs's with. and lrit
him On the 2t!L bearded n Spanish
brig and schooner. ard y Portuguese
ship, all from the Havana. On the
.sih, following. came tan in Fayat
Roads, for the purpose III Cling WA
ter called on the American o5su!,
whs very politely ordered our water
Immediately seq. OF. j, being or 'u-
trniioa 10 proceed to SEA carly tho
next Gly.
At5P. nj, I went on board. tho
Consul and some ether gentlemen IN
-ompany.-I asked some Qnrhlots
concerning enemy's siEizrrs, ami
was told there had bern mere at
these Hands for several weeks
vixen about dusk. While We were ca
runsirg. shc British Mig carnaiion
suddenly hove in sight -rlose u.''ssr
the N. L. head ofthe ha'6Ur WITHIN
gun shot when frat discovered. TIC
idea Of getting nsder gay Was ~
instantly suggested bnt indiag tho
enem,'s brig had The advantage OF! a
hreezs, and hut little wind With us.
il vas thought tiouhifni five sheu!d
he ahle TO get 10 Sc. without bazaro'
ing an action. Iqurs' ensd the Con'
sai 10 know fin his i,sion the ene-
my wou!drcgsr,i The neutrality ef tte
port J He gave me 10 understand
might matc myseif.pciisr,iy easy
assuria. ne p: sta s-r:e ::,ac ,'ry
wepli never nsiest rs v.:'c II an
rhor --iSni no sooner did the -no-
mys brig understand from 'hs pi''t
boai via ae were, wi,.a SIZE imme'
dia;eIs .au!ed clos. IN and LET ss
her anel;or within pisic! shst 81 us.
| ~ The sane msmea, ihe i'lan'assnet
and iriga,c Ra.o. hove, IN sight. 4"
whom the Carnai;sa .taniiy W: 90
signal. and constant cx:h.eSe t".N
place for sr,re time. Ihr i--bH
WAS, she Caraa1Oe rr.':r.r9M e
throw out nil i,.r irat.-; s.s.'s:tf''S
orc Oh board She Coa.,.'c; = -
sypearrd otherwise tn - - -
unusual exer,iGns. Fs.M ':s'F'i
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s 100000 co

The act constitutes board Of p'inci-
pal assessors tn rerise and ssua'ize the
taxes among The diffewst counties 81
each s,ste, taking for the basis Of their
Hroceee:ngs the valuations keretofars
made. The tax 10 Commence on the
FIRST day Of February next.
MIR. Oakley msYsd to amend the pro-
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-08-03

Extract Of le!fer from Gen. JOHN p.
Hungerford, to the .ddjufant General,
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-08-03
From tAe National Iatetligeacer.
BRITISH PERFIDy expospn

we proc ed to lay before The public the let
ters we mentioned yesterday. and which have
not before LseD in print Tn, originals arr, =,
present, IN our poss rsion. Trey are from The
celebrated Col. Mckee. At the time o writing
them he Was in tke station of superin,ens..n, OF
the Indians for the districts of Detroit and ,ii-
chilimackinac while the British held possess; !.
on OF those districts. They are addr ssed to
Col England, then the British mi lay com
mandant at Detroit Col. Mckee appears 10
nave been at tie Rapids of the VI ami, As the
aates OF MS letters will show. which we here
insert without the alteration Of a word
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70 tl.e Commonwealth. near tle lsell=.,a III.

YOU would yet take. felt no iestatin,, In
saying, that as VrgiIian, aud aa Oiiicer.
you would feel equally interested To il siitnte
rigid examination into the asai.e;ff---s,ich as
should be satisfactory ahin ~ to-hc World.
lie alluded to a similar occsrtehc. in Rlary :
land, as having excited snspcioasucss of
such prsciices. could not forbear remark-
ING. that the honorable and pro,npt manner
III which TN individual had come Forward on
that occasion, to arrest the fatal effect, was
strong assurance of our abhorrei &c OF the
means, ard that they would not be practised
or cnbn'enaacsL. He had stated tina, the
information had come from a prisoner, bar
Could not tell Of what description. / observ.
ed. that had learnt Gu board the Alb on.
since my arrival. that negro had given the
information. Y T hat il would be hard if Gle
dat were given TO SUCH testimony, to fix an
imPusation upon our people. which for the
honor OF human nature, was almost increSli.
o's. That it was very probable that a slave
in the moment of his liberation, miSht wish to
excite as angry aud vihdicttvc spirit sas
po sit,le, in the boso,ns OF the e;is,.Jsiss is
'osmer masters aad Ma 80 sage stl, a
would be mere effectual than the one under
conslderation,-He said he knew not before
thatit was prisoner of that description, x
sent an officer 70 enquire in the ward room,
It It was known what prisoner had given the
Internationally officer returned and said
that the officers stated, they receis ed the in .
formation, or head it as coming fro a ne
gro The conversation concluded upon that
subject with my expressing my readiness 8,
my ~ish, toreCeiye any information from him,
which could aid in an investigation. MIR.
Fierce, he would not consent To lIbsrate.
"A search was ordered through the feet
tor the books, &c. which Mr.. Douglass want.
ed.
am, sir, your obedient servant,
JOHN TAYLOE LOMAX. +
Els Bri annie Majesty's shih ,
.dibien in The Potomac, fhe
24th Jutu, 1916.
:" Lienf. Col Parker,
4tSt Regt efthe U. S, .drmy.
"SIn,
- am honoured with your ,etterof the
I'D INST. ny captain Lomax Mr.. Psarce
having been taken IN arms against US must
OF course be considered by me as a Prisoner
OF War. and detained as such until exchang.
ed.
" am most happy to learn by your letter.
that you view the idea OF poisan having beef
LETT In the way of our people with the horror
such an act ought to excite in every honora-
bic breast.
have explained to Capt. Lomax the
particulars respecting it, whicl, were detail.
ed 20 noe, TO enable you 10 make such further
investigation, relative thereto, as you may
deSp proper.
- haze the honor 70 be, with high ccnsi
,cia, Ion, So. ytal. obe3icat !.uasbie servans.
g. COCKBURN. -
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Rapids, July 2, l7es.
SIR,


have this moment received intelli-
gencc that The Indians were enclJnped within
80 miles OF Fort Greenvile on tue 9Th of last
month, and that they sent here the scalp of a
Chifkasaw the Chickasaws were at that time
with the american army taken tina, day by one
ottheir scouts, SO that from the situation of the
con. ending parties il may be presumed tla.
few days will bring news of Importance, phich
J shall not fail to send you ty the FIRST opportu.
Dity.
BY the same channel learn that a large bo !.
dy OF troops, supposed 10 be 5000, with wav-
CONS, &c. crossed the Ohio some dsvs ago and
marched towards tho forts in the Indian coun
try.
am much pressed for tobacco and .mrnu-
nit'on' which hope may receive By the re-
turn of the boat
am, with very great respect, sir,
your most obt- and very humble servt.
Colonel England,
&c. &c. &c Detroit.
endorsed, on his MsjestJ's service.o)
II.
Rapids, July $, 1894.
Isand this by party of saganas who
returned yesterday from Fort Recovery, where
the whole body of Indians, except the Dela.
wares, who had gone another route, imprudent
- HNN~SNSA ehC fOil oU 'lOInay tue SUth OF tagt
month and lost 10 or II men, besides a GOOD
many wounded.
Every thing had been settled, prior to their
leaving me fallen timber,s and il had been A.
greed upon to confine themselves TO taking
conveys and attacking at dstacce from The
forts, II they shou d have the address to eDtice
tbs nemy out ; but The impetsosi,y of the Mac
klna Indians and their cagerness to begin with
the nearest, prevailed with The others to alter
toeir system, the consequences OF witch, from
the present appearance oftnngs, may most ma.
terislly injure the interests OF these people /,
both the Msckna and Lake Ipdi ms seeming
resolved on going home again, hay ng compet.
ed the belts they carried with ssalps and pti.
soners, and having no provisions there or at the
Glaze % subsist upon. SO that his msjesty's
posts WI derive no security from TIE late great
i,Hux Of Iudisns into this part Of TIE country,
should they persist IN their resolution Of return,
ing soon
The immediate object of the attack was 500
------
Supposed to be the place where wayne's
battle. was fought.
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" 1t. Col. r. E. Parker"
(" DEAR SIR,


4" DEAR SIR.
Z" Your letter addressed to the
Commander Of his Byifannic Maiesly's
forces in the Potomac, which was ordered
to carry, delivered 10 Adm. Cockburn,
whom found 10 be the com mander ON board
the Albion ~.
The subject Of the poisoned spirit was
the first to which he directed his converse
ton, aud It appeared tohave made a consi,
derabIe impression on his feelings. He re-.
marked with mucii propriety Oh the horrors
of such mode Of wariare, was clad IN nm,
derstand from you thatyou viewed it in the
same light, and alluded TO the suggestion in
your cOmmUnica' ion, that was possessed If
facts witch would rept the imputatiop.-I
remarked that the character of yirginians
wac strong assurance that none of them
could be touud 50 base as to practise means
SO vile. That the particular facts which
you had directed me to state o him, were
That the spirit had been brought out by Mrs
Thompson for the reireshmeBt OF Gentle,
man who had gone to her house upon the
approach of the barges, of which ne drank
That when the forces landed, Mrs.
Thompson hurried from her house leaving
the spirii, glasses, &c. standirg out--Thai
you and some other officers entered INC
mouse as she retired, mvetiDg her at the gate,
and discovered the liquor, of which YOU all
partook-- That you continued there uulil the
nearDess Of the forces rendered il unsafe
!ongerto remain--That upon retiring, some
OF tux company, and believe yourself. .
gain drank-Tbat it was quite impossible,
in the short interval between your leaving
your house, a1d the arrival Of the British Al
1t, that aHy poison could have been infus ed IN
the spri earnt that tie name q The fsr.
sen, Charged with the fact, was an ipdiviGu.
Il IN Your regiment, named John Crabb. |
told him you we're moi advised az the time
yoa wrote your communication. who was
the person charged - That although not mar.
t.cUlarly ins.ructclby you soSaywhat course
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" On the Nominy every thing is DESTROYED
The negroes and stock of cattle carried off,
and every considerable house burnt-a'nong
the latter are all Mrs. Thompson's at Nom
inv Ferry nushfeld the seat Of Mr.. Lewis,
and Walnut. Farm of Lieutenant lett.
:" Other houses are plundsrcd of every
thing and the extent of the injury isyetun
knowo.
:. expect TO day. two companies from
King George and one from Essex Until 1
hear from the Executive shall continue to
organize the assembling force. and afford all
the assistance in my power TO every place at
tackled in or out of the county.
!" p. S.--I omitted to state that the ware.
house was burnt and the tobacco carried off
or hurnt---On our retre1t Mr.. Rarsdail
Pcarce. acitizen who had joined us Though
not IN the militia, was thrown fromshis horse,
being insensible, was removed a little dis.
lance out OF the Road and there found by
the enemy. He Is now prisoner.
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Adju.ant>General's Office.
Richmond, July 23d., 1874.

DIX, 4 ~.
, Your letters of the 22d inst (by Expressly
have been received.--The commander in
chief directs me to assure you, that he fees
great satisfaction in approaching the zeal
activity and prudence which you manifested
in the late invasion of Westmoreland. -
You viii present his thanks to the officers
and men who repaired with such prompt.
tnde and aiacrisy ioyour assistance, as well
as those OF your own regiment.
AS the force which may probably be ne.
cessary to repel the enemy, will be coHsid-
cradle, the command has been assigned To
General Hungerford, by orders of this date,
the Contents of which will be made known 70
you
have the honor to be, BIC.
c. w GOOCH, ID. a. Gent
Col. R. E. Parker.
ll1th reg. Westmoreland.
Extract Of a le.fer from Gen. John p.
Hungerford, to The Adjafanf Genera,
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Gone at all events. To repel thir iInputa.
ton & to supply Mr.. Pierce with closthes.
| sent early yesterday morning alag aboard
with the enclosed letter. Captain Lomam
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last year enabled 10 employ above $4,000 tons
OF shipping and 10000 men in this occupation
being more than half rs many again as
were employed but four years age, and yet
much fewer than have been sent out during
the present season. The productions of cur
territories IN one part ut the globe have often
been transported by American speculation to
our ports ia another. Thus the New Bruins
Wick spars. most valuable naval article,
were carried ia great quantities to In-ia.--
These spars had become Of Immense conse-
quence to the American navy. Fortunately u
large store OF them was Consumed at Wash
ngton. The unprecedented rapidity with
which, under our liberal protection, the A
merican navigation and commerce increased
was so far from inspiring the statesmen OF the
Jeitersonian school with gratitude Ga feeling
abhorrent TO their very natures.) that il only
rendered them more usoisnt In their open
menaccs of destruction
we are willing, however, to believe, that
there Is great distinction between the scnti-
ments OF this class vi men, and of those Wi
SIR and more vir.uous Americans, who, since
the preJudices OF the revolution are gone by,
have turned with looks of deserved acmira-
ton 20 the country OF their ancestors, and
have felt pride i'll seeing, her the heroic aud
victorious champion of liberty in the great
Conflict which shock to lis foundations the ci
viliZed world,
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privatesr Portsmouth. An American revc
nue. cutter, the Eagle, prize to II. NJ. b. Dis
patch, sailed under convoy of the Narci ,>as
Tor this place.
November IL.
Arrived, 18th, II. NJ. s. Narcissus. Capt
Galloway, trcm of n. London. Last evenin.
brig. Hiram, from Cork, captured by th.
prlvateer David Porter plundered and given
up.
Several stout privateers are infes,ing our
coast; and many others are said to be pre-
pairing IN the ports of the enemy. The schr.
Mary, from hence for Martinique was captur
ell a few days since by the American priya-
teer Surprise and scuttled. The scl,r. lua
Ann, from St Nincents for Liverpool, n. =.
was captured on the 9th inst by the David
Porter privateer prize master and six
men put on board, and ordered for the u. $.
But the night following, the mate, one seaman
and boy, who were left On board, re-took
the vessel. landed the privateersmen at Cow
Bay, and brought the schr into this port.
November o.
Arrived, on Friday, H. M. brig Escort.
and transports Lord Somers aud Hero, from
Quebec
YESTERDAY, H. NJ briggs Merope and Raven
the former from Portsmouth, u days the
iatt' :. trom short cruise.
L lie Surprise, privateer of Baltimore. on
I thursday last. near La Have captured, plum
uered and burnt, the schooner Hazard, Ian
ders. OF and for annapolis, from hence, With
valuable cargo of dry goods, West-Indi.
produce, &c. II; also captured two Lunenburr
fSh'ng vessels burnr one and gave IN the
otner to the prisoners. She had previously
Ken and burnt the schr. Mary, from hence
tor the West-lndies. The Surprise mounts
10 guns. and had 116 men ON board.
II. ~ ). Elernes, of 20 guns, Captain the
Hon. w. II. Persey, was blown M in an at
tNck on Mobile, on or about the 18th Sept. last.
he Am rcan account is So very irnprcb bic,
that we cannot give al estimate OF our loss at
present .dcadicR RecUrder
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NEW STORE.

TFTHt Snbsc'~hers having raken the s,or, Iats,v ~,
B. cUpied as SlIe Pos-OGice, and next toor bslo,,
the Merehant'' Cof; House 0'''"
OFFER FGR SHE,
a a'fortnent o saperhne bisct, blue bottle green Z
'"'~ed cloths, tassin-res ard Coatings, Rose Har
KITS, d"'nesrs ginglaos ctarnbsav, checks nd s;rt
ing, India cotons. black aud white cotton cambrict.s
thread do s1aFseiiic?, tocnete and ssau,so,y,, v,
ings Inens ami 2ont,s fur ell AID wroi bats ,o,tr,
iiail7, assorted eooars blue Ron III K Alaiass k r.
osn bTrgs, window glass by 10 and 10 by ~ strt.
u'rp n1e IN bottles. cotton, wool and p:ivinp card
brushes OF hiiercsi kinds iadit mo: Deco Kid
ther slippers, meas leather Shoes 50 pack ,pins. I
for cash, by 'D ~"
Dee 90 '"1i"
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Ernaets. from Hahfaa Pahcrs
Received by the sloop Jane and Martha.
HaTtrAv Nov Is

HALIFAX, Nov. 10.
Ar on Thursday, Fl M. ships Saturn and
Bacchante from cruise.
Friday, H. NJ. ships Bulwark, Rear Admi-
raj Milne, and Leandcr, capt. Sir George
Collier, from a cruise
The American privateer b~jgantine Mac
donoush, OF and from Portsmouth,, n. l.. 5
guns, Is men, prize to the Bacchantc.
The American privatctr sclr. Gen. Put
nam, of salem, ii guns, IS men--pri.e to the
Lcander.
This forenoon y. NJ. ship Norcissus, capt.
GALLOWAY, from off =. London, days--oii her
passlg e Captured an american schooner,
'hich had been tahep ~ f1e Liverpool pri-
vatecr Rover. and retaken by the american
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500 Eascine ln;xes

500 Fascine knives.
An anchor weighing 500 lbs.
n inch cable, sol feet in length ;
large quantity of shot and SHELLS,
goo Shovels and Spades,
100 Pick axes,
20 kegs Powder, > -
a number otbbls. beef, and pork.
And several bills. hard bread,
a barrel OF Sugar, &c. Y
The sioop was formerly packet between
TINS place and Burlington, and taken by n,
enemy III thi> haroor. III their excursion ~.
the lake in 19l2-it has since been res,ore, ~
;ts former owner.
Captam Downie who commanded the late
BRUSH squadron on Lake Chanplain, pub
iiciy declared, Oh the Isle La-Mott. in the
bearing ct 20 or so American citizens, that in
90 minutes after the first fire, he would be On
board the American ship Saratos-a 'Cbe f;~sr
IRE from the Saratoga proved fatal TO cat
Downie. f
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VALUABLE PROPERTY

NXTifL BE SOLD on THURSDAY the 2af inst =.
w the late dwelling house Of WIN TIohq,n. dec,6
III 10" haian county, the TRACT or LAND wber.'
op the sad iobson resided, This land lies On e rn,;
buckingham rOad miles from the court honse e;-i,
from James and one from Appomstox Rvers.-J, :.
within thirty tive miles of Richmond and forty G,, *
petersburg, and contains, by late survey eigbt b,,
area and eight acres, wOtls uf which are, well ,,,
bered with pine and Csk..~All the 6elca ara under 90
enclosures, and ninety bushels Of wheat are sou,,, Coz
the next crop-a bold stream runs troupL each Eeid
y he improvements are all in good repair and enc.
st oil dwelling house, with two rooms above and h.
iow-A iumber-house, meat house dairy. snrnc
house, Lighthouse, kitchen and laundry-An excelIc5,
framed barn, two log tpb1cco- houses a very Iarcs
sl|ed-lss courthouse, with framed stables or,pdi .
Any person Wishing tovew the premises can he sbeyn
theIn ny Mr. William Royal, who can he found tbrl.
~ a'l tunes The terms OF sale will be one fourth rs
the purchase money in cash, The hianee in three an
nnal payments, TO carry interest from the date If nn.
punciuaily pah-Bond with approved securtv anil =
mortgase upon the whole land will be rconred.
hiSO-at The same time and place win h, .oLt .hs
crops nj corn wheat oats and fldcr the -ock of.or
ses, hogs, cattle and shcep The household and ki,che
furniture, farming utensils SSc Ac--Iho rms M ,hie
sale vii be cash ors sums under 800 and for al -,
yer, W months croft with boud and approved sse
~, TO carry iutcrss' from tie date
fH.4.VCLS u. pOT.9LL, E,',r
JUm. H0v50H fkcH
80. - M
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after the words Except such as shall be u
sed In,printing of bibles, testaments, and com
mon school-books ;" which motion was mega
uved.
And the bill was then ordered TO be engros-
sed tor third reading Tomorrow
And the house adjourned.
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Ero9; ne Bortou Goyetrc, Dec. ..

a gentleman from Hampden, Ne. informs
US that he saw gentleman at thas place.
who lett Halifax OH the 9th ult and brought
paDers to the 25th, which no left at Casrife.
re informs there had been no late arrivals
from kngiand ; and he understands him t.
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INTERESTING TRA1rl

-EacE q lcEEe1. from a nlel.6,r OF c.
SreSS, dated
g Washington C7ty, Aav. o..
The zoorhy old Vice- President ajed mir
aay' Gfer tie f!n@ue IF long dc6ofe. H,s
remark 70 me on the morpulr Of IRE former
day. 9ohen mentioning 10 Inn a threotencd sc-
cesSfo" u tie .NcSo- lEns1a,ad States, in conse-
'g"ence 81 our measures, 1,Gs, "7 yc luust be
c cf, n2fSqfhStanctne theV may attca.ht 20
TVere Ais laSt zyords 10 NE. Ky.G
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n Discovery !-Iu the several accounts
published by the enemy, of the attach. ON Bal
tlnore, they unanimously agree, that we left
ON the ground, or rather, that they took t7vo
pieces of cannon. This has been set down,
as one oftheir falsehoots as but one piece
was known to have been lost, and that in
consequence Of the horses running away with
The Timber. 1t appears now, however, that
inc oIher piece alluded to, was S7cipel
mounted by Mr.. William Howard son of
Colonel II. at his fathers place near Spar
rows Point, for the purpose of firing saIutes ::
and which was carried of by :hc retrsatin..
enemy