The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-12-17

wnoie Oh the quota assigned to the state ot
Maryland; and IN another of The I'D, IF Ju-
ly,.the secretary authorizes gen. Wni,er to
draw from Virginia 1000 men, from Pennsyl-
wanna 5000 men. and informs him that the
whole OF the militia OF the district of Co,aIn-
bia. amounting to about 2GC0, was in 2 slispo-
sable STATE, ana subject TO his order: making,
together with the six Thousand fro.- Mary
land, the estimate of IS 600 militia. On the
18TH OF July the secretary Of war advised ge-
neral NVintler, that general Porter had com
mIn:cated the fact of the arrival of s5e van
of Cochranc's feet at Lynhavco bay, and
that the agent az point-I.ook Cnt had reDrc-
sented that seventy-fours and friyates, an
armed sioop and brig assembled the bay at
nan past =. NJ. on the 18th THAT he ce,nsi-
dered It proper to call into service the l,ri-
glde OF militia which had been for some time
held IN readiness 1t BaiSmoTe, and not know
ing whether general Wirt;er was II Balti-
more, or Annapolis lac had Instructed the
MAJOR general uls'er whose orders the;f were
organized 70 call them cut.
Zen. Winder, in a letter, CT the 10Th lulv.
TO the sec. OF war, amoi,, other things er.-
presses ms embarrassment in relation to f.e
situation OF Annapolis, aud gives it as lis chi
mon that large force and many additional
works would be necessary to defend il ar-a;rsr
serions attack by land and water. states its
Importance to the enemy, and the ease with
tne command ty water. and an entrencllment
O. or geo yards protected by batteries rer-
ressnts ort Madison as exposed and unheal-
my IN the months Of August and Scptc nnbel-.
Proviceo with two 80 ID. columbiads, TWEEN
ty-fours, eightoens, twelve and tom.
which might be turned with success AGAINST
Fort Severn that these guns shouid be re-
moved and arrangements made to blow up
the tort, and represents the importance oe de-
he. tOI = fl,a
CD states the governor Of MARYLAND and
council had taken the necessary steps TO com
ply immediately with the requsition of the
general government. On the 18TH Jaly.
!. letter from gen. Winder to tic secretary of
war states that information, that ne deemed
crediofe, was received that the enemy was as
cendine the river in considerable force that
nc hau ordei' the detachment Of regulars to
Nottingham, had sent cut the alarm TO as
semble militia force and suggests the pro-
Prlety OF sending to that place the marine
corps and ali the militia that could be pro-
cured from the district of Columbia The
secretary en- the same day acknowledges the
receipt CT the above letter, and states that the
marine corps was not under his command -
out hao sent the request to the president, &,
AS the authority to call the militia was vested
m the commanding general, he had transmit
tea ms reqlistion upon the district to general
van Ness he also reminds him that the two
regiments near baltimore had been called in
10 actual service, and expresses the wish OF
the president that no less than two nor more
than 5000 CT the drafts, under the renuisition
OF the 18th Of July, should be embodied and en-
camped at Some middle point between Baiti-
more and this city.
From the letter eff general yV;n,,sy of .bo
goth July, it appears that the enemy proceed
ed up the Patuxent to Hunting creek. landed
and committed sorne depTala.ions in Calvers
county, and returned down the river Three
companies OF city volunteers had marched
from this district, in obedience to the call of
general Wipder, which he had halted at the
Woodward, and the detachments of the Seth
and 3eth regiments at Upper Marlboro. while
h.; proceeded to Annapolis, to arrange Win
the governor the calling out the MARYLAND
militia woich he states will he immediately
attended to-by the governor Hc.states that
he had called Tor the largest number direct
ed by the president, viz. 5000, expecting there
by to get 1000, the lowest number that he
forbore TO dismantle Fort Madison, as it might
alarm the people, and produce disagreeable
sensations preierrng rather to risquS it in
case OF attack. On the 23d Of July general
Winder informs the secretary of war that the
governor of Maryland had issued his order for
calling out 5000 of the drafts under the re-
QUESTION of the 9Th of July, and had appoint
ed Bladens5urg as the place of rendezvous ac-
cordlng to his suggestion. II another letter
OF the same date, general Winder informs the
secretary of war, that he had deemed il ex-
pedent to direct captain Davidson with the
CITY volunteers, to return TO the city Of Wash
ington, from the two fold consideration that
the facility with which they could turn out &
proceed to any point, rendered them nearly
as effective as if kept in the field, and the
Importance to them individually Of attending
to their private concerns. That the rifles used
by captain Doughty's company were very de-
feCtive, & that captain Burchs artillery were
without swords He recommends that the
camp equipage should be left in charge of the
company officers to facilitate their march
On the 25th Of July, general Winder, in a
letter to the secretary Of war, duted at War
burton, near fort Washington, represents that
fort in several respects to be incomplete in its
preparation for defence encloses a repre-
sentation Of lieutenant Edwards on the subject |
--Jnakes q requisiton OF Ammunition and re- |
quests that colonel WaeswoTth may Cause the |
platform to be enlarged so to make the |
battery more eifectual. The report of lieu |
teRant Edwards speaks Of the necessity Of |
mounting heavy artillery in the Block house |
states that the 10 ID. columbiads were not |
mounted, q that the garrison wanted means |
10 mount them, being destitute Of gin and ia |
kle represents the width Of the platform, |
which ought to be 81 feet, to be only IA, and |
that tie heavy guns at their first discharge |
wsuld recoil 70 the hurtors, aud ON being hea- |