Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-12-24

an elastic hanUsplkc Iutrouuecu q
| tween the spokes OF the wheels
| which wosld prevent them frsn
arping and llus cheek The rseoi
| Of the piece. Further states, tina
400 rounds ofshot and cartridges to
| the eighteen's could be sent down
ordered that he had long since di
reeted some grape shst 10 be pre-
pared fer the fSIb. solumbiads tina
| a takle and fall to mount the guns il
| the block house should be prepared
that capt. ,MarstellerlIad just inform
ed him, that a good take and fall
were ut the fort when he left il, and
| that the platform WAS upwards Of 20
fret wide. General Wiuder,;H a let.
ter of the Goth July. from Piseata.
| way, advises the secretary Of war,
that the enemy had descended both
the Potomac. and patuxent rivers ;
that he expected him up the hay. &
shonId not iIe surprised to fad Anna
polls his object, which he feared
would fall before 500 mea; and that
he should rctnra 10 Marlborough as
soon as he could ascertain the move.
meots of the enemy. On the 18th
of July, general Winder. IN two let.
tiers to the secretary or~ar from Piss
getaway, STATES the force nadrr gen.
Stewart At 500; col. Erali's se.i-
ment ut Pert Tobacco from 500 so
500 infantry, and 10 dragons; col.
Bow ems regiment at Nottingham at
500. and the detachment OF regulars
under coia maid or li9ui. col. Scptt.
was also at Nottingham +; and from
gen. Winder's letter 10 the Secretary
Of War Of the list Of August. from
Port Tobacco. II appears that he had
the detaebnent under lieut.. cslesel
Scott, at Piscataway.
Csr,eshondenee of Gen. Wmder, NTH
fhr Gep. Of Penasyirauia.
In relation to the quota Of Psnnsylva
MIA under the requisIlisn of the 4ih ii
July. and more especially as il regards
the 5000 men subject 10 the call OF sc.
neral Winder, and assigned to his Com.
nand, it appears That general Winder
wrote to the governor u Pssnsy ivan.a,
on Inc 9th Of August advising hIn, that
the secretary ef war had destined a part
,f that quota to act under his command
in defending the c.unlry embraced in
lac 10th M,iitary district, and requesting
"at he might be informed VI toe place
"r places q! rendezvous which ~enld Be
fixed far such ,roups, and recommend
Ing places most coD'igenus to the chic,
( Washington end Baltimore. On the
9Th VI August Gen Winner write. q
4 .in 10 the Gov. oi PvaHsy lvania, stat.
ing that since his Frs. cemmunicst,cn
he had read letter from the secrs,ar,
# var, dared the liza July, which had
moi rSached hin II "a easl,er period in
consequence Of hi, having bean Ia con.
,taUt 4iD;iua a:nce thst ume; ~hich IN.
iThSu INV tha' ~ ihe uup'd az hi'i'Aa
Of PeDnsylv MA under ;br requisi,irn of
the atn Of july 5G0s were destined for
IN. !c:h military district, subject 10 hi,
call IS Commencing .lKcsr, and fsquss.
ed that as goat proportion OF he de-
lachmest as Pessials should be rife.
men.
Ga the | 'th Of AUGUST, Secretary
Boilssu. under the lection Of the ga-
ernor of Pennsylvania, in answer 10
gen. Winder, states, th1i in consequence
of the dsranged safe e the militia sys.
TEN, great difficulties occurred to the
xecGtiye in telaiien to the gs.ia re.
CURED I be held in readiness for the
SCI vice Of the u States. The Only 81. /
tort that could ". made towarAs com-
p!ionce VITA the requisition, was 10 la c
ordered . designation f.r tho service oil
the requisite troops, under the militia
law OF 1907, aud before the expiration
OF that law 3 which order had been i,su.
ed b. the governor, and was IN q course
ct 'xecu tion (; that the militia law OF
1907, expired on tho list of Aug. and
that all commissions under it hecsme
void except of such "fhesrs as might be
in service On that day aid thst by an
oversig ht in The Legislature, no con-
plete oigaAizstr n of the militia could
be legally msde in psnnAy l,anis, splll
the 4ih Manday in OCT when y cia,si-
ne alton uus 10 take Mace.