Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1814-09-05

more artillery were 70 fationed as to
bear upon the bridge over tn. eatern
branch at Bladeniburg; and the enemy
marching in column, futfered feverely
from their CALLING fire, which was KEEP, up
with great fpirit until the near approach
OF the column made it necelary for the
artillery to retreat which they did in good
order taking with them their cannon, ex-
cept piece, the carriage of which being
rendered unferviceabe they fplked tine
gun and left it on the ground.
The fifth regiment Of Baltimore volun-
teer infantry, conGitiog of about 500,
like the brave artilerfts, maintained their
ground with great gallantry until the enc
my with very hyperion numbers had out
Hanked, and nearly furrounded them nor
did they then thew any difpoGtion to re-
treat, until commanded to do 70 by the
officers Not 70 the militia under Gen.
erai Stanibury, part Of them gave way
at the hrit fire, and the Generals exer-
tons to rally them proved unfuccefsful.
The troops under Com Barney a.
mounting to about fix hundred, were
thote which lately manned the fotilla |;
they had with them the guns from their
vetie!s, mounted, ana fosght with de.
gree OF bravery never excelled. Their
rapid and well directed fire proved very
destructive to the enemy but they were
overpowered by avae iuperiori,y of mum.
bers. Their gallant commander received
two wounds, one of them feyere but not
dangerous, and was taken prifoner. We
undeIitand he received very polite a,ten-
ton from Admiral Cockburn, who COM
pnmented HIM highly on the gallant be.
haviour Of iimfelf and his men.
The CONTEXT with the troops under
Com. Barney, was clole to the city of
W Arlington and terminated the oppofi.
tion which the enemy met with in their
approach to the capitol.
he Britilh army was halted on the
PLAN near the Capitol. Gen Rofs, Ad-
miral Cockburo, and fome other officers
with about one hundred and fifty men, en-.
tered the city On paiIing houfe near
the capitol in which Mr. Caliatin form.
erly rehded, thot from a window, faid
to ,e hred by French barber, killed the
horie On winch Gen. Kofs rode. Ihis
imprudent act cauled the dcitruction of
the houte and adjoining buildings. They
proceeded to detroy the Capitol, the
freiidents houie, and all the other public
buildings, except the houie containing
the patent office.
They alto deifroyed the Cannon -Four.
derry the Navy Yard with the new vef.
iels building their having been previouily
deitroyed BY OUT own troops. The preis
anc printing materials Of the Office OF
the National Intei.isencsr were taken,
part OF them deltroyed the ref inclu-
ding the preis, it is faid they propofed to
take on board the fleet. Except an the
above initances, the per(ons and property
OF the citizens were not molelted
thus after being upwards of two years
at war, 10 very proviient have been our
rulers, OF the general defence committed
10 their care, that fmsll force of tx
thoufan5 men have landed on our faore. |
and in one ihort week taken poAa Gion Of
the feat OF government OF the u States /;
deitroying the Capitol in which our Leg |
Nature had juf been invited to afTen bic
all the Offices in which the public func.
tionaries tranfacted the buGnefs of the
nation; and the very houle in which the (
Chief maglitrate had the day before de.
clared tuch an attack from them imprac- |
tiCsble.
Routed from their lethargy the Ameri-
Can people will make fuch change in
the conductors of their affairs as will en-. /
lure that able and energetic defence, that
provident iecurity which all candid men
mutt agree is necenary to retrieve our lit |
uation." :.
From FOHison's Daily Adyeyt;sey.
PHILADELPHIA, AUG. 2S-" l arrived 1t
Washington on Tucsd4y previous 10 The action |
fthe long 10 be remembered 24,h inst. On |