Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-12-27
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TIE INVESTIGATION.
REPORT.
C0yrIsuED.

CbNTtNVHUs
a. me fitA arJulv Mr. Noi'e,u,
s7,.ria,~ efs,ate fer pennsylvsais.S
aeaa~ied-es the recent Of the
~ .vuni-siina OF The var depart
,a,sa. castai.irg thr rcqulsitisa Of
~. ti,h o. yaly. far $4,000 Penn
), yaiia militia. ~hisA vas forward
III ~ rxp,rss - the ysseraer, who
S.sesahs~at al Senlim's Hrsys. with
IS .urauees that the governor weuld
O., ate with premptuess the requi.
sem or the general government.
EN- me 2sth. the governor OF Peas
SSssasis directs the Secretary Bel.
;-1a 90. iaferrn tae secretary Of var,
iAss gvasra, orders had bees isssed
in can siisa.c With the requi'.tisa Of
iae 18th or Judy: rxplsiss ~ before.
10. Difficulties resaItisS fssm the NIL
luia laws % Peessylsaaia. aad re.
d.. on the patriotism and voluntary
services ef,he people.
Sa the tA,h OF July the deputy
at;a,a,, general Of Virginia, az
fs,stedgea the rereip Of the CON-
" ,,i.ation fram tse var aepartment
containing ias rrquisitisn sfthe 18th.
aaa eaeissed 20 the secretary OF
e4r the sessra' orders Issued BY
IL. yeysrssr Of Virginia. on the 22d
.Sas~, lslssiay in readiness . p'eri-
sioaai force Of $4,000 9es and NJ
wards 20 rspcl sudden iavasisns. and
f,r the purposs Of defence. and tho
paints or rendczvsas desiSasted. sut
ns, Srcaaizrd apsa the military es-
iaali,hmeut sfthe United States. nor
for . longer tera than three months.
which, With other considerations.
perverted the acceptance Of ANY part
Of those state troops As y compliance
~is the rsgui,iiion Of the general
ceysrn xsnt. The secretary Of war
W., ap,risea in this letter also, that
ss- whole Of the Virgiuia troops,
then held il readissss. wsuld b
furnished With arms and ammuuition
b, The state or yirgisis aud ON the
18th the secretary Of var isfsrms
lie Goverasr Of Virginia that 1000
ec,he resuisi,iop npou the Virginia
miitia would be placed at the dispe-
s. i,n Of general wisaerassoRnaad.
e. Of the 10th military district.
n xiss sreSeursd aeonaensed view
os,as measures Of the cabinet the
ccrresaon irnse bet~ees the eou-
naynsas eiHcsr aud the War Depart
,,-w, the fsovsraors or Pennsylva-
ria. aad MARYLAND and the sssa,aaad-
IN. general, the correspondents With
the Gorsra-rs of Pennaylvania. Ma
r,l,,d aud Tirgisia and the sserrta-
r. OF MAR, in regard to the reqsisi.
lion Of the Ath Of July. il will row
b. ,roaer 10 present soae facts cor.
nreted with the movements and ar
raagemsa,s Of the commanding ge'
p.ral NJ to the revocation Of his
command.
rewards the close sfthe month Of
june, tho secretary sf VAR gave to
r.aeral xinder the 6rst intinlaties
iha il was in contemplation TO e"D-
s,;,ate n new military district, sm.
bracias the eountry new composing
the 10th military district. and that
the pre siarnt intended 10 invest him
With lis COMMAND. On the 18th and
ssh OF July. he received aetise Of
L,s aDpois, .nent Ia the i0io military
district. and the order creating il /;
proceeded 20 Washington End ssllss
on the secretary of var. Who ssu-
p,sra,ed the regular force rs before,
supposed 10 amsant TO 1000 or 1900 /;
the residue OF his command TO be
.omoos-d Of militia to b drafted. 4
W., sheua the circular to ssrtaia
states. making the rsquisitisn OF the
4,h. lie returned to Balti1ere. 4
after writing the letter Of the 9th
proceeded 70 Ansspelis. to examine
il. and 10 explore the 10th military
district seuerally. The letter OF tho
13,h frsm the Secretary Of war, vas
NO, received until he went to lama
polls. 10 Upper Marlborough and
back 10 Annapolis. On tho 18th, 1t
NsuisxLan, resolved Intelligence
that the enemy was prsseedins up
Al, -..fa "a the ger reta.