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

milii;a that ssald 81 procured from
The district or Columbia. This se.
eretar, ON the same dry acknowIedg.
Is the receipt Of the above letter, a
states that the marine corps WAS sot
under his command (; bnt had sent
the lu st to the president. and, a.
the authority to call the militia was
vested in The commanding general,
he had transmitted his reHuisitien
upon the district 70 general Van
Ness /; he also reminds him that the
TIVE regiments near Baltimore had
bcen called into actual service, and
expresses the wish OF the president
that NO less than two nor more than
5000 Of the drafts. under the requi-
sitisn es the fourth OF July. should
be embedded and ebeanptd nj some
middle point between Baltimore and
this city. y
From, The letter Of general Win
der, Of che Goth July, Il apsears
that the enemy proceeded np TIE Pa.
tuxrst I. Hunting creek, landed and
committed some depreaations in Gal.
vert county. and returned down The
river. Three companies Of city vo-
Iunteers had marched from this
district. in ohcdience to the call Of
general Windrr. which he had holt
cd At the Weed yari, aed the de-
taeb eaents of tho S6,h and 3Sih re
gimcnts at Upper Marlboro. while
he proceeded TO Annapolis. TO ar
range with the governor the ealing
out tae Mar, land militia which he
states Will be. immediately attended
to by The governor. Ee states that
he had called fer the largest number
directed BY the president. viz. 5000.
expecting thereby 10 get 1000, the
-1Sest number that We forbore TO
disnantie fort Madison, rs it might
aInf.s the people. and produce diSa.
sreeaAle sensations; preterring re-
Their 10 risqse il in ease Of attack.
On the Esd or July, general W.ader
Informs the secretary nfwar that the
governor of Maryland had issued his
order Tar calling out 5000 Of the
drafts anarr the rcquisiiion of,he Alb
ofJuly, aud had appointed Bl.aens.
burg as The place Of rendezvous &C
rording toi'is Suggestion. In another
letter u the same dal-, g.aerai
" inder Informs lheiscrretarF o. war.
that he lind lremed IL eSppi..eaf 20
direct captain Davidson with the city
volunteers, To return 10 fbe city Of
Washington from the 'ss fold con
sideraiian that the facility with
which they caH!d turn oni and pro
eeed 10 any paint, rendered ihrm
nrsrl, as eCrr,i,e as ifsrpt ia the
sela. and tue inrcr'ssse 70 them
individually Of atiesa'Ds 10 their
private concerns. That the rides
used by eapisin Dsashi,'s company
were very defective, and that captain
Bareh's artillery were without
swords. He recommends that the
camp equi?age should he left in
charge ofshe company officers TO IA
ei'itate their march. On tie 18th
af july, general Tinder. in letter
10 the secretary Of war. dated at.
Warbarton, near fort Washington.
represents that fert ia several re.
spsctIto be incomple'e in its prepare,
ton Cor defence /; encinses q represen.
tstisn of lieutenant Edwards On the
subject; makes a reqaisition ofam-
munition and requests that colonel
Mxdswsrth may cause the platform
TO be enlarged 80 as to make the bats
terry moro efeetual. The report Of |
lieutenant Edwards speaks Of tie
reecssity Of nlauntisg heavy artillery |
in the Sleek heuse /; states that the
IS ID. solumbiads we're not mounted,
and hat the garrison wanted means
TO mount them, being destitute Of
gin and tskIe +; represents the width
Of the platform. which ought 10 be
tweuiyone feet, to be suly four
teen, and that the heavy guns ut
their first discharge would receil to
The hurtoirs, and ca beia, heated
" ould ruA over il that Eve excellent
eng ISIS were nesNted on tie water
,aitery, which would be very useful
n ease oil attack but there WAS not
. single pound Of ammunition Tor
hem, and that some Of the qua ear
'iages in the fort we're quits cut Of
rider.
This statement oflieut. Edwards
, on ia FL rrei ss,.,on lie Peciut IN {ol |