Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1814-09-01

degree. 1t is however said that the cabinet
have determined that resistance must be
made. Winder since his unfortunate affair
of the Gath, has resigned the command OF
this district. The Cabinet are SO bewilder-
ed, and have disgraced themselves and the
nation so completely by their improvidence
and imbecility, that the poor pitiful crea-
lures, although they have said that the enc
my must be resisted, are not capable of de-
vising the means of defence however as a
considerable number of troops have arrived
today from various quarters, trust that
on to morrow 50 me efficient plan of defence
will be adopted, and something like a SyS-
tematic opposition made, ifthey should ex-
tend their views to this place. Hitherto
the soil of this place has not been polluted
by tie presence of the enemy, and they even
spared Foxalfs Foundry, although on my
way down | had been informed it was des-
troyed. Aerandria has capituEGted With
out firing a gan ! The sentiments Of the
people were expressed by their representa-
lives chosen bytheir different wards, and it
was, | am informed unanimously deter
mined not to resist A deputation, consist
inc OF coloneT Sfmms, the mayor, and Sc
veral other gentlemen were deputed to wait
on the commander. Whether they stipu-
lated any terms or not, | did not distinctly
ascertain, but if they did have no reason
to believe they were not accepted, but that
the enemy are determined to exercise their
own discretion. Several gentlemen from
Winchester passed through Alexandria this
evening on their way hither, they inform
me that the terms of capitulation are stipu-
lated they are humiliating indeed, but the
people it is said find their apology in the
government leaving them unprotected to
shift for themselves. The conditions are,
that the shipping, -four and tobacco, which
they consider public property, shall be Civ
en- up to the enemy, but that other proper
ty and persons shall be respected, provided
there is no sort of opposition made. but if a
gun is fired, the town shall be DESTROYED. |
do not however calculate on this considera-
ton being observed on their part; it is said
that the people on board their ships are the
very ~oifcasts of the earth. If this be so. ia
discriminate plmder viii be the result. Sc
Veral vessels are now before the town. To.
will develope their views s~atisfac-
torily The inhabitants are, as NAV be
imagined, in the greatest distress magma
Many of them will inevitably be ruin
and many OF our friends in Frederick,
&c wall also suffer serious losses. God on
knows where the miseries Of the people
are to end. see nothing but distress and
RUN staring thousands in the face. 1'he
people on our side of the mountain. al,
repeatedly harrassed by militia calls,
are happy indeed when their situation is
compared with that of the sufferers on the
coast, and in different towns, &c. within
the grasp of the enemy!
have to day visited the City the smo-
KY ruins of the Presidents House and CAPT
tai presents a gloomy appearance indeed
the walls of both are however yet standing,
but the inside perfectly demolished. The
Representatives chamber appears to have
shared the worst fate, to me it appears in
capable OF repair but there are other parts
oil 1t not so much injured. The Treasury
office and War Office were also burnt be.
SIDES two or three private dwellings, on
hill-these were burnt by accident.
one, Mr.. Gallatin's, from which a shot
was discharged at gen. Ross, which killed
his horse under him. Thus commenced the
of Gales's office, but were dis
suaded from it by the ladies in the adioin-
ing buildings. All the injury the house
sustained was the breaking of some win
dows {; they also distributed some Tyse in
The street, The Navy yard and felgate was
blown up by order of the Secretary OF the
Navy, was entirely misin'or ned as to
the loss sustained BY our troops in the ac-
ton OF the 9th. None ofthe accounts here
make it to eSceod 90 in killed, whilst the
enemy acknowledge a loss of 20 in killed
and 24o wounded, exclusive ofa number Of
prisoners since taken. The retreat of our
troops (per order of that--Armstrong) is
pronounced here the most shameful, COW.
ardly, dastardly conduct that ever disgraced
the page of history every body that was
IN the battle speaks of it in those terms
had they stood a few minutes longer. the
battle had been ours. There were reoi.
ments and corps of troops that were not
brought into action at all. The redouhta.
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