Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1814-09-15

OF Rock Hall. upon which Lieut.. Col Reea
called out the 2lst regiment OF the MARY
land militia.
On Sunday the 9Sth the enemy came on
shore at the farm of Mr.. Henry Waller he
ing on the Chesapeake Bay about 2 m;ls.
above Rock Hall, and burnt his dwelhng
house, barns, all other ~out-houses. wheat
IN the granary and stack, and in short des.
troyed every thing by fire that they posi-.
bly, could his loss Is estimated at eight or
ten thousand dollars
On Tuesday the 30th, they went 70 n.
farm of Richard Frisby, ESQ. adioininr
Walters The now resides near Baltimore,
and committed the Same disgraceful and
oegraoing acts his loss is supposed TO be-
ABOUT the amount of Walters. At each of
tne Aforesaid places they set fire to the pro
perry and made their escape to the frieate
before the militia could get down TO at
tack them.
On Tuesday morning also they landed
and went to the house Of James Frisby. it
is supposed for the purpose of burning him
out However Mrs. Frisby prevailed upon
them to spare the property. They took
with them some poultry and said thew in
tended that day to attack and defeat Col.
Reed and his militia near Belle Air. aud
then to go and get supper in Chestertown.
True in part to their promise, about half
past II o'clock that night they landed be-
tween two and three hundred men, headed
by Sir Peter Parker having a few day vs. be-
fore taken 4 of Richard Frisby's negroes.
they made one of said negroes pilot them
to the American encampment about two
and an half miles from the bay shore.
Though very recently made, our yideites
observed their movements, and gave infor-
nation thereof to the Colonel. who pre-.
pared for action and did fight them with
from $50 to loo militia men. not one of
whom except himself had ever been in an
engagement the. action lasted half an
hour or upwards. Or the American side
there were three privates wounded, not
supposed dangerously, and one taken pri-
soner. On the British one Masters mate.
one midshipman, 5 privates killed, and S
wounded left on the field of battle, two of
them died of their wounds yesterday. one
deserter-Sir Peter received two wounds.
the last of which was in the head, and
killed him instantaneously he fought i'm
front OF the marines (such bravery merited
a better cause)
One of the prisoners, the captain of the
foretop, who received only a flesh wound
in the thigh, say he fought by the side of
Sir Peter when he was killed. On their
retreat they called at a house some distance
from the field of battle and got a blanket
and sheet, it is supposed to wrap Sir Peter
in.
A shoe was found the morning after the
battle with the following written on the
lining, viz. No. 90, Ice, Parker, Capt. Sir
Peter, BIT. Yesterday LIST Lieut.. Crease
OF the Menelaus sent a flag on shore by
captain Evans, late master of an American
trading schooner from New York. who
was paroled on honor for eight hours with
a written communication to the Colonel
proposing an exchange of prisoners, that
is the p~rivates they took prisoners, Captain
Evans and others for an equal number Of
the Menelaus's men taken in the then late
rencontre of the last pignt Col Reed sent
three officers to the bay shore to confer
with the British officers concerningt said
exchange have not heard the issue !. from
the above we doubt not Sir Peter is killed.
We are informed by the prisoners that
a great many of the wounded were carried
Oft the field of battle by the enemy and we
presume some OF the dead with Sir Peter.
After the retreat of the enemy, the mill
TIA found muskets, cutlasses, boarding pixies.
one grenade and one rocket and some poles.
&c. supposed to have been brought to be
used In discharging the grenade and rock
et.