Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-01-07

II relation 70 the collecf IA 81 tslIs
force several unfoytinate circllfi-
stances intervenesI to produce Z great
and ,a;ssifcst failure. tst- On the
47th &c July gen. Nin;ior wss a''-
.<fkoriscd, III consequence og his own
suegestiers and hs riorInity 70 the
Wishes ofr tie President, 90 call INTO
actual service ms many rs !. 900, ana
nol Tess Than Q. QUO Of the ,irattss af' :
DER the reaaisition 81 the nth si I.i,- !.
III. assigasl for tie operation %
3 HIS 6is;r;cf. as 4 peT.Ranent corps
an,l rsllyiag point with his oshcr
inrccs IN i central position AS before.
Stated. "a pt,seci baltimore, ne 81
Il ~, is asl,iny ron. ~. ~ case Of IN.
3 vas;on. tsSu. syip.ies. apan tho ~
Is ceipf of this authority praceeslesi di-'
rect CO Annsaa,is. ami asadc this re-
aaisilian uaon the Sovrtnor Of Me
Ireland nr the actlla! service OF $500
n.sn; and Oh shc Isl az July. .
sgays ureyions 10 the battle OF Ala
teiis,,ars. general iyia'!c's informs
The kecresary al war that The arrangs-
mcnt for this farce had i'ec'i snasls;,
orders had issued and isiadeashnt'5,
i;xssl as the pIaee Of rericzsaas q
encourages expeet.stioa that the col
lection ofthe iswce would BE- prompt
aosl certain. On the 27sh, the SO
vernon or ssar, land inlatms the SO.
crstary Of war that measures hau
beet taken to comply with the re-.
e.is;t;on os the Ath of July. anil hrs
orders had issued calling int actual
service $500 men. torensiezyous at
Bia;lensbarg, TO comply with the de-,
mand Of cen. Wiaslc;, in coafsrnily
10 tho Wishes cf the President. in5
the mean time Stansburs's brigade
had been ealisdinto serv;ceat Baitis
! more. on account Of the alarm about
fhesf5th Of Ju:y. by the secretary
sfuar; and although this force con-
stitufr.l 4 part Of the Maryland quo
tn Of six thousand. by The secretary
ofwar. Il Was. to make no part OF
the 5000 10 bc called iatp actual
ssryfwe for the purposes mentioned
Ia form a eprreet estimate oil this
failure. which dill not bring IS ma
nv hundred snca into TIE tieid, in the
,sa,.ls or Eeac.:.l Windrr, il may
he prsser to state that at all times
the marines, ilotilts laen aud resa- .
lar t.aoYs. including the ditfcrcns
-. PRISONS. Amounted to upwards Of
1000 men. The militia OF the Dis
frist OF Co.u;abia Amounted to 1000
aaep. I'aesa wrre always in DIS
:pnsabie state, and acknowledged by
gen. WiadeT, in his letter OF the
S3a. to he ALMOST ~ efficient as lin.
astas! service, and The eseat proved
this ID be- correct. The disrosa5ie
force ii Baltimore. including Stans-
barS's brigade, amoaated 70 up-a
wards OF 1900 nrn. AS the event
proved, miskins an efficient force e
at least 5000 men, il the call Tor
s.oao Had seea complied with. TO
this Add The designated farce assisn-
ed 10 the tosh military district, and
5 the Force~ts lie raised On the. spur OF
the occasion ny e.lls upon the mill
Tia and posalation Of the eoa'iiIy en-
nasse- ans, whnse disposition Is al-.
w,,ys {. acratcd upon more sor-isss 10
pscnortnn to the prospect of sue
: cess. tsa The 18th OF August =
lass after the secretary OF War was
in;asose.l that This arsagsse s'ieat iiii e
been made. gen. Ninder adsssrti MN All
thas ,,hsse would be alfaoss q tosala
fT.,;,::,,re i, relation ,ct!e Caller 8 ,0oO
men. aud as az temporary remedy
praposes the acceptance OF certain
ststc troops supposed 70 be- asous
900. Under eoseaels Bei.llan sss aooa
then ii service at Annapolis, vassa
WAS aatlssisesl; aud these tsst'as
came i. the battle ground as hsipre 5
Z stated. aaoat one half honr pesefs
5 the AETNA on the 9Th tt 4 assnst.
The reasons which operated 10 Pros
Suce this failure have hcen desaiies,
and there .can be no object IN hav'nss
them repeated, rs the eons:ni''se 80 g
not csusi,lsr ia duty 70 discuss ihs
& e & I. ~ !. .;.laraffa0S.