Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1815-02-23
CONGRESS.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Wednesday, Ee5ruarp
TIE REWARD OF yALoR


tons, the adoption OF whieh is recoInm.nd.
ed by the said committee, viz:
RtsoiUed by the Senate and Uouse as
Representatives cfthe GATED States cf
.inaeracd ~ Congress assembled, That The
IRE sldent OF the United States be. anu l,e
Is hereby equestea TO cause monument, a.
be erected at a suitable place, aud with =
suitable inscription, in testimony of H..
high sense entertained by Congress of the
late Brigadier Gen p,ke. wao palb.r,f,
leading column 20 the attack or ya,k &,
Uppef Canada, fell, In the arms OF vict, -
on the eth of April, 1878, tcrminafjng
giorIousiy a life devoted To his couniry AMI
leaving behind him an honorable examola
OF enterprise, perseverance and contennt
OF death, for the imitation Of the american
Soldiers
2 Rssolred That The thanks OF Con.
gress be, and they are hereby presented 10
MAYOR General Harrison, and to Gov. Shei.
by, and through them to the officers and
men Under their command, for their Gal.
lantry and good conduct ia deleat,nc 81.
combined British and Indian forces under
Major Gen Proctor, on tue Thames, in
Upper Canada, the 9th of October. 1918.
capturing the entire British army, win
their baggage, camp equipgge, and arliIle-
~ /; and chat the President OF the United
States be requested to cause gold mcaaIs
to be struck, enblematieai OF This tsiunnb
aud presented to General Harrison and
Governor Shelby
3. Resolved, That Congress entertain a
high ssnse Of the galIantrt and good con.
duct OF lieutenant Colonel Beatty and the
officers aud men under bis command. IN
REFUSING, with inferior numbers, the con.
bined attack of a British land aud naval
force on Crahey Island, on the 2od OF June.
1878 and that the President Of tie Quilted
States be requested 10 present an elegant
sword TO Lieutenant Colonel Beatty
ResotDed, That Congress entertain
high sense of the merit of Co Croeaan.
and the officers and men under h,s com
mand, for tie gallant defence of F5ft Sta.
phenson, aise Lower SanalasAss, 81 tl.s
LIST and Cd of August 1913. regelfing with
great slaughter the assault of Beitish and
Indian army much superior in nsrlher and
that the President be requested to present
an elegant sword to Col Croghan.
8. KesoiUcd, That The President Of tie
United States be requested to cause a mo
nument to be erected at suitable place
and with suitable inscription 70 the memo
ny OF Brigadier General Coyingoh. VITO.
CALAMITY leading up his troops 10 success
fu charge, fell me battle Of Williams
burg, in Upper Canada, on tie liza No
vember, 1915.
s ReSolued, That the thanks of Con
gress be, and they are hereby presented
ia III r..
der Generals Floyd and Coffee, and turo'
them to the officers and men under their
command for their gallsntry and good
conduct in the campaign against the Creek
nation OF Indians in the winter Of lSl3--li.
defeating formidable tribes Of Sayages in
successful battles fought with great obsti-
macy and finally subdaing them to terms Of
peace, and that The President Of the SAited
States be requested to cause gold medals to
be struck, with suitable emb,efas and levi
:es, and presented 10 Major General J4css-
son, and Brigadiers Floyd and Coffee
a. RESOLVED, That Congress entertain
high sense of the merit of Lieut. Col Ar
and the officers and men under
his command, in their late gallant and sue
;essful defence effort AItienry against ;le
attack of formidable British squadron
and that the President OF the United States
De requested to present an elegant swora 10
lieut. Col Armistead.
s. ReSoloed, That Congress entertain
high sense OF the merit Of Ma Lawrence,
and the officers and men under his com
Inand, in their late gallant defence Of Fort
Bowyer, repeling with inferior numbers
and with great slaughter the combined at
tack of British land and naval force, aid
ed by body of savages and that tho
President of the u States be requested to
present an elegant sword to Major Law
renee.
The resolutions were twice read and re-
ferred to committee of the whole
February Is.
MILITARY LANDS
Mr.. Wright, Of Maryland, rose TO make
a motion. Believing, he said. that tho
war was about to receive termination he