Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1822-08-13

cDttIC ~ 49, 1880
in Febegers rear, and Major Hull, in
the rear of Meigs. which will be in the
right column. Col. Butler will form q
column on the left of Febeger, and Ma
jor Murphey in his ear. Every officer
and soldier viii, then, fix q piece Of
white paper il his hat or cap, to dis.
tiDguish him from the enemy.
Al the word march, Col. FURY will
take charge of one hundreddatermined
and picked men. properly oficered. with
their guns ~unloaded, their whole DEEPEN
dence to De on their bayonets, will
move twenty PAGES in front of the right
column, by the Road No. /, enter the
sally.port G.. He is to detach an Off
Ger and twenty men a little in front of
him, whose business will be to secure
che sentries. and remove the abetees,
and other distractions, for the column
to pass through. The column will fol-
low close in the rear, with shouldered
arms. under the command of Colonel
Febeger, with General Wayne in per-
son. When the works are forced and
not before) the victorious troops will,
as they enter, give tho watchword.
"The Forts oar oun," with repeated
and loud voice, driving the enemy from
their works and guns, which will favor
the pass of the whole, should the enc
my refuse to surrender Or attempt to
make their escape by water, as other
wise vigorous means must be used to
compel them to the former, and prevent
their accomplishing the latter, Colo
ne. Butler will move by the Rout No. 2,
preceded by 100 mon, with fixed bayo,
nets, and unloaded muskets, under the
command of Major Stewart, who will
observe a distance of twenty PAGES in
front of the column, which will imme.
diately follow, under the command Of
Col. Butler. with shouldsred muskets,
enter the sally port c. or d. The Off
Ger commanding the above 100 men.
will also detach q proper officer, with
90 men, a little in front, to remove the
distractions, as soon as they gain the
works, they will, also, give and contin
ue the watch.word, which will prevent
confusion and mistakes.
Major Murphey will follow Colonel
Butler to the first figure, No. 8, where
he will divide a little to the right and
left, and wait the attack on the right
which will be a signal to begin. and
keep up |, perpetual and CALLING fire,
and endeavor to enter between, and
possess the work "A. IF any soldier
presumes to take his muskes from his
shoulder, attempt to fire, or begin the
battle, until ordered by his proper off,
Ger. he shall be Immediately put TO
death by the officer next to him; for,
the co%wardice and misconduct of one
man, is not to put the whole in danger
and disorder, with impunity. After
the troops begin to advance to he
served, and the greatest attention paid
to the command of the officers AS
soon as the lines are secured, the Off
GERS of artillery with their commands
will take possession of the cannon, to
the end that the shipping may be secu.
red, and the fort at VerplaDk's Point
annoyed, 30 as to facilitate the attack
on that quarter.
The General has the fullest conf.
dence in the bravery and fortitude of
the corps he has the happiness to COM.
mand, the distinguished honors confer
red on every officer and soldier who has
beep draughtsd into this corps, by his
excetfeasy- G DsWashingten, the.credit
tho states they respectively belong
to, and their own reputation, will be
such powerful motives for each mar to
distinguish himself, that the General
cannot have the least doubt of a glo-
rious victory and. further, he solemn-
ly engages to reward tho first man who
enters the works with 500 dollars and
immediate preferment, to the Cd 400,
to the Sd 800, to the ath 900, to the 9Th
100 dollars, and report the conduct of
every officer and soldier, who distin-
guishes himself on this occasion, in the
most favorable point of view. to his ex-
cellency, who always takes the greatest
pleasure in re~warding merit but should
there be any soldiers so lost to every
feeling, every sense of honor, as to at
tempt to retreat e single foot, or
shrink from places of danger, the ofi-
Ger next to him is to put hiA immedi-
ately to death. that he may no longer
disgrace the name ola soldier, the corps
of the state to which he belongs. AS
the General is determined to share the
dangers of the night, so he wishes to
participateth the glory of the day, in COM
mon with his brother soldiers,