Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-07-13
RATrIE OF BALTIMORE.

baltimore, q portion OF winch, eIporaCihS tue
incident Of the death Of General Ross, we insert
to-day. A friend has kindly promised to fur
nish US with notes, pointing out some oil the
material mis-s.atements OF the "Subaltern.
The British fleet, TO the number OF about Sc
venty sail, having arrived at the mouth oil The
Ps,spsco river, the Subaltern thus describes the
landing at North Point, &c.-BaH. American.
The moon had set, and there was no ligh, in
the sky. except that which multitude oil bril-
Ian, stars afforded, when general stir through
out the fleet gave notice that The moment OF CTS
emharka,ion was at hand. The soldiers, rous-
inc from their sleep, began to assemble upon
the decks in the order in which ii had been
previously agreed that they should step into the
boats; the seamen, applying sedulously TO their
tasks, hoisied out barges, launches, gigs. sc.
with all despatch; whilst the few stores deemed
essential 70 the operations oil the campaign were
so arranged, as to be transported al once from
the shipping TO thebeach. All, however, was
done in profound silence. No conversation
passed from rank 10 rack, and even The cries oil
The sailors were represseG; lest being overheard
by the parties which, we could not doubt, were
watching US from the shore, an alarm might be
communicated, and the people OF Baltimore APP
prised OF their danger.
Whilst these things were doing in the other
vessels, light gun-brig, which had weighed
anchor for the purposs about an hour before, ran
in with the tide; and took her station, broad
side on, within cables length OF the beach
There she lay ready, in case OF need, 10 sweep
the shore with her fire Every gun was loaded
20 the muzze with grape aud cannon shot. But
the event proved that no opposition TO the land
ing was plated. The leading tQal, touch.
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law down. Others quickly followed, aud IN hall
an hour after the first movement had seen made,
:, thousand men were in line, 10 cover the arri-
val of their comrades. All this took place be
fore the first blush of dawn had shown i'Se In
The eastern horizon Nor was the remainder
of the army lardy in reaching its destination
Exer,ing themselves TO the utmost, our gallant
tars, without any irtermission oil LABOR ior seve-
raj hours, pulled backwards and forwards, and
by seven o'clock, Infantry, artillery, baggage,
and horses, appeared TO be on shore.
1t SO happened, that the transport In which
was embarked lay very near the land, by which
means our division made good its debarkation
among the first; and shall not readily forget
the nature of the scene which was thus brought
before me- When we gained the shore, only
single small boat, containing about twenty SOL
diers. had reached IT, We leaped from the bow,
one after another. and collecting close 10 the
waters edge, proceeded, at quick pace, to as
cepd a sloping ssndbank, at the summit OF
s3ohieh we found our companions The officer
~ command of that small party alone stood up
right; the men were fat upon their bellies but
at our suggestion they rose, and advancing u
bout forty yards farther inland, we all lay down
again. Let the reader recollect, that we knew
nothing of The preparations which had been
made for our reception: for aught we could tell,
q whole army might be in position within
stones throw Of our ground; and he will not be
surprised to learn, that we held our very breath,
in anxious expectation Of what the next instant
might bring forth. Yet was the excitation vs.
nv far from being disagreeabe. True, we might
be called upon 10 sustain the first shock OF a
force a great deal too numerous TO be long OPP
,osed with success; cut we were aware, that
succour would not be slow Of arriving; and we
could not for moment doubt as TO the hnal is
sue Then there was much in our verv position
and attitude in the highest degree imposing =
You could tell that troops were IN iiue bcsrde
roo, only by am occasional rustic IN the long
grass among which they Coached; for all kept
close to the earth, and not man spoke, even In
a whisper, to his nearest neighbor
AS day Gawned, however, it became album
dainty manifest that so much caution had been
quite unnecessary; not living creature was IN
sight, MOI could the smallest trace that even
picquet had kept guard here, be observed
Before us lay a few open green fields, measur-
ing, perhaps, some three hundred yards across
and their condition furnished proof enough
thatneither infantry nor cavalry had traversed
them. The grass waved in the breeze, unde-
fled by'horses tread or human tramp; notrack
of foragers intersccted it; and even upon the
road, which ran little 10 our right, the dust
lay wholly undisturbed. In those fields the ar
my accordingly mustered. The diff rent re
giments drew up accoid ding to their brigades;
the officers took their stations, and the word
was given Ia advance. The following is the
order in which the column moved
: Major Browne, the officer who led the add
vance in the inroad upon Washington, hsving