American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-07-28

his orders and field marshal's uniform; anC
The royal pair, as they pass to the thone, are
| followed by the ladies of the household and the
attendant pages.
| shall not tax the readers patience with q
description ofthe various ceremonials attendant
on the opening of the House, and the delivery
of the royal speech. Such observations are
difficult ofportrayal with pen and ink-so we
will imagine that her Majesty has delivered her
usual address, and that we have left the gallery
to witness her departure from the House. Ha!
we are just in time to witness the carriage
move off, whilst the band strikes up the Ma
tional Anthem. Meanwhile business is about
to commence in right earnest within. Politi-
cal events rendered the recent royal speech,
and the subsequent debate more than ordinary
interesting. But we will refer hereafter to the
latter.
Not quarter, at the very utmost half, ali
hour can have elapsed, since the last word of
the speech died away upon the royal lips, and
already the evening papers are out, and selling
in the streets, with full report of it. Within
four hours afterwards, it was read in every d-
rection, at distances of more than two hundred
and fifty miles from London-most of the pa
pers having made previous arrangements, and
despatched special expresses. Sharp work, this!
CAPT. JOHN A. WEBSTER. AS our readers
are generally aware, this veteran Baltimorean
is now in command of the entire Revenue Ma
rine forces in the Gulf of Mexico, and we are
pleased to notice that his appointment to so re-
sPonsble post, meets with great favor at the
South. We find the following notice of his past
services to his country in the New Orleans
Delta:
AT the commencement of the late war with
Great Britain, Capt. John A. Webster was APP
pointed by Com'dr Joshua Barney, as Sd Lieut..
of the private armed schr. Rosie, when he cap
tured great many ofthe enemy and had sew
eral severe engagements. After which war
rant in the Navy as Saiing-Master was given
to LIT. Webster, who served with Com'r Bar
ney, in the Flotilla Of the Chesapeake Bay,
where number of severe engagements were
encountered with the frigates-p particularly at
st. Leonard's Creek.
Alter the British made their landing in the
Patuxent river, and at the battle of BladeLsburg,
Sailing Master Webster was ordered to take
charge of IS Of the seamen, to make forced
march from the Navy Yard, in Washington to
act in conjunction with Con'r Barney and the
balance OF the flotlla men at Bladensburg, and
to ride on horse back. Previous to the arrival
of the Commander at the battle ground the
American army was on the retreat and soon
met the enemy's force, planted the cannon and
commenced the attack, in which Com'r Barney
was severely wounded, and several of his Off
GERS killed and wounded. At which period
Sailing-Master Webster had his horse shot, and
his hat shot from off his head for which, Con-
gress, after an elapsc of time, paid him for the
horse.
At the battle of Baltimore, Sailing Master
Webster was placed by Com. Rodgers, at the
six gun battery, on the Ferry Branch; and oil
the night ofthe 18th and 18th September, 1914,
a large number of British barges, twenty odd in
number, and at the moment of the heaviest
bombardment, whilst raining heavily, he was
attacked by said barges, which were beaten off
by the six gun battery with great loss, as sew
eral of the barges were picked up on the follow
ing morning, and number of men that had
been killed, wounded and drowned.
Immediately after the defeat of the barees
they hove up rockets and retreated. In a very
short space of time after fires were discovered in
front of the British line and directly between
the American forces. The next morning not
British soldier was to be seen; they were then
pursued and found embarking on board their
shipping at North Point. 1t will be we'll to OBJ
serve that the battery Sailing Master Webster
had charge of was composed OF six French long
ls-poundeIs; the firing continued nearly one
hour, and was returned by the British barges-
but rather unsuccessful The barges had sue
cessfully passed Fort McHenry before reaching
the battery.
Saing-Master Webster has received from
the State of Maryland, and the citizens of Bal
timere, testimonials of the most honorable kind
such as a sword, voted by the Legislature of
Maryland, and one presented by the citizens
of Baltimore. Since that period, with an ex-
ception of eighteen months, Sailing Master
Webster has had captaincy in the Revenue
Ma ne Service, where he has had, no doubt,
the full confidence of the executive, and at this
time he is appointed in full command of the en-
tire Revenue Marine forces in the Gulf of
Mexico, where, if chance offers, no doubt, he
will do his duty