American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-06-23

sible that there would be moments heslta-
ton in Fastening 10 the succor Of their envad-
ed brethren. Should New York, for example,
be Threatened he thousand from Philadelphia
could be there in six, and the thousand from
Baltimore in twelve hours, to say nothing of
the reinfoTcemen's from the eastward Cities
further removed from the sea would be still
better protected. Before hostile fleet could
make its way up the Delaware bay and river,
Philadel pha would have collected around it
aid from points even more distant than New
York and Baltimore; and these men would be
as competent to manage cannon on floating
batteries, or whatever else the government
might provide, as the cannon in the forts.
Without entering into a minute calculation
of the expense of the plan, which any one can
make, it is sufficient TO say that the pay, ra-
tions, and allowance for clothing would not
be more than twenty dollars per head, incud
ing the pay of officers. The twenty thousand
men mentioned in the bill would therefore
cost four hundred thousand dollars, to which
adding another hundred thousand for contin-
gencies, the result is, that for half million
of dollars per annum, all the cities upon the
seaboard are placed in condition of better
security than can be effected by the same ex.
pendture in any other mode.
There is one fact which ought to be stated,
The importance of which need not be dwelt
upon. A very short time before the attack
upon Baltimore in 1914, the late Capt. Stiles
formed company of artillery, composed of
the masters and mates of merchant vessels
then lying in port These men had been sail
ing in armed vessels during the wal, and there
fore knew something of the management of
cannon. Their position, during the attack,
was at The water battery, where the heaviest
guns were placed More than once during
the hombardment the bomb.vesseIs of the en-.
envy drifled within reach of the guns of this
water battery; and as soon as this was found
to be the case, the opening of the battery soon
obliged them TO resume their distant POSITION
from which they could throw their shells into
the fort without being injured by cannon even
of large calibre. The aid of this company
of Captain Stiles, thus possessing knowledge
how to manage such heavy guns, was inValu-
able towards The defence of the fort. 1t is 10
acquire similar power that the plan of your
memorialsts IS directed.
G. II. STEUART, Major General.
BENZ. G. HOWARD, BHgadier General.
N. HICKMAN, Col. 9Th regiment V. l.
JACOB G. DAVIES, Col. SD rcgt NJ. vi.
5. OWlNGS HOFFMAN, Lieut.. Col, SD regt NJ. vi.
II. 5. SANDERSON, Lieut.. Col. 9TH regiment ".
WILLIAM GILMOR, Brigade Major
VICTOR VALLETIE, @. NJ. 9TH regimentV. l.
W WI y a; nOoR, captain Maryland Cadets
]. SPEAR SMITH, Major General.
ROBERT BUTTON, Brigadier General.
HENRY MANKIN, Brigadicr General.
NJ. BENZlNGER, Lieutenant Colonel.
VIM II. WATSON, A. d. c. to Governor ofMd.
JAMES Q. NINDE, Brgadier Major and Inspector,
WILLIAM McKIM, Aid Camp.
JOHN WONDERLY, Lit Independent Blues
JAMES Nj. ANDERSON, Cap. sd Infantry NJ. V.
THOS. CARROLL, Paymaster 9Th regiment.
JAMES II. MlLLIKlN, Capt Bait City Guards
SANL. X. GEORHE, Q. M. LIST light division NJ. V.
JAMES Q. LAW, Major SD regiment V. /.
j. WESLEY WATKINS, Cap. OF st Mechanical Vol.
JOHN PICkELL, Capt. Baltimore National Blues.
ROBERT HALL, LIST Lit. comd'g Independent Greys.