The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-05-03
John Buliisni
he Edlcr Of Inc Daily National Democrat.


The Asior House last Saturday.
l was particularly interested in the remarks made by
Lieutenant Grant Raymond. Of The royal navy which ex
trac, cut from ibe New York Herald OF Monday 27h
Instant Lieutenant Grant Raymond rose ~ reply 10
toast after pouring Out The usual audaon 10 the queen,
and extra batch OF compliments to America and The
army navy thereof he related the following Incident
.In the DAYS of my youth and early professional ca
, Teer il my lot somewhat frequently 10 be present
amidst the din of warfare upon her coasts; The seventies
OF that warfare however, were rejoice say tempered
down and ameoraed by many acts OF considerae kind
ness the part Of the captain, officers and crew OF the
frgae in which was then serving midshipman,
for whenever ascerianed that any Of the coastng
vessels which we captured of this port, New London,
and Boston, and in the rivers Chesapeake Pa,uxen and
Potomac belonged TO the poorer classes of citizens,
they Immediately restored 10 them. Cheers AL
though forty years have now elapsed The occur
took place, my memory, think, will serve suf
hcienuy correctly 10 state one fact IN illustration OF the
kindly spirit IN which imperative duties carried
out in that ship In oil sklrmshes shoret
in the Patuxeni, thnk-we captured some seven-and-
twenty or thriymia men they were OF course, convey
ed board prisoners but were treated most kindly
indeed all who fell into our handsand they were
many These poor fellows not clad in the latest
fashion, the most comfortable habmenls OF that day;
from their appearance, had they been fed upon such
viands have paIaken OF at your hospiable tables
this evening Contributions OF clothing were made Tor
them by the officers and men, and they were kept on
beard for few days taened up lttle and then re-
stored liberty and their sorrowng families and friends,
without, OF course the OF destruction In which they
taken"
This story is so extraordinary, and unlike the
ALWAYS pursued by the British in war, that have the
very best 10 doubt the assertions Of this royal
navy lieutenant, and do believe that was composed for
the occasion.
happened 10 live in ST. Mary's. Maryland during the
war OF 1912, living Immediately upon the Potomac.
had three views OF the passage of The British fleet upon
this nver, besides the intermediate visits OF single
cruisers, and consider myself very well informed OF the
which the British carried on the in that
quarter; and from what could learn there were no cases
like the foregoing story OF Lieutenant Grant Raymond,
the whole time resided at Pny Point, nearly one year,
IN nAy
being released by The British; this was never done only
upon exchange How this Lieutenant Grant Raymond,
OF the royal navy, could find twenty thirty militia
men-men capable and willing to take up arms in defence
Of their counry-in starving condition., when living IN
land OF hogs and homny and whose rivers and creeks
prolusey supplied with fish and oysters. cannot
imagne consequently doubt the truth OF his ST. George
and the Dragon speech.
The course pursued by the British in the of the
Chesapeake Of that character that would make
man-eater of New Zealand blush Lieutenant Grant
Raymond. eli the royal navy, should have kept to himself
the fact that he served under the orders OF Admiral Sir
Hyena Cockburn, whose name, when sounded IN the
hearing of the people about the Chesapeake bay and lis
tributaries, excies the deepest execraton 10 this
day. and he deserved it, The writer OF this happened to
be at Valparaiso in 1925, and in conversation with
British officer attached to the British irgale Sir Murray
Maxwell the subject OF the war OF 1912 came up.
When the course OF the wretch Cockbun, was reverted
10, this officer remarked that he well acquainted
with Admiral Cockburn, and knew the fact that he
Cockburn) gave explicit orders to distress TIE tnhabt1n
epe possible manner, and this officer approved OF
Cockburns dolngs and said that he gallant officer
Now this Lieutenant Grant Raymond, of the royal
navy certainly did obey orders, perhaps he might
have been under the immediate command of Admiral
Warren, who was little more humane than Cock
burn.
This royal Lieutenant Raymond said that they were
very kind poor men, and gave them back their vessels
after capturing them Now, in every instance of captur
ing vessel they burnt 10 the most worthless
and Insignificant wood schooner. The writer OF this
three bnrned, and visited the wreck OF one that
1oated ashore Piney Point, after being burned the
waters edge; and what was remarkable, they always
aft ikp
10 the deienoeiess inhabitants will relate two especial
acts of these valiant Anglo.Sayon warriors.
The British landed at and took the town OF Hampton,
and the outfages committed by these Anglo Saxon war
rors the deienceess population cannot be described
IN single newspaper young woman was pursued by
these Anglo-Saxons until she was up 10 her chin 10
the water then seized and dragged upon the beach,
and there butazed by five Anglo Saxon brutes Several
OF these valiant Ango-Saxons went iolo house and
found very sick man stretched pallet on the loor
all had fled except his wife, who rudely seized by
these British brutes The sick demonstrated, but
10 stop his complaints OF The Anglo Saxons plunged
bayonet through his body, mailing him TO the floor
His dying groans mixed with the cries OF his wife,
who was violated by three villains
A party OF Blush landed about four five miles be-
low PIney Point and took possession OF a farmhouse
The inhabitants fled, always the The British
said but short time, bot before they decamped they
broke open the isaies, pundered the family oil much OF
their property, and destroyed what they did not deem
worthy to carry oil They left some things, however,
which they bad packed mp 10 take away having become
frightened and leaving in hurry. They took down the
family picufes which they broke, and placed the
nails rsmrod which had been pierced through the eyes
OF some eight or ten chickens The feaher-beds were
cut OPEN and the family OF sugar Coffee molasses
OIL, etc, poured 10 among the feathers As for the
garden these valiant Ango-Saxons went through with
the sword exercise aud ruined the shrubbery. Such
the manner in which the British carried on the war
upon the Chesapeake and is branches
In the revolution OF TO the OF the British
as cruel English devils could make IL and in the
OF iSI2, and also IN the revolution premium of guinea
(s5) readily paid for mans scalp, half guinea for
a woman's and quarter OF guinea for child's. At
the battle OF the river Rsisin hundred and eighty
five Americans surrendered up 10 the British General
Proctor, who dissrmed them and confined them in log
house, and then gave them up 10 the Indians, who
slaughtered every OF them, scaped them and sold
the scalps to the British authorities Little York, (now
Toronlo,) Upper Canada.
Did Lieutenant Grant Raymond, OF the royal navy, ever
hear oil this did he hear of the wanton British
Hse) massacre OF deiencelesa Americans in Dartmoor
prison, by the tiger, Col Shorthand and this too after
peace proclaimed aud two cattts had left England for
the United States.
Tne news mat The British had landed on any part OF
the Chesapeake would strike the inhabitants with terror
They knew all about British benevolence, British mercy,
and British charity, certainly well Lieutenant Grant
Raymond
Does Lieutenant Grant Raymond, OF The royal navy,
know anything about the promises the British made TO
the slaves of Virginia and Maryland persuadng them TO
leave e masters and depend upon them, the British, 10
make them Tree, and Gust like The Butsh) took these
misguided people 10 the island Of jamaica and sold them
INTO lar worse slavery on The sugar pantaiions
but when General Jackson came into power he made
haughiy John Ban pay nearly million dollars for this
piece OF Anglo saxon philanthropy
Would II not be well II the sonthern papers would
take up tis subject and occasionally dish mn some of
thousands OF cruel outages the Brsh inn ced unon The