The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1856-12-24

IT, told ua ina he foUhd ilr British
I've; at the munth of The PotoHac, pre-
,aring for he expedition against Bail
aorr. He was conreonSiy received "y
ilmirai Cnchrure. AMI he officers Of III
rny, as we'll as the navy Bat when h.
| aale ka.oyn his business. his apnlicdtiOu
VAS received 80 coi!ly that he feared i,
sonii fail. Gen. Ross and Admiral
Cockhurn, who accompanied III. expedi
ttun to Washington rs >peciaiIy the latter,
spoke of DR. BeaneS in very harsh terms.
,nd seemed at firot not disposed to releasp
aim l. ho vever happened, fortunately,
that Mr.. Skin er carried letters from the
Iwouu,lcd British officers left at BlsdenS-
burg. and in these letters to their friends
on board the feet they all spoke of the
humanity and kindness with which they
had been treated after they had fallen into
our hands.
- AHd after good deal of conversation,
and strong representations from Mr., Key,
ns to the character and standing of d.,
Beanes, and the deep interest which the
community in which he lived took in his
fate, Gen. Ross said that Dr.. Beanes de-
served mach more punishment than he re
ceiyctl; hut that lie felt himself bound to
make Il reiurn for the kindness which had
been shown to his wounded officers, whom
he had -heen compelled to leave at B!ad-
cnsbnrgh; and on that ground, and that
only he woHid release him. But MIR. Key
vas ut ihe same lime Informed that neither
hr,snor any one else, would be permitted
to leave the feet for some days; and must
be detained until the attack on Baltimore
hich was then about to be made, was
over But he was assured they wonld
make him and Nh Skinner as comforta-
ble as possible while they detained them.
! Admiral Cochrane, with whom they dined
on the day Of their arrival, apoIogized for
uot accommodating them with his own
Slir. saving that it was crowded already
with differs Of the ARMY; but they wonlti
;e well taken care of in the frigatc Sor-
,.riSe, commanded by his son, Thomas
Cochrane And to this frgatc they were
accordingly transferred
Mr. Key had an irtervicw with Or
r.,e>.e lim. ! du lot rccoilct whe,her
! .it ays OF board the dmirai's ship o..
III, Sofprise, bat believe it was The
tprner He found him on the forward
..urt OF tiir ship, amoug the sailors aud
,oidicr h. had not a change Of clothes
frpin he time he was seized, was con
stun'iy treated with m'i!gn'iy by those
ar"nhG ann, ana II" "ilicef "o"'d s!'eak To
him. lie wds treated as a catNrit, anu
not as It prisoner OF war Ano iiiis harsh
ant Illuminating treatment c""'ihneo 'th'''
he VAS placed on 'oard ihe cartel.
S'ny'hatg must nave passed WNeh the
"hh'tFs were lhat~ftd al ms hoaSe' Oh
ihe. a,'fc' To Washington Whieh |" 'h'
ludElheh' o. "th' h''SS 'oi't h'.h ""'
: &c take ii. arms against ne E"Elish torres
nni!I tue uo"FS had ff-e'h''i'HeH II j
Impossible on any ground, TO accoun! io'
he manner in "hlch he MAS SPOKEN OF nho
treated. Sat ~haiever General -koaS aiso
: ihe other officers may have Thought, al
quite sure that Dir. Beanes did NOT 'hinb
$ hat he was in any way pledged to alb
STAIN lthHi aCtiNt HoNti'ltlts . az iiiSL tI!'
/ l'uhlic enemy. And when he made priS
4ouers Of stragglcrS, be dad nos thlak hIG
/ self to be violating any obligation he hat
; incurred. For he was gentleman o
= unSlained character and Il nice sense o
f honor. and nca;able of doing auythinc
: that could have justified such treatment
> Mr.. Key,imputed the i'll usage he had re
G ceived to Admiral C0ckburn, who, it i
c still remembered, while he commanded il
1 the Chesapeake, carried on hos,il il
i T. yindictiye temper, assaiIing and plum
= dcring defenseless villages, or countenanc
in~ sdch proceedings by those under hi
e command.
d MIR. Kew and Mr.. Skinner continued OF
L board the Surprise, where they were yer
J. kindly treated by Sir Thomas Cochrane
o until the fleet reached the Patapsco, an,
:. organizations were making for. landin,
Il trooos. Admiral Cochrane then shirict
y his flag to the frigate in order that h
J. might be able to move further up the river