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

| inauued iy Major Peter, which was cuin-
! lpo-cdn ni c,tizcs,S of ahe Dj.tricl oi Co
| iuni,ia. Nhn -li.,l i.uivrned ,hemaeivaa an'.
Offered their services 10, Il G gHEerninen
| am, wi., ,a,! Lcen elnplase ed in active So
wee from ,he time The Bftish leet t:,'t
a,,,uarei IN the Pa;uNent, pre- eparatory t"I
lhr movement anon Washington. Aud
| Mrs Key refused 10 leave hu.le while MIR
KY was ihu> daily exposed 10 dangcs.
Belle, ing. as We did, that All attacM
wonih probably lie made on Georgetown.
We became rerv anXiouS about the Situa-
tiun of his in u,siy For ii the attack was
made, Mr. Key would lie with the troops
engaged in the defense; and as il WAS iln-
tpossihlc to forsee what would he the issue
of the coailicI. his family, hy remaining
in Georgetown, might he placed iu great
land useless peril. When | speak Of ac@,
mean Mr.. KEYS father and mother and
Mrs Tauey and myself Bnt it was
agreed among us that ! should go to
Georgetown, aud try to persuade Mrs.
key to come away with their children,
and stay with me or Mr. Keys father
until the danger was over. When |
reached Georgetown /; found the English
ships still! at Alexandria, and a body OF
militia encamped in Washington, which
had been assembled 10 defend the city.
But it was then believed from informa-
ton received, that no attack would he
,d. ~ ~, o,n,,r -, W..hingt,n mr.
60 - ~ o,,J ,i,,ns ,,,ro ~
,.,', ui,,n, ,l,,,, ~, L,,to.
H. lI,nna ,.h., thrv dcs..,.d.d ,l,e
.t.a. ;a MI l.,,ou,ndce IF these ,re, ,,,,r,-
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a;.l,1 L., S,u pi.,,ra W. .r,.;,
- ;, A., Kny.s Ind ,oIJ linn ,hat after
,h. p.;,;sI, ..,ry ,,,.Scd ,l,rornh TT,,ner
usr,I,r,rrb ON their rc,nrn TO their
.hi.,e. .,,.l had ,rr,r..d some miles he
,o. ,nvr a,facha,cet wa. SEM back
wf;,I1 entered. I5r. Branes' house atom,
n,;d,,i,ht ro,nt,rl'Y,l him 70 rise from his
I,.,.3 ,,,i b,.rii.,1 b;m .,H ,o rhn British
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ID. ,,.ac r-i,n,.~ Wer. as. ristd o. hi>
-j,,;.,:5..., ~t,rv (,sy.fnr,i - IL Asaa-qu.y-
sys - a:;<|, arn.yto soi.ci' his re-
tina. III. ir vas nf, inltdrily refused .:aili
i.,H ,e.T,s M, ivei, permitted 10 see Ii.u.;
ATS! .a; h,- had i,een carried IS II nrisn,,er
... l,..rlt ~, f2ti. .AnA ii,giing fhei.
our. tA,rtS nt,vaili,g, aud alarmed iur
hdroGat, Itoo4+, il tadvis;lt, thar Wtsj
! Should hasten to GeoF=tuw', an1i reqGoSi
Mr. Il, 80 ,,h5aia / hn sosicti"n Of ihe gov
rrnn9ei!t II, his going on .oari! tlr A d,ni-
trails shia, under a fiag of truce. ami en-
} hcuvoring 20 procure he release OF Dr..
Htauts hecore cho feet sailed. / was
! ,ken Iying at the ajenih. uf the Potomac,
and us tia>tinu;io WIS not al Thai lime
: k,.ow, with cerifil.fy..r -. d..
: Dr.. EtaneS. as perhaps YOU know WIS
j ,hc leading rhr>i..ian IN Uppcr Marbo-
+ rourh and "a, i;.cromi,iisiied scholar and
! gentlemen He was hiphlv respected l,y
: nil who know Tim was the fn,nilv1hvsi.
{ cian ,f MIR V1.s, and the intimate friend
5 of Mr. KEY. He occnnied one Of the
e hos, bonses IN Tourr SIarIborough ant
lived very niSon,ely: and his house Wa:
d. soIcotoa "a, ,,,o oi,ar,ers of Admiral Cock
e ib,,,rn oi,a so,,a nf ,ha nr;nci,oI officers o
: he army when t,,e British troons elicamp
h ed at Marlborough OH their march tc
! Wasbin,r,on These officers were ofcourss