The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-03-31

ycnient 10 farmers Of Hartford and portions
OF Baltimore county to get their cattle 10 the
scales at CalVerton. The proposed arrange
ment, while not interfering in the least with
the States revenue from the Weighing of
cattle, would be a positive convenience many
times to cattle grazicrs, who can often find
Il rcmuncrativc market in The eastern part of
| the city for small lots of cattle, without tax
| ing them to Calycrlon. 1t is not proposed
to erect there cattle yards, but simply to au-
thorize the weighing of cattle brought there
for The purpose. The importance of the
grazing interest 10 Hartford and Baltimore
counties is sufficiently great, we think, TO
entitle the farmers Of those counties to every
facility and convenience in lisposing of their
cattle. We therefore hope the law will be
passed.
CAPT. john A. WEBsTER-The Baltimore
San of Thursday gives the following sketch
Of Capt. John A. Webster the commander of
the six gun battery" who is still living at
his home, Mount Adams, near Creswell, in
this county:
Capt, John Adams Webster, the senior Off
Ger i'll the United States revenue marine SER
vice, whose service ms commander of the "six
gun battery" ut the defence of Baltimore on
the night of September 10, 1914, were rccog-
nized by the State of Maryland by the rift
of the handsome gold-mountcd sword now
to be seen at the charity art exhibition, is
stopping with his friend DR.. Patterson, cor
ner of st. Paul and Franklin streets. Capt.
Webster, although in his ooh year, is erect,
strong and active, and has vivid recollec.
ton OF events with which he was connected.
His mother was II relative of President
Adams In curly life he was sailor for
years. AT the beginning of the war with
Great Britain he received leutenant's COM
mission and served under Commodore Bar
ney in privatcer, and afterwards in the
Chesapeake tlotilla, which fought off the
frigates i'll st. Leonard'S creek and was burn
ed in the Patuxcnt when the British army
marched on Baltimore. Lieut.. Webster had
his horse shot under him at Bladensburr. md
retrcatcd with his sailors to Baltimore. Com.
modore Barney being wounded Capt. Rutter.
the next in command, ordered Lieut.. Web.
slcr TO the battery of six eighteen Founders
located up Spring Gardens, at the present
Winans's wharf On the night of September
18th, British flotila of twenty-five barees
pdSScu iolI 4hClleuIy anu moved up SprnH
Gardens, intending to land and take the fort
in the rear, when the city would be at their
mercy. The siX-gun battery, aided by one
above it, beat them off, sinking and cnptur-
ing a number of the barges.
Lieut.. Webster became an officer of the
United States revenue marine and continued
in active service many years, his last vessel
being the cutter Jackson, at Baltimore. lie
has for n long while ranked as senior cap.
tain, and seven years ago he was given leave
OF absence, TO report for service when order
ed. He wears the uniform of his rank, and
says he is ready for duty at short notice.
Capt. Webster is a resident of Hartford coun.
ty. He WAS also the recipient of n sword
from citizens of Baltimore after the close of
the war with Great Britain, aud procured
set of silver with the money given him by
the government for the loss of his horse
He lost his left thumb in an encounter with
pirates ut Old Point Comfort, and his right
arm has always been partly disabled since
the battle at tile six. puu batlprv