The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-09-18

saturday, Sept. 10. I00U.
CAPrUns OF wAsnsscrsS.
WARRINGTON, Aug. 2S.-Sixty-six
pears ego yesterday tbs city OF WsSh-
layton vss esptassd b. Bsitish tsoops
ssd the capital sad osbss public bald
ings we're burned. The capture Of the
ely wss preceded BY the ba.is of
sBisdensbor9. Aocounts Of this hsttls
differ. Mr. Losing says THAI hos en-.
esgemert occurred between . superior
foscs al the snemy and the American
troops before the latter retsestsd. and
that 500 Enslishmsa wess killed sod
vounded. Mr. Nicholas Callsn, - old
rssident Of Washington, who. although
: hoy vhsn tbs bstfle occurred, rsmsm-
bsss IL very distinctly. says that very
Hssls Aghting vs. done. and thss . 50
psrior force Of militia rvtsssssd pell
ri before the advances Of the British.
~ ur Callsn's father was ons u the
miIitis. his sens vcrviou 10 iSksiy 70 b
correct, Much no0sssss has besn
writtsa about the esptsre Of Washing
tus The isct 10 thst The estAsesophe
vss nssinly due 10 ths fsasS Of 0snersl
Armstrong. the Secretary Of Wsr. and
the cowardics Of large foscs Of poor
II dnllsd militia Both Gen. Arm.
strong and ths militia we're aftsswasd
ensured By . committee Of Csngscn.
which vss sppoinssd 70 isveseigsts.
In Suly. 1914, il vas Tuasoeed that .
large fo.cs Of British soldiers he'd saiied
from the West Indies With the pufp0ss
Of isading on the shores Of Cbssspssks
Bay and destroying Baltimore end
Washington. No particular fssrs seen
10 have been sntertsised for the asfsty
Of the capital. President Madison and
his Cabinet. Gen Windsr was in COM
msnd OF the Fourth Military District.
which embraced the District Of Coaum-
IA. sod he hsd 1000 mon. scattered
over quite . large ares OF country.
under him. A soon - the British,
undss command Of Gen Ross. who va
sfterwsrd killed 81 the bsttls ii Stony
Point, landsd 1t Benedict. on the shore
Of the Chseapsaks, Gen Winder became
Iopessssd with the fear that Washing
ten would be assaulted. He commani.
cstsd his fears to Mr. Madison. and IL.
teen thousand militia from Maryland.
Virginia and the District Of Cnlumbia
were plscsd 81 his dispossl Comma.
dore Barney came up the Potomae 10
the Pstuxst River With , schooner
and thirteen armed bssges. and sailed
10 the stream to Ito head waters, where
he thought he was safe from pursuit
and joined his forces 70 those Of 0ensr-
81 Wiudcr. Gen Rosa marched through
Marlborough directly upon Washing.
ton. Mr. Losing says that Gen Win
Aos had 5000 ef1sctivs msn. He prob
ably hsd 1000 ineffective militiamsu.
bssidss. The numbsr Of Commodore
Bsrpey's msn 10 mot given. On the
night Of the 23i Of August. 1914, u
vss known In Washington that the
British wers approaching. The Amer.
scau troops wsfe stationed at the old
Baltimore aud Washington turnpike. .
short distance west Of BlAdensburg. Q
village about six miles from this city.
Gen Ross wss marching his troops down
the pike toward Wasbington.
Al ahput 2 o'clock on the snogsisg oi
ths 9Th the Cabinet met g the Execu.
tive Mansion preparatory 10 visit u
the battle field. About % hour latsI
the party Get cut on horsshack. attend
cd BY Q small escort, for the scene ol
the hght Upon their arrival the camr
was found to DO IN great coaiusioa md
disorder. a panic ss~msd 10 prevail
among the miliiismsn. The marines
snd sailoss under Commodore barney
preserved better order. Mr. Nsdiso1
became oonvinosd thss The fight would
end disastrously for the Americas
troopa. He disnountsd from his borss
and ordered messenger 10 ride . rap
IDLY - possible TO the Rxeoutivs Man
( saoa and tnfesm Nss Nadisoa 10 lsav>
ths city With eli possible spssd. Obi
sIAcks6 what articles Of valss could q
conveniently carried 10 . carriage and
started for M Madison's place d Most
pslisr, Va. Before her departure q
diraetsd too sesvanss. John Lowri ~
Thomas 0e0rsth 70 femain in u
building aud In case Il IVES fred BY o.
troops, . ssvs the iAueus pos1r6is D
Wsshlngtou. BY 6tusrs. Thsss dsmss
tics. Adding that they could not ay,
the piceare with 10 frame. cut Il OF
and sscrsesd IL. u now hangs Ia d,
white Houss. Avass a0ouns Of gusl
hss been writtsn sbout the prsservstiou
Of this picture. Rvsn Mr. LOSING. d
eas 81 hi books. describes Mrs MIDI
son'as saying 70 = couple Of gsatlemss
Who Informed her Of The victory al "a.
British: Save thse plctsrs; ave OF dc.
stroy 70, but do not let il TALL into q
hauds Of Ne Bsitish.'
TIE hattie began q ahost noon. ed
Commodore Barnsy's men stood q,
bruns Of N for same tins. He IVES =
nally wounded. The militia proved
worthless. and Gen Armstrong; ordseuI
. retreat. The men nsd IL eli dirsc
tiona. throwing away thsir srms end
equipments. and dAskine their coats {,
the ground the hsttss TO fAcilitatl
fight Nest Of ohem came thruuel
aWSshiagtoo. aad liepsrssd oouora az
ssrs0t pniats - Maryland end visxiuiA
Mr. Madison followed hiS wife. Every
abls-bodisd man Ia waahiaeton. sxcsp.
ting The Roman Cathnlie priest. had
gons 10 the frunt. When they return
"a most % then found that thsir fami-
liss had alrsady I'D iron. IL city
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