Secretaries War letter recounts Washington defence disputes
The Baltimore Patriot excerpt includes Maj Gen Brisbane orders, a scene in Alexandria as the enemy looted ships, local civic response, docking alarms, and a long defense of Secretary of War Armstrong. It covers Congressional accommodations, cabinet anecdotes, and Commodore Chancey’s Lake Ontario operations with naval actions near Kingston.
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Lake Ontario
Chancey
Kingson
Niagara
York
Mort George
Elliot
Beresfords
Niagara River
Jefferson
Ridgely
Kingston
Sackett’s
Paroled Soldier Receives Officer Assistance at Bladensburgh
A wounded narrator recalls prompt medical care and parole after capture. The General praised him and allowed travel to Washington or Bladensburgh, with Mr Huiington offering aid and arranging a litter to Sladensburgh. Captain Wainwright treated him as a brother amid courteous navy and army officers.
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Washington
Bladensburgh
Huiington
Sladensburgh
Wainwright
Admiral Cochrane
Navy
Harbour Attack Failed as Only Coast Guard Outposts Remain
The speaker recalls leaving the harbour with about 700 regular troops fit for duty and mentions militia called in but of little help. The enemy did not assault the fort but harassed coasters between Oswego and the harbour with small boats during the absence.
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Baltimore Federal Gazette
Alexandria
Porter
Crayton
Corporation
Oswego
British retreat and Ross death echo in New York despatch
From Elkton to Newbury Port and New York the week’s war updates report British reinforcements and a retreat after Ross was killed reconnoitering. Baltimore's defenders remained buoyant as 2000 men landed at Booth Bay and Penobscot towns evacuated amid alarms and fortifications.
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New York
Philadelphia
Elkton
Baltimore
Ross
Newbury Port
Booth Bay
Wiscasset
Portland
New-Yorke
Machais
Portsmouth
Penobscot
Paris Infantry Maneuvers Show 24 000 Ready for Battle
Paris reports a garrison of about 24 000 men in two corps under the Duke of Angouleme and Duke of Berry staged a mock battle at Mousseaux. Spectators filled the plain as infantry cavalry and artillery performed with precision amid sharp foreign journalistic jabs and corrected marriage rumors about M Serrurier in the United States.
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Paris
Duke of
Saxony
Chronicle
Naples
Kingdom of
Morning Chronicle
Journal de Paris
M. Serrurier
United States
Miss Paterson
Jerome Buonaparte
America
Mise Desmoulieres
St. Domingo
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Brisbane
James Campbell
National Intelligencer
Europe
Holland
M. Willinck
Amsterdam
England
Congress
War
Madison
Barney
General Ross
Admiral Cockburn
Baltimore Patriot
W. Department
Georgetown
Alexander C. Hanson
Federal Republican
District of Columbia
24Th Vlt
Winder
Thad
Navy-Yard
Tingey
Bell
Navy Department
War Department
Marine Corps
John Armstrong
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