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Alexandria Gazette, Commercial And Political
Alexandria, Virginia
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In Baltimore, while digging up earth from an explosion at the city fort during the invasion, the body of Capt. Blanchard of the Royal Engineers was found, along with papers including orders from August 17 in the Patuxent and sketches of marches.
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A day or two ago, in digging up the earth thrown up by the explosion at the city fort during the invasion of the city, was found the body of a British officer buried in the ground, whose name, from the papers found on him, appears to have been Capt. Blanchard, of the Royal Engineers.
In the pouch attached to his belt was found a number of papers—among which were the general orders of debarkation issued on the 17th of Aug. in the Patuxent, sketches taken in pencil by this officer of each day's march, a list of all the principal officers, a statement of the entrenching tools debarked, &c. but no statement of the number of men employed in the expedition.
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City Fort
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A Day Or Two Ago
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body of capt. blanchard found buried; papers including orders, sketches, and lists discovered.
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While digging up earth thrown up by the explosion at the city fort during the invasion of the city, the body of a British officer, Capt. Blanchard of the Royal Engineers, was found buried in the ground. Papers in his pouch included general orders of debarkation issued on the 17th of Aug. in the Patuxent, pencil sketches of each day's march, a list of principal officers, and a statement of entrenching tools debarked, but no statement of the number of men employed.