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Maryland Militia Reports To Brig. Gen. John Stricker, Ordered, That the 27th regiment, lieut. col. Long, encamp on the height near the Powder Magazine, on Monday morning for a week's service-Tents and camp-ketties will be furnished by the state quartermaster, and rations by the contractor, Mr. Robinson. Col. Long will avail himself of the present occasion, to drill his regiment, which must be commenced at gun-fire and repeated in the evening of each day. He will make a morning report to the major-general at head-quarters-muster-rolls will be made out by the captains of their respective companies, to which their oaths will be hereafter required. By order of Brig. Gen. Stricker. Published in the Maryland Gazette - September 2, 1813. Yes, you read that right, direct details as to our troops deployment published in the newspaper. All British Adm. Cochrane had to do was land and read the paper.
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