The prisoners' memoirs, or, Dartmoor prison : $b containing a complete and impartial history of the entire captivity of the Americans in England, from the commencement of the last war between the United States and Great Britain, until all prisoners were released by the treaty of Ghent. Also a particular detail of all occurrences relative to the horrid massacre at Dartmoor, on the fatal evening of the 6th of April, 1815.Andrews, C. (Charles)
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The prisoners' memoirs, or, Dartmoor prison : $b containing a complete and impartial history of the entire captivity of the Americans in England, from the commencement of the last war between the United States and Great Britain, until all prisoners were released by the treaty of Ghent. Also a particular detail of all occurrences relative to the horrid massacre at Dartmoor, on the fatal evening of the 6th of April, 1815.
Andrews, C. (Charles)
Dartmoor Prison; United States -- History -- War of 1812 -- Prisoners and prisons
During the eighth and ninth, the prisoners made every inquiry in their
power to learn whether any were missing, who were not included among
the dead, wounded, or discharged; but nothing satisfactory could be
obtained, but only a report that after the prisons were closed, Capt.
Shortland had secretly buried some of the most mangled bodies, before
Dr. Magrath entered, as he is a man of integrity, feeling, candor,
firmness, and unshaken veracity, as well as genius and skill, that
no favor or affection could swerve from the truth. Shortland would
therefore endeavor to conceal as much as possible from him, as whatever
came within his knowledge, came out without fear or reward, and was
much against the conduct of Capt. Shortland. On the morning of the
seventh, as before mentioned, we ascertained by the testimony of those
persons whose names are mentioned in the certificate to this work, the
particulars of the killed and wounded, whose names have been already
mentioned, the number of which and their situation, were as follows:
Seven were killed dead in the yards, and in the prisons. Six suffered
amputation of a leg or an arm. _Thirty-eight_ dangerously wounded
and many supposed to be mortal by the surgeon of the depot. _Twelve_
slightly wounded. The total amount of killed and wounded _sixty-three_.
Among these were many mangled in the most horrid manner, having
received five, six, and seven wounds apiece from the bayonet. Hundreds
of the prisoners very narrowly escaped, having received several shots
through the hats and clothes.
We have just discovered that the soldiers here at present are the
Somersetshire militia; and the garrison consists of fifteen hundred
soldiers of different military classes.
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