OLIVVER OLDSCHOOL E39 Vol1 for Philadelphia Publishce by Harrison Wall at the New Publication Office Chess The Corner Stone of which was laid in Baltimore at the Solemnity of the 12th of Sep 1815, in Commemoration of the fenders of this pity. who fell on the XII of Sep 1814 at the attic of North Point & the XIII during the Bombardment of Fort Henry. THE PORT FOLIO, FOURTH SERIES, CONDUCTED BY OLIVER OLDSCHOOL, ESQ. Various; that the mind Of desultory man, studious of change, And pleased with novelty, may be indulged.-COWPER. MONTHLY MAGAZINES have opened a way for every kind of inquiry and information. The intelligence and discussion contained in them are very extensive and various; and they have been the means of diffusing a general habit of reading through the nation, which, in a certain degree, has enlarged the publie understanding. HERE too, are preserved a multitude of useful hints, observations, and facts which, otherwise, might have never appeared.-DR. KIPPIS. VOL. I. 261 JANUARY, 1816. FOR THE PORT FOLIO. NO. I. NAVAL AND MILITARY CHRONICLE OF THE UNITED STATES. MONUMENT, COMMEMORATIVE OF THE ATTACK ON THE CITY OF BALTIMORE. For the following paper we are indebted to the attention of a friend in Baltimore, to whom we tender for his favour our sincere acknowledgments. We publish the article for sundry reasons: it is interesting in itself, it makes public an act of justice and honour to those who have fallen in defence of their country, and it sets forth an example that is altogether invaluable—an example, which, if followed, will soon wipe from the page of history one of the foulest charges against republics-that of ingratitude to their best benefactors. That people who can thus reward the merit of the deceased, will never suffer from a want of merit among the living: that people who can thus honour the fall and perpetuate the memory and achievements of the valiant, will never want heroes to fight their battles. Let the inhabitants of other parts of the United States catch the fervent and well-directed zeal, and emulate the praiseworthy example of the citizens of Baltimore, and they may rest assured that in times of public danger they will receive their reward in a more impene |