Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1809-11-20
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- - 81 AAN MI w - h%''N
'''oody fcenc arc fiji freir in ny rec
election. ie time that has paiied
Gnce thas fatal Gay ieems only like a
dream of III. night; ard all the cir
eumaances Of the battle rife on my
memory ike the events of ysaerday,
II behold our Il tie band OF war
riors full Of aydcr, marching forth to
the engagement.-I fee the com
mandar, firm and Ready, cheering
tie folders 10 do their duty like
mCn, worthy of themielYcs, g. wor-
thy of their Country. I well remen-
bsr on the morning Of the battle, an
cd man, God blefs his memory, fer
lie was brave Ole, who iniited on
joining the little band of patriots.
lie had fought under Wolfe at Que :.
bsc, and had approved himf-lf a fol-
der but age had unnerved his arm,
and the frotfs of feyenty winters had
whi,ened his locks like the fnows
tia, crown the fummit of Cotopaxi.
Two of bis ions had already Join
ed the troops a younger one of
fsventeen, was preparing to follow
The drum founded the aiarm-thc
hum Of active preparations arofe from
the camp--the old mans eye BEAM
I'd with the ardour of the warrior ;
his foul fwe,led with the proud
hope that he could be ufeful to his
country ;-he feized his IiHe, & vain
were the entreaties of his fon-his
daughter di1uaded him in va:n-he
raihed to the camp, refolyed to con-
quer or to perth.
The battle began on our left
Brandt, with his favagr myrmidons,
poured from the thicker that flank
ed our wing-vain were all our eff
tort. to bear up againf the yalt fu.
pcriority of numbers. Like a tor.
rent from the mountain, fwelled
with oeafelefs rain, pouring with ir-
refiiiible fury on the valley-fo pour
ed forth ihe hordes of favages from
their coverts on our devoted left, un-
tii retreat was hopeiefs and victory
impoHible. Tickle fortune fniIed for
moment on our right.-There the
gallant Butler, cool and intrepid, d.
rected the form he rode ffeadilv
in our front, prefed on the foe, and
victory lowered over aud famed him
with her pinio-s. But alas !-unfui-
tanned, every effort was vain, and the
re'uttant retreat was forced by pru-
dent affection for the lafcty of the
troops tnat were lett.
Then followed all the fury of fav.
age warfare. Fiends feemed to have
joined the engagement. II fill
near the iavsge yell rife and minglc
with the groans of the dying.-I
fee the fpear gleam dreadful, as it
flies and arrefs its victim. II faw
the old man turn Ike wounded pan
Their on the foe-three favages fell
by lis arm, but a fourth cleft his
white locks he died gloriouay, Ru-
in wide and awful extended DER the
plains.-The flames of our habi.a.
tlons roie and threw fearful light
athwart the gloom Of the evening.
But dreadful was the night that fol-
loved. The fearful anxiety of the
friends of thofc who went TO battle !;
the agonizing cries of lhofe who had
fallen alive into the bands of the iay-
ages the horrors OF the nlidnight
lacrilice, all form fcene. that even
at this diltant day, the min. cannot
contemplate without horror.
Few only efcaped the laughter =
Many were the brave men who fell.
Never have reited in quiet face
that day, becauic no tt1imonial of
refpeet has been paid TO the memo