The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-04-27
Vol. 1O.-----No. rs.

{ my" "' Sio:e ac'i"tI--" EtHrd Is W. lot,
ne Exclaimed, t.atI sho.ls. have receive j
I this wound at such a distance nom the en-
cav, aud where | was Wholly n4c,ive.''
when Lieutenant LaT.ibee vas brought
! from the battery, shot throGyI the BODY, he
heard snrne persons about him pityipx his
misIortune--his remarks evincod grealness
OF sou', and strongly marked tl.e character
! OF the American soider.--" D--n We.
nave you never seen q msn de ?" As ne
passed to the rear of the field, he net some
/ OF ms brother officers, nd addressed t'.sa,
with good bye. my friends. they have hit
me-" ''
Captain Macpherson, of the Artillery. as
he was borne from the field in the arms of
his soldiers, eXhorttd Ii sc who remained n
persevere IN their work Of duty--tbs 6ripe
having ceased, he expressed great an si,tv
, O eHqnired what hgd become Of his s-,iI. as.
ne had not hoard a single report since i,a
was brough. from it. Af;er 4, $ am;ahle ~
gallant officer had been removed to Cha,,.
= ain, the officers OF the army, entertaining
nigh sense OF respect for his virtues. and
sympathy TOR his s. Esrnss, molly y. off..red
their personal services o bea;. lin ON thrir
arms to PiattSburgh, a distance of twenty.
one mLes--he paused few moments snd
then replied, thank the gentlemen far
the interest and regard they have manIfest-
ed IN this KIND offer, but shall be snfic;-
entity honored when they bar me r. ,~,
srave." Il will be source ~ sincere erlt,-
ncation end pleasure to his friends, to knott
that he is now at this place, at the house of
Judge Deiord, and that his case. though
distressing. presents the NEST Hat.eIiEy MS.
pscts Of recovery.
The General he'd been for several dave
too rnucn indiSD oSed TO SuStgiu the t1ti.n.
= ridlng. On lie morning Of the 3gih
when he mounted his h,rre lie exclaine,i
hope the Almighty will enable me ro
snpport this DAYS fatigue" And ne was
suPporte', tor he conli1ued on his ser
with very shori interval, ! o,D z o'clock in
,hc morning, Until 7 at light. It's wo,thy
Of remark. that in . CONVERSATION het,,e.o
an ho.' can face" w,,o'p ssed .nto Canal5a
WIN nag OF truce, s'nce the d-y If the en-
gaze en-. an K cfiicrt zee nd in 800,
msnd ~ LIS Cole-t,ie ate eacn'"'.s - ni,,
'uculdriy wnoi it WAS that usssed so frrn,tr,,
~ ~ their sight, and a-4r our Battery.
MONT d on while horse As he had raxIr
We during the COMBAT, three loop holes 10,
h.n. HE reply was, hat it was Geoec.,
wilkinson. The British officer reicn..i
q "A h had conce we'd it 70 &c col. / Lrt
and his her Errg was always tiirerta;
q N VIZ never he Came m view. twas
- tn &c lies as well freQu ntiy dur,n,
the day the Gen was anxiously sai,c,,o,,, -,
n, III o reiire be. o-d the cra IN a AZ,
g + ) bu he n f rm'y replied ne ou,d me-.
yer urn hrs back upon tie eaemy,
e remarks f |r. private dir =, -,
was Carried to the rea,, ,vou d d AID b1,eiI-
ing. we're extraordinary and indeed So
ingy eRnlema'irst If that ficm, d.r,dS5
and unsbating foTtitude which S not ,r,I,
the companion # his tolls and HI, dao,s...
Dat which never deserts hrm even
in the hour Of decaying nature. Re,,em1
Der Il ole, it rs iii the cause of NV r'.,a
Try" never mind it, | NAV s,ili Ev1 -
give then another fgh, -" Give If ,s,,
my boys, go forward. never finch >, ''
Such was the language of our manned aod
bleeding soldiers. 1'o
There must have been some strong and
inspiring cause to produce Ibis genera1 sa1,-
t,ment OF heroi<m and patriotic en,hn-,s.n,
throughout our RANKS. l. was the eveT.
plaIy conduct Of the superior officers. s,,d
the siIe~ce, good order aud harmonv OF
which every previous movement was mad
joined with that enthusiasts devotion m hi,
country which beats high in the breest nf
every American dier, and leads b;n, ~
the field Of battle and # blood in eve c,s
test tor its honor and its rights Rrbub,
~, burlington Centincl, AhrK8
lne follow nF