The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1822-10-30

oAnd . more wary messenger Ior DIS go'u'
Tell him siso, that, although On out lew, and
esd to live on the public, am soldier s'
well % himsoiI, snd would despiss taking his
gold from Q desenceiess man Who conided IN
me-" The officer lost no time IN reaching
the garrison, aud never forgot The adventure,
which he iseqaeody related.
In "hsisbreaih 'scspes in the imminens
deadly bfesch," the military part OF these
volumes naturally sbounds. We read OF
soldier Of his own company whom Co'snei
David Stewart himself saved from premature
in,erment alter the iaoding In Egypt.
/" When the men had lain down 10 = y o..
ter the action, l walked 10 The rear 10 enquire
for some Of iny company who had Is''en pc
hind, being either killed ~ wounded. ID
serving some mon digging bo'e, and NUN
ber Of dead bodies tying around, slept up 10
ono of them snd touching bis iemplss, ie'i
lhat they retained some warmth. then told
the soldiers, not 10 bury him, bot to carly him
10 the surgeon, ss no did net appear 10 be
quite dead Poh = said ono Of them, he
L. IS dead 90 my grandfather, who @as kiboi
nj Guile .odcn )" aud, tssiog tho mtn BY the
Heels proceeded 10 drag him to the pit. But
caused him 10 cs,st Tho wounded man
vas so horribly dsfsured as 10 justly nj
compsuion 10 tho judg ment he. had formed
A ball had passed through his mead, which
wzs giea,iy swoled, sDd covered with cioued
blood. He wa, carried to the hospital, whers
no revived from his swoon, and recovered 80
rapidly, that In an weeks he WAS able to do
his du.y."
And agsio, We are told Of Sergeant Mac
gregor, os the 42J, who was left for dead oo
the Held in the American war and carried
away OH tbs beck Of On Ans. ic,n soldier TO
be stfipt and pundefed at some convenient
spot. Mscgregor recovered while he was in
ribs position, and drawing his dirk, and grasp
ins MS bearers ,htoat, sw,se he would run
i'i'n through unless he conveyed hin, to the
camp, service which the sstonishod YiO-
kee vas compelled TO e'forru, SO afraid was
he OF "this gunpowdsr Percy though he be
dead"
ihsutsnan, Grant ofthe same regiment, In
the attack on ChArlestown, was struck by o
iiy pound ball, which carried of ,hs right
scspuia, snd 90 injured the sdjoiniug paris.
ihal the sur geons icf, him on tho ground with
no o,her cafe but that Of making him as easy
es possible for tho shore limo they expected
he could live, To thoie surprise he was
hont sIlve on the following morning. He
recovered rapidly, and served many years Of.
terwards in perfect health. General Murrsy,
while a csp,sin in the 4si, at tho capture OF
Martinique in i762, was saved as unexpect.
edy. a mus sket ball eotered :hs left side,
isuder the lowest rib; passed througS tho
ief, lobe of the lung., crossed his chest, aud
mounting up to his right shoulder lodged un.
der the scaputa. The surgeons left him q,
they h,d dons l.ieu,eoso, Grant, bot he got
a. = - A -.
~ years Afterwards, though always obliged to
sleep in sn opsight posture, suSpancd by
pillows Ga tho capture Of ~ Fincen,s, in
f7o7. an officer of thn 4o,h was shot through
the body a,tho top Of steep hill, from which
his pauy WAS forced TO setreat. a sergean,
much attached 10 him, wished to carry tho
body off; aud fos ,ba, purpose drsgged IL by
onu los i,r moro than a m,ic down tbe deci,v-
ny inSondng TO return md bay Is at night
fasi On ms second visit ha found tho officer
shve and able to speak, and his recovery was
somplc,ed in six weeks.
Colonel Gtahsm's escape on the s,mo scr.
vice is eqcai!y remarkable.
fhe people belle viog he was dead. rather
dragged than cstricd him over The rough
channel of the iivor, tiIi they reached the sea
beach, Observing here tha' he was still alive
they put hlm in a blsnkcr, aod proceeded 10
search Of q surgeon. Ahcr UsvslliOg IN this
manner four miles, they carried him to \ mil
itssy post, occupied by patty OF the 49d.
All the surgeons were out in the woods wlIh
the soldiers aod noos could be found. Cot.
g taham vas sill iosens,ble. a ball had en-.
tered his side three inches f'o'n Tho back
bone, aod, passing through, had conc out on-
der his breast another or perhaps the same
Mil, bad shattered two Of his 6ogers. No as.
slstaace could be got bu, that OF q soldiers
wife, who had been long in the service, and
was in The habit Of attending sick and wound
od soldiers She washed his wounds and
bosod them up in such rnsnner, that when
Q surgeon came and sa~ tho wsy ,r which tho
opcrs'icu had been performed, he said nc
eou,d not have done IL better, and would not
unbiad the dressiOly. The Colonel soon alter.
wards opened his eyes; aod, though unable
10 speak for u,sny hoars, seemed sensible OF
wha, was passing around him. In this state
he lay nearly three woeks, when he VS. car
red to Kingston. and thence conveyed TO
an ,,l