The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-04-22

! HtlbHE iiH 1T 5httlf NliHuAA aiHIl'lib -
i've 'em Il little bit of fun. In that awfid
PAUSE, thrir regmentals shining III the
| lAtIt.wood blaze Ike a sea 81 blond with
metal buttons aud cross belts hfight Is
| dry, Tatlpr gave the word, aud hts whole
platoon poured ia mHItletous fire, metlrn.
fully answered by the cries aud groans OF
the wounded aud dying. Only 81 guns
were fred, and yet tAo and forty of the
enemy came lnwn---iWo Of whom, III the
language of that day, played possug'
The british returned the fire, but killed
only one man. Very little more wis done
on either side for the Americans. rs II
content, like Nelr own generous rattle
snakes, with the deadly wounds they had
inflicted on their enemy, retired with sui
len Joy into their darksome woods aud
the British, leaving 81 many Of their dead
companions, with badly wounded gene
ral tchind them, were glad To trot back 10
Columbia. The next morning, soon ~
Captain Taylor aud his men bad retnrBed
10 the ground, the British Doctur came III
10 dress their wounded. lie happened 10
be an freshman, aud as usual Jolly sort Of.
fellow for as Taylor qnlzztd hun eoncer-
nlng tie l,ea,y druhblug which his coun.
tr1men lmeaniug iho British had given
him last night, he replied with IA mixed
laugh aud blush, ".irrah, pom my shoM
ao@ honey, bal Me boot leus Oh The mrong
leg! 7h,m Id .Jeaofs there 0pt IF he
bifck Smdmp, Piayei HI IVih as Gen.
Sumter too, came IN, aud IA Tay lor tx
pressed regret Tint he had dome no bet-
ter, lac replied with "A naBnanlmty that
does linn more honor than the most blil-
liant victory could have done, 20 my
brave leIlowsdo not talk 80 you did won
ders could nol for my soul, lhinl where
such heavy firing came hom.p
On searching the pocket Of the brave
SERGEANT Johnson llicy found letter
which he had Just received from his mo
! lher III London. IL served To show, IN
what midnight darkness the Ministry had
eontrlted to keep the people of England,
with respect To ihr war in America, In
her letter, the fond mother heartily con
gratulatrd her "drar son on the blessed
aecs which they bad just received VIZ
That the rebellion Ia the colonies vas hap
ply extingui5hcd--a that her darling
child, now that peace was restored, waa 10
longer exposed To the dangers of wal aud
how glad she would be If she could but
come ont 10 seo him, aud be with him
o0cr more before she died. All happy
mother thought Capt. Taylor, with u
deep sigh, Is turning from HE letter, h.
bchcld poor johnson, the beloved object
of il, pale corpse on the sands, aud his
manly face and locks all matted aud gIiast-
! ~ with blood All happy mother,
whose eyes are not permitted to STE this
sight
! The following curious story was related
10 me by General William II. Davie, Of
| North Carolina --- The morning before
this fight II stout fellow of Scottish Irish
man, named MGrcgor, who had a Sun
or Two with Capt Taylor, came within
Our lines 10 see him--l}ring a hearty old
buck, who chewed tobacco aud ked
biz, Inc was made much of IN the camp,
aud every body must, of course, take Il
horn with him. He stood fire like sala-
nander for IN spite Of all the brandy that
could be Knocked into him, lac kept ips
legs until about sunset, When he sunk
down by one Of the fires, into such pow.
trful sleep, lhat not Ill the din Of battle a
toresaid, ever graacd him. Just before
day, hen the wolves, nOslng the sweet
odour of human blood, began 10 howl, aud
the air became chilly, the two English
soldiers who had Plqgfa 'poSaun,, agreed 10
ctrep up 10 the fire aud take warm. -
The bodies of lhc slain lay very thick !;
mist king old APGregor for one Of lhc
dead, aod much in their way, they fastcn-
ed upon hun by the head aud heels, and
began to drag him on one side" Iluiio
haiio there Uhnt the ID afe you arter %
rored old MGfegor, loud as a French
horn. The Euglishmen, struck as by a
sudden scream from the tomb, let him
drop With such a jolt OF his head upon the
stones, as made him curse like Turk
$ God bless your honor" cried the En-
glishpen, I've didn't mean to hurt you,
SIR" You didn't mean TO hurt me
what the ID did you mean dragging a
man, III his sleep, over the stones ut this
rale?o
Pom honor, sir, we thought you were
dead $500
/, Dead" cried he starting, "dead!
Why what the ID put that into your
head z"
Why, God bless your honor, don't you
see thai every body brre-abouts is dead ~
This put old M'Gregor's eyes upon the
stretch instantly his hair rosc like brslIes
upon his Isead; his cye-baiis starting for.
, ward IN horror--thi, moment in u camp
fail Of youag people lauShing and drinking
and NOW ~ worse than grave yard! He
starts from dead man at his feet be trip.
against second tumblcs on, the thild
roll, over Tie fourth up to the wrists and
. e!hoas IL pnddles OF blood. " Mercy on
my spu." cried he scrambiiug up
. " hais all tits : f" Hhy God bless your
honor,2 replied the Engllshmeu, . did yoi
not iy.ar what "a Ill Of a fight we had her,
Just bow % ...rt.z
Fight, who betwixt?"