The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1823-03-12

- ""'s W" " Az" h u'sr counity's cause
Dl.d nohiy and iher deeds, ss ,hey ae.er,..
Heoe''ea proud reeompense. We give in charge
Their nsn.ssto the sweet tyre. III historic muse
trcud oi,he uessare. marches sih it down
To latest times aud sculpture, in her turn.
thves Dcnd IA stone and ever during brass
TO guard them aud { ANNE. .,alise her ,rusr,"
SERJE.l-NT .LiSP8R.
Al The eomOence me "a cl the tevolu, ;oos,v
wa, Sc gcsnt laspur enli,led in he second
South Ca,olina regiment OF ,nfsnay con-.
msndsd by Coz. Aiou,ttis. lie dis,inpu,.hed
hiel-eu IN particular manner, at The a,ecs
winch wss made upoa yu,i Mu1l,r,e, an SUI.
hysn's isianJ, on The ssib oi lone, l576 Ia
the warneN pa', of the contest, the flae s,.h
"ss severed by csnnon hail, and the n X lei,
10 the bottom at .he di,ch on the ou s,de of
me wo'ks.f The aecideat was cons,de, cd ty
ihe ooS'oos 'nhssi,an,s OF Chadessou, as pu,.
'ni; ~ cod 10 thc eon,esl, by suikIeg The &.
'neficso nss W he enemy. The mpms mt thu,
Jasper made the discovery, tina, the l,c had
i"llen he Jnnpsd from one oi the .mb, azure,
aud o'cnaed toe coiots, which he urd "a a
sponse'sah, on the pa'spe', where he sur,
poied them Unti'soo,he' hy va, procured.
The sabetcuen, activity ana en,ei pisa Of this
patriot, 'oduced Col. Niouluie 80 GIVE him .
sort Ui roviag con. mission to 90 end come 4.
p'-usure; con6deot that he vas aiwsys us..
iuBy employed. lie Was p, ,Ivil,ge! to .eIer,
sucn men i'am ,ar regimen, as no sboula
enoose 10 accompany bin IN hi, enietp ,se.
Hs ps' ties consisted geh.'sily OF FIVE o six,
aod -ol,en re,uined ~uh prisoner. ,heioso
Moui,iic ws, spp'lsed OF HI. ahseoec. J,pa-
| wef d,s,insui.bed fot his no name tros mcru
wnen anenemy tsIl INTO his poweS--Iii. avn.
o'ion sppeaos to have been limited 10 III.
| ehatncte,itucs oi isvefy, hasnsnny, and u.e-
| iuins's TO The cause m which he was engaged
wv ben u WAS IN his power TO XIII, bu, noe
! 40 carufc, II wss has Practice not to 3e er,uu q
sioele priscnsf 10 escape. By his sseacuy
and enterprise, he-of,en socc ecded ia the COP,
'ufs oi,h mo were lying IN ambush ior
hm. ia ose oi his excursions, an instance
oi bavefy and humanity Is recorded, by tho
biugrepher q! Gen. Marion, which would
s',gger eredS,ny, u were not we, sae ,,.d.
E| aile lac WAS es am,nipg no B il,sh car,p.ss
Esessdzes, s'fshe taps,hy los has msas, wa.
Weakened by the d'sv s.sss OF Ms Jones,
whosc Husband sn hmer,c,o by b,,,b, had ia
ken The k'ns's protection, snd he'd been COO.
Go,d ~ ifons Tor desc,,ing the royal cause Of.
81 he bad !sscn The os,h OF allegiance ller
well founded belief Wa, that nothing short Of
ibe 'iie OF her husband would alone 10, The
ohenee, With (which he wa, charged. Antic.
psline the awful scene of u b.tovfd hush loL
espi ins upcn the gIbbs', had excited mex.
pie,sibie smo,iou, Of g,,ci sod dsree,.op.
Jispei setisily consulted with bis eompan.
ion, Sc'gesn, New,on, whose feelings 10, ,h,
dist ssstd T. msle and he, child, wee equally
sxci'ee with ms own, upon the prec,ic seiliiy
oi teics,ne Jonss tom his impcndiog tate.
Thookh they were ura,ie 10 suggest a plan
| OF operation, they were determined to wach
for the ,sost iayotabir opporiuouy, cod max
ibs ehou. The departure of Jones and O. We
rd o.hefs Cell IN i'oasy to Ssysonab for trIsl
/ uDdeI guard consisting ot q s-,geeni, o coz.
! po'sl and eight tneo, was ordsred upon thu
succeeding mofhinC. WnhiD iwo miles az
Savannah, on the moin road, IS sptng of
foe water, surrounded BY deep and timex
underwood, where usvels', ot,en halt 10 re-.
hcsh rhsm-slges with cool dravgh, from the
pure iouow,o. Jsspsr nnd his colu psnion
considered ibis spri the most iasornbie for.
,hcir enterprise. they seeo'diog passed the
gnstc, ard concealed themselves near the
spuis,. Wheo the enery cams ap, thry
ha,led, and only Two ot ibe gur'd remained
orb toe priyonsrs, while the oibers tcaned
th.ir guns against tho usas 10 a acarelsss m,u
.s', snd ven, to The spring. Js.par and
Scu,on seizrd iwo oI ,hsir phuske,s, aud dis.
syied the tvo .cniiools, took posse ssion Of all
The nrms, sod compelled thsla 10 surrender
The Uops weie i.k.n Oh, sod arms pu Io,t
The bends oi those who had been pf,sonc,s.
spd the whole rsty e"iytd 81. fsr'ysbof,.
'lic next pne'ning, and joined The Ancricsv
camp.
There orc tu; f,w jp;,snecs uroo reco' q
where pe',onsi eSefuoSs, even III self pie
s.,esiion fom cersio plosrocI al dead,
would have rndoeed q irsori to sn nc, 90 de 3
pc ate OF exseuiioo; how much mrre lansa
Die ~ss 'h,s whe'e he sp''ng 10 action wa,
,ou.ed hy the ismeois,ioB, of q tsmsie NJ.
kD.eJn 10 he ad,splvieu. a -s
SYbxquan, to The gsllsn, dcfeoce OF Su'.
Hvan', i,'.na, Col Moolr,ie's ,egiment Wa,
preserved with stand IL colo's by Mr.. IL
hot, shleh .he hsd 'Ichly embroidered Wit
.,as own hands: end a., "A ,cvAfd fof la.o.,,