American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1825-07-08

ohsprved the superior officers walking down Mar.
ket street at the very time when soldier who had
found his way into David Bril- to IS house was run
ming I'D The stairs in great haste and broke light
of glass as as he passed along. This induced The
officers 10 notice the Circumstance and TO send an
officer into the house, who brought him out into the
nresence of his Colonel, who merely said tak him
aua and gie him a thusand tashes :'-and truly
they did lash their poor men on some occasions
most horribly.
The British garrison had hut camp on the
side of West street, back of the rope walk extend.
ing from the Kennett Road to the break OF the hill
above where the furnace now stands. There they
passed the cold season with tolerable comfort Their
huts were sunk two or three feet into the ground,
and the earth heaped up around. This, with
sort of fire place and chimney on one side, enabled
them TO pass the winter with little suffering.
i w hen the spring returned and they lett US for
other service, embarking board their ships 10
the Delaware, the boys Of the town had charming
employment in plundering the deserted CAMP
where we found great variety OF articles that were
treasure to us-parlicularly powder and ball, &c.
These served US for amusement Tor long time al
forwards. The writer has particular cause TO re-
member some of these circumstances, from Sc
we're burn that he received on one OF the occasions
when we used to flash" whole cartridges OF powder
so plenty acih as was this precious but mschiey-
! Gus article.
One of our handsomcst young women went off
with the British, in company with an officer. |
saw her some years after in this Town, Tidoc--
! much changed from that heyday OF youth that rem
dered her uncommonly beautiful. She was the
child of family that has now almost root and
branch,o passed away from us,
!, After the British left some years we had Pu-
4 aski's Regiment quarteied in this town, on their
. way to the South-probably to Savannah, where The
commanded lost his lie in storming that fortress.
i While those troops continued with US. (Which was
! but short time) circumstance took place that
agitated my feelings very much. From want of
!, barracks the soldiers were beted' upon the eli.
: tizens, and among others Of my townsmen who were
4 obliged to accommodate them, was Richard Carson
!, an old and respectable citizen. The whole reg
. ment were in my eyes formidable and indeed ter
! rifle race Of men, They were all horse troops who
: wore mustachos, and large brarskin caps standing
:. foot above their heads They were armed with
long swords that traled the ground as they walked.
, When the soldiers came to Richard Carsnn's to IN
troduce the officer who was to reside in his house,
the old man met them at the door, and refused en-
q trance-and warm struggle took place he stand
!. ing astrde OF the whole entrance, with his arms
spread each door post-his two daughters pulling
. at his back to get him into the house and the horse
), men n front struggling TO gain abundance. IN
!. The contest, the old mans wig was thrown under
loot, and he stood manfully with his bald pate ex-
il posed not at all daunted. This continued Tor some
! time, until soldier taking his sword by the blade,
n struck the old man over the bare head with The nut
- and knocked him down when they entered lrium"
&C phanly. Whether they only ased OF abused thelr
!, victory, do not now semember-but the clrcum-
Il stance remained very wildly imprinted on my
Or memory for long time, Of the most distress
: sing scenes that had Witnessed
i When the battles Of the R0bnck and Liverpool
took place, many OF stood on the top oil the Rouse
+. now occupied by William Larkin, where we could
he many OF the operations and observe where Inc
4, cannon balls struck the water and threw it up mast
~ high" During the progress oil the battle OF BRAN
=. DIVINE, many of from the top or the house.
10 formerly John Dckenson's in Market street, the
i smoke Of the engagement and heard the reports OF
IA the cannon and the rattle OF the platoon firing OF
. that " bloody day. One of handsomest men
is was killed at that time, by wound that cut the
III main artery Of the thigh, and he bled to death on
adj the field.
- II was my "hap'' to be born soon after the con
=. cluson Of one war, THAT Of 1889 have lived tic
m pass through two others from rs to 'S3-and IRON
IN 1912 to 1914, and now hope to be permitted &c
MIC spend the remainder Of my days in peace as regards
ed such dreadful political confusion, OF which this lane
,se has paraken pretty fully in my day. when we con
Ia slider the agitatons produced by the Wars OF h'
o. French Revolution, and those consequent upon II
10 dreadful scene wherein all the vices that can con
90 tamnate man, obtained The mastery over those VII
tues that the ornament and the happiness OF I'M
!: human race.
:" "Ah! why will Kings forget that they are men
.n and men that they brethren? Why break lh
ties that should bind them together in the soft bond
~ of amy and love Father of men, it for thi
Thy breath divine kndled within his breast the vita
ames Was it for this, dominion absolute was g,e'
him over all thy works-only that he might re'e'
supreme in woe ?"-Ah! no, il was not.
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