Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1825-06-18

Jury you could inflict: we should all be
tried and punished for cowardice; l
should be turned into the ranks; these
poor fellows, tied up to the triangle,
and half lashed to death; in short, you
ruin us, if you keep our arms. l pro-
pose treaty. Discharge our carbines
with your own hands, and then let US
have them back when we cannot fur
thcr use them to your annoyance; and
as for the swords, we shall each Of us
swear on his own, as you restore them
instantly to put them in our sheaths,
and ride off without drawing them:
by the faith and honour of soldiers and
Of men we shall
est 'ud be too bad on the poor
creatures not TO listen to EN- said
the leader to his companions.
"'Faith, an it would said another.
"'An' they so mooch in arrest, an
promisin' so WE'LL said two or three
more.
{" We are not your enemies re-
| sumed the SERGEANT, seeing them waver,
'but English soldiers, come into your
country as brothers, and only doing,
as soldiers, disagreeable duty; be-
sides, you have bound us to you in
gratitude for ever; and treachery, even
if it was in our power, would be i'm
possible.
"Arrah, we'll gi' them the arms,
now burst from the whole crowd.
"sStop,' said Pierce, advancing; it,
is my duty, as this rescue has been UNI
dertaken for my advantage, to see that
no evil grows out Of it to my unknown
| friends; SO let the Carbines be first dis
charged his commands were obey
ed; 'and now, SERGEANT, you will prove
your sincerity by handing US your car
fridge pouches;' the SERGEANT readily
complied; Pierce emptied them, sepa-
rately, and returned them together with
! the csrlir,es and swords, which latter
were; according to treaty, at once
sheathcd, while the dragons remained
still dismounted. The military party,
with many professions of thanks, then
gained their saddles, superhuouslS as
sisted by their new friends, who zeal
ously opened to give free passage; and
their miserable throats were also open
ed fora parting shout, when the SER
| jeant, wheeling his troop round, gave
the word, Soldiers firc!'-The pistols
hidden in the holsters had been, by one
party, forgotten, and were instantly
discharged; every ball took effect, and
fifteen men fell.
"sFollow me, now ads''-the SER
ieant continued, dashing spurs into his
horse, and plunging forward amid the
throng, his horses head pointed to
wards his quarters, three files closely
followed him, and he and they cut
through the dense crowd, who had not
vet recovered breath or action from
this sudden change of affairs,but on the
remainder of the troop they closed in
an instant after, with frantic cries and
gestures Of desperation and revenge.
"The dragoons thus surrounded, at
first spurred and spurred to free them
selves; but the outward circles of the
country people pressed on those within
so that the horses stood wedged and
powerless. A second volley from the
holster pistols then Immediately fol
lowed, with effect as deadly as the for
mer, and louder and louder, and hercer
and fercer, grew the shouts and efforts
for vengeance. The wretched people
were unprovided with any weapon ex-
cept sticks, but they were furious as
bulls, and active and ferocious as tigers
some grappled the reins of the horses
and others dragged the riders to the
ground, though cut and hacked with
the sabres that were still available, and
trodden and trampled under the pran'
cling feet Of the affrighted animals OF
themselves treading and trampling or
the bodies of their dead companions
they did not finch a jot; while their an
tagonists, unable TO act in party, eve
nv moment found their single bravery
useless, or overpowered by repeated
and ccaseess onsets.-One man among
the peasantry bounced up behind
dragon, clasped him in his arms, and
both tumbled to the earth; in an instan
he was on his legs again, jumped OF
the breast Of his PROSTATE enemy
wrenched the sword from his grasp
forced it through his temples, and emit
ting shrill cry that was heard above
all the other Glamour, then waved 1t a
loft, and with the rifed weapon procee
ded to inflict deep and indiscrminat'
wounds on men and horses, until on
, well-armed thrust brought him downs
, he was crushed beneath the hoofs OF tn
chargers. A. goaded horse, unable t.
plunge forward, reared up and fell OF
r his launches, and the Inflated ride
was instantly deprived Of life by tn
/ crowd, that, bounding into the air, leap
ed and danced upon him. He who a
: the first commencement OF the affal