Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1826-03-11

and raised my pike to despatch the in"
truder, when ball struck my left arm az
the elbow, and my pike fell TO the ground.
Nevertheless, grasped it again with my
right hand, and with the men," who
turned and fought maniully, cleared the
breach. The enemy, however, soon at
ter forced the S. w. bastion, where Capt.
Shapley, Capt. Peter Richards, Lieut..
Richard Chapman, and several other
men Of Distinction, and volunteers, had
fought with unconquerable courage, and
were all either killed or MORALLY wound
edit and which had sustained The brunt
oil every auack.-Col. Ledyard, seeing
the enemy within the fort, gave orders 10
cease firing, and to throw down our arms,
as the Fort had surrendered. We did
SO; but they continued firing upon us,
crossed The Fort and opened the gale,
when they marched in, firing in platoons
upon those who were rttieatlng to Ito
magazine end barrack rooms, for safety.
! AT this MON ent, the renegade Colonel
commanding cried out, who commands
this garrison F? Colonel Ledyard, who
was standing near me, swered, 1" did,
sir, but you do now" at the same time
stepping forward, handing him his sword
with the point towards himself. AT tbs
instant, perceived soldier in the act of
bayoneuns NE from behind. l turned
suddenly round and grasped his bayonct,
endeavoring TO unsh,2 1t, and knock off
the thrust. But in Withdrawing but one
hand, he succeeded in forcing 1t into my
RICH, hip, above the joint, and just below
the abdomen, and crushed me to the
ground. The first person saw alter
wards, was my brave commander,
corpse by my side, having been run
through the body with bis own sword, by
! the savage renegade. -Neverwas scene
i oil mere brutal, wanton carnage Witness
ed, than now took place. The enemy
were sui itng upon us III platoon 8, and
in the balrack rooms, which was con,iu-
ued for some minutes, when they disco
vered thai they were in danger Of being
blown up, by communicating fire 10 the
powder scattered al the mouth OF The ma
game, while delivering out cartridges ;
nor did it then cease in the rooms Tor
some minutes longer. All this time the
bayopet was freely used" even on
those W no were helplessy wounded, end
IN the agGnles OF death. | recoileci CAPT.
VI n. Seymour, a volunteer from IIert-
ford, had 81 bayonet wounds, although
his knee bad previously been shattered
by ball, so much so, that II was obliged
10 be amputaed the next day. But
need not mention particular cases. |
! boya lre priv did tbat tpe bo1 L ,IleA
and 8 wounded, previous to their Storm
ing our lines IS were killed, in all, SIS
mortally and dangerously wounded, and
40 ,akeDprisoners 10 New York, most of
them slightly hurt.
After the massacre, they plundered
Us OF every thing we had, and lett us IL
terally naked. When they commenced
gathering US up, together with their own
wounded, they put theirs under the
shade oil the platform, and exposed us 10
the sun, in front OF the barracks, where
We remained for more than an hour.
Those thai could stand were then parad-
ed, and ordered 10 the landing while
hose that could not Got which number |
was one were put into one d our amn.u-
milton wagons, and taken to the brow of
The bill, (Which was very steep, aud at
eas, 100 rods in descenl,) iron, Whence
it was permitted TO run down by itself,
but was arrested III its course, near the
river, by an apple tree. The pein and
anguish we all endured il this rapid de-
scent, as the wagon Jumped add jostied
over rocks and holes, is income civ able;
and the Jar in its arrest was like buisnug
the cords of life assunder, and caused US
to shrek with almost supernatural force.
Our cries we're distinctly heard and no.
ticed on the opposite side OF the river
| (Which is more than mile wde) amidst
all the confusion which ragged in burning
and sacking the town.--N rem aimed in
the wagon more than an hour before our
humane conquerors hunted us up, when
we were again paraded and laid on the
beach, preparatory to enbarkauon, But
by the interposition OF Ebenezar LedJ ard
(bro,her TO Col. l.. who bumanely re-
presented our deplorable situation, and
the impossibilty of our being able 10
reach New-York, IS of us were patroled
III the usual form. Being near the house
OF EbeneZer Avery, who was also one
OF our number, we were taken into it.
Here we had not long rem AIMED, before
marauding parry set fire to every room,
evidently intending to burn US up with
the house. The party soon lett it, when
it was with difficulty extinguished, and
We were thus saved from the flames.
Ebenezar Ledyard again interfered, and
obtained sentinel to remain and guard