The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-07-02

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! Ia ihAt cspse - rapid, OF a. } ~ p't1e' 30
aldir,nnsig couluotud vas thrir letfesi
! W I'D hardl, q arad his idtle wool, y heo
rhr : ith Fegimrui aud the hEm conipaih'- O.
! the a az iIh cdnt pouring up 10 "u' d''is'
,pre To these ne nov attached ourselves,
IsnJsh. whole 81 tn ugai hr4 tde iorn~g ihi"
ans extended hue. advanced 10 the aun't'
] II was GU fortune 10 act upou The lef OF the
! road where Ia cnpse happened 10 be more
mick and tie ground considerably more me
-, th.tt a., tho ripm Tho consequence wHS
fhuf W. moved on Tor several minutes "th"nt
.eripr ANY enemy; hut the aaod suddenly en-
dne. an Ipeu s. ring I'D lay befrc as aid
| IN the rear DIN high patng, "hich ran Hctes'
! ~. 9 ntrr uf tat field, the enewys hrsi hn'
/ nreseeIed ,tspIL | hayc stpud uadeI many h"f'
/ ', fires oi nIu.,euy IN ny day but 1 really
! do moi recollcct Ia havr Witnessed any NOR
heavy Than that which they instantly opehea
! upnn Us. Had Ne been 4 numerous b9b5 hho
IA compact army, otif loss mnsi nave O''h
/ trabr but VI vel few ~ nlnbef--ceftahr
! Is nnf more ihdu loo ~ all aud our order
~ls that Of sNfmtshris, each file 0cing inlI ten
| PAGES apart iInm thc other. The AmfIicahs,
on the othel baud W. r. IA line, "odged to-
! gcthcf rs closely a. thcy could stand tI"lf
| uuinbeI could uot tall .llit OF thousand men,
! II thct exccedcl II not, aud the, + cd voley n.
1
oes aud idist thcmaean 10 then shoulders
! i've guns, moreover. paved upon rs without
! tntci rnf.siun IN a WoId. can compare the
! showers Of ball, al ali .izrs AID descriptions
! winch Whifl,d around rs. 10 nothing more apt
! lY tim the peluus ai hail storm, "hch u
/ ~ II" h-castsils "nd drives INTO your ! g.
! he sb5ir ground Al our let was plooghrd
! AZ y III them aud then singing wis llrt hHt OF
a trrnpcst through the bare cordagc OF a vessel
| A. ancH,Y.
! Unlfr this really tremendous FIRE, Williams
! bnre himself - bis gallant conduct Ia tic skir-
| rnishcs which bad diversified pui march led me
TO expect he Honid bear himself. Thee was
i, railing. similar 10 that bchud WHICH the A.
! mcilCsns were drawn up, which cut of The
copso from he cultyatsd fields. He was one
oi the first 10 spring over II a ID shouting out
! ~ The mrn To follow be called To me by nnmc,
| aud said " Now, ~ ho VII be the irst III the
enemy So lmr' Without pansns 10 look be
| hind, h. rnsbsd on, | kept my 'yc upon hh !
indeed ~ ven ucar enough 10 converse, were
| Il ossiblo 10 hour bc $. nnd ~ human voice
| ~ such u himult aud I'D what ! could, faihrr
| H. rrsirtm his ardoui lhnn Ia rivr u encourage
| lnent But ~ the very moment when WIS rc.
| praiing my iultcatte, thu b. would look 20 the
men, instead OF thus rushing on ahead at thon
| a mu. ltci hall struck him nB the neck, and he
| fell dead ~ my feet lie never 50 much rs
moved Tie bullet had passed through the
| wind pipe and spinal marrow, and he was a
HoIpsr in an instant Poor fellow even in the
Lat of action, looked At him sjth a heimg
al hiticr agonv, Of which words can convey no
| mp .e,.,en. But j could not pause to pay the
slightest tribute Of respect 70 ms rcmarnS ran
- I'm, ard soon found nay attention 81 com.
n rtrl, occupied bv uthci matters, As 10 forget
r,at such ono had lived and vas deal. 50 D.
lsrrNhcmu-l, exciting l. III" interest Of lattle,
| AID perfect, 'nglo,sing are the thought 10
which nptyc, bnth.
Nofu Iihslandne he p7uc'ty Of our numbers,
the American in began to "a,ct rs soon n We
arrived within twenty or tlnrtN PAGES Of Their
iroul and tho ,ho'riing preliminary tn n chdrsr
ind hardly lcrn uttered, whru they broke, and
Ted O,u men wcie too much fatgucd 10 fol
NV with ANY e lr,uv, but W pun u,d aS quick
" as ~ could an bay netting some Seamen,
Who pefloaclou.y chung 10 Their guns, tool
y session OF Two out o, fue five Iioccs Of can.
upn which had 10 sc,srls glled as. On work
", Eoac>cl. hui beginning. In five minutes
We found ourselves IN front of Il second Inc,
more numerous aud more steady thautnl Which
~ had defeated. II was composed wholly of
regular troops who received US, as we came
on. with nutdrrou, frs, and instantly advan-
Il 10 the chdrge. W could not prcteud IL
meet them. \, he GsSl. " la div mustcrcda
hundred mcn W were nov dim nishcd 10 lii
tle more than halttlr Number; whole Icgi-
n. nj bore down upon us. aad We gave ground.
W. fell back he's evcr, slowly ant Indignantly
hdlliug tlum TINE = tim dnd iting with effect I;
whiIsi the enemy, instead Of die derrinmed
rush, which, # attempted, must hive destroyed
u, n once followed n toe very SAINT pace, aud
with The same precautions. Bntthen lire was
very destructive; al least It would have been,
had drre AtoodopPoscd to il men enongh to dc
scr,eit
We had reached almost the end Of the thicllet
whcnt oil. Thornton wth1rcnorCenrnt OF fresh
troops coming NJ. restored Us TO our farmrr
confidence, aud VI resumed the offensive. he
cnrWy in their turn fell back, but We could not
folio" with or accustomed rapidity--our men
scarcely could walk, ia, less run; sn there was
Il A. for their line 10 receive rcintorcemcnts. be-
fore we succeeded IN breaking II. The battle
became nov little else thanan unlntcrmttng eX :
change of vollevs Neither parry canned OF lost
ground, bat for iull halt hour slool stl load
ing aud firing as quickly rs these operations
could be performed Whist tins ding
Colonel Thornton received hall IN the thigh,
aud fl. The Americans laslng shout Mt the
event, pressed aud our people, little dIshcal-
tened ctncd.-t harlton. myself aud several u
thcr officers whowrre III the field, did OUT best 10
stay thcm, aud we >arcrrlcd, though not TIL
Cbl. Thornton, IN order TO avoid failing III the
hands OF the aSsailmlts, had been Obliged TO roll
hnnsclf down the slope. to Il considerable dis
tnncc, We had retired. in part, rs far Is tn
~ nunA where poor Williams iay when ono mus
ltct H. itting the scabba,d OF my sword.
broke IT, and another, at the sam instant sig nj.
" wounded my arm. Yet | hardly Tell die
unA. 50 intent was Ion rail- ying the men and
tn. Ross Inn self coming up at this instant, with
tn better part o the nh rcgin ent, the fortune
Of h day was speedily decided. There was
~ more distant iirag on our part. Charge.
charge" was the only word Of command is.
sued 1t was heard With repeated accamations !;
and the very music Of our cheers acting like
magic upon the Americans they dispersed aud
fled in every direction.
Ii werc VAIN for me to attempt any descrip-
ton of the state of feeling which pcryadcs a
man, wbrn, after some hours ofhard fighting.
he frs, sees the line of the enemy become con-
fused, and the manifestations OF flight eNhb-
lied His whole soal is cugrosstd With the de-
sire of oVcrlaking Them; and II there be a mo-
men, IN mans evi,anCe nj which he would