Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-07-30

iiv.c iio,.d, Lc.ng u iAodsamd bl.i.ii,en aid
soldiers armed with heavy mallcts, and sharp
axes.
$50 marched they forward unto Sutton
neld, where the whole army mustered, be-
ing some miles southeast of the place of
battle, and there halted before Richmond
mad crossed the marsh on his right hand,
which separated them: when, 10! there was
u solemn stiffness in King Richards power,
OF the which l might not well know the
cause. Whcreupon | turned me unto Il
bill-man who stood near the mound, where
was placed, and demanding Of him what
meant that silence, he told me the
king had called together his leaders, and
was encouraging them in many godly words
to fight stouty TO the end against the trail
tors and renegados which had come out
against them.
"from the speech which King Richard
made there, the little hillock where he stood
Is called "Dlckon's Nook" unto this day;
but reached IT in time to hear on!y the end
of his Grafton, which he gave with voice
OF thunder and an eye Of fire. "Advance,
ihen,' exclaimed he, 81 say again, forward,
my captalns! in whom lacketh neither poll
cy, wisdom nor puissancc; let each of YOU
give but one brave stroke for England and
your KING, and ST. George 10 speed, the day
rs surely ours. For myself, by the might OF
God and his saints, | will either triumph by
glorious victory, or die for mine immortal
fame; since they who regard not that re-
nown before their fleeing life, shall ever live
with scorn and fall with foul dishouour."
las he concluded the soldiers loudly
shouted yet were they not true unto their
sovereign; Tor Thomas Lord Stanley, and
SIR William, his brother, were there, with
! nh
soon turned and fought with fierce Courage
against the king. Al this time, also, when
the Eari of Richmond knew that the royal
army was so near enbattled, he rode about
ms own ranks speaking many decetful and
CLOSING words against Richard; the which he
had scarcely finished when the one army
came in sight of the other. And then, blessed
Virgin! how hastily did the soldiers buckle
their helms, how quickly the archers bent
their bows and flushed their feathers, 10 make
them ready for flight lk the wings Of death.
Then, too, how readily the bill-men shook
their bulls and proved their slaves, to march
ana JON battle, when the cry should be Oh
ven Advance StaHdards."
when the king saw that Richmond's
power had passed the marsh, he commanded
with all speed to set upon them: and then
heard the terrible blast OF the trumpcts.
which as ii were babe them To the feast of
oood, with the loud shouting OF the soldiers
ana the Snort:ng of the chargers Anon the
hlnE'S aVc!sers let fy cloud of shafts. and
all Tue ar around was darkened: and when |
the bowmen on either side had spent all
their arrows, and the bombards and haroue-
pushes had been many times shot off. when
the battle Joined and all came to hand |
strokes OF sword, bill, and battle-axe, and
bloody, l trow was that onset Full many
4 W hut 7
had seen, us the holy text saith, like the
warehouse rejoicing in his strength" was eft
soonS ovcrthrown, and his towering crest
tramplcd under foot al! sullied and dshonor
ed. But now while was anxiously watch
ing the fight, suddenly saw two large
ana heavy bodies Of armed men put in mo-
'Ion, one ON the kings right hand and the
other ON the LETT; and | said unto a wound
ed bow man who had crawlcd into the place
where | stood, which was now yerv near
the field Of battle, "T ell me, soldier, are not
those the Kings friendsl whence then do
they come, and why have they fingered
thus?''
"Now Cod be praised replied the archer.
raising himself and looking OH the leaders
pennons, they arc the power of the Stan.
leys, which will past question give our
royal master the yictory;" and he pointed
out to me their white banners, bearing three
golden stays heads upon a bend Of blue.
Howbeit, i'll the midst Of our hope and re.
JoIcmg, the dcafening shout arose from Rich
mond's army; denoting as / was told, the
teacherous going over Of the Stanleys
thereunto, with all their followers. / was
much dIsmaycd at these tidngs, and greatly
feared the issue Of the battle; and the more nv
reason of my former expectations of tri-
umph. remember not at what time of.
the day It might be,-perchance it wanted
not much of noon--but about this STAGE of
the hight l left my stand, and wandered
down into the battlefield.
Only brief space had elapsed when
saw the king with some few Of his best
followers, who, aiasl did not know that thew
were going with him unto death,-ridinp with
great fury towards the spot to which / had
hccdlessly wandered. He seemed inAarned
VIII wrath, and came on crying .'Trcason!I
,treason!' with spear to rest, like an angry
lion 1Uaiuet his odyor-,x,. '0'J