The Arkansas advocate., 1831-01-12

II l Ourtroops werenow formed into two divisions.
 sse were separated from our father who MAS dc tached under Sullivan and St. Clair to take the river road. while We were under Al IS himself; Greene, Morris, and Stephens, pushed
 onward through what sealed Pennington, road.
 few moments afterwards, just whilst | thought my heart lost its motion entirely for
 seit IT looking about me and seeiug tiic dark ar-
 ny oi substalliai and motionless llor-
 ses and wagons as If tho whole army s t.fs, sft Iapparition a cayalcadc of dead men n heard s,E
 shot so near me that my horse Ieaped out cf the
 rank. l This was followed by loud deep cry--f ors
 three d then st. 5s t .t,,,t
 as if line oi sentinels sleeping upon their posts.
 had suddenly starled up, one after another fired l off tEeirpcccs and run in. @
 l Our advance were we'll furnished with bayo. |nets and they immediately charged upon fhe
 picket, and dashed sfer them and
 themto death with our horses riding oyer them.
 likea whirlwihd, without speakingsa word or
 firing shot,. This Was seare! ss ia vs,7 heard the firing of the other dlyisioMa at fhc of-
 posite quarters, So admirably timed had been
 the arrangement, and we immed diatel3 gallopef
 into the centre oi the town, foot and horse, de-
 termined toride the enemy dow, or bsyoilet them before they had tin1e to f'slm
 Washington was dseadtulIs xposed. Tho
 picket thinking this fseoond attack Of the same 1 little skirmshing party that fired into them fore, neglected to give the alarm and ti,e ogt.
 posts, tIovgh they fought most galanily reireat- ling step by step behind the houses spati.ig ev-
 presenting the ir right ba l a ttashof powder wherever we rode in upon them, so that we could tot with all our cutting iand spurrIng, iorCc our horses upon them, 3l q ithen the moment we had faced about. 1lazilg laway upon us and running to the next house, iwere driven in. At last we had ar opportunity for fair play, the Hessansw wcrE formed, and foruing,th Wiole
 glittered with bayonets.
 l A tremendous struggle was goitig on at our fright, under tiIu eye Of Washington with the lencmy s artillery winch was lak keflz N ef 1 d troop of horse Archibald rode down sxftlslsis i Icap on, his sword flashing Iigiif and smoke ols i ttEc musketry. Charge! !cnaIge !cfied he cssarue ln,y brave fellows, and provoke them to Iils.--- ofiser thnAdered down from the riglls aid lie llett but withao Visible cilect upon tit viheiblc
 ssrasaEs, the floist ra1lk kpeeled all arous q
 wilile f.ae rest fo ard prest. v d ilay io; Cts without iiI4Hg siot. E zz 7I l fly heaven!sald srcElbald to aptaln N ashss. iington shouting IS il Lss heait N0usd Eit ;sk. |
 sllI tty them aud as lc sitld rAue a Il speed go leai ar i ~ cared toE I1lS . s{ hc
 could hve struck the q eil VI sts. l fired his pistol into tlsir faces. 1LtK as no. laseHt all the liessla, through tiieir ptrces tpS ltheir cheeks and poured nlosl tlensf dous yt,l- |ieyip upon us sawm5 father fall. 4.so1her
 fell in his strrtps but Archibaid, as si se epared
 for this very thi1g, shouted, wheel att ci.ss!e. l Weobcyed and the snow Jew, aud tie al,ylours
 flashed and the next moment q hus .fred oi the enemy, the whole of his front Iufsk were tfnIrl.
 pied to death before us, and twenty has0siI IIie{s
 rolled upon the ground among the feet of hof- lses. I The infantry under Greene poured n yolIey l after volley at the same time aud Kn0x haYiEI& ibrougbt round his iIght field pieces 10 bear g ithey had been blundP Prbuses played III ufQj36
 the uninterrupted voiiey of md Fl @ It was impossible to stand ft-:Do huf1aIl bez iTngs could have endured tfc bufficRIIe df lIfs
 smcle and bullets longer. They threw down 1 their arms about one thousand men ln all an1 l then it was whenit was necessary to no1F abolk the quieter operations of strife flat he be eaI lS feel the tense coldness of the night, the keen air cutting in our new wounds like rough broken glass. < < An Ox's gall will set color--silk cotton, or
 woollen. have sec. the colors of calico wlicl, faded tone washing fixed by it Where one liyen near slaughtershods t IS worth while fo biiy cheap fading goods, and set them ils tllis W l The gall can be bought for feW ceill1. Gek
 !i t!s: .sss: ss,5 One large spoonful of this in gallon oI zK aE
 water is sufficient. This is likeW ise exceI I6fI for taking out spots from bopba dcs boa1bd kfteT being washed n thlt tlle{ 1co |{ bout as we'll as when nee. It inlf{ 66 tI16 16r61 l ly stirred into the water, and not put upon t6 , Icioth. It is used without soap. 4 fer being
 washed is, this, cloth which ant to sIe shouldbe washed ipsssarna stds Wilaout esi,affss