Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1832-11-07
Leaving our fires kindled to deceive the enemy,


which the 2Oo volunteers composed part. A
bout sunrise, on the morning OF the I'd January
l717, reaching the summit OF hill near Prince'
ton, we observed light horseman locking towards
US, as we view an object when the rising sur
shines directly IN our faces. Gen. Mercer obser
wing him, gave orders to the rifiemen who were
tposted on the right to pick him oh; several made
ready, but at that instant he wheeled about ant
was out oil their reach.
| Soon after, as we were descending hill thro
an orchard, party of the enemy who were en-
ltrenched behind bank and fence, rose and fired
|upor us. Their first shot passed over our heads
lcutting the limbs of the trees under which we
were marching Atthls moment we were ORDER
led to wheel. As the platoon which l command.
led obeying this order, the corporal who stood
at my left shoulder, received ball and ell dead
tcelve the ball, which night otherwise have end
Ell my life. We formed, advanced, and fired up
n the enemy. They retreated about eight rods
II their packs, which we're laid In line. ladvan-
ced to the fence on the opposite side OF the ditch
(which the enemy had just lett, tell on one knee,
and loaded my muskst with ball and buckshot--
Oar hre was most destructive. lheir RACKS
grew thin, and the victory seemed nearly cons
tpete, when tue brinsn were reihioroeo. -"' i'
| Of our brave men had lailen, and we we're unable
TO Withstand such superior NUMBERS Oh iresh troops
| soon hear9 0en. Msr 'er command, III 'ohe
# distress, "hetfeat. tie vas MORALLY wound
jed, and aied SHORTY al'er ! T'ked aoou' ''r ''e
mann BODY oil the army, winch couto not aisc'V-
r. discouraged my mnske' a. ptF' on 'ne eue'hS
ana ran Tor piece Oh "o'u AT I'u,e ois'ance'
here tha Shi m'ght she''er' ms 'h"n'eh'
'shlngton appeared IN iron. oN'he american
fnN, riding towaras NOSE = "'A"ho were re-
eating, and eSc'ai'neo' 'raut WIN U.S. my
rave fellows; mere IS ""' a hahniE Oh 'ns enc
my, and we VIII nave 'neh d'recuy3 timmedi'
afelv joined the u'alh oooy' anu hlar'hed over 'he
round again. -
| Oh' the harbarl,y Vi man va ou1 retreat we
had lett comraae Oh ours whose pame was
LOOMS, from 'Lepaho'' o' whose icy was oroNen
nv muske. pail under car. III VANS nut on
our return ne was uea"' la"as reue'fu seven
wounds from BRUSH 'aNohe'' W. piu asso
Iiates were sca"ereo ABOUT gr"ahc"S' ing aoa
Iaeao' Oe 'hoer' "no va ''J'n X F." SO,
lay IN nnnow pace in 'ne sroo'iu' r'H'iS ana
writhhg In ms own m'Pn' UNCONSCIOUS p aa'
thi'g around MIN. Inc s,ouhu was iroze"' an
az me niooa wnlen was sneo re'hained Oh 'he
surface, "hch aooea 10 'no li0iiof Vi uS Scehe "'
carnage.
Inc Brush were unap'e 10 resist ms at'ack
ana re'reaea 'n'" tne 'l,'ege' where 'hsV cons'o
efed themselves sa'e VIZ arniy was 'iere IN h
ins,aht' ana cannon ~ete ,'alleu oe'oIe 'ie u'of
la'o "''er ."' VI 'i'oo us a. ~"'o nag "F
PeaFen ~ the WIDOW aan '"e nr'''s" surreuoer'
lea. Ihey were nauSn'V, craooeo SCI ol men
as fheV 'li'V eSh'hi'e' wh',e prisoners on thei'
mh.ch 10 Tue country ,' ',i's oar'e, nv PACK
whlen was naoe 'ls, .! iea'ner strings was
sno, LOU INV 'a'n' a"u VIVA It went all me 'l'ie
e'o'hins nau' was however, soon replaces
Nv one ""'In ""' p0'o"sTu 70 d nri''s.l olicef
ano was wen '''nisnI' was not mine long
i'r II was s'o,sn sh'r.Iy a''e,waros.
in,'iea'a'o'y al,o, "o "H.u7' a." queer u.'ser'
ing o''oo on nv ZINES sa,a, os,geaa' u
y"n are w'uhoe'' 'fIPi.eu 'e '.e'er eN
pec'eo 10 pe i"c'eo n, 'a.'ie' Oh eAa'n,na''oh
'o'iio ',le emu y. "iy lo'Ii'hser gone ana 1'eeo"e
3pr'iuse,Ni ""o" aui W." haPl'eueo ! "S:
KNEW ''u''' U.S. '','e, uo'es III 'hH sh.r' 81
,'i'' 'u' eAc7pu". ''o sish' ""und Oh INV hhs'r
was MOI iel'rsf:
was WIN 'ee'inss OF gfa'i'"ne 10 u P' ma
nave one" cane" " '',''" MS preserving care
yer me On 'l'a' 'iS uas' wneh 'h'ignf $" w
lie o' hi'h' ana was 80 poorly prepared 1or MS
righ'eous tribunal.
In this battie ana that OF trenton, there were
lot rum had nothing to do in obtaining the vic
, tories.
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