Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1832-11-28

tremely hot and sultrv; when heavy cannonade
was heard on our right flank; and Greene, t.
whose division we had been attached, was put il
motioo for the support Of Sullivan, whom we hat
left some hours before. The truth now broke up
o. US like thunder clap. The enemy had pas
aed, concentrated, las We supposedly and faller
on our right. l shall never forget Greene's coun
tenance when the news cane; he was on the
road side up very steep bank his face as white
as the bleached marble, and commanding US t.
hurry forward for encouragement, without throw
ing ourselves into the emy'spower, put his di.
vision forward with such tremendous impulse
that they marched four miles in forty minutes; we
held on our way, In cloud of dustand met Sui
Ivan all IN disorder, nearly a milsfrom the fled
retreating step by step, at The had of his men
shouting himself hoarse, covered with blood and
sweat. and striving in vain to bring them to a
stand, while CornwalAs was pouring upon them
an incessant fire.
PnaskI flashed out to the right, over broken
fences; and stood awhile Nuprish, in his stirrups
accommodating, while the enemy, who appeared
by the smoke ard dust that rolled before them in
the wind, to be much nearer than they were, re.
doubled their efforts, butat last he saw favora
BILE opportunity. The cdumn wheeled; the wind
swept athwart their van revealing them like a
battalion of spirits, hra,hing fire and smoke,
he gave the signal; Arhhold repeated it-Ars
thur, and myself. In thee minutes were ready
for the word; and wher Pulaski shouted in a
voice that thrilled throYh US. struck spur TO his
charger, it was halt a minute, 50 fierce and terri.
bic was his charge, befor we could come up with
him. What could he many Gracious heaven
my hand convulsively, ike that Of drov aing
man, refined up for norent when saw we were
rushing straight forwartin into he field Of bayon-
cts, yet he was the frs trAn! and who would not
have followed HIM! Waiid follow him, and with
such hurricane OF 6rsand steel, that when we
wheeled, our whole pathlay bread and open be-
sore US, with wall on he right hand and the
ieh; but not a bayonetr blade in front, except
that were under the hofs of our horses NV
S'"od rushes now like . lash Of fire through my
i'rehead, sheo l reculect the devastation we
had made, limos; Ia thesleart of the eaemyts col
amn. But Puiaskl, wb afterwards rode into
heir lntrenchnaents, onlorssbsck, having bro
ken over them once, aware Of bis peril, if he
should give them time awake from their con-
sternatlon, wheeled In blaze Of fire, with tbs
attention OF returning Trough wall of death
moro dreadful ,hsn that which shut in the chill
dren OF Israel upon the Read Sea; but nu!the
walls had rolled in uponus, and we wore left nc
NiA"A>S ous ~ NohIuuc &c We Hdu bCguu ut
undaunisd Pole rioted h he excess of JOY.
rsmenher how he p.s.ea ra., sgain and again,
reeking with blood, riding, absolutely upon the
bayonets OF the enemy; and at last as they pas
sed upon him. and horsenan after hsrssman fell
from our saddles-when We were faint and fee
BILE, and even Archboid was fighting on foot over
his beautiful marc, with Arthur battling over his
head--we heard the cry d ssccOr! succor! and
tels the enemy give way-irst This way ana tAen
that, and saw him finally concentrate beyond 10.
'Once more" cried Pulaski, "once more!n and
away he went again, breaking in upon them as
they were forming! and rampling down whole
platoons in the charge, before a man could plan,
his bayonet or bring his piece to arm! and the
next moment we were scouting over the ground,
where could see Archbold ana Arthur battling
1t with Jour OF FIVE Of the enemy's horse; but our
aspect, as we came laundering around upon them,
proved sufficient. They took 10 their heels, and
we brought them off unwounded, unhurt.
Ii was now getting dark, Ia, The hour was that
of sunset, when, in This climate the sky is like 4
mass of colored vapor floating over BATH
Greene was forming in our rear, with that fearful
camness, which BODIED terrible II o. t. him that
sen'ured upon it. The ground was favorable to
him; and the half hour that the enemy lost by
our charge Though mere handfu0 into its COL
umus, was Of iucOnceivabe benefit 10 Greene,
tor his men were literally out of breath, and
ready to drop down at the first onset But that
half hour gave them an opportunity to see their
commanders face, and to bear his voice, and
from that moment they would have stood their
ground, though the heavens had rained fire upon
them. ! have been ia many battle, many a
one that made my hair sltfen afterwards in my
|sleeP when dreaised Of it; but never in one
where the carnage was so dreadful, the rush u
blood and fire was 50 incessant, that which fol-
lowed the arrival OF Greene. We were unsole
To strike blow; the enemy imagined US, nc
doubt, 10 be much more formidable than we WERE
and had edged in all his exposed points, by rack
Of men, kneeing with planted bayonets; and
though we rode through them again and a.an
ldlscharging our pistols al their faces, yet nH one
OF them shut their eyes, Or fired shoi, but where
he knelt he died; and his place was filled by an,
other as resolute, So that we could not, the thing
was impossible, repeat the charge. But ons
thing happened within my sight and hearing
which nearly brought me TO the ground, In terro
and heiplessness. Two horsemen had set upo,
me, and while l was doilg my best to return the
visit, l saw that they were en,y part OF squad
ron whom Drought inlS action, and that seyera
were upon Archbold. While was looking a
him, he was several ilmts severely wounded, an,
streaming with blood; ADD ere could Reach BIZ
SIDE he Ie /, nd his Use dashed Ill u the rIy hi