Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1833-03-23

tanned, of feeding their live stock O
board the sloop Of war, which was y
ing Immediately off the town, and bu
! a few yards from the shore. A cor
sultation now took place between Ma
jor Peters and Gen. Stuart rs to tn
probability or possibility Of capturin,
the marauders; the former assuring III,
latter that if he would allow him h.
would take o0I man prisoner, tn,
latter thoua possible; but finaIl,
the word to '.charge.'' Tn,
valient old OUlgPion dashing ahead
was followed by Major Peters; mex
the Alexandria troop; with the Wash
Iington, and then Georgetown troop
we went off in full cantcr down the
hill. When about half way down.
our sailor-soldier, Wise, put spurs to
his horse, and passed ahead Of the
whole troop; and the next momen,
himself and Gen. Stuart were seen rid.
ing fair race, striving who should be
first on the spot.
In the mean time the enemy having
discovered our approach, endeavoured
to effect their escape to thick tract
Of wool or swamp lying between the
town and the field ofCorn. In this en-
deavour they were successful. with
the exception of sope four or five who
were made prisoners, and one man
who was killed under the following
Wise. as | have before
stated, had dashed :..head OF the whole
squadron, and having succeeded IN
outriding Gen. Stuart, Icaped a fence
At the foot of the bill, about fifty yards
from which he came up Will, British
sergeant, whom he ordered to surren- |
der. One prisoner, no yever, was not
enough for the sailor, and he rode on
rapidly, IN order to arrest the flight
IF some others. This he soon saw
vas hopeless, and the reply of the Bri-
ish SERGEANT having been by no means
satisfactory to Wise, lit was to this ef
ect. that he would never surrender To
lankeeo Wise was induced to rein
Up his horse and return upon the man.
ne SERGEANT seeing this, Immediately
qnatted upon the ground, and fired
It Wise when within about fifteen
teps OF him; the fire took effect; the
vail striking Wise near the heart. car
led with it one Of the buttons of his
oat. 1t appears to me at thus mo-
nent, that Wise leap from his saddle
we've oreishteen inches above it, and
Without touching it again, fell upon
ne ground. tie instantly thr~v hun
elf on his back. crossed his arms over
rs breast, placed his feet together, and
xpired without a struggle or groan.
marked his actio-., aud | have no ,
oubt that he was full, sensible that
Is wound was mortal. and. under this
onvlctIon, proceeded to lag hiusei. ont. !
Il l may be allowed the ter,n.) for had =
rs friends ishe thew Cert1inly could r
OF have laid bin on, with more ,icet,. !
was remark able thing. and look I
pon 1t as e'iaciag more cool deliber- a
te tirmn"ss in the moment Of death
han rs often m with. c
The Instant the SERGEANT had fired. h
nd seen tae fleet Of his fire. he at I
'nPted again to make his escape BY g
itreatits TO the swamp; he was how.
ser. pursued by the remainder of the b
quad. aud finally taken prisoner; but I
~ u'til he had parted with every drop p
blood, further than " that was necessa Il
7 tosu>taln lIfe-and that but for a short a
me-ior he died in about thirty mi
utes after being carried to the Amer"
an camp. And here l cannot re frain
ON paying tribute ofrespect to this ;,
Gro, II | may 50 call him-and think !
may do so justly. This man defend J,
q himself against some sixty or seven |,
men, for some tlm-, and when fin i
Ily he dropped his musket, not being e
bic logger to carry it from the loss Of I,
lood, he placedhlmself against large
ee. and attempted to defend himself c
18th stick. This delay in either II
ling or capturing him, was, of course. v
wing entirely to the forbearance Of Is
'e American troops, who loath to kill y !.
nc who had fought SO bravely, insis- i
ID on his surrenderlng, whilst he. as y y
determined on the contrary. :
'r was it until las before stately he :
I'd lost so much blood, as to render it \
lin to otter further resistance. that
was taken prisoner; and after this. :,
hen he was lying across the horse. on =
hich he was placed, for the purpose "