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'nC OOtuIS VI tue IISiHB ouHs
Morgan looked at Long, ands Long
upon bis superior, while the riAemeu
with painting chests and sparkling
eyes, were only waiting some signal
Of their offivers "to let the ruin fly"
Atlength the martial ardor Of Nor.
gan overcame his prudence and sense
of military subordination. Forgetful
Of consequences, reckless of every
thing but mis- enemy, now within his
grasp he waved his hand, and loud and
sharp rang the report Of the rifles amid
the surrounding echoes.
Al point blank DISTANCE, the certsin
aud deadly aim Of the Hunting Shirts
Of the Revolutionary army is too well
known TO history to need remark at
this time of day, In the instance we
have to record, the effects of the FIRE
Of the rifemen were tremendous OF
the horsemen, some had fallen TO rise
10 more, while their liberated charg.
ers rushed wildly over the adjoining
plains, others wounded, but entang led
with their stirrups, were dragged by
the furious animals expiring along,
while the few who were unscathed
spurred hard TO regain the shelter Of
the British lines.
/ While the smoke yet cauopied the
scene Of slaughter, and the picturesque
forms oflhe woodsmeD appeared among
the foliage. as they were re.loading
their pieces, the coIosSaI figure Of Nor
gan. stood apart, He seemed the very
Genious of War as gloomily he con-
templated the havoc his order h1l
made. He spoke not, he moved not,
but looked as one absorbed in an ilnen
sity of thought, The martial shout
with which he was won't to cheer his
comrades n the hour Of combat was
hushed, the shells from which he had
blown full many note OF battle and
triumph on the fields of Saratoga,
hung idly by bis side; no order was
given to spoil the slain, the arms and
equipments for which there was al
ways bounty from Congresa, the
shirts for which there always was such
a need in that, the sorest period Of
our country's privation, all, all, ware
abandoned, al with an distracted air
aud voice s'rugg ling for utterance,
Morgan SUDDENLY turning on his Cap
tain, exclaimed, Long to the camp
march. The (avorite captain obeyed,
the rihamen with trailed arms fell 10
file, and Long and his party soon dis
appeared, but not before the hardy fel
lows had exchanged opinions on the
strange termination of the late affair.
And they agreed nem con, that their
Col. was tricked, (copiured,) or assu.
redIy, after such fire ss they had just
given the eenemy, such an emptying of
saddles, aud such a squandering Of
the troopers, he would not have or.
dered his pool rife boys from the
field, without so much as a few shirts
or pairs of stockings being divided a.
mong them. Yes, said tall lean and
swarlhy looking fellow, an Indian
hunter from The frontier, in the foot
prints of his file leader, Yes, my lads
it stands to reason our Col. is trick
ed.
Morgan followed slowly on the trail
ofhis men. The full force of his mil
itary guilt had rushed upon his mind ,
even before the reports of his rifles
had ceased to echo in the neiehboriug
forests. He became more and more
convinced Of the enormity of his Of
fence, as with dull and measured
strides, he pursued his solitary way,
and thus he soIiloquiEed.
Well Daniel Morgan, you have
done for yourself, Broke sir, broke
to certainty. You may go home,
sir, to the plough; your sword will be
ofno further use 10 you, Broke, sir,
nothing can save you;a and there is an
end to Col. Morgan. Fool, fool-By
single act ofmaduess thus to destroy
lhe earnings of SO many tolls, and
many an hard fought battle. You
are broke SIR, and there is an end Of
Col. Morgan.
To disturb this reverie, there sud,
denly appeared, at full speed the aid.
de.camp, the Mercury oflhe field, who
refining up, accosted the Col. with, |
am ordered, Col. Morgan, to ascertain
whether the firing just now heard, pro
ceeded from your detachment. II did
sir, replied Morgan dOggedly. Then
| Col. confined the aid. | am further
ordered 10 reouire YOUR imm ediate at