Mechanics', operatives', and laborers' advocate., 1836-12-19
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What is the danger enquired the young stranger ot his uncouth neighbor as they silently continued their task and following the direction pointed out to him by Branch, he that the plain was covered with the prosrate forms of nunberless savages who were taking this precaution to surprise the fortfca- tions-seeing they discovered the Indians sprung to their arms, and the Indians yell of defiance peaed its startling nocs through the depths of the forest as they attacked the walls. All now was confusion in the fort" The inccssant roar of muskctry from the beslegers, served to heighen the confusion of the seepers just awakened who were hurrying to the as- slsance of their brethren ignorant of the cause of the alarm, and obeying no order but that of their own wills. But we will not attempt to describe the hor-, TOTS of Indian warfare, but forward the scene to the last of the conflict.
 The enemies were breaking their ranks. and victo- ry was about sure to the defenders, when suddenly Gen. Hull appeared upon the walls and ordered his men to surrender the fort and by no more resistance to ensure the clemency of the enemy. It was now that loud murmurs of disobedience were heard from the ranks of the veteran soldiers. Now just on the eve ofvictory they commanded to deliver them- StNcS u Dc luuTueTtu ny lnldtudLeQ 1nQlalS, ana their bones left to whiten the battle ground. The thought was not to be endured and with one voice, they asserted their right of resistance and protested against the surrender of the fort. Seeing his order not obeycd, Hull, who was not deficient in per- sonal courage, mounted the parapct when the colors were flying, for the purpose of reversing them as sign of surrender but the keen blade c the fachion | H l. IL. TN-
 manscy stood calmly before him. Touch the flag at thy ncri It IS an emblem too pure for thy pollu- ted touch Shame shame thus to desert thy coun- try in her greatest hour of trouble arrest thee as
 traitor,' at the last words from the spirited young stranger. Loud shouts arose all sides from the
 soldiers which maddened almost to insanity the fran
 tic Hull. Tu," ng himself upon Demansey, "Thy
 life is the fc of thine arrogance, but the despe-
 rate thrust which accompanied the words was parried
 by the fatfu Robert. who stood near his young mas
 ter and by an experienced feat of sworsnanship the
 sword of Hall was wrested from his g.a5p, and stood
 quivcr;ng where it had struck. Hull now quivered
 with passion and his eyes flashed fire he grappled
 violently with the youth to overthrow him from the walls but better had he dessted, for Dcmansey seiz-
 ing hlm around the Walst dlshed Hl violently on the
 stone parapet with such force that the blood flew from
 his mouth and nosrs ,and he lay inaniate and sense
 less Thus perish all the enemies of Liberty," ex- claimed the seeming Dcnansey, lcng live my mascr' replied Robert as he dropped knee 5 before the youth. :" Long live the Marquis de Lafay cite" shout of joy arose from the soldiers at the rank of their young deljverr thus announced to them; and fnring their caps n the air he cry was borne upward by the united voice of the sodiery and the rereating Indian n his fl 5ht paused to hear the sIou: as it waited by him; Long live Lafayette, the
 friend of Washington" c. W. 2