Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1840-10-10


CONFLICT WITH SIX YARDS or MUS
LINt!-TERRIBLE ONSLAUGHT ON |
THE NAMES OF VAN BUREN, JOHN |
SON. PORTER AND HEGINSyt MIR !
ACULOUS ESCAPE OF THAT or c.
W. HECINS!!!!
"A sailor too in jerkn blue,
The strange appearance viewing,
Frst id his eyes. in great surprise,
Then swore there was mischief brewing"
[Baith Of the Kegs.
The 6f h day of October, 1910, will long be re-
membcred in the annals of the good people Of Nor
thumbcrland. Since the renowned battle Of the
Kegs" there has never been so grand a military
dsplny, as on this bIoodless occasion. The sum-
on that morning, in oil the majesty Of his
s,'lendor. The tall hickory pole that hal teen E.
recied on the Saturday previous, still rem,inel un
scalh and erect. The banner, with the names Of
Van Burcn, Johns m, Porter and Higgins, was gen.
'ly floating in the breeze, near the summit of the
covering pole. This proved to he butts calm ,hst
prcsaged the coming storm tha, then brewing.
A commoiion of the elements of war was soon
plainly visible in certain quarters. The staff, un.
der the immediate command of Gen. Horton. were
summoned forthwith 10 council of war. Several
| speeches made on the occasion. "Grm visa
ged war has brushed up his wrnkled 'front.'" shouted
me Of the orators. I'VE are in the midst of Re
volu'ion," said another. AS the kitten said when
running after her own tail, responded bystander
'Blodless as yet" resumed the orator. Landlord
let us have something to dink," shouted another
The banner, i..seems. had become obnoxious ia the
eyes f those who had raised il, for reasons tia, we
can only gu,s at. Was it The bad comp n.y. that e.
w. Higgins had got into, that incurred their esent.
ment. Be this as may, it unanimously resolved
upon in council that detachment should be seut
Johpson. Porter and Higgins from their high and
commanding position, il possible. The contest,
though bio odess was long and severe. rhe name
of the gallant Richard VI. Johnson, occuli d the
centre, Sc mingly as conscious of victory as when
on the battle field of the Thames; looking down
with apparent contempt at the rude assaauts b.
meath him. Our worthy President, MARTIN, occu-
pied the Fan--jete, mined to stick to old Hckory
to his friends, and to the is of his county as long
as there a cord or lie to bind them tgether
The names Of Governor Pott,r and G. w. Higgins.
occupied the lines in the rear on the field of canvass.
After the first volley two, it evident that
their aim was rather io,o. The comm ande rim
chief however, recolec,ing the advice OF ancien,
and renowned prototype Colonel Hudibras, that
"Cannon shoot the higher pitches,
| The lower you put down the brseches."
soon remeded that defect The firing had now he
C me incessant. II was evident that the beseis se4
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the ran were already dreadfully cut and nansed
by tie CALLING and almost incessant firing II the
enemy. In short time after, the upper aud al.
vahced columns gave way, but rallied in their re-.
treat by gradually entwining themselves for suppou
around the standard of old Hiekory, Here the
teselgers rent the with trem 'ndous shouts. The
gallant Colonel Johnson, rJdled as he was with
the flying hui els Of the enemy, would have ex-
claimed, no doubt, if he could have sroken under
these circumstances, THAT there was another
Ieeumseh in the field" The besiegers now follow
ed up the advana age they had alrea ly gained W tn
| renewed Vgor Old Hickory suffered most dre ad-
fully in defence Of the little band but j, was eviden,
that they must soon surrender A short time after
a, an unexpected moment, the gsilan, little band,
comprising the names of Van Buren,, Johnson, Por-
ter aud Higgins fell tmid the shonts Of their enemi,
"oh what fall was there my country mcD" The
fury with which the mangled forms of these names
were assalied after they had f.lIen was uuy aston
ishing Van Buren, and J,,hns nm su,}..,.J ,o,.,
sever ly from the fire of the enemy. The Governor
too was most awfu ly prppered. Blu. what seemed
most miraculous was, tha, G. w. Higgins escaped
without single ball having entered the body of
lis name. Thus ended the most famous bauIc
that has been fought since Don Quixo,te's famous
attack npon the +" ind Mills"