The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1841-01-05


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Forward -GorwAsa, erred " ashinassu hsa.-s.L
EaiiopsnE uP ina bad q the cuiBe,n puss ea
my brave fshoes--os
The mas started l.!ls huntsrs NJ a., crg of tsas
Psok tlsm Gsssrars voice ass eco sadrd by
husIy ere Eom The riasu,sn iH the van, sod fosgrt-
ung syary lhias bgt the E.o marched atpidis. uith
silent ssEcrnsss. 'ovvard The sound Of rIs yaaaist
A. thsy o-rsrFvd ftom lhs YoOd ths ,esus tirsi
upan Them
The town lay short distance a. sad Just 8ts-
csrnabie through use ~'liEhi aud scsnoosy be-
red 30 rep"~a. The sussls were wholly ssssrtssl,
sn1 yea the alarm had reae he'd ts saaan BODY
81 he enemy sing'o hor.eman was -ssn Bee
ing a Hoansni through Tia m,si--hs was ssOn iust
behind elumP % tross-and then nlsppsafod
dsshins wildly down the ruaia street. Of lie village.
hsd 80 doabl h. Sss messenger hon the cat
posts lor rv-isl.ioaaseni; and u SUFFERED "a n.y.
knew all nope Sss gone. To Tee .srses
be hal lef therefore turned Stts p:N,a
The FIRST charge of our gallant roniias -:a.- -.
driven the outps-ts IN i,b~ - s.a ~ auasalanrls
Hast arous-i fuu, sleep, AID taken eowt gstsly D.
ss'rp s.e, ghsy Dad aot az frat psrs,sd 30 HDaks
stand Sul rvsruated r.as'f in disorassr sfoss
as., vaaguath sw momsn,s, however, bad
,cascs1 -c.an rhsif reeling faculties; and Pfe.
es,sins the insignidgant force opposed them,
thcy halted, aesitatsd, ralli,J, poured IA heavy
ere; and advanced cheering TO tie oasrt.
Bat at this moment our main body emepgsd from
Ia wund, and when my eyes first fell upon the
Iiessian grened-srs, they were beginning sgain 10
s,agger
"OG-oa- push on, eoniinentals Of the -
shouted the officer in { otpmand.
The men With admirable discipline snl iutboIe
their shouts, and steadily pressed against the
now flying outpos,s. In another instant the lies.
slams WIRE in full retreat upon the town.
"By hoaven!" ejacLlated an aid do camp 81 my
side, rolling fire OF musquetry was all at once
heard at the distance of half mile the vii
lage, "lilere goes Sullivan brigade--the days our
owp
"Chlrge the artiHary with doiachmen. OF the
eastern regiment shouted the General thu
battery of the enetpy little TO our right
The men levelled their bayonets, marched stead
lily up to the very mou'h Of the cannon, and before
the arterisIs could bring their pieces to BEAR car
red them with cbeeT.-Just then the surprised
enemy were seen endOavoring to form ia the main
street ahead, and tho rapidly increasing Fl the
side Of Sullivan, told that the day in that quarter
was Gerceiy maintaiped. A few minutes Of indie .
cision would ruin all.
"Press on-press on there" shouted our Cou,-
nander in chief galloping TO tho rCut,. and w2iv-
ing his sword aloI,, ''charge before thry can
form follow me-"
The effect was electric. Gallant a. had been !
their conduct before, our brave iroops.now seemed
carried away with perfect enthusiasm. Tho men |
burst into cheer at the sight of IheirC ommunders
daring, and dashing rapidly into the Town, carried
every thing before them like hurricane. The
half formed Hessiaps opened deslltory FIRE, fell |
in before impetuous atsack, wavered, broke, |
and in minutes were ayisg pei -mell Though the
tnwn-while our troops, with admirable discip line
still maintaining their ranks, pressed steadily up
The street, driving the foe before Them. They had
scarcely gone hundred yards, before The banners
ofSullivan's brigade floating Though
the mist ahead cheer burst from our mcn-itl
was answered back from our approaching cont AIDES,
and perceyIng themselves hemmed in on all iides,
and that further retreat was impossible, the whole
regiment we had routed laid down their ,rms
The instant victory was ours, and the foe had SUI
rendmed, every unmanly exultation disappeared