Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1841-07-21

TnE OLD SoLuttA's >roItY.--A lev days since
stopped al public hou-e IA C'lran, aud while .
my horse eating. ! sat doNn IN the b1r-room, F
aud heard sensible od man relate tie substance VI
the enclosed account:
'D.ring the revolutionary war, there point
o. and. on tl- je9s.v SIDE of tue hudson and not
far distant from New York. winch was the scene Of
4 bloody contl.t There were about three hundred
acres next 80 the river. from winch the wood aad
uhber had been ce'rcd oil; back ct this, was
heavy forest. On tis, cleared point, large MAN. I
bier OF TT title. destined To supply the AHeucan
army. were placed. Four % i've IN les distant, IN
M Jersey. there three Thousand GIT lffan-
try. under the command Of Lattyett was one u
unt detachment. Our bus. uess Was / ,ce tIlt the
cattle ~ere not taken from the oint by the enemy.
One morning. incl Ecnce wts brought INTO camp,
that several vessels had approached The point aud
thAt large b1ly Oi Brush spIdlers wrre landing.
Ny regiment was or Tered 20 march immediately Tor
the point. kn!us Pu,uauu JAew 81 The old Cen
eril. wis oar C,.orsl. lie was we'll stocked with .
tie Putnam mstllc. H. brave officer. |
could never discern that he not jut : self pos
sesseG wuen gOliI lntI bit.r as VIA sitting ia his
tent. We nAde hurried march, and upon ap-
Pr0achn. tin edge "a the woods, the Col inel order
eel the AdIdtint - 9 forward aud where The +
troops were AID Whist their number. the klll-
iant retutn'd, and rcponeI t4ey we're iOrmHg Ippn
the shore three columns. ami he should think the
columns Contained about u ind each. Them
said lac Cuon, f.de D * o. The camp d. soon as .
lp-,4be. aud t.! Lafayette L. come on. ncu IA
Adj ltint had raue. Cu,onri PL'uau rade up l. NV
C1.t..n, Wiz ~lo Danyl SAays, of iusureectlnn
.Iemosy, auo sad ne, Well. CaPttih Shays. shsii
81 be pay ng III tAcn Cnin tue e. neral comrs.'
Tia must oe as please, r., HE'D Capt. $a.ys. :
Orders were given TO advance 10 The open land
q 40 the paint. We nOw stood face To FACE with .
our iecs. iiuHI very soon c"4unrncei. Cannon !
from tn shipping ~ t"e river POUR forth their vol .
lies aud saia arms dld ii;al execution. Colonel ,
Putnam rode back anj forth ln iI,nt Of the
rrgiment, as cain as Il mIR At hone, though the
bt.ls we're Fhisllng past him in every drsciion. .
Ne worked very fast, ai.a or uNE regiment. made
great noise. The Corporal ~ iny right hand re-
ce' 81 = bal! through tir BODY. aud fell dy,ng. |
"as !oing, ahd 81. ~ Ia 20 at my tcet. bleeding
inj stspi's, ." gan .criti's Cluse my color To fade
ii lt'ie. iR.tttn -Hlys stepped lJgwtrd. 'tienrgc.
said Ia, 'beEcs Hita. Il - ID tihe hts place aud
': > good u MS word. he 10 X the Corpnral's
gun l"G 4sed {. ~ntys ~aS the best Captain | -
-erv1u .der. Il Nas bold aud lind. ] We
io1dng ny gun t.c twenty -second tine. Wi,rn Cen
erh Lttyett', with the m1ia body OF tae ght n
fatty, issued from the wood. Never shall ! forget
the ieul.Ags oi thIt moment. Wellington ~ - hard
y pleased 10 see Bucher ia lnc b.itlc al Wa
teruo. than l. see cur bTot ess ia arms.
The h...n 5,dy for ed a. once W. on our l.f. -
nycus rode forward. nn ce- AIT u.cer and never
diG he al ~ eye - entirely as NJ that Fnient.)
though stripping n Appearances, IN action he
Inau, lnd md CORVALLIS seen hiii a. ~, tl,n say
iiin, he wOu6 not have called hlm Tin boy ~ he
approached. Col. Putnam. said he, now dared VA
ire before / arrived ;, ON, sad ihc Colonel. Il
Thought would be playing Nth them !ttie' La
fiyetie Al that monenu seemed tGii Of energy and
life turning towards tie iine and wtl ioui. DIS
ti.ct sace. marked by b il, French accent, slld he
y G ire ~ m0re-tiie Whole Inc, ch rye b,yonet,
rush onward and jiye them where the devil drove
the hog. ne eiiect of hs presence aud ~ ords
Wa Astonishing. every heart b at qIck anu fIIi.
w Dio su>b oa, any sued scene oil cirnage ny
eyes never u i,f,t the Brush force. charged
acci Us. bui they could not stand az Us. aud
d from the shore; followed then. and drove
them INTO tha water If tnc three thousand about
fifteen hu deed GOT abpard the vessels. The rest
were slam, aud most .. them point oi the hay
unet.
have iescrib. to you TIC most pa nilliy inter.
esi n = ana h,rrid scene | had ever witnessed.
never cijfyed killing mn. | Fought because
thou al Il II be my duty -Gfceni,,d mercury.