Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1843-08-18

lIr wen 20 DE- - ou. HAVING htu htn Nounu
ifcssri. BE- came ap sgain. shouting az the
iop a h's voice. and bidding US fight with
si eaf miahi. There vas not man in the
mp hui woald have reioicod had be been ia
co. ritcc az ouf masters mate, the unfortu-
este Nan kifell.
The hsuic sent ON. Our men kept
chcrrinr with a'l their might checred
snh thfin. ilou1h cuuicss scarcely knew
hf uhf Ccftsinly there was nothing very
.agsfiua in thr aspect ~ things where was
sisilli.at So terrible bad been the work
"A trHfueiiun round bal. b. wax termed the
aisuetirf-honse Noi uuly had We several
hsfs era men Killed of wounded. bot scve-
cd af the rnns uefc Disabled The one
bsionrrI 30 Nd q pircc of tho muzxle
Innrkra oti .ili Ten The ship rolled. u
.iruck beam Of the upper deck wih such
force rs fo hcrorc ismmcd md hNed ia that
position A iacniY-iouf pound shot bad ~
ss prssri fhfuu.h ihe screen Of the maya
rine. inmediaflir over she orshcc through
shirh ue p,.sci our powder The school
rr.tf- received dcsfh-eeund The brave
tatisaain. Who csmc from ihc sick bay To-
lhc d.n III battle. vas fastening a stopper ou
a hsrk siaf u lich had hctn shot away, when
sts head eas smaahcd % pieces by csunon
d. anothcf man. going to complete the
uuha stt a tlst uas ai.o shot down Another
Of our sid.hpnrn also received severe
wound rbe uaiotuuaie ward room slew
ard. who the -caicr VII fccollcci. atieinpt-
I'd 10 cut his ii,osi on furmcr occasion
AS killed. 4 lch, = named Iohu who. ior
son. neiiy offence. hal hccn ~eut on board
a. pun shUeui, was cau,d past uie wound
cd d. tncily hoard the 2N-ce blood drops
iall pat. pas, pat. on the deck his ,unds
wcrc mortal. Even poor goat 81 4, by the
uficcfr Zoe her mlk. did no, escape a." gem
cral carnage Der bind legs were shot "a,
aud poor Nan was thrown overheard.
Such was the terrible sccue amid which
we Kept on our shooting sud firing Our
men fought like tigers. Some of them pull
ed or their jackets aud vests while some,
still more determined had taken Of their
shirts. aud, with nothing but handkerchief
tied round the Wristbands Of their trous, 9.
fought like heroes Jacs SaddlcF, whom
the reader will reeollcoi, was one Of these.
| also observed boy named Cooper, sta
toned at a gun some distance from The
magazine lie came 70 and fro on the foil
run, and appeared to be as merry as a cricket,
The third lieutenant checrcd him along, oc-
casionally. by saving. "Well done, my brave
boy, you arc worth your weight in gold
have often been asked what ms feelings
were during this fight | felt pretty much
rs suppose every Que does n such time.
That men are wuhout thought when they
stand among the dying and the dead, Is too
absurd un idea 20 bc entertained moment
We al appeared cheerful, but know that
many a serious thought ran through ny
mind stil, what could we DO but keep up
a semblance OF animation To run from
our quarters would have been certain death
from the hands Of our own officers to give
way Go gloom, or 90 show fear, would do 40
| ,od, and might brand us with the name oil
rds, and ensure certain defeat Oul
onl Pc philosophy, therefore, was to make
the bc our situation, by fighting braYely
and cheoh ~ thought great deal. how
ever Of then ~ world every groan, eve
ry falling man\ ~ me that the next instant
! might be beiora Judge OF az the earth
For this, icl, unpN red bu, being with
out any particular ~ edge of religious
truth, satisfied myself ~ repeating asait
and again the Lords prayc\ "a promisin.
that IL spared I would be morn s'.eniire I,
religious duties than ever hel> Thi
promise, ! had 20 doubt, ~ the - o
keeping but | have learned since ihN =
easier TO make promises amidst the foa\
the battles thunder, OF in the horrors -
shipwreck, than to keep them when danger
is absent, and safety smiles upon our path.
While these thoughts secretly agiiaied my
bosom, the dan OF battle continued. Grape
and canister shot were pouring through our
portfolios like leadeu rain, carrying death ia
their trail The large shot came against
the ships side like iron hail. shaking her 10
the very keel, or passing through her tim
bers, and scattering terrific spllniers, which
did a more appalling work than even their
own death-gying blows. The reader may
form an idea Of the effect Of grape aud can
isler, when he is told that grape shot is form
ed by seven or eight balls confined TO an iron
and tied ia a cloth tThcse balls are scat
tered by the explosion of the powder. Can
lister shot is made by filling powder eanis-
ter with balls, each as large as two or three
musket balls these also scatter with dlrchd
effect when discharged. What then with
splinters, cannon balls, grape and canister
poured necessarily upon us, the reader may
be assured that the work Of death went on
/ in a manner which must have been saiisiac-
tory even to the King Of TeTrors himself
Suddenly, the raiiling OF the iron bail
ceased We were ordered TO cease firing
A profound silence onsued, broken only by
the siined groaus Of the brave sufferers be-
I low. Il was soon asoertained that the enc
ny had shot ahead to repair damages. for she
was ,'At so much disabled but she could sail
without S.iliculiyi while we were so cut up