Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-12-30

an OLD S0JDIEH q sf6Hf@~7FY an GYB VIII
SEss,-A few Days sitiee ! stopped atthe puf
lie hoiiss IN C,lfali,e, and Wills my hofs
was feeding, | sat down III tbs bar room
and heard Il sensible old fiag feiate the ssb
stance Of tho ehclored a~efobpt.,
during the fevullfionyry war th6re Nae
point Of land Oh the tsrsey side Of The DHd
son, and not far distant from New iHfh
which wac the scene u q bloody conflict
There were three hundred acfes uaSt III tbt
river from which the wDyd and timber had beer
rleafed off; and at lie batk u this vas
forest. On the cleared point q lafgi nlffb'iel
Of fat cattle, destined to supply the Ameri
can army, were plaeed. Four Or ise fnilet
distant, IN NswJefsy, there we're three ~ ttia.
and light iHiatttfy, under committed oi l,afay.
cite. | wac one Of that detaehutttti Cai
business was % 80 that fits cattle we're not
taken BY the enemy. One tHdfflng jntoli
gence was brought into the caiup, thai
several vessels approached and That a
large body of British soldiers *tSf landing
| My regiment was ordered if1tgediHssiy for he
point. Rufus Putnam, a nephew 0f the Cor.
ernl, was Colonel, and he was vel stacked
with the Putnam metal. lie was a brave
officer indeed. | could never discern fba' be
was moi Just as cool and self possessed when
going into battle, as when sitting ~ bis tent
We made n hurried march, and npop reach
jnr the e1ve Of the woods. the Colonel order
| cd the adiutant TO 20 toward and sde where the
troops where and wat their humber, The 40
jutant soon returned, and reported, hey were
| forming on shore in three columns containing
one thousand eacb.--sT'iten (said The eGiI0hrl
ride back to the camp quickly 10 possible, and
lnil Lafaye te to come on When The adult ut
had gone, who was Daniel Shay Of iusurrsG-
ton memory, and said, well Captain Shay,
shall we be playing nth the u until The Cen
efal comes7-'Yss replied Capt. Shay.
"Or1ers were st,yl, given to advance 10 The
open iaud upon the point. We now stood
face 10 face with our foes. Firing very soon
commenced The cannon from the shipping
in the river poured forth their %volley, and the
small arms did fatal execution. Colonel Pot
main rode back and forth IN front Of the regi-
ment az calm ~ b man al home, though tbs
balls we're whlstliag about hin ~ eycy dlrec.
ton. We worked very fast, ind, for ore rel .
ment, made considerable noise. The cor
poral at my right baud received ITO Haila
through the body and fell diving. ! was
young, and a dying man IL my feet, bleeding
and gasping, might, perhaps, cattse my eoIor
to fade little. Capt. Shay stepped toward
"George,' said he, never mind j.: | VIII take
his place. and was as good as BIS word,be took
| the corporal's gun and used IT. Shay was TIN:
best captain | ever served utder. He vas
| bold and kind,I will give him his due,though he
has been unworthy since; for VIC stood shout
| der 10 shoulder on that day Of peril, ] was
leading my gun the twenty second time, when
Gen. Lafayette, with the main body Of The
light infantry, issued fromtne woods. Never
shall | forget the feelings Of that mcrnHni
Wellington was hardly more pleased to sec
Iijucher in the battle Of Waterloo, than We
10 see our brother il arms. The main body
formed at once upon our left. Lafayette rode
toward. He was an elegant officer, and nese-
did he I'll my eye 50 entirely AZ at that tpos
ment; though Stripping IN appearance, IN az.
ton he was a mar; and had CORVALLIS seer
him as we then saw him, ie would not have
called him " the boy As be approached
1 Col. Putnam, he said how dare You fire be.
fore | arrivedl'' OH said the Colonal,'l
thought / would be playing with them a Esflf.
"Lafayette, nj that moment. seeined fall o
energy and fret turning towards the line
and With a loud and distinct voice. marked BIS
his French accent; he said, .TVsfrsi M! III
whoe line charge bayonets. rush on an4 dric,
them aehere The derii droret tie hogsp
The effect fhns presence and bis words
were astonishing. Every heart beat qulch
and full. We did rush on, and such a scene
Of carnage my eyes never saw. At first tbs
British force charged to meet us, bat the1
could not stand against rs, and fled from thu
/ shore; we followed them aud drove them int
the water; Of the three thousand, about fl
teen hundred got aboard Of the vessels, tn
rest were slain, AMI tile most Of them at tn
point Of the bayo1ct.
"l have deserted to you the most painful
interesting aud tlorrid scene wifcisl bad eve
witnessed. ! never enjoyed killing men.
fought because | thought it my duty"
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