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

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with pc sder. boy being appointed a. each
'gu1 iu enc ship oa the side that was engaged.
for lhi- purpose. A WOODEN screen wac
Iplaccd teforc she entrance OF the magazine.
with hole IA IL. through which the cart
ridges ere passed TO the boys we received
them aud covered them with our iacAce.
hurried 20 our respective guns. These pre-
caution are observed 20 prevent che pu
der iakinr'ffc before IL reaches the gun
Thus we al stood, awaiting orders in
moiionl IS suspense AZ last We fred the
guus from the lafboard side Of the main
deck this was followed by the command,
Cease firing; YOU are throwing away your
shot
Then came tho order to wear ship, aud
prepare to attack the enemy with our star
board guns. Soon after this heard f.
ring from some other quarter, which | AZ
first supposed to be discharge from our
quarter deck guns though it proved to be
the roar of the enemy cannon.
A sirlnge noise, such as ! had never heard
|bfiNffs next difCNtNN 0ltfubhHi ~ NpANN-
q like the tearing Of sails, just over our
- g. This soon asceriained 10 be the
w = The cnemy's shot The firing after
q ieNS raies' cessation, recommended.
The r0N Of the cannon could now be
heard iroa parts Of ar trembling ship,
ana, minghnN< did VITA tina, Of our foes,
IL made q most Us n0isc BY and by
heard the shot The sales Of our
ship the whole - grew ,ndescri.
badly confused aud hoN il was like
some awrully tremendous acr storm.
~ hose dcaicnng roar Is attends " inccs-
SAINT slrcaks of lightning. carDin> ~ IN
every flash, and strewug the grouM n
the victims Of It's wrath only, in DOR -
the scene was rendered more horrible sh1N>
that. by the presence of torrents OF blood
which dyed our decks.
Though the recital may be painful as Il
will reveal the horrors Of war, and show
az what fearful price victory is won or
lost, will present the reader with things
as they met any eye during the process Of
this dreadful fight ] was busil, supplying
my gun with powder, when | saw blood sud
denly is from The arm Of a man stationed
at our gun. saw nothing strike him; the
effect alone was visible, IN an instant the
third lieutenant tied his handkerchief round
the wounded arm and sent the grooming
man below 10 the surgeon.
The cries of the wounded rang through
al parts of the ship. These were carried
TO the cockpit as fast as they fell, while
those more fortunate men, who were killed
outright, were immediately thrown over
board. As was stationed but a short dis
lance from the mid hatchway, ] could catch
glance al all who were carried below A
glance was al could indulge in, for the
were wounded in the early part Of the ac-
ton, and had 10 spring with all nay might
TO keep three or four guns supplied with
cartridges saw two of these lads fall
nearly together. One Of them was struck
in the leg by a large shot he had to suffer
amputation above the wound. The other
Had a grape or canister shot sent through
hls anclc. A stout Y0rkshiroman lined him
in Ia arms, and hurried him 20 the cockpit
lie had Sis foot cut of, and was thus made
lame cor lile. Two of the boys stationed on
the quarter daek were killed. They were
both Portuguese man, who saw one Of
them killed, afIerwa. Is told me that his pow
der caught fire and buns, The flesh almost of
his face, In this piiial@e situation, the ag-
onized boy lifted up both i29ds, as if i'm
plorlng relief, when passing siio' instantly
cut him in two.
was an eye witness to a sight equally re-
voting A nan named Aldrich had ons q
his hands cut or by shot, and almost at
the same moment, he received another shot,
which tore open his bowels in terrible
manner AS he fell, Two or three men