, 1843-03-25

,"o A''i'isn meet, commanded by Par
ker and Clinton. Our palmetto fort
VIII have It's toughness we'll tried to
day, for by the number and size Of
their vessels. this will be no boys
pIav.'
Yes, Marion, It's as You say an.
swered Moultrie. lowering his glass;
the banner Of ST. George waves
proudly TO the breeze, and | count
nearly forty vessels in all. Heaven
grant GU stars and stripes may float
as proudly from our little fort, at the
end OF the contest as they do now; it
will lie a warm days work, and
many n brave fellow will sleep his
last sleep ere Ills W What say
you, Sergeant Jasper? You're an old
hand at all these things"
AYE, sir, hiatt WILL replied Jas.
per, touching bis cap with military
precis'on,'and Colonel, i'll nigh, ask
a favor, it would be to command "A
gun near where the flag stands. for
some of our green-haHds may be seal.
ed out OF their senses by the noise
and crashing, nor ever think of stick
ing the flag upagain il its shot down;
and if there's a panic among our re-
cruits, the days gone.'
He says well, Marion,' said Moul-
ttie, 'my brave fellow, your request is
granted and in delivering our banner
to your care. ] nee 1 not fear it will
be sullied by hostile t,uch.'
No! Colonel Moulirie, | have not
served under you ST long TO turn
coward at asst Your A ,g must float
in victory from Fort MouItrie, or serve
as a winding Sheet for Jasper, said
the vetran, looking afeciinnatriy at
the flag, and wi,ing n tear from his
eye with The corner of the planting.
'Nohly sail. my brave jasper, and
a moe gloCiaus windin. sheet y-u
couIl'nt haYe.' fepiei Marion. while
hls dark exc fl ,sllei fire as he cast a
glance t f, the parapet where the stars
and stripes were f%,Itin1 proudly Ia
the sane gale. which WIS hearing the
Red Cross Of ST. Gonrce swiftly to
w,r.is the sime.
Calamity caur on the hostile t'e'
and IA one vessel after another l""m
e I ,uto SIGHT her riolis 1t SNOW
white canvass lofty tlpering spars
Land lLe hH. g Il lck engines at ,irs'ru"
ti,n that lined heir ports. snrm"nn'
ed bv that naughty iig wlticn 'ha'
bravad . thousand yelrs the bat'l'
and the pree7s. raised even m TIT
breasts of hat band of devoted he
~roes. a lerling Of alarm. not for them
selves but for Charleston. who's
be iu,y AMI wealth were now com
NO. totheir charge. Onward cam
Hybos,ie vessels. the sea foam das!
inr from their bows, and every 81
set To Glitch the breeze. ill. as II b,
NO magic. gracefully and silently the
IrIe fell inc position; their sails wer
mt ouickv furled and their gloom
ort broalsides brought to hear pom
ON b'ark on the fort. The heavy gun
of Of ne fort at that moment launche
;b,. G,nh a sheet of f1me from the embr;
rn s,res, and the iron storm huiie
the through the air, cracking and spin
.ring the hostile ships, and destro,
.in. inr ali that opposed its deadly pall
las the smoke cleared away. The for
roe ,op mast of one of the enemy's We
ri sci. was observed to be shot ava.
nm. and several seamen were engaged
,er clearing the wreck. Now ensned
his moment of suspense, as the delen'
la. crs of the for, waited to receive Il
ct. hostile broadside. A stream OF II
nd, burst from the port holes OF The SNIP
rds and they poured in their tremendo'
so broadsides on the fort. large lori
Ak. two mound shot entered one OF Il
mo embrasures. dismounting gun. kI
18th ing two men who stood beside IT. al
the s,Tuck the opposite wall of the io'
a With this exception, the hre caus'
,riaing damage, for the green paine
ned 10 composing the outer wall OF y
en-. fort, was not spiintered by The sh'
,di. but the wood opening received !
of halls which buried themselves IN t
.om sand-flling up the space oetwe
led the outer and inner palmetto walls
ing the fort, (a5out IS feet.
he al them again, my lads shout
,r,t Moultrie; point your guns lower, a
,on dom throw a shot away.
ted The guns of the fort were IN an
=. slant sponged, charged. and po'nte
all and again at the word 'hre' ,hona'
,ng ed forth their iron srorm with mc
az. eject than at first. The guns bel
d. ooio,edlower, every shot Told up
an. ,be hulIs of the vessels. crash!
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