Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1844-04-03

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colors ollie American Flag ofthe revolu.
tionary war, andthe position. Of the snake;
remarks
The flag was ,hirteena stripes, red and
white, with a rattlesnake extended, mouth
open and sting oul, toward the outer folds
Of The hag-the tail just touching the staff,
as if sprinsins on a foe; under the snake
the following words-.'Don't Tread Upon
Ne" There was no field of bae and
white, or. stars, but simply as above stated
land it was thar VERY FLAG, while proud
ly floating from the main royal of the fri
gate Alliance, the hull Of which now lies
opposite the cily,) under The gallant Paul
Jones, that dashed through a British fleet
oftwenly-one' sail ofthe line, in The North
Sea the intrepid Jones delivering his star
board aud oardbroadsdes under ten
knot breeze into The Admiral, and received
the Ere of the;whole feet as he passed, and
under full chase Of the formidable foe, ar
rived in safety at Bresr. So
1 Wrought zrJn Guns.-A reader of the
National Intelligencer has communicated
loihat journalihe following passage, trans
cribed from Days Historical Collections:
"Died, on Sunday, the.l 18th December,
1880, al: his residence in MitHintownship,t
Cumberland county, Pennsylvania, Will
liam Denning, in the Oath year Of bis age.
The deceased was an arti6cer inihe army:
of the Revolution. Hoitwas who, in The
days Of his counlry's need, made the only
successful:atlempt ever made in the world
manufacture wrought iron cannon; two
ofwhich hecompleted. at Middlssex, in
this county, and commenced apolber aud
larger one a, Mount Holly, but could get
no one 10 assist him who could stand the
heat, which is said to have been so great
as to melt the lead buttons on his clothes.
The unfinished piece tits said. lies as he
left it, at either Holly forge or the Carlisle,
barracks. One of those completed was
taken by the British at the battle of Bran.
dywine, and isnow inthe towerof London:
THE British Government offered a
large sum and stated annuity TO the per-
son who would instruct them in the manu-.
facture of that article; .bin The, patriotic
blacksmith preferred obscurity and power
ty in his own beloved country tosweahh
aud aifluence in that OF heroppressors;" /" !.
Honored be the;mcmory of thispalriotic
arIifcer..l -
4 Panic in The Army.-A panic, equal
to that which spread among Napoleon'S
Imperial Guards at Waterloo, seized the
battalion of Fusileer Guards, static ned in
Winchester, on Sunday, the consequences
of which were, fortunately, more Fudi-
crous Than injurious. 1t seems lha. they
were attending divine service in the lobby
of the country ball, "their custom always
in the afternoon" and the chaplain had
just delivered his text-"Why stand we
in jeopardy every hour?" when door
leading from the vaults under The Crown
Cour, suddenly opened with a violence
that prostratedr tall serjeant standing
GEAR il, aud form covered with dust and
SCOT, and quite as appalling 10 The military
as that which "drew Priams;
curtain in the dead of night" stood before.
them, believing as well as fright and
ashes would allow him, "Cu for your.
lives, catfor your lives!" At these appa1-.
ling words, and on looking on the spectre
who uered'rhem, universat,panic seized
officers, non commissioned officers and pri-.
Yates. Sauce qui psut became the order
of the day: aud a most tremendous rush
was made TO the only outlet to the place.
All distinctions Of rank and subordinalion:
were for The lime lest, aud officers were
overturned aud rampled on with as little
consideration -as drummer boys. The
fright was fully participated iu by the
Rev. chaplain himself, who threw off his
surpIice. jumped over the front oil the pull
pill inlo the hall, and fonght bis way to the;
door with vigor that showed his appre-
tensions to,be equallo those ofhis consre-
gation. Fortunately all gained the out
side ofthe building without loss ofiife or
limb, the only danger sustained aeins,
some few bruises and torn regimenlals.
.It.appears the hnbbub was caused by some.
:triaing arrangement of The hot wafer ap.
para,us that warns the building, aud
which was caused by the inallenlion of
the attendant, the spectre, whose sudden.
appearance aud ominous warning we. have
alluded Io.-Hamp. tEng. Independent.
MARCH OF MIND IN SoMERsETsHIRE.
Atthe session held at Taunton,last Mon
day, the chaplain Of: the prison said that no
less than; 800 prisoners had Comic under
his notice during the last three years who
were ignorant ofthe name ofthe Saviour,
andunable torepeat The Lords prayer; he
did not meanto say that they never heard
the name of Christ but they nothing of its
meaning, and only used that sacred name
in their profane oalhs. Ii he asked them
who was the. Saviour ofraankind they