Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1847-07-28

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The r"pirsiion, m,Ic b, the Amtucan
conn ,"ir' ara %, o'i-,t- ihs, b. 20
ass near o. band Al nv d.y sniniel
he utmost selrfv prevailed .ni ,hc \
met -sn amy cvinc,d ihc rfen'~., ccafsre
aud alart'y Wt,n Lor. Hove hnl,d
~ t'as'''nt Bay pcaf l'.r Hamilton a.
-. uai va. fcsl, n ''c,lrr lm \ lc.
.c'tg'tor RI 'ho har'' would ;. .uneinrcus
inatmnch a, Il has tscn gfaphically lo,i ~
lhcsc columns W. vii ,hc.sorc narfs,e
our incident under he presumption that Of
Tie hallc rs,.f oar f,aIcfs med not he in
formed {, second Tine
The h'r oi the action occurrci wrh ihc
rncmcn near Who're wo now Gnd thai beau
ului tcHing place IT, The v,aerifi dad
rucrwood C,mc,Hy l. wa. tho ia
wing Of the -, "l,.s und., Colonel Gran,
TIN, ASSUMED THIS posiuon vhlIe 'hc right
aud centre OCCUPIED other memorable
ground ho ealuaso ct ,ia' day-,ac
rfter' ihc cfurlts the tocklt.',s. aud
desperation q l'ai tig'c. hleNl vnh tho
uimo Al ir.rcrs.ion Is toil ragtl,s--nctc
almost bcyoui h,ltf il close proximity
10 thc ccr,ritty - a creek lis N1'tls
were dyed m the l's. blood Of Americans
who were moved DOWN, without hope ol
escape, ty The R'llllcrv Not only conn,
mes but regiments were DESTROYED IN ius
manner, the brave Maryl,ni,is IN pan,cu.
lar Wh.'c death was beng nrporron'i
here % lerr.hly, a strip # WOOL. NJ, fr
dIslan, was GIi,c As terrible TO lhc Brush
Ffom every trunk, bough. protection OF
shelter Of any kind, the rl1'n poured
iouh ,hcn ana,lhng showers Tn oil
ajIce, ctbD bliit his rs hillG.' WAS
here literally verified fornw1. 10, once
IN twenty times that shot failed Tho
utmost CONSERVATION prevailed with regard
to tins method OF Gsh,in, J.soauon
VAS also manifested by The royal onic,rs
by Heaven B,,,cr,' shil one captain
10 another as,hcy met. look how orr IN n
fall and no. hope Of pnnlsh,ng ,ht,r mgr.
dtfcfs AsW,u seek To lhfca! The mnl :
ola Inbyrnlh as,as T., h' nnI open wood
IN Salty. See There drops another officer
Scarce had he finished he sphcch crc =,
bali whsI!cd 60 CLOSE TO hs ear that lie f.'t
IT.
+ Good God, sad Baker pale vrh *
coss,vc aci'lunn. Jhi, Is the mo. cowarl'y
species Of warflre ever cnconn',rcl We
mus, get on, OF tins ground or else make
up our minds 10 be bur,d here
We dare not s,if - i,hou' orders We
have our place assigned aud must not ..
sacuarc II Aud yu !, IS dreadful to s,nl
here, comparatively lie and hc shot down
like sparfows, rcpIi.d the other, as he b.,
his lips until hey bioi
Men were ialllrg here md there IN every
direction while the din 81 biulo was hoarl
whGhcr.ocvor any corntarar, nigh, ,rrn
Now and then riiicman va. dslolgod
and killed bu, the invisible loo rca,a ned
as numerous, AMI sctviccahc to tie cause
I Of liberty, as ever Ga ,ho oulskitisof The
wood or rilhcr ~ sor, ~ rlo,nuc mi!c
10y the hnn: Of nn'n,c--was a tail oak ire,
n sia'cl .nd 1igniiicd as George Wash
inrion Nnhln three hundred wards o'
tins tee was a circle Of English sollic,'
dcpd and aln,os, all marked N he fore
had, ~ about he h'cas ~ single SHOT
a. regular intervals h. SHARP c,ack OF q
rife Was disungnishable above all u,ho
sounds AMI Il vas surely followed hy tn
immolalion Of a vic'im This hal been
observed with trembling by ooh officer
md pnvatcs dufing mn hour or rlnfc ant
what was also p,lpabl. was. Tint ih" un
soon dispense clll.s,oIuiion pl'kot a th'
corrny ollicers ~ preference 20 tie me-
IN the ranks. r., shots At last h,cam'
50 frqu'ni aud fatal hat search ~ns in,u
,u,od to asceralu their source |, coul'
not be found Lake The grca, plume O
! Murai among the Aus'rnns, the ,nvisibl
marksmsn became the talk Of the Who'll
l'h Of the line, and ultimately reached III
, cars OF Giant
Order out a platoon Instantly, cred h
1 10 one 81 bis ND. and IL II be IN read
. u,-to max short WORK Of al buni 'r
, caC,d N this assassin Ike method a com
ha, Pause no, until the lurking foe IS d
iod.ci an rendered rowcrl'ss
THIS order was commun'ra'cd 10 tn
e. proper n'f'onagcs. md n. second sa'cI
4 was uallg'd The dic d m,n dClllo
. TO the du,y Of tho scarch were Ia by
4 chrain remarkable i9r e.. height m
\ when they came within muskp range q
= ihcla.i Tree the sharp ringing report >
terrible WAS the precursor Of dca,h.
v corporal .av the smoao and noticed \ 81
\ among 30 branches VIII skora~f cg
o SUI quicket pcfccn'ions ihnn the rest M
}, beng Ni,La an oil soldier who had So
= service "a other f. Is where Eaclani Ia
a l,lg-sI .nnoc a. soil wi'h.lhe boz b - e
u, off prng b. once gu',.'i mo nyer'
% ahou. Of itc in,ir-ibl, mark.n1n n
. moment he comnanicl'ei b., discovery :
10 tho i's'. thcr, vas speedy rofcn ,i.r'
= TED ,oaards iLe pia'or. Ibs bod, q
4 oncc DASHED toward, the ,owenn, oaa 40
= hat~t within rnlsks go;
G Thai for your leader shouted VOC
from rmong he branches ana true 10 n
y mli.smar, pnrpose, the bal entered %
s tam o. the ili.iaei commanior 4 Sc
. Of ngo @as uttered as ,he officer nc.. 81
| rank neTpi up and paused mom-n,
'Ihr' TOT ne rcaf's msn On tie rtght