Washington telegraph., 1847-11-17


expedition, they laid down upon the grass
10 rest until midnight.
Scarcely had they composed themselves
10 sleep. when John Van Glrei. who. seat.
cd in his skill. with his head without the
rave, had overheard the whole converse.
lion, hoaled silently down with the lids.
and keeping elnse within the deep shadow
Of the hant landed a shal- distance hplaw
the soldiers.
lie was, when his progress was in'esl'
rnnird hY The approach ul the dfagnnls, on
his way Ia visit tue huusf Of Mr Cornell.
lis Demafcsl. Whuse daughter, lian. had
promised to become his bride as s1on as
the war should be ended,
lie DELAYED but moment TO examine
lhr priming ol hi, rifle, aud 10 fbrm an Is.
limatc oi The number ui the troops, and
lhen, bnrne upon The wings ol ANXIOUS
love. hurried across iha country aud ,uon
reached The huusr OF hi. lalhrrin law elect,
winch WIS abau three mies IRON hruns.
wiek, i shoa distance irom "Geafge's
read, - Here be unlblIel the whole plot,
anl cd Damaresl, u true patriot, armed
himself hi, two Suns AM hrre negra meH.
aud resolved 10 defend he hnIIy afIar 10
the Lass aud Van eclI swofe n i've OF
die wild his belrothed.
They lad scarcely lime 10 take The ne
eessay precautions and make the proper
preparations LAT delenre, when the pauy
arrived an demln1ed instant aimiuaHcc.
aua a sbr.lyr lar The nigh; which was Hat
ly refused. Inc demand "a. repeated ac
rumFanel by THREAT oi violence If her
request uas not instantly acoepdrd to-
lhHi, answer va. sloul ol defiance from
lAose within, aud warning to relir, OF sat.
icf tie consequences ol an attack.
1hr ssll,rf. laughed At lbe warning. and
one ul them, VIM attempted 10 ioIcg the
douf, was shut through the head b, oaa 0!
lAe nrgraes.
Ihis somewhat dampeard the aid5r Vi
the soldiers, WIN had expected to meet
With no resistance; bai Us lie pIundcr va.
too valuable IN be abandoned wlhua. uu
ril9fi, thy JrRan gheir assault n caruas,,
aud aief .Oosu. taB muir u lheH nun
Ueh succeeded iu iaIeing The daor u the
Aurucu AM rllrclug an enhance; bat ,Ar
lauul had ru.re4irI Lao an luuer rooin and
hlElns strongly bAuleaIcd tho DOOR, AL
tucir cli4ris Zoo iofue d were hull.es.
ANcr deHbenus a lrW momgu s, ,wu
%. tic soldiers went ou and rcluurd wl,h
tense raj, with which they souu battered
down The door, receiving as il tel, tAe llr
oi ihr pari! within, which Dad much exc
Gallon.
A deprae hand 20 hand encounter en.
sued, ~ "h.eh one Vi The urgiurs wa,
hlied ouIusIl, aud all Oi ihr heroic dc
irn4rrs wounded mon ur .css severely,
except one ul lAe bumAris.
lac sulllgIs lousul lutiuus,,, afrd b,
Ihc hope VI byu.!, and burning 10 a,rugc
lnCir comrades, their attack wa, most ili.
prluuusi aud lbc be-lsgrd lln,l. bullius
ur their h'es' llcir properly, mri Ilu llr,
WUu uuli.nchiug bravery.
Nan G,rH, although bleeding pr1iusrl
ir1m sabre cut auruss his lurNarI, wiy.d.
eel als weapon with almost supeihuuau ga
ergJ, dealing deadly blows al escp sweep.
and cUn.esung ehoy inch ol space Nuh
the malIcucd assaiiauis.
IAc lIIn va, tuning IN favor ol tue
dragons, vhsu t.t uthc & .punsmg Itr
wad 60 seize tue -,r.. WHO had sWuyusd
hum liish., allowed himself 10 BE- thrown
oil bis gu4id aud received a lrcmrnIuu,
blow from Nan CA, uile bot, Wnrh
crushed h.. ,,ull aud dashed hn l1 tAe
hHor a ,i.rcs. anI blood, cup,c.
D,smnJrd By lnf death ol ihpir lcidcr,
tNc dmgouns llrd, leaving nine Of lhci.
number dead upon the SPOT.
All Of the Drma.eJ fmly recovered
from heir wound, aul Van C,rll, as soon
is peace va. ds,aicd, wa, rewarded win
the hand he had so nubly defended; aud
Judging from The numerical force OF the Van
CIcli family in New Jcsey, has fulfilled
To tbe ,ri,rr the s'rpuul iyntiun-'in.
crca-c aud multiply"