Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1847-05-12
By GEO. II. BEAMAN.

a "a '"'""' '"i' ebObll be silence!
woo mus neAl sustain iho shock Of The
'ic,''ous ilcu. heavy troaisd,.
'hc thunder Of artillery, AMI cloud.
'o' smoke bursting from The s.i,. of,he yes
..i'' announced that The action Ind h,rpn
lie lilo lot seemed san.ly,.on.f.fm.I
INTO volcano, beIching .or,h 40, mcl,dl,
va indeed, bul iempcsls Of iron hail. nni
"ra'hinS l's''fIn clouds Of smoke hui
now houghi was heard save tie steady
roar OF The engine. of d a,h md noueL,
was seen but The flag Of their country rs
Sfp's and stars, noalns proudly over ,h.
heavy clouds Of smoke The ,oy,rio,.
mast: OF The fleet and he cross Of s, Gorge
could also to seen picrcing the dark vel
.hh' ma lhc que, waters Of the h,rbJr
But occasional shouts md the ,oc,..,,,
roar announced thai the work Of stue,ion
was gong on. Now the smoke clears
way aud reveals tue ,oil.ng comLAuan,s
unheeding the melting rays of,he summers
burning sun, intent only on playing 'h,ir
deadly engines with furious zcal Now
shouts Of JOY echo along the streets OF
Charloson u. tall mas, real. TO and fro
like soldier staggering under his death
wound, and then falls with a crash which
nigh, be heard IN the momou,arv ccssa.
ton Of firing which is fall had occasioned
This showed tia, their friends within the
mud walls we're making the enemy ,nec.
'ually acquainted with their bravery and
skill! Aud they say tie wall, other for.
ucss though battered and riil,d. yc, nf
iord'ng protection TO their unhinchins
friends llopc-uncxpcc,cd hopc--sprung
up IA their breasts, that The feet would b.
ropulsed and their city saved from the lor.
rors Of bombardmen', But these hopes
soon vanished The siri pes and stars which
had cheersj and encouraged them when
their >aIan, friends were ohscur,l ty The
heavy veil o! smoke, fell The f,g o, the
for, was lowered 'Mou,ric has surrender.
cd he has yielded ,rcmblnely whispered
the anxious spectators in the streets of
Charleston Blu. no second view cor.
reefs their mistake. The flagstaff has been
sho, away, and the stripes aud stars lie in
the dnch outside the walls fallen but IN.
sulied or dsgracei A soldier leaps into
the ditch-selzcs the fallen colors-lsc,nds
the walls-snn,chos n sponge staff from the
hand Of a gunner, and raises the nrg A
shout echoes from the garrison, end is re.
echoed back from the city
And now the FIRE ofthe enemy begins 10
s'ackor, mud their feet appears in motion
They are retiring beaten BY Moullrie's
little band Nor do they leave the harbor
asnumcrous or as proudly as they cn'cr d it
One Of the fifty gun ships is left behind n
perfect wreck, and the remaining shattered
spnrs of,wo Of the friga'cs could scarcely
sustain the SAILS which were spread TO the
favorable breeze that waited them AWAY
from this fial place.
The citizens crowded 10 the island to en-
brace their dcIivcrcrs. The name Of him
who rescued the Gag is eagerly inquired
for. Ills name was Casper. n sergenn, -
Preparations nrc mndc, and the mex. day
Governor Ru'ledge presents him with a
handsome sword The citizens pass around
. the island, fnrrowcd like plowod field
and some Of the curious gather and coun
/ the cannon balls that the enemy hav,
thrown and lha, nov lie upon the ground
I Seven thousand are ga,hercd--a sufiicicn,
proof Of the activity Of the assa'an,s, ant
The bravery and skill Of the defenders.