Washington telegraph., 1847-05-26

he lung his stead across tho path oi tho
relrealins Americans; ho besoughl lham,
in his broken English, 10 turn, 10 nake
one more eiinli ha shouted in haafse
tones that the day was rot yet lost,
They did mi understand his words. but
The luues IN w8ish he spoke thrilled theif
blood!
lba' pIeiatn, Too, standing out from the
clouds Of uaIlle-a warrior cnnvulsed With
passion, covered with blood, leaning ~ pr
tie neck Of as sIsed, wLi'o his eyes seem
ed turned In IRE, aud tho masu.e al
bronzed lace wflhed like u suprni-lhal
picture, | sly. dIIed many a heaH WIlh
Lew courage, ueryed many wounaei uIln
!1r tho iigbt again. Those relfealina man
turned, lhry laeed the enemy again-liI.e
grCy hounds a bay before the wull--ihry
spIang upon lie ueeks Of the Ice, auH boIe
them down y one desperate chalgs.
II was a ibis m4mrnl that Washington
came rushing on To battle
lhofe rHape lHew but little u lae
American gaugial, whn call him The Amrr
,uau tah.us-- ihal Is general compound
ed ufpr4daus, and rauliun, with hul a znaIk
ul enterprise. AmFnan fabiusi AHan
yuu VII. shuW M that Roman Fab.4s laa
d Eoan al tie, uayFs Ol s,etl, sua. thai
hungeied iaf lha charge, an enterprise Ilal
rushed lam w,ldi Iibe a SalppapB uHan an
army, Ike tie British al GermanIuan.
or starred iium ice aud snow. lIaa iaal
which lay aeruss The Delaware. upon
hordes like lhssa al The ilrssians al Tea
ton; then I'll lower Washing IN daau
into lahlus. 'ibis comparison al an h..
rors wi !. lie halmiau drmI guis @. Rum.
on, illustrates tie poverty ol tie m I,
ltalmaAesii. Compare o ulu. lie ass.
s.u ut u ifenis, vIh Mash.Hs -
saviour q fbs p - trtu,
ui taIa lar. vi lirml ttr ,laH..aH
rm utu Alaa i#g-1F al HI#a#H#z=
It, Us .fan tn Washington - - a..
q ire ibus. al al yiHa,.J and genius. Il
0aiat the baltIr al Banly wine iaal tn
iulh Ms m de pam. llc came rushing
un tn lalr, lr brhei his mn hean
down l9 Lie uuiishi lo beard llru sliIek
his naHa. aud fHsaid.rss U. .peBaual ala i.
b. nishrd 10 In luen Yes, II us tie
dread haze Il la4i f...gat, li4l Washing
ton. rushing iaJWard iUo the vrfT rausfa
ui the neIea, IL euianslri IN ll, ensmY
lrlups an Ias hgh hill southwest u lae
meeting haIzH. vino l'u.ashiw was sweeping
On with hi5 EfHH sJuHe 10 have on m15r
buIl with the red coa's. Washing.
ton vas in lemhr dang g.f--hi. rpp.s
wcIe rushing D the souh--'.r buf.sl
unup. caur sweeping up the hlluBi armud
him-Uhi.e Pulaski. uu bell spur ban.
dei yafg distant, was sriirrn. pfiirs
blessing among lhc buflrs Of Hanover.
4 va. g.urluus przf, this AiisTEE
Washington, in tie hcau Of de BRUSH
ainh
suddenly the Poau, y turned, L.s eye
caught The sight ol ihe ,on glry uui Biz
i,Irr llr iuucd To bis rruup.rsi Bis
Wussc.rI Up wmaihrI With a gam sui.r
-As waved 4.s sW1rd-he p-in,,4 10 ,ar
Imu -uy aud iIs Ult"
lbele ua- bu, sue moment:
Nrh.n impulse that iron band wheeled
tlrif War horses. aud then duk body.
sol d nuI compact, was seen speeding over
thr valley Ibr aihunlcihl.l, sped 'un tbr
hrayru.. IIsce hunircd swords rus glitter.
ing ln 'lul gImpr of sunlight and iu
li.nl %. thra,a apybr, With hi, form aisrd
luIs m.i iUr.-al, a DARK ttoNn un Die lIoy
hrrcr smile on bis lp rode Puus.L-
Like a spill rpusrl into ,ilr by lDe tauu.
drrIuIf, be- roIr--hi- eyes were fixed un
the iun grey unl us rIrr-his baud ual
Dui one book, one shout tor WAsnNGrUN.
The BuusA troops hlI rnrlrrrI the
American iralrf-aIrcaly lHry iet secure
ui ,hrif prry--abcady the lead Of that
uaroL Washington, seemed ulavnab"yr
the gHt- %. London.
Bmthll trembling oilhc earth la the val.
leg Wonder, what means iH
That terrible beating Of hoos--whll
does Il pournl'
That ominous s.lcncc-and now that
shou,-uol Of word, nor oi name, but half
sell, ha.lbuuah, shdcks from The iron men.
as they scent their prey. What means 10
aR
Pulaski is IN our lmch The terror Of
the British army Is % uIr waar!
And on hr cane, be aud his gallant
band. 4 moment he hal swept oy'r the
Brush, crushed, mans.rd dead and dying,
ibpy s'rcwcd the grccnsDl. be had passed
over the bill, bo had passed the l0m OF
Washington.
Another, and the iron band bad wheeled.
back inthc sam, career oldcalh they came.
Routed, defeated, crushed tue red coats
lre from the hill, while the iron band
sweep round the lorm Of George Washing
ton, they cnclIrle him with their swords Of
steel. ibr shoulol bis name shreks through
the air. aud away to the American host
they bear him in soldiers battle pride.
il was at Savannah, lLat night camc
down on Pulaski