The Arkansas banner., 1848-02-15

ss fzI7 vIfch rrrsrsa t ssf the uae us isls lower ssarsmatien As he lzy in fhis hrlpless rand tisn. a British ufficrr, tO wiHnm be appealed. looked sHvnxwly on. suw . cerpnrH crush out his liff win a Aayenrt. My hsuthrrss nnarcH e0mrade, witnessing the murder. gave ne ihe account uf II, and told me the ufEiccfs words after the hOy hna ylsasiad for mercy. 1hese wurds--they uEe branded sn my heart-wrres- s-tNe mercy Hhonid he shown to an insurrertionist snken with arms in hs hnnde uruinst her malesay's loyal Huhiects' have heard those wuras ringing in my cars dHg and night errf since and imagination pictures my helpless brother mangled by, and struggling beneath tie crurl haye ret fhat sent his soul 10 hesvsn- ! have sworn tp .vsrvs shs; murder! Now yOn can account for tl,r fcsli,,: thnl has given me character Of lnis never h<fsra aasa.iaec lyy me--shzi ef eruelty.- Haze not cnnsaf
 Indeed, think SC, rzcIais..pd ono of the riae- men, '.and had had so much would be wSrsf lhnn yea"
 4'Toil, you'll all havs chance sf trying the ex- tent of yonr ceanCe and principles ere long SC lei talk Uf something else" remarked tall fellow. whose nazal t~zng pronounced '-Curneeticui" plainly.
 '-Harkr' Eaid PigEs<. s-ths drum calls us is. A truce te all ths iSi us net not wf ths mouth; let ns msks the very nansa nf fiAernss drendad whila rad cnut hAibors in America"
 On the follow inc day Ii plain, from tbe move mcnts of the rOyn fereuS, and from the prepssaoEs uta1e bF 1e AfnGricAn fuukHfntucI uS4tStfAf shat battle wns neat haaa. Ali that day and night the utmost activity prevailed, while the American army evinced the Createst courage and aiacsity.- When Lord Howe landed al Gravesend Bay, ncar Fort Hamilton, every was ready te receive hlm A description of the battle would be superhaOns inasmuch i, has been graphically told in these coiamns- We wiA, therefore, narrate our fncideBs under the presumption, that of the bnse, Its H. cur readers need not be informed . secsnd time.
 Tlse first oi the action occurred with the riGrmcn near where We now fad thai beautiful resting place for the peac sfal dead--Greenwead Cemetery. Ii was the Jeff wing ef the royAisas, nRaer Cot Grait assumed this position, while the right and centre occupled other memorable ground l iss car nage of that Gay-the terrors, the crBrltless the recklessness and desperation of that battle tuughl with the utmost desperation by both Partiss-wcre afmns. beyond belief In escsc proximity to the cemetery is creek It's waters were dyed in the best blood of the Amcricans, who wrre moved down withou; hope of escape, ty the arsltaery. Noi only companies, but regiments were destroyed iH this iBsnncr-the Maryianders in particular. While death beicg aPporuonea hore so terribly, strip Of woods moi far distant quite us dreadful to the British From every t+Hik, bongh, protection. or shelter ef any kind the rihemen poured forth their appalling showers The old hdage, "every bullet has its billet" was fnliy verified for is not once in twenty times that shot failed. The utmost ceasiernaiion prevailed wifh feward to this mode of fighting. Indignation was also manifested by the reyul officers.
 By Heaven, Baxter sai1 one captain to another us they met look how our men fai and moi hope of puuishing their murdcrers. As well seek 10 thread The Of iabarynth this lighs and open wood in safety See, there iails anetie- officer
 Scarce had he fu he'd his speerh ere ball wkis- tied so close to his that he felt ii
 'lnased, ssiid Baxter, pale wi h excessive asita- ton, tlis is inc most cowardy species Of warfart ever encountered. We must gel ou; of this ground. or elSs make Hp out minds 10 be buried here
 'We dare not -canno, stir without orders. We have our place assigned and dare not evacuate II. nd yet il IS dreaifal to s.snd herr, comparatively idle, and be shot down like sparre~s'
 Men were falling trcTp uEsd there In every 6irec- toa; while the oin of ba lie was heard whilhersoev CT any competsut nigh; turn.
 Now and then a riaeman was disiodged and killed; bnt the invisible foe remained us numerous and ser viceable l. tue 0t liberty ever. On the outskirts of the woodo rather in a sort of clear ing made by the hand Of na' ure-wGS tall 0ak tree, stntely and dignihea Geergs Washington. Within three kaHdred yards of tiis tree Tas a cir. cse Of English soefs dead, and almost all marked in ths forehead nboui the breast by single shot At reguiar intervals the sharp crack of rife was distinguished above ull ether sounds. and it was snrely followed by tbe irnmoaten of victim This had been observed with trembling, by both officers md prirutss euri5sc an hour or more and wlsaf also palpahe, that the unseen dispen of dlssortiou picked of the company officers in preference te the men Tn the ranks The shots a, last becmne so frequent and fatal that search was inst fgied io ascertain II possible their Ii could not he found. Like the grrat plume of Murut auonC the Anstrians The invisible marksmen he tbe talk of the whole of the Jeff ne, and rit matciy the matter reached the of Grant.
 .Order out n platoon inztsrtiy,' cried he to one of his aids, and ie ii be held In readiness to maks short work of all found engaged n this assassin-ke l.n3 ef turk Up foe is dissedgcd aud rendered pswerleFs
 This order WAS communicated 10 the pf-per per sonage, snd second sea-rh was iHstItuted he fife or men drtai!cd to tue duty pf the search werc ied by a captain rsmsrkabie fur his height; and when they came within mnsket range of ths tall precursor of his death. A corporal SEW the smoke, and notired stir among the branches. With keener eye, and quicker prec pticn than the rest and being W ftha Hn old soldier who had seen ser vice on other fields wherr England haa dcsnged in- nocent soil w ith tine best blood Of its huHaa ofi- spring, he al guessed the whereabouts ot fhe invisible marksfnan. The inomeFt hr communica- ted his discovery te the rest, here speedy re treat indicated tOwards the platoon. This body ut once dashed towards tie towering oak, and halted wiihia masket shot.
 That for your leader shouted voice frem among the branches; aud true to the mArksman's purpose, the bal entered the brain Of the m-fAted CbiitltihuocEs n yea oA NlH hAtrisN "N AAN officer next in rank stepped up. and Pansed mo- Iaent-
 sT'haf for the neares; the right exclaimed the voice, and again the victim bd the dust
 .Now, men cried the Britain. waving his sword with frantic exci ment over his head-'Aaw men, fre--fiSe, say, before be has time 10 reload
 The voiley startled the echoes of the hi=h;s, md the maskefs bleachcd firth their conteDts in flame and smeke A few iwigs dropped from the tree, bat the tenant was, to every one. seemingly anhurt
 Nc he spoke, in a sonoroas and deep voice, Chat s-ss distinctly heard. and had something unesr'h'y in its tonrs-sEa, not yet. l lack fhree men, hy my tally, to make ap the amount devoted to tnr god uf vrnyrancc Here is for sne'
 A cavalry soldier was passing by; his horse had taken fright and could moi be checked- Onoe more tht fIta ,e uttered its dsnth song and the ainrm- cd steed fed rideriess on its way.
 Barn tts~ tree aewn, exriaimed one 0f the m -h- 'Tire can be Communicated te the frank easily
 .Wiil you undertake the deed ipqureo tne con- mERdrr, with sheer.
 T wiii.' replied the man. 'Tew some wadd'ns