The Arkansas banner., 1848-01-24

army, the s,tass Msass sseeries his uiaaer mes nss kv tho windows ~ tmdepenisnae HAl dsestuaedh V tse liars cf thc nfilixh KiaG, trnnd g'eam iit ap ks cxim blae eysyana mffh ths tleuxtt ~ Rsaaaywtne eanae vilen ef Ile latnf. speaking elcqneatly qf provinces ssaissassa sAhzls syssshsswa aud lsber, ies crushed
 AmA then psals ef sianio. assssea hy an haxarsl bands. filled the strees. and sta ted th- slienes ef the Stste Hease As<nass w lsn1 Np e tAe hpasrna ~th notes ef iex.-Ae Fell q dsmws. she ahFiek sf eaEie. au1 tic clash ef cyasbsi MiAnfsaa sh kaad chafua The aanaefs waved alpFe proudly ereFs h~sd tho spears. the bayenets, ssSd kelsssss nons brighter In sie lights and tetweea tlle peals sf music tho loud .hasssa ef the crowd hlsckenang ila daa. waik~. Ea 'hssg ffpns thc wtnaosrs Gha eliaang te sile trees. broke gladly upon tha air. Teii---.ott--toli--ihe soirmn notes af indcpea. dcace hess hersl Rish an iruu tongue, the sa- tIanee af the inFsd sa lafa tle etys ts Fpaspztop of PhiladrP' ia hy thr Bssids
 Itwsa ! eEaadpsgstse srs--lAe wlAlsws crow. ded with Inc forsns ef eeantys waFiag saris lA the air, eEsd aatssan ltlag lllt eAllrea esi hIah Ws,o eaPped ihcis hands wlih Flee. ~ shsg hs6eld ths glamer ef rFns and tlse glitter nf slesA sp seRt@ below all cfimsem wui HritlxA naIfetme AI &lNEz4 and aIt joy, the stle wHiks hlaeksnea by eIaw4 1E ssEvile tsries whe .heassd iliI lhslr ieyA were tirsd, 'si.oag liie ta K.ng George to Washinglsns and sieats Q the Pebeis s'' They tfBsprd through the sfrnateof RhilAaes Asa en the 16sh sf September, is7T; tass iFseea dxg4 afics the hatsle-dey ef RrandywiAa, tley toeh pF8 s.s-,an w.sh ~ shs peng ef ssesssys Nsa as lhs m,sehsA proudly into theif baraeka h sha NsstAesn TltertlcF.
 And wacFe vas wsshlsgssas
 kesfeasiae from ts.e f0sccs ef 3if William Howe. aionE the Sehnytkill. Fetreasfne with hfass men under his commani. nsn who had dared death ia shonsapa ghap~a and crinsseaed thelr kends wtsh the carnage ~ Bsaadypiae; Fcireasisk because his pow CT and aniuaanisioa were ,exhaastad; hnunase his soidtrFs want~d tho necessary apparel. whtis their hands grasped mnskets without lock os lint. The Haan of the American army fetfeated, hat his soul was firm 1he American Coagsnss hsai deserted Philadelphia, but Washingtcn dl not des- palr The Brisish occupied the sarroanling ooahr try. theis arms shone on every hi; tis'r banner teyed In every hr cze: yei had Gearws wanhanesSa resolved tp sitike aaoiaer blow tpr tho frrsdom ss this f.tf and
 The calm sunlight of an au'umnal afscrnecn wss tasg ever the qaiss valley. the green plutas. aAd tract cf country. spreading from the broad bosom ef the Delaware to tho hllIy shores of the schayIkIl. nboat ven nsiies from Philadelphia The roefs el an aneicat yage. extending iaSsAe unbrskee hhe aienG tue great aestlsst seA., arose grey aud massise ia the sanllght VI each eorninsd gable and snistansisi chimney looked firth from the shelter of the surrounding trees. There NasAh air pf analnt and rustic baanty about tis sillsa, lF plan was Rlaln and simple, burdrnnd wta ne insrcaie cro sings of streets, lahyriuihine path ways. no complies ed arrafeemsnt of o1seA Tho fabrics of ttse ssilazs 4it eitIas.a the line afthe great nertleFa rat. rsaehing frasn the Gflh mile stone 10 the eighth, whie liae ol snpilsx VI lsges cxtsndei ibis sindiaa file of houses" to the tenth ustfstone from the city. The houses ssse all ssasn,sd with. saarkssf tAs German origia ef thcir tcaaais The higks sssapiaa roof, The walls cf dark grey stene te porch befsFp the door, and the garden a the reas. blooming with all the freshness os careful cutnre, marked the tee meais of the Siflage, while the haavy gahseyrnds ana the massive eoFnices of every oef gave every hoase nn appear4ncs of rustic aasianltf.E
 Around tue vil sgi, either side, spread fertile fasHe, each cultivated ike gaFlea, varied by er- chards heavy with golden rpit fslds bnrdcned with the massive shocks ef corn. or wtiteue with tho ripe bueaRlaesf, or cmsFewaed by tlis apturnsHg plough. @ s..s s'.ss sa4sff T6e viilsgs looked caiu and psacef,I la the sup kghi. bat na plain and simple pooE3e Ncnt noi forth to the keld to osk on that eash aAinf1nal aftnf- noaa. The oxen stooA idly In sss barn yard. cnep- ping te nganf hay The teams stoea unused by fss farmer, and the fa was silcn. within the barn, sudden spell sceped to have come strangely down upon the peseef, denisens af t'ernaaiswu. asa that spell was the shadow of the Ifitssh hannar aaag over haF Sells of white hnckMhe as anraxnun. ting the dream like steps of the wissahkon, way. ing from Mount Airy, and foating In the frskhen- ing breeze of chesaui Hiil. Had yoa ascendsd Chesnat Hill on That eai,Dn ap-
 
 try epcned to yonr view. your eye would have be- held sire'rg and stirring sight. s Above yoar head tle clear aud hoandirss sky,lss cam azure giving no tekcns of the ssriis sf As morrow; decaing In the west, the gofgcoas s,in pouspg his goldrn light over the Ian his bssms of welcome having ns of tue hattie,smseke and mist tia, shEh elgad their tght ea tho mosTey morn.
 Cure on The valley below. Germantovn. with it's dark grey tensmcDts. Seps away Co the South, ia anbrpkea liuc; farshor on yea tsissld. the glitter of steeplessa and the roofs of large city, they are the steeplrs and roofs cf Rhiiadsiphs.- yen bit of blue k il,e broad Delaysre. and yon di,n. dark object beyond the city, backeulEg the bosom of the watets s Fort Mffiia, recently cree t.d by 6eB- Washiagtoa. sssos
 Gaze over ths fields of Gcrmsniswn near Ihe centre of the viiisge. In evesy h'id theFs k tho glsam of arrns. on every hill top there waves . royal banner ani over hill and plain, lewsrdgths SchuyikiIl the slle, and the Daiaware ep tho other, sweep the white tents of the British army.
 Now turn yoar gaze to the Sorta. and fo the Northwest. The valley opens before yoas ard fairsF Va ley never snsei beneath the sun. sssreaa.8 Away Jt sweeps |, tie Northwest, sn lmsge ef rustic beauty here rich copse ef gresa wsodIsad just tinged by auamis: there bFoSn Gelds yendet the Wissahlkou. marking isway of light, by wlad- ing iinc ef silver in green s,,et village peep ing cut from among the trees; lifts f4Ftsss on. farm r's dwelling with tue massive bara anA the dsrx ey hayrsacki sa every sidr. fe and Eeydpye, aud eui'iyah .. miagied and crowded toEelhes. ss though the haHd Of God had flung his fichest hles sings over the valley. and clothed shc land ia vss- dsre and hasRfy. s
 Wonder iiss valley sweeps away to the Norsh- wsst; the saa sbines eyer deass ma~ ef .ssd- iaut rolling away to tho bine af tho horizoes Mask that woodland welt Try and disccsn the outline q every tFee aud count tsr ilos you eaac apSnsiso prospect M
 Tiss di saee frssa ehesaa, fsll. is eialeea weary miles. and andeF ttat al weellAsd, beEeath the shadows of ihose rolling torests trside the streams hidden tfssn wear eye, ip dissftv and sn want, ip defsas and In dangef rsnievoms the b1nds of aes- perate. thenxs gallant army.
 n k the Continental army, ani they encamp on the banks q the skippsek.
 Tb~ir eneasnpmsnt is sd sad still, 70 peslssef inaSc break upon the woodland air. load hurFaha,