Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1850-01-25
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FT &c oi-lndia Is coRsr euops whose graceful form
an delicate foliage With is sentropicai aspee-.
renter il PECULIARLY appropriate 70 z,gch use. A
mong the houses, tie city nov preseats cons5l-
cradle number of handsome wcil-bu.lr DWELLINGS
while the following are the prime pal puslic edit
ccs the al enal. exch1ngr. court house blrracks
belonging 70 the United states tielrfe. aospi;.I.
mar'set, ban p,b.c library, three academies ,ir-
teen curchc> &c
Yamaorasy, he Inj.annau4e OF the llufT on which
Savannah now stands. was tir, spot on which ,Le
treaty was held with the Greek Indians BIZ General
0si orpe q: Aich tie irst trsc1 OF Land was ce-
ied 10 him. The place y as then ocrupicd by
I'm a tri' o that ration ellle,l tic famac-a4s.
Iii 1893 General O@leiaorpe bsoush ht out from
Ensiaud , band OF one hundred lnd Ia rteer colon
isfs. who Tended at Charleston. They were there
Seiy assisted and f,,rn, ned with boats, &c, Ey
which 'hey we.e enlb!ed 10 preece' 20 lac place
o. dea'inetlonand soon caed the q, auiiah river.
Iie following year they were joined five or SIX
hundred more. who were provided wi,h tracts o.
wd land. bat pro, cd III qualified FOR the task
ticy had undertaken, and ere long difficulties arose
many of them had been collected from among
the poor and idle population Of EuroTean cj,:cs-
The trustees OF the colony there ore loo measures
10 secure enigronfs OF better class, andin 1895,
about four hundred arrived in Georgia from Scot
land, Switzerland and Germany.
In the year l77S Savannah was occupied bv
General Howe, with SIX hundred r,sulartroops and
few militia, when it was attacked by British
a nay OF six thous md men. under Lieut. Col Camr-
bell, who had arrived from New York by water
The defenders were in TOO small force cctt.all, to
re ist such numbers. bat did not veld without
severe struggle. An obstinate battle was fought.
in which cur countrymen lest about six hundred
men killed and trty-eight officers and tour hard-
rel aud Gftcen soldiers prisoners with lorty.e.ght
guns. twenly-hree mortaIs and all tie vessels "
!rg in the river.
Tie enemy remained in possession OF the city
Hu1iI 1919, when Count d Es;aine. commander OF
1he French feet ;heu in ,e West Ind 6. beng IN
vIted by General Lincoln to make a combined al
tuck upon Savannah, proceeded to the river with
twenty shPso the line, lvvo o. "a. y guns and eley-
en- .rga-e- Linron.u.th the militia OF Georgia l.d d
South Carolina. proceeded towards ,anrat but
before his arrival. Coun, Estling. after demand
:n1 surrender. had granted d Suspension Of host
ilires Tor tweHty.our hours before lAe expiration
OF which, rclu.o,ccment Of eight Luud. ej troop
arrived al Savannah. from Beaufort ;, ao eucoura-
gcd the garrison 10 reject the demand Of surses-
er. The see of The town was rlcrc.orc cousfeI-
ced on the An of October with tirtv-seyen cannon
and nine nao.tars, on land and fifteen cannon from
the water. An assault wa however. determined
on; and on the 9TH. at day aseaS. strong iolcc
afIac ed the spring Hin bt,:ery which was taken
and he'll FOR hort time Est soon reeoe eereI and
the my de-s rctse tied abandoning tlr eiifeTprisc
regular ~iege. it Is lel.ered would have soon re-
duced the place bat the French officers objected
to hazari!ng 1Le.r fleet 50 long o5r the coast
Count Ptla- Il. Poarde-. di=ritg glizhed b. his
rta AMI exploits in Eu5ore, " no hai Iccen'lg
been made brigalie. general n ou5 army. rcce.-
veda mortal wound IN that eags gerrcHt. IN mem
o7y Of him. congress ordered the erection . mon
aEleu-, which completed few years since.