Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1852-11-01

SCOTT bids the bugte burst Its piercing strain,
instaLt bis squadron marshaled vaiis tho plain,
Aeross z the , s,tream3.beyond the distant grove
There smooth the plan-wth measured steps hey GO.
Exact their march, 'nlaiestieally Slow
o essn III Ss se
And snatch the ramparts from the sodiers' eyes!Gi
See, the muskets brightly cleaning
And the jocund soldier smile, HlH.il
While, with spanged pcnnons streaming,
On he moves to greet his toll. ~ ~ =
Hasty now the ranks ranging.
= Envious each the palm to share, t!Gi r.tI
Conqnering. yielding, closing, changing, .
Active in the mimic war. : -'AH aEiE
Now, along the dale vending,
Now, the gentle slope ascending, b., ,--.y..
Foctmen with the coursers blending. 7-As
Fen to distant wood extending
n,ci! In citeuitaH,rk! THE foe! the foeI
Exciaims the bIeathless watch, and 10!
How unexpected Scott 10 thee f.-t,aH tss
Then did that manly soul dilate.
That heart for glory palpitatc, p ~
As lowering hosts drew nigh: ati
When fierce the the painting war horse came.
.surrenderp Oh! that spirit proud,
That soul that nc'er to victor bowed,
He eyed the wretch with naughty look:
This message to the Briton bear,
That csptive's chains his hands shall wear.'
thousand sahres instant glare,
The clarion sounds the note for war, 1910 ' 49,
And flashed each warriors eye. -Af+'t
The champions OF the battie.fray, s1fli, f-a ~ 80
Gazing on each with fearless eye,
And joyous, that in fight SO nigh, --=--.
Their trusty blades they soon should try
The blood.drenched field maintain.
Here fiaunts in breeze, the Eagle bold,
Protecting eighteen stars OF gold -
Throughout the ranks are banners light,
And champing chargers fierce for fight,
o Trampe the trembling plain. 90. .iEs ,gE
There. like the evening FURNISHED cloud,
The Red Cross and the Lion proud, ~ iss E5f-,
With various hosts either side
Brtanna's boast and Erins pride,
And brawny Scot, in belted plaid,
With bonnet, targe and Highland hlade;-.g,
Footmen, nor horse, nor savage gang,
Await the trumpers maddenins cang, al "
But rush on foe anlan.
AS bursts the bolt on yonder steep, 'i' z'..'
As roar the pillows OF the deep -LlL :. isa-
When scourgcd by whirlwnds far they sweep,
% The bark athwart the main taG i's. -At -..Ht
Such is the crash as foe meets foe, Il H1=-gy
Such the dread roar, as thunders throw
Their vengeance, and The field bcstrow 1l .s 81
As boatmen ply their foaming way .'t pug 2"+
Against the rapid torrents sway, 4r .-THs . .r.sl
When loud the tempests roar; ..
The rolling waves the kce, divides, - NE ~
And through them, murmuring long its sides.
lmpelled by lustier efforts rides.
=r.s And gains the intended shorei q ..rsf-r
So Scorr his passage urges on,
=. And eannons thundsrins loud.
Is I!issyes a ians q sa6sts isa toss! .
Thrice thro' the BIitisef fanks it breaks. "a .-oT
y a foeman's flag Ibis shfoud M ''a' 's
~ .,r, esE.FTRBMARKS. sgaf ig a1
This battle was.fought on the 18th July, 1915 and on"
had been fought near the spot the 9th On the morning
Of the i4h had arshaled his troops for the pur
pose drilling thcm but previously to starting express
arrived with the intelligence that the enemy wore collect
ing and seemed bent destroying stores at Selosse
the side Niagara river BRows orders ScorT
the best OF dverns their attention. to encam
upon Queenstown Heights Just in sight of the Falls he
arated only by strip owoods Scorr charges upon him
columns thrice before BRows arrives with the main
my. RALL was taken prisoner by Gen JEssup as ScoTr
foctod in the 1Ssth nc This message to the Brito.
bear.' &c. Both BRows and ScoTr were wounded and
be carried from the field prior TO the termination
the battle. ..-.-
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FALcosBnrpoE, in letter from Waltham in the
last weeks Spirit Of the Times, relates couple
of anecdotes that will do to pass round, Here
they are:
Deacon Clough is about to travel, move away
of course he's going o that is, he's about to locate
on a new site-Portland, Maine; and in remenl,
brance of his many pleasant off hand hits, l feel
like giving at least specimen of what the Deacon
does do occasionally, that the Portlanders may lool
out for him. - ,'isnt l.iS ~ - 9s'l y
Stopping in at the iDeacon's 9Noah's Ark of
store, one morning, where he sells everything
from six horse plough, to ohild's rattle
sBeen great forgery committed; have you hear
ofit7'a ni eAEIA 81 AEilii U Ay. a,@3ill
) NO. says 1, shave not, Deacon. When-who!
tDan'l Emmerson, down here.'
/. sYou don't tell me that? What! old man En-
merson?' tt,,.,7fgsg -kss.i! ii aiY
eyes, sir, old man Emmerson." 20 %. 80,
"Why; bless my soul, 1 thought no man stoo
higher or firmer in the community, Deacon says
ayes, always thought SO, too; but it's not!th
first time he did it." .-.,llsyJ tssrgafL.nyk
"No! God bless me, it is possible! Who wa
it on? what did he forge, Deacon?" :" u ss"2."
b "It was plaguy thick tire, on a tfnbtr itoheei!
OldmanEmmerson carries on large smithery an
wagon factory, you see. grabbed an axe helye
and the last sa of the Deacon, about that time
was fragment of his coat tail vanishing up int
his loft. confessed the capes EsiF2Ah s!ti io
An oddsh sort of a relic ofthe past age, an ol
gent who considers a laugh sinful. who has been
Subscriber for forty years. more or less, to the Dali
Adyertiser-a journal that never inserted wit,
item, but once, during its existence, and then
lost over twenty subscribers in a heapI This o.
gent came into Deacon Clough's store, q few weel
ago, and seeing the Deacon seated on soba, wi,
an unusually sedate expression on his general
Jolly face, he said in his own melancholy tone,
thought he had "lost all. by the measles and ow
two quarters rent: .
s.What is, the trouble, Deacon Clough, II,
"Well,'' says the Deacon, "I'm bothered son
with the grapet- t-very much, in fact, this morning
ssIndeedt lits1veryss sshocking+it' very aflc
ing p' says old SCHENECTADY; "and what have. "
done for it, Deacon7"9 A.'.'@.i - ,iL'IG
t.Nothinp vet must attend to it, l suppose.ni
81 would, Deacon,,I would, it's very ldistressi
Its most lamentable i'll; go to Dr.. Moore, or
my friend Dr. Parkhurst, and ne advised at ono
lDeacon.' u" ~ s1.'i'-l .,''' 'i-'-
II "oh, Iigness can soon fix tia few stitch
will answer.'' .3g $50 .stp;sp II tEzlzIEt
"Stitches !,' says Sorrowful. n .a,,,,tsy
ayes" says the Deacon. "You see they
been repairing our street. My BOOTS ripped at I
toe, andthe plaguy gravel gets tony feet nndbot
ers me like sin !''a,yJ,i .5!j al sll.iI.ij yisaii
when the full force of the terrific fact burst
upon the old sobet-side's brain that he was jok.
helike to have iwilted right down into his boots.
He left in horror, and the Deacon heard that he ke
his bed for three weeks! When Deacon Glon
leaves this village, we shall have lost good ci
zen, and joker as can't be beat. So mote it
To WHIPPING MorHEns.-A little boy tnmbledi
to the dock, Asailor sprang in, and brought ]!
out again, about half dead with fright and excess