Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-02-07

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army, is too we'll known to history to need
remark at this time of day. In the in
stance we have recorded the effect of the
ire of the riaemen was tremendous. OI
the horsemen, some had fallen to rise nc
more, while their liberated chargers rush
ed wildly over the adjoining plain 9TH
Eers, wounded but entangled with their stir
rups, were dragged by the infuriated ami
mails expiringly along, while the very few
who were unscathed, spurred hard to re-
gain the shelter of the British lines.
While the smoke yet canopied the scene
of slaughter. and the picturesque forms Of
the woodsmen appeared among the foli-
age, as they were reloading their pieces,
the colossal figure of Morgan stood apart.
He seemed the very genius Of war, and
| gloomhy he contemplated the havoc his
order had made. He spoke not, he mo-
we'd not, but looked as one absorbed in the
intensity of thought. The martial shout
with which he was WON'T to cheer his COM
rades in the hour of combat was hushed !;
the she'll from which he had blown full
many note of battle and OF triumph on
the field Of Saratoga, hung by his side !;
no order was given to spoil the slain, the
arms and equipments, for which there
was always bounty from Congress, tt Q
shirts, Of which there was such a need at
this time, the sorest period of our coun-
try's privatlon, ,all were abandoned, AS with
an abstracted air and a voice struggling
for utterance, Morgan suddenly turning to
his captain, exclaimed" Long to the
camp, to the camp" The lavotite cap
tain obeyed, the rifemen with trailed
arms fell into file, and Long and his par
ty soon disappeared, but not before the
hardy fellows had exchanged opinions on
the strange termination of the late affair.
AS they agreed, mem. con-, that their CO.
lionel had been tricked, (coujured, for
assuredly after such fire as they had gi-
ven the enemy, such an emptyiny of sad
dies and scattering Of troops, he would
not have ordered his poor rifle boys from
the field without SO much as Il shirt or
pair of stockings being divi led among
them. Yes" said tall lean ami swar-
'tEy looking fellow, an Indian hunter from
feet in the footsteps Of the leader, yes,
nv lads, it stands to reason that our CO.
lionel is tricked."
Morgan followed slowly on the trail Of
his men. The full force Of his military
guilt had rushed upon his mind, even be-
tore the report of the trides had ceased
echOing in the neighburifg- fOrest,a-,.H He
became convinced of The enormity of his
offence, as with dull and measured strides
he pursued his solitary way. and thus So
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gree Of awe eTerv one who nnnroichsd
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sure. WASHINGTON ndjrsxs,.I The nil1Ibrv
cuInrit.
ICan it he nossible Col Mor,,on that
nv aid -dv-camp has informed me riyLt ?
Can il be possible, after the orders Won
received last evening, that the 6riny We
heard nrocepd from your datach,nan1
Surely, sir, nv orders were so exnIicit as
not be easily misunderstood" "
Morgan was brave but it has baer of,.n
and iuStIv too observed that nan was