The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1856-11-26

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anxi"us ~ reach the battery and r.lisy,.
our shipma,cs, who we well knew mus, h.. |
almost beat "ut with fatigue.
Every now and then huge thirteen
inch shell. thrown from the castle of San
Juan D'Utlua, would be seen winpnp ;ts
fearful c""rse through The mir. and some.
tunes striking within few rods Of ~. wnuIJ
dl- ho" large enough for good sized Gel.
lar, and then exploding would cnvciopo
our part! III cloud OF binding sand.-
Still we kept onward knowing that
there would be IA much danger in NJ.
tempting Ia retracr our footsteps ~ in pro
'c"ding. and lhough the lion hail from
til" city walls WAS crossing our road in
| every duecHon, We soon arrived within
Sig' at our tattCrv Several times. care.
"o'm |",dt',> went 'raiIng past Us. bear
ny upon rud" u'trr> the marmlcd curI,,cS
1t ia 'r slain comrades. or ,hc wnur,Ird
vii" w"r" sntlrring the most terrible an.
| vuiSh. AMI "h">c sitri.k> ami cri. : cam.
Mth n@oniz'hg dstIn,tu"ss /" H.. ear.
~ !: We kept uu over the blood stained
s".d>, and II = ~hur; lime. III, u.h it scc,u.
Ell ia US ninIu:i ~ age, We came viii II
sight at IT." N"ai Battery, aud hnryviuu
lorwa"i. we've quickly within the .hrhrr
at lis prn,.r,,n., arms Th.r, ro c,,ni
Lieut.. OIyrr Hazard p,.rry nnI L,,;,,,.
rr''"v"d las party We We're informed tie
| ,ru. siuI.. ,r AL. r.. M..;, ,i
kept ur AN ,uc..,saut firm, nn,, no in,
| terry ever ,,u,,. !, h,J L., a., I,,,
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all the pr.vi,us Il y w;,b ,I. y,;, Iomo,'t
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aud shcil st.yk un,rr H.. ,,nc, If ,L,.
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with ,l,.. .vsr,;ors ,nd I',,,ar. ~ ,,'e.,
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below then = WITHIN, ,Ir,nah ,Ea '';r
and ,h. ucx, ;,s,,n, with ,, ,Im,s, h,;nI
inc gl,,. !, bn,. ,L;r,cen inch shoII ,.,,,,.
with =, Lor,;J crash ,hs.,.,Iy iii ,,r
f,iI f,,t mad s,ruct .mona n lo, - n,,"", ~"
can. containing mining nnwd.,
gnns Evrry one of ns,, nn,.o ;onn,,I m -
Our G.., and ,,shod nn, ,r ,ha
dor ,o y. ON, or ,ha 49, nc M ,ho ~ "r,aa,aI ~ |
eyno.;ou .n,irslv f,rgo,,;ng ,h,, ,La NJ
leans ver. wa,cL;ng ev.ry wovems,, q.
the wall. of the eity were bu, s;x bunJraJ
ward. distant. and were anxino. for ,Ls
yery opportunity which we wers ,bus .f
forllinv them. Ru, W, vera u.l bon,
hong in a state Of f.rgs,fnlu.s, ,f our real
danger.
Tie shell which had struck within our
s;...,is.ss e,rl quickly exploded with a rs.
sounding crash. blowing up inc cans Of
prirninq powder, and dsrkeninp for mo
m-nt the whole air around with cloud
! Of dust and rs we then knew the. danger
from il WAS over, and turned TO 90 back
within the fraiI enc!osuse, whewl more
thar iitv piece. Of cannon were dlscharg.