Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1857-11-07

the landing, if resistance should be made.
At u given signal all pulled away mcrrily
for the shore. This was the most anxious
aHd exciting moment of tho entire siege.
Every ship in the bay was crowded with
spectators to witness this difficult and haz-
ardous operation; every soldier was ambi-
tous to be the first to touch land, and in
their impaticncc, they jumped out of the
boats in water waist deep, and with shout
rushed to the shore. "The Star Spangled
Banner" was erected on the beach, and
three thousand veterans gathered around
it. And then from the land and from the
sea went up a shout of triumph, such as
The valleys of Mexico had never echoed
before. In few minutes the first range
of sandhills was reached 1t was now late
in the evening. The sun was setting be-
hind the far off Mountains, gliding their
snow capped SUBMITS with its gorgeous
light 1t had witnessed a great feat Of arms.
Three thousand of the beleagucring army
were before the walls of the doomed city
And the evening and the morning were
the first day"
On the next morning Pattcrson's divs-
ion of volunteers was landed. This was
the division to which the Palmcttocs be-
longcd. We were landed in the same or
der as on the previous day. In the evening
weadvanccd about two miles from the beach,
and rested that night near the Malibrn
hacienda, and an old monastery. The
Palmcttoes were marched up narrow path
surrounded by a dense chaparr0l. Here we
were halted, and told that here we were to
spend the night We had no tents and
few blankets. The dews were like show
cr of rain, and very unhealthful. Without
any protection from the dew or the noxious
night air, we were to lie down on the bare
ground, with only blanket and the sky
for a covering, and cartouch box Gas hard
as brickbat) for pillow We were for
hidden to kindlc a fire for fear of discover
ing our position to the Mcxicans, from
whom an attack was expecting during the
night. For myself had no more cxpccta-
ton of an attack that night than if had
been at home. / knew the history and
character of the McNicans too well to be-
lievc such thing. And suroundcdas as we
were by q chaparrcl more impcnctrable than
an army of n million mon, | knew it was
impossible to attack us. We stacked arms
and laid down by them. [ made sleeping
partner of an enormous $50 pound man ON
the following terms. [ had a blanket and
he had an India rubber cloak. We slept
on my blanket and covered with his cloak,
which protected us from the dew never
slept more soundly until about midnight,
when [ felt an enormous pair of hands jerk
ing me up, and stcntorian pair of lungs
laundering into my cars that the Mcxicans
were CATER" us Fall into line" shout
cd the officers "Pshaw :" said |, i" its
Ii false alarm-a Mexican rabbit could not
get through this chaparrcl; and | have
never read an instance in the military his
tory of Mexico, Of an attack at night since
about the year 1914. They have super
stition against night attacks. 1t was a false
alarm. The sentinel had seen something
approaching him, had hailed it, and rccciv-
ing no reply, fred at the object, which was
COW The alarm soon subsidized, and we
again laid down to sleep. Nothing occur
red again to disturb my slumh"r. on @yo,,
the nerves of my fat and cxcitablc bcdtcl-
low, "And the evening and tho morning
were the second day"