New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-02-09
Adventures OF the Glenn Family.
A REVOLUTIONARY SKETCH, BY MRS. xILr.

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DAVID Glenn and his young VIE came from Ireland
70 the American colonies about with the last Of
break Il the Revolution Landing in ss,s ~
Georgia, they proceeded TO South Cafolina, and set
tied on The Enoree. in the Newberry District. The
dispute was waxing m?rs nsrce every day, and
| almost every one eepolsed one side or the either.
Glenn cast in big lot with the patriots He thought,
like the rest of the Irish Presbyterians it was better
to endure some evils than encounter the horrors q
still better to endure oil the protracsed iseses Of
the struggle than to fail to enjoy liberty Of conscience
Of person and property. e, ssIa
When the United States declared themselves free,
sovereign and independent Glenn vowed himself.
without reserve TO the canse, ready to fight for his
adopted country. .eF.,g = r.-a.,7 it7gs5
Until the fall OF Charleston, in May, 1880, the up
per part Of South Carolina scarcely felt the footsteps
Of war. That horrible desoating warfare, which
armed brother against brother, and neghbor against
neighbor, commenced there. For nearly three years
it swept with unmitigated fury the region above
the fails OF the Great Rivers. Nnetysixth District
which then covered the tract Of country lying above
Silver Bluff on the Savannah river, BY the mouth
Broad river at the close Of the war numbered accord
ing to Ramsay fourteen hundred widows and orphans.
Glenn did duty ~ . private mounted soldier till
Commanded the lower regiment in the Fork between
Broad and saluda rivers TIL June 1882
he used 70 lament an accident which occurred az
the battle sa e E s Mhsa sss British lines
can troops in the pursuit Glenn overlook q soldier
and ordered him 10 the rear as a prisoner The man
frantic with terror seized his horse by the bride, and
prisoner hut still clunp to the reins III an aaony Of
duplication and though sferny ordered to lei 20,
still he held on At this iuncture two Of the British
dragons were seen approaching Glenn saw that he
or lie prisoner must Be- sacrificed the latter fell be-
fore bis sword, and thus freed, be was able to save
himself ~ e. ~
II was AWAY Ieun,s boast that he had never taken
protection and he exhbited unceasug hostIlity 10
the marauders. horse-thicyes and murderer with
which ne country was infested These iron outlaws,
therefore sonuht his I;fe ith f;ercest anirnoaitv
On ono occsson cnnn;n nh.ms mnnnted 1ay.,;sta
as thev xere desonsted IN the Rr;tish SERVICE. ma
inc night attact mon Colonel Glenn snrronnisea
IL hoas T,sn aap.ndI that tba dan. AIo,1J y
ms noass nsy ,l1s -. ~ n0or
mi knew not who was SEEKING entrance 0hevinp !
the first ;mnu,se ba snrang one Of hed and ytIonf
dressino himself threw omen theSoor 81 lais--s1ss7
instantly he fet himself se;zed 81 Two NJ mem
beers Of that ruthless tory band whose deeds Of
itv had obtained for then, the name ar ssThe Hoiv
ss 81 AZ thew drew him into the hon.e tSsy
manfred tnmnitnonsv for Ncf!iuskv who vvas IA 4
friend and lodged With him thai mont Not ret
knowing the Marty or their nnrnose Glenn informed
them M.Cusky was asleep in tie upper part 81 his
honse Some ~ The ,meyiars made haste To ,imb Z,
no. some 7, oresd ana saheI
the sIeeninr natriot Reused by the murderous
stroke he heraed them to snare his life but they
rushed upon him to complete their Nprk Thus beset,
he shouted Murder as loudlnn sDossble. IA r
Glenn heard the cry. and caIbok for the officer in
command. he demanded protection for his friend
aHold Your tongue n cried the man who had hold
If the cnlnnei uhod vour tongue: It will be your
turn nextn ---ls-t'.r a ~ e 3.
In moment after. while one Of his captors turned
to speak to another, Glenn felt their grasp relax
Rv sndden and volent effort he iarked himself ont
~ their hold dartsf through the crowd sprany ont
Of the door and although he moon was shining so
brightly as to show his flying figure, he made his
escane Through the neach orchard 58a " y %4l
THE marauIers ran after him. shouting and fired
several times without effect While Glenn was in n
full career he passed corner Of the fence where one
~, ny S passs Ms y s. ~ o9 ~ NJ,
snatc,ad He a, vb;cbe mas iy;ng ON The aronnd
AIMED II the Colonel and nn,,ed ne trieoer Il sn,n
rod. ond hsfora I've ra;.o tIa aaen for sna
H aor+ tba fnatva hoI iaana5 tha sanca M ,rss y;
the sbeter ~ the dasn fnrest WIFE IL rdressad
"a ba ayos h;5 bimsaeF fon tho nt1a,vs III S;f
n,a,o rad Il Nc Ibar h,r, ,yit;n tha hanse h
Having that bsr hnsha hand had fa,an with afsr
ta s NC of ths as.aaut. Gan, remt boel 10
Sis hopsa and vas reeevad WITH inv AZ one rstnreJ
A. s onothar +, ~ ~ AZ. ,,oaas+ ,,7
of this sasa,a bsnS anS Mad T,,., .ith
Nil, EIrnro and atar af tba;r assoc;a4a. nado aa.
cent nnon the Whe settlement n the Inne ane
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SPECIMEN OF YANKEE PERsEyERA NoE-4 Hard
| Nights Vork,-One of our Boston merchants Who
was last week loading a shin for a distant mort
CHANGED to have over forty thousand feet Of boards