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served, one Of their number being killed out.
right .,..'..l ~, 4,
1t now became evident to the sergeant that to
prolong the contest, would place the majority
Of the chances against him; and being some
what Of violent tempered man, and, withai,
somewhat Of a profound swearer-as were many
Of our more noted officers Of the Revolution
"he raised his good right arm aloft, and swore
mighty OATH" that Il he didn't click every in.
fernal Britsher before be turned his back upon
the place, he'd turn Injin, and shame the devil,
and never show his face to white man agin ~
So he shouted to his men to follow him, and
seizing bar Of iron that stood in his way in
place Of his gun, he rushed for the fourth time
to the attack, throwing himself in among the
enemy, and with both hands swinging right and
left his terrible missile. Qla {
"Ha!" he cried, as he pushed forward
"woald you drive me back, dogs Of Britons!
tools Of tyrantsl machines Of men r. 7a1.u
And the iron weapon went crushing through
cap and skull, till the enemy, thinking they were
attacked by madmcn, gave way. But the Ser
geant pursued them, followed by his men. The
foe had not time to load and fire. @ ,59na,1o
Think ye we have no homes to protect no
native soil to defend no mothers and sisters to
tight for no starving brothers in your prison
ships to avengei" s'aglsv sssos1 scr .sass
And the men howled forth defiance and ha-
tired as they marched forward upon the besieged
and il seemed as Il all the spirits Of the martyrs
who had been murdered for their attachment to
their country, came down from the skies, and
perched upon the weapons Of those rude sol.
diers. The onset was terrible, and the British,
repnlsed in every position, finding resistance
impossible, threw down their arms and cried for
quarter. .sta a.3d 90 ssilag q isiasui1
"Quarterl |" cried Gennings; /" If we remem-
Der Hale, what should we care for quarter
What would be said If we killed you aIli If
your British generals call II murder, we have
as good stories Of our own to tell. But no
we will make prisoners Of you, exchange you,
and give you more opportunities TO plunder our
countrymen and burn our towns. don't know
what mercy George Washington may have, God
bless him but this know-after have seen
your faces BY fair daylight if ever'I meet you
in arms again, III certainly kin you or do my
best for it, at least And that you may as well
understand at once" =.
The prisoners were now marched out, their
arms secured, and the place set on fre, when
the Sergeant having pretty thoroughly accom-
plished the work that had been cut out for him,
ordered his eaptives to fall in and, under guard
Of the brave Connecticut militia, they were
marched of to be reported to Col Meigs, who
had by this time succeeded in reducing the prin-
cipal quarters Of tho enemy.
In the meantime, Captain Troop, with his de-
tachment, was getting on very bravely at the
wharvcs. He made his demonstrations almost
simultaneously with the rest, and so rapid was
the onset that ere the enemy in thOif shipping
were ihiFly out Of their berths, he had boarded
three Of the transports, making prisoners Of the
crews and firing the vessels. By this time the
alarm had become 50 general that every step
further he proceeded must be BY fighting. au
All this time the armed schooner had kept up
a pretty regular fire, though quite an Intellectual
one, partly, perhaps owing to its not being light
enough for them to understand the correct dis
position Of the rebel forces But lying at the
wharf where Captain Troop was making his
attack, was an armed slOOp Of six or eight guns,
and il was found necessary 10 carry this vessel
by assault 4 t.,,,-,.. ;as6e s-.,5, .,,f ~
One Of the transports which Troop with few
Of his men had boarded, eontrived, through the
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