The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1860-07-18


Aud Let us revenge the brave mans
DEATH
The slow, intermitted FIRE which WAS
sklhuiiy directed against the commodnre
aud the se"men Oh hoard the Bristol
shattered that ship and carried wounds
aud death. Never had Brush SQUAD
ron Inexperienced 50 rude Al encounter -
Once the springs on The cables oil the
B'1StOt we've swept away as she swung
round with her siern toward the sort, she
drew upon heraeh the fire of the guns
that could he brought TO bear upon her.
. lie slaughter WAS dreadful of all who
IN lie beginning of the action were sla.
toned on her quarter deck, not one es.
capped beng killed or wounded. Al one
moment, II is said, the commodore stood
there alone, an example of unsurpassed d
lnl"pidiy and iimness. Neither the
"Ind nor the tide suffered him to retire.
Morris, his captain, having his iore,arm
shattered 10y chain shot, aud also re-
ceI,ng wound i'll his nerY, was taken
INTO the cockpit; but after submitting to
. ampulation, lie insisted on being carried
on d!e quarter deck once more, where he
resumed the command and continued il,
III lie Was shot through the body, when
ieeilng disso utiou near, he commended
his family to the Providence Of God and
the generosity OF his country. Meantime
the eyes OF the commodore and of all on
hoard his Heet "e!e "frequenr!y aud pa
ueniy' aud valulv turned toward the
army. II the troops would but co ope
rate, he was sure Of gaining the island :;
/ for, At about one o'clock, be believed that
. lie had Sicnced tue guns Of the rebels
and that the tort WAS about to be evacu.
aleG. "li this wa:e So" Clinton are--
/ ward asked hlm. "why did YOU not take
| possession Of the tort with the s.smeu
/ aud marines whom yOn prrcticed for the
/ purpose { Aid Parker's answer was,
that he had no prospect Of speedy sup.
/ port from Clinton. But the panse WAS
owing TO tie scarcity Of powder, Of which
The lrtrIe that remained was reserved for
ih" mnskeiry, as defence against an ex
pected attack from the lanu forces. Lee
should have sent supplies but IN the heat
o' act on M0u,trie received from him this
e ter II YOU should unfortunately ex.
pend your ammunition without beating
Cti The enemy or driving them on grouud,
spike Your guns aud retreat"
a Inue later better gift and better
message came from Rutledge, at Charles
ton II send You five hundred pounds of
powder. You know our collection is not
very great. Honor aud victory 70 YOU
and your worthy countrymen with YOU.
DO not make too free with your cannon.
lie COO! and 40 mischief" These five
hundred pounds Of powder, with two hun
died pou"ds from IA schooner lying AT the
back "t the fort, were all the supplies
that MouIirie received. AT three in The
"iIer-h""r. lie, on report from his AID
de camp Byrd, sent Muhleuherg's Virgin
~ IL h"nen 10 reinforce THOMPSON. a
hte hrf re five M"uIrrie WAS ab e 10 re
new hrs fire. AT about five the marires
II the slips tops, seeing lieutenant with
l-ht or ten men remove the heavy bar.
rIcade from the gateway to the fort.
thought that monltrie and his party were
a""ut 10 retreat, but the gateway WAS un.
barred To receive IA visit from Lee. The
officers, half naked and begiimmed with
the hot days work, respectfully LAID down
Their Wpes MS he drew near. The gene
rai h,m>eif pointed two or three guns, af
ter which lie said to Moul RE, "CoIopel,
see you ARE doing very well here, you
have no occasion for me, | will 90 up to
town again" and thus lie left the fort.
Nhen At few minutes past seven the
sun vent down in blaze Of Hph,. the
battle MAS still raging, though the British
showed s'gns Of WEAKNESS. The Dhahi
tanls of Charleston, whom the evening
81" b,erz's collected on The battery, could
behold HE Nag Of crescent liberty still
proudly waN;ng and they continued GA
zIng anxl"usIy, ill the short twilight gave
way suddenly TO the deep darkness OF q
Southern night, when nothing WAS seen
but continued flashes, followed by peaIs
a. 1t were OF thunder conirg out from u
heavy cloud. Many thousand shot were
hired from shipping, and hardly hut or
! tree IN the ISLAND remained uuhurt
but the works were very little damaged,
, aud only one gun WAS silenced. Tie FIR
ing irom The fort continued slowly and
~-f~ t"". oh'h ''i' "tIt dbIb 10 senu, were
heard TO strike against the ships TIMBER
just after nine O'Clock, . great part OF
. ammunition being expended in = can.
nonade oi about ten hours, his people f..
tgued, The Bristol and The Experiment
made nearly wrecks, the tide of sbbeal
most done, with no prospect of help from
the army at The eastward, and no posi-.
blI',y OF his being Of any further service,
Sir Peter Parker resolved 10 Withdraw
At bali past nine his ships slipped their
cable, aud dropped down with the tide
to their previous moorings.
Of the four hundred and thirty FIVE
Americans in the fort, who took part in
! this action, all but eleven remained alive,
aud Of these but t.entysiX were wound.
ed. At so small cost Of lie had Char
lesion been defended and a province sa.
we'd.
W hen, after cannonade Of about ten
hours, the firing ceased, the inhabitsuis