Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1860-05-16
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The e atue OF Hew Orleans.

Gibbs marched towards batteries numbered
six, seven and eight, which played upon it,
at first with but occasional effect. often mis-
sing, sometimes throwing ball right into
the midst. and causing it TO real and pause
for a moment. Promptly were the gaps FLIED
up bravely the column came on. AS they
neared the lines the we'll aimed ttot made
more dreadful havoc, .'cuttiDg great lines IN
the column from front to rear" and tossing
men and parts of men aloft, or hurling them
far on one side. At length, still steady and
unbroken they came within range of the
small arms, the rifles of Carols Tennessee
ans. the muskets of Adair's kentuckians.
four lines of sharp shooters one behind the
other. General Carol. cody waiting for
the right moment, held his fire, until the enc
ny were within two hundred yards, and the n
gave the word Fire. AT first, with Ger
tain deliberaiion, afterwards with hottest
haste, always with deadly effect. the rifeman
piled their terrible weapon. The summet of
the enbankmeut was line of squirting fire,
except where the great guns showed their
liquid belching flash. The noise was peculiar
and altogether indescribable-a rolling buTs-
ting, echoing noise. never to be forgotten by
a man who heard il Along the whole line
il blazcd aud rolled, the british batteries show
ering rockets over the scene Patterson's
batteries on the other side Of the river joined
In the hellish concert. Imagine 1t. ask 10
one to describe it. Oar words were mostly
made before such I scene had become posi-
be-
The column of General Gibbs moved by
the fire OF the riheman, still advanced,
Gibbs at Its head. As they caught sight OF
the ditch some of the officers cried out:
Where are the Forty fourth? If We get
TO the ditch We have no means of crossing
it, and scaling the lines y
Here comes the Forty fourth Here
comes the Forty-fcurth.' shouted the Gene
raj; adding. IN an undertone for his own pri-
vate soiace, that if he lived till to morrow,
he would hang AIullens on the highest tree
in the cypress wood"
Reassured, these heroic men pressed on in
the face OF that murder,u3 slauchtering FIRE
But this could lot last. With half its num-
Der fallen, and all It's commanding officers
disabled, except the general, Its pathway
strewed with dead and wounded, and the men
falling ever faster and faster, the column
wavered and reeled $50 the American rifle
nan thought) like red ship on q tempes-
tuous sea- At about hundred yards fron
the lines the front ranks halted, and - threw
the column into disorder, Gibbs shouting IN
the madness OF vexation for them 10 reform
aud advance There was no reforming IN
der such fire. Once checked, the columns
could tut break a retreat in confusion.
The Heroic Pakenham had lot far to go TO
meet his doom. He Was three hundred yards
from the lines when the real nature of his
enterprise seemed TO fash upon him; and be
turned to Sir John Tylden, and said.
Order up the reserve"
Then, seeing the Highlanders advancing
TO the support of General Gibbs, be, still wa
wing his bat, but waving it with his left hand,
his right being wounded. cried out:
''Hurrah. brave HighlandersI"
At that moment mass of grapeshot, with
a terrible crash, struck the group of which
he was the central figure. One of the shots
tore open the generals thigh, killed his horse,
and brought horse and rider TO the ground
Captain McDougal caught the general II hi
arms, removed him from the fallen horse,
aud was supporting him upon the field. when
a second shot struck the wounded man in
the groin. depriving him instantly of con
sciousness- He was borne TO the rear and
placed in the shade of an old live oak, which
still stands; and there, after essping a few
minutes, yielded up his life without a word,
happily ignorant of the sad issue Of all his
plans and tolls.
EEeThe bleached remains of the emigrapt