Delaware State journal and statesman., 1861-05-21
From The Philadelphia Press.

,.Loro /, 4. ,t,a,, 49,, d. ,,,,i., ,..'
Nue.' ~ 10 g'Vh rum 'nV hhthur manuscript
ny me poets hon'ln law Mr. Charles Howard,
OF baltimore;
THE STAR srANdLED BANNER.
Oh say cAn yon soc, by the dawns early light,
VIVA, 80 rr"uu'y W" NAILED al ihe "iigh's last gleam-
Whose ioad stripes and bright STARS throunh m nerous
nisht,
yer ,he fanpafe we WA'ehedi were go calamity
And no rctEefs red pnre. The ionb, lnr.t,nr in ,,r
dave proof through the night that OUT dag was still
o, ~. We re-. ,,,., .,.......,., ......,
DER lie land ti he free snd The home ~ A., gys,.
IN Ella, .,.,., s,,,,,, ..., .,,.,,,.,. a.. .,..-
where tha FOES haushty ios IN drss ssneo rsn"s
What Is that which the freege DER the towering strp
~ ~ n,,Sty 9 ~, IA, S9rsals hau di.eosel
In fuli glory ref, ctei now shines In H. strna, .s
IT'S tho staf-spanglel bauner Oh long may il wave
CT 'p1 and 'i Inc nee anu the home Of tho brave
Aud where Is that hand who so vauntingiy suore
That the havoc OF war and the battles eontusion
Tbsir hioa h,s SsS s,,si n isa'I ~ No. s notsi
luton Pc
10 refuge could say g, the hireling and slave
,Un se terlor "l 3 ~, Vr w gloom Of the grave
oer the land q he ice and the home 81 ibs b1a w's
mt. ,,,. H.. i,.,,.. ,.,.... ,........ .,..,,
pe"e their loved homes SpS ~ r ,a.o,.
Dlest with victory and peace may the heAvon.roscued
H.. lald ....,...,-,,,
nation. f''e' '''' maui anu preserved It's
Then conquer We must, when oar cause it is lust,
ana ihi7 9e our m3ttgI'ln God I our trust"
rsr the land " liz trs nj M, bae IF hiI wave
Francis scott Kev ,gos horn in Atar,,i,,,., t..
August 177oI IIis'f,tbor ,ras 49,, a. 80 ~
Arnerfco, army nr;n,, Mo novai,,,;".. =" wv .te
Mr Ko,, ra. n,lmo,ts, ~, ~ t'..., ,, "nr'
Annanc,is hccamr iawser 80 an DUN ns Ig.tge,
Aitornev M Wnshiprton yh1, he ,iaI ia j..
Janunry 1sla rhi.f Jnsti,o ,rnna,' ~
brntber in.l,w - as
uuring tbn var win, tb,, urit;sl Il, tei, Al.
Kny,s erions NJ H. - nIsni, ~ - y Mr'
arrested and nm, an boar1 az nr;,;st -, - 70
wnr stntioncil onnositc For, NIeIIanrn ~.
barimenl AZ when the, ,ye,e ,o,ii,i ~ ~, W,
ucss Ain;roi roclbvr, h,,I hdia',ei ~ w. y,
Wonid tnte ibe NM in fe,y lo,r, i ,L" ~
NJ ratt;,nors in ,wo Iays m, n, "". ~. .u' Wy
hnraliv trentcI IN boar1 Tim a,in,i'i,, va Wy
what tollovnd inrlndino ,bo a,n,,,,si,il'f
{, mo s,nr SnanoInI na,So. >, & ,it's S VI
intarss,;n,, .i,,ch h,, NJ nv ~ ~ oui ." ~
lhe last nnmber ~ ,bo Ir,st;'- =, s.y' ="
Ciro1;els Afirr relating how H. Roo, ~.
captured and treated. NT,s Do,sa, n,",oa,is
,hps. 's'' p'O0Ve"s
But DIR. Beans' friends ,ycre ma, lila mo
whole counlry side was ronsrd md inJ;aran'
and application was made 10 the presidrn, If ,Ir
United Sihtes IN authorize so,na rlon fo, a. 49,
lease. After some DELAY. the presidnnt nnrniu,el
Mr.. Kew to proceed. with a ilng If truca w ,i,o
British admiral, and propose an EXCHANGE If
MISUNDERSTANDING of course DIR Ue,ps t,ut
by the time Mr.. Kew arrived Al AnnnnoIis o.,I.
burns fleet had moved nm the hav nn,nroJ tho
patapsco river. md Inv oiT tho bn,bor nrsnarae
tory 10 making nm attack nm nnItinorr,, Mr
Key returned to Baltimore ns speeIilv os the
slow facilities for travel Mt that time aiicpel lin
and impatient to obtai, tho release oT Tia frienJ
he lost no time in seeking nm intervin,g ,y;,h Al
mIrnl Cockburn. and nresenting bis creIent;ais
He was courtcolsly received AMI in,i,sJ 10 ,iinc
with the admiral and his officers A. SabIs hs
learned bv thn co,verso,in,, oro,,,,I H.. A..
Fort MeIlenrv md The div If Iatnrc Ssr ,', IN
he bonbardei NAT nirbt liz had hoorl r,,no, w
of Ills tho sv Lef,ra i,, ,h - ~ A., .
was nnner,oin Arter dnnn, =. sns S r.Nn
ho renue tI ,hs iu,nodint 49,
Cocktmrn 10 H. dcsatci,o H." T., =,
ashore acenmponiej hv liz friend hofaro ,,t,t,
fnll But he wns blanliv ;nc,rn,sI ,hot 81,
,,nnoss,LIs ns ,or,a; L. H. -. =. "','
in his hearing which maJo n NJ ;,,nor,annn T,r
him 10 conscS, /, rnnain ,loir ,,,sp, AN H.
folIo,sins, Ia, :, ,ri,t ~, y''e' e'',i 'ne
aim, o,s,, =; ,t i;'i " " yi,H """ -
asno hol,, Zoo 4, ,I a,""i,iy pu' .Leiu
Hon 10 roaa,a '1, i.o.''i's ils
interyentos Nina Jim H. - Ipon'nE '.'I
not va, San Tnis , .a'aiI, WIZ" 1 ny nau
oranieI fortb,i,h ai no ,s,s ao,,l,,iaI =. st
narro,v conerr,iass ,os 'Lo nv ne ~ sne
imnrsonoJ ,rie d,tss an rs Lsaus Mus
nm both sides 90 NM, he ;,' wa ID u s"0''V"
II VOC nov s,,na", Nv NJ s"i. ,,,
,eiher oaii',, e,,. ~ ,''u
5be shorc ,s $500, 80 Nv 'VMniu'
FL, MA ,,st 9peIs y. "as peaue-
shnrc and H., VI Wy vtSl
fron ,l,s "a,on, As p.n1u,oou, Wni,e
vaya,l ,I. a,lri "a hOI. "eiiehI5 prSuly
,;ons lad ,a.ns,a my, NniSn W W. VI nh
wbich T.; ~, W .uls "'ile i'V s ulsn9h1I'
shi"Iio i" NV nos'iie n',aeS thh. ioloWed nv
hnn. ~. un IN o.essge, ahu when II ~ our urn
p,'i ~ ~ pro'eu, UNI, Tue last
Luz 9u"i. W. l'se gu .eln Nsh's up It's
,,1ui liz s.i 'R p ~isn i.s pnrung g'oIy
; 80 IN, o. -" ~ ,nete N.Y. mnen Wy iiurh-
Jug ,S S'Tus 1sHv ~, " pehns oi ms lilenu'
uou sIan. y was .ue ierVeht response
i. mas terrible nignt 10 me Two american
seus'enen' WHOSE Pa'r'otlo hearts lhrooDeI pain
luly, ~ thy voohlihg roar OF me eannons' the
VAPIuslon OF 'he uenuly bombs, the lurld glare
'has az ,ny sloAe OF tue patlle' tue occasional
81 uenauce that ruug OUT during the snort
ue,Weeh Tue alsehArges, me sharp mnin-
iii q. command that psaled above the din
became more infrequent, as the gray dawn APP
proaohed. Can we not imagine whittier the gaze
Of Key and his friend was turned to what object
they strained their sight through the morning
mist But everything on ehore was hidden by
the smoke and fog, which hung low aud heavily
over the river They feared the worst-thero