Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1861-06-08
'Aloiie, with tie DYING.

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range of fiction q moro affecting incident, than
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ter;writtons by British seaman to. Ills wife
ltwas his, frat service as q soldier, ho having
been sent on shore with a;boat' g Grew of ma,
'rines TO silence, "a fort and tako some guns ):
We dispersed at a few Hundred yards dis;
tanec from the beach TO keep the coast clear,
while the boat's crew made prizes Of tho guns.
The enemy Ind ,advphtagoof of the wood, and
also knowing the country wellj md troop
OF them showed in advance. We were ordered
i to fire, IT took sseady aim and fred at NV
man'at about sixtyyards He fellliko stone;
Sf" At tho same time broadside from the
80 went in among the trees, and the ebony
Disappeared, we could scarcely tell how /
felt as though Imust 60 up to him md see
whether he was dead or aiyo. He lay quite
still, and | was more afraid IF him than when
he stood facing mo q few minutes before 1T
is strange feeling to come over you all OF
once that you have killed man. I1e had
unbuttoned his jacket, and was pressing his
hand over the front Of the chest where the
wound was. Hcbrcathed hard, and the blood
poured from the wound, md also from his
mouth, every breath he took His facc was
as white as death, aud his eyes looked SO big
and bright as he turned them and stared at
mo. i shall never forget it. He was a fno
young fellow, not more than fivc-and-twenty
81 went down on my knees beside him,
and my breast felt SO full as though my own
hcart would burst. Ho had red English
face and did not look like an enemy. What
fclt, ] never can tell; but if my life could
have saved his, believe Should have given
it. / laid his head on my knee, and ho
graspcd hold Of my hand and tried to speak,
but his voice was gone. I could not tell
word he said, and every time he went to speak
the blood poured ont; SO !. know it would
soon be over. | am not ashamed to say that
was worse than lie, for he never shed Il tear,
and | couldn't helpit. His eyes wore closed
when gun was fred from the -- to order
aboard, and that aroused him. He pointed
to the beach where the boat was just pushing
off with the guns which we had taken, and
where our marines were waiting to man the
second boat, and then he pointed to the wood
where Che enemy was conccalcd.o Poor fellow I
he little thought how had shot him down
was wondering how could leave him to die
and no one near him, when he had something
like convulsion for moment, and then his
fnce rolled over, and without sigh he was
gone. | trust the Almighty has received his
soul. laid his head gently down on the
grass and left HIM, 1t, seemed so strange
when Looked Mt him for the last time. I
somehow Thought Of c, crythng heard about
the Turks and Russians, and the rest of them,
but all that seemed so far off and the dead
man so near. lN f >Aa
Scenes like this arc destined, we fear to be
too common in our hitherto hnppy land.
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TnEREMovAL TO RICHMOND. --Thc Rich..
mond Dipatch, commenting on tho presence
of the Govcrnn,cntin that city, and the pres.
cnt situation of affairs in that State, has the
following sensible comments a
I "Thc presence of the Confederate Govern
mcnt, backed by all the power of the South.
crn States, aud supported by the hundreds Of
regiments now on their way to Virginia, will
put our safety beyond poradvcnture, what
ever be tho force Gen. Scott may throw into
Virginia We shall soon assume the often.
sive Our regiments will soon be at tho Gu
cmy and after him. 1t is well to nssustom
our men for little while to the presence of
the opposing forces, and to indoctrinato them
ln warfare by skirmshes and sallies 1t is
vol to ascertain by brief practice of the
Fabian policy the designs and plans of the
enemy. 1t is well to let him penetrate some.
what into the interior, in order that when wc
do strike he may be the more completely in
our power. 1t is we'll to allow as largo forces
as possible to accumulate around our standards
before decisive measurcsarc taken. It is we'll
that the Confederate Government should be-
come liitio familiar with the field aud with
the position of affairs, before the war is open
cd in earnest. Delnys are not dangerous in
war when they arc employed by the nlastors
of strategy" III,
TIE DEspoTs OF EURopE.-T New
York Herald admits that the Government at
Washington has had no expression of sympa-.
thy from any quarter, except from tho Repre-
sci,tatiycs of Russia and 4 ustria-the two
most detestable despotisms of Europe. The
English, French and Brazilian Ministers arc
understood to look with ccldncss, if mot alb.
'horrence, upon thcwholo system of despotstn
which the Government has inahguzatod. The
invasion Of the South is upon par with the
invasion of Hungary by Austria and Russia,
and will share in the odium which that horr-
bic tyranny, excited among liberal men al
over the world. They feel grateful to Lin
coin for, relieving, by sharing with them, the
burden of that oppressive odiud,. They wero
by-words among all civilized nations Tho
Yankee Rump will keep. them in countenancc
for the; future, y Richmond Wig.
CUTTING TWO WAYs.--The following, from,
the Chicago I'tIanc shows that the Wcstcrs,
people begin to sec that I1incoln,s blockade
may hurt the North(as we'll as the South.
+ : But lot it be remembered that the block
,ade is a ttWo.ed0ed sword .Wh;lo Tho b,o,s