St. Mary's beacon., 1861-02-07

That intrepid young man was Gardser o.
Washington City. The storning coluur
against the main work On Cerro Gorde
Hill was led BY that tried veteran, Harvey
Of Georgia.
But the South has net merely evinced
its military spirit IN the field of battle
This has been shown also in the studio ol
the scholar. The books on Infantry Tao
tics We use were prepared by Scott, oi
Virginia, ssd Hardee. Of Georgia. The
manuel If Artillery Tactics 10 use is BY
Anderson, Of Kentucky. The ouly work,
in this country on the Science Of Artillery
written in the 1uglish language are BY
Kingsbary and Gibbon. Of North Carroll
IA. The only books ever produced in
America on the subject Of Military Engi
uesring are by Mahsn. Of Virginia. The
Published experience af Mordscai Of South
Carolins, give US almost all the informa.
sisn We have ip regard to the strength oi
gun powder and Of cannon, and Of the
proper tests for their trial. These gentle
men are all graduates Of West Poiss and
are officers Of the Army, but the South
claims them a. her own.
But if We leave particular cases and in
dividuals aud take general glance .,
our history. We find the same predomi-
ssnes Of Southern courage. l do not
wish to disparsgs the North So long az
the names Of Wsrrss, Greene, Pu,nam,
Ethan Allen, and thousand others shall
live in our grateful recollections, it will
be impossible to impugn the heroism OF
the North. All shat 10 elximed is that
the South are more military people than
our friends across Mason and Dixou's line.
and it il proved from the records Of the
psst. On the 2Sth June. 1776. nine
vessels Of war, carrying 266 cannon, at
tackled . half-finished Fort Of palmetto
logs and mounting but 81 cannon. From
II in the morning till o a. night the rude
structure was assailed BY shet and shell,
and treInblsd all over at every broad-side
from the great ships. Gen. Chas. Lee
hsd advised the abandonment of the Fort
and expected to see it shattered to peices
in few minutes. He oven had predicted
that Noultris aud his little baud Of 400
Carolinisss would take to the sand hills
like frightened rats at the frs. discharge
of the heavy guns Of the feet. But the
stern little force fought all day long un-
der that sweltering summer sun, the ouly
protection from its scsrching rays being
the sulphursus cloud which arose from
their guns. The same dark canopy
hung over the sea, relieved every few mo-
meats by long fash of light. and then
the Fort reeled and staggered as though
struck by some iRvincible giant The
flag was shot down, but it was replaced hy
tn. intrepid Jasper. The powder gave
cut; and for two hours an occasional reply
was all that could be made to the awful
tempest Of balls from tho mouths Of 266
cannon. A fresh supply Of powder was
brought, and the Commanders vessel was
aismasted and twice set on Ere. TIL.
Brirish at length Withdrew with the loss
Of III killed and 26O wounded, among
she former was Lord Campbell. the Colo
NAL Governor. and among the latter Sir
Peter Parker. Admiral of the feet. The
American loss Was but 10 killed and ~
wounded. On the same day Col. Thomp-
son. with 100 Carolina rifles. drove of
seven Regiments. under Sir Henry Clin-
ton aud Lord CORVALLIS. which we're at
tempting to cross over to the eastern part
Of SullivaR's Island from Long Island
Col. Grant had boassed that with five Reg
imen.s be could march from one end Of
America TO the other, bu. here were seven
Regiments beaten by enc, and that one
never before under Ere
1t is impossible to over estimate the i'm
portance Of the battle Of For. Moultrie.
1t MAS the frst victory of the war. and its
influence was felt throughout the whole
Revolutionary struggle. A victsry over
British veterans by raw troops was very
remarkable, but the defeat of q British
squadron seemed almost u miracle. Then
~ new. Great Britain was mistress of the
sea and her fleets we're considered invinci-
ble. Seventy years before, Gibraltar it.
self had been captured by Admiral Rookie
Aud DOW that 4 contemplate pig-pen
should offer more formidable Resistance
than the strongest fortress in the world,
appeared too incredible for even the will
dest eredulity. Let it he remembered to
the eternal honor of the Sou:h that this
n,sss brilliant achievement was won 5y
Caroliniaus, on Carolina soil In this
connection. would incidentally mention
that the only Regiment of Volunteers du-
ring the Mexican war thought Git. in poiut
Of drill and discipline. .o be assvciated and
even brigaded with Regular Troops, was
the heroic Regiment of Palmettoes. Aud
it cannot be too widely known that by far
the most efficient Of al the new Regiments
Of Regulars raised for the War was the
Rife Regiment oompasei Of Southern men,
The next in order Of importance, though
not in order If tune. was the battle of
Cowpens. January l7th, 1871. There
loo choice troops. under the indomits-
bic partisan. Tarleton, including $50 of
his own famous legion and having two
pieces Of Artillery. were tenlly defeated
BY less shan thousand Americans under
Morgan. having no Artillery and but l30
horse. The American loss was IL killed
and 20 wounded, the British loss vss 100