Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1865-03-09
NJ O u LE'.
AUGUST 5. 1864.

NJ O i L T..
AUGUST 5, 1864.
0Acc move hurrah for Farragut. and the triumph SO
Once more hurrah for Farragut, and the noble
Federal acet
The tfth ofAugust, day break. The sc,-haze rnclts
away,
As springs tie glorious sun to shine on this our
glorious day.
And, across the tropic bay til. thin mids: yield,
aad fits.
This sun shall be-" we think and say, our sun
oi Aus,Grli,z!'
Stetc!d DEARLY. from swamp to swamp, but
stretched oar future prize.
In all It's misery, there ahead the rebel slIycland
One long, low line of scaboar1, that shall wakcn at
our cali
TO broken letters for the slavc, and liberty for
all
But as we bear by north and cast 10 end that Voc
Higher and higher from the line Fort Morgan rears
his head
And now the telescope can show the flag, tl1ush
Faint and ar,
That Aoat Ger many pirate, but ne cr a man
di-war
And Is wc make out clearer that bastard peanon's
fnurt
'ris IS cur one true word at heart I'VE 90 to end
that vaunt.'
Look Look The IIartlord'S signal convening,
rs is need
All captains to tie aas ship" for tic council ere
The decd;
And there stands Farragut, as bthe at he opening
OF Ibis hall
rs Bridegroom ut the weddng-and so are one and
alt.
And s around their tough old chief the other chief
taiIls stand
I, ;,a 10,
take II aond;
To force the hArDors entrnHae, though one or more
20 duwr,
And run the gauntlet Of the fort tcfore wc g't the
To bring thrrn out to fair hard blows whatever
else heiall;
The relc!s--ercry woman will-ran fight behind
Buchanan has his iron-clal5-so let him we our
zeal
Give inc, and welcome, sliI& Of WOOD so have
hearts OF steel
rhc monitors shall ead--thc screws be coupled two
and two;
And that, and God end our good cause will some
how bring us through,
So, II tie fort diahle one, as like enough it may
For those deep embwsur,s and guns Lr sule, mean
no chld play,
Her mate shall get her comra c on. Myself the
while, lashed fast,
Above the smoke oi battle Will direct you from the
Whether We meet arain or not, bid you all God
speed
Sow, each man to his pos: at oncc-the Tccumseh
take the lcnd
The captains boats dart here aud there the
ell broken up:
They PIPE nll hands 10 brcak!itst-whcrc shall any
of "a .upf
Welt wp have tut gained Tie prize aud have
but Won the race.
at matters net il i'll Mobile or in better place.
IEye Form IN line Of battle e. is the 'ighri that
We read
Our fourteen screws 10 bc i'll raar; the monitors to
lead,
How giorioasly across the bay the hcightenng sun
iHys ge;snl
As on We bear, by pair and pair, all under easy
Aal Row the second sigual--we are drawing in
and in
That tells of " shel!ing distance" and the battle
to begin
They are at it! Thcy are att The fort is hardly
pressed
Though It's hundred guns and forty are laundering
out tl.er best.
But .tcadier, siradicr. gu,.acrs There is time
enough to spare
No that breathes earth can long stand such
aftu dfttr.
They are sackening-- plainly slackening-I though
so--rom the fort
Give it them hard and harder. a..d cut tile matter
short.
Thank God Fort Norean's sicnccd. And now,
oil clear and right
10 win the salohd latte that to-day we have to
fight
PurhnIan--do him ustice-has no intent to shirk
And ne and all his iion-elads, settling TO their
work
They are coming out to give us play--thcy are
drawing towards the sea-
And if he knows 10 pound right wcll--why so,
hope, do We.
Hurrah The Selma strikes a last While unler
those fort guns,
She has had quite enough, guess. The Morgan
sncaks and runs;
The Tpnncssc makes good her hag her fighting is
no sham;
And see she turns TO stand at bay, the gallant
little ram.
10 butt.
IT'S not TO be. - Helm dard a-iec, foafs snaf-
eyed Farrasu.;
- Give her. instead, broa!side" (Eo sooner said
than done.)
her one by one!
Vow Hartford now Manhat;en! as quick as quick
cGn be
Now, Lackawanna, follow suit and now, old
Now sharp sharp Monohgahela. she is terribly dis
tresstd
And now the Metacomet must follow with her
hest.
Our nne-inch shot leap OF like hail-not single
one goes through.
Try her with iiiteen-nch shell, and see what that
will do
Knocked up and down, knocked right and left,
knocked this way and knocked that,
From starboard and from larboard-head up heels
up. or fat,
Shaken like pebbles ~ a wave-enough to drive
men mad
They cannst choose. think, but lose the little
brains they had
keep her way. "a J.,
They try relieving -tackles-hurrah and there 60
they
Look God be praised The white flag is futtering
front their mast
Now for our Wounded and for thrirs-for we age
won at last.
Ones. more hurrah for Farragnt, and the triumph
r so c6apieie.
Once more hurran' for Farragut, and the glorious
Federal fee.
THE citizens of Kent county, Md, are
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