The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1865-03-15

farmers, shop keepers, who were protected
only by a wall which any good engineer
would at ence have proaosscsd untenabIe
He ravsd. he blasphsmed, in a language Of
his owa, made up Of all the dialects spoken
from the Baltic to the Atlantic. He would
razs the city 10 tbs ground he wosld spare
ne living thing no. not the young girls |;
aot the babies al the breast. AS to the
leaders, death was too light punishment
ior them; he would rack them ;he would
reast them alive. In his rage he ordered
a shell to be flung into the town with
letter containing horrible menace. He
would, he said, gather into one body all
the Protestants who had remained at their
homes between Charlemont and the sea,
old men, women, children, many of them
near in blood and affection to the defesders
Of Londonderry. No protection, whatever
might be the authority BY which il had
been given. shosld be respected. The
multitude thss brought together should be
driven under the walls OF Londonderry.
and should there be starved to death in the
sight Of their countrysen, their friends.
their kinsmen. This was no idle threat.
Parties w.re instantly sent out in all d.
rections 10 enllect victims. At dawn, On
Ihs morning OF the 2d of July. hundreds af
Prstestants. Who we're charged with no
crime, who were incapable Of bearing arms,
and ,aany Of whom had pryteciisns grant
ed BY James. were dragged to the gates Of
the city. Il was inagiaed that the piteous
sight would quell ths spirit Of The solanists.
bat the Only effect was TO rouse that spirit
10 sill greater energy. An order was i'm
mediatsly put forth that no man should ut.
t..r the wori Surrender on pain OF death !;
aud no man altered that word. SevsrHi.
prisoners Of high rank were in the town.
Hitherto they had bren well treated. aud
had recsi,sd a, good rations as were mea.
sured out 10 The garrison. They were now
closely confined. A gallows was erected
On one Of the bastions and a message was
con,sssd To Rosen, requesting him To send
a esnisisor instantly 20 prepare his friends
for death. The prisoners IN great dlsmay
wrste to the savage Lisanian. but received
no answer. They then addressed them
selves 10 their countrymsn. Richard HamiI.
ton. They were wiling. they SAID. TO-
,hed tksir blood for their King but they
lhougAt IL hard to die the i.nnmInIeus
death oil thieves IN consequence st the bar.
harits VI their own companions IN arms.
fiamiIton, though man of lax prinelpl-,.
vas not SIuel. he had been dissusted BY
the inhsmsnit, Of Rosen, but. being only
second in command. could NOT venture "
express pubisiy all that lie thought. lie
however demonstrated strongly. Same l.
! .Ish officers frlt On this occasion as Il was
nsiursl that brave men should ieel. aud de.
clared. weeping With pity and Indignation,
that they should never cease 10 have ia
their ear, the cries Of the pner women and
children who had been driven At the point
af he pike 10 Tie af famine between the
camp aud the city. Rosea persisted dur
ing forty eight hours. In that time mapy
unhappy creatures pefisheJ but London
derry held out a. rrsoiutely as ever; Jrd
h. saw th,t his crime VAS likely 10 produce
nothing but hatred and nbuquy. lie at
lrn.th gave way, and suffered the sursi
,nr, 10 withdraw The garrison then took
dawn the gallews which had hren erected
on the bas:iun.
Rusen was recalled 10 Dublin
and Richard Hamilton was again lett IN
the chief command. lie tried gsntler means
than those winch had brought 50 much re.
proach on his predecessor. No trick, no
lie, which was ,hovght likely TO discourage
the starving garrison. was spared. One
day a great shsut was raised by the whole
Irish camp. The defenders OF Londondsr-
~ were soon informed that the army ol
James was rejoicing on account Of the isll
ol Enniskilleu. They were told that they
had now no chance Of being relieved, aad
were e1horted to save their lives by spit.
ulating They consented 10 n'gotiate. But
what they asked was, that they should De
psrmitted TO depart armed and in military