The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1868-04-03

l'iYNVVu W l4Hui dlu 30 ieHVe an eHo-
my ~ HIS rear, or else devise some
plan which would rid him of their
presence While he was refecting,
Putnam, who was then a lieutenapt
colonel walked up to the general,
glass in hand, surveying the vessel
which lay at anchor, aud touching
his bat said, -e'General, that ship yons
der must be taken.p s'eg
aye" replied his commander, "I
would TO God she were captured, If
they do Dotwithdraw them, they will
form a serious obstacle TO all my we'll
laid plans" ''ss ts '
"lfyou will give me your permis-
sion sir" replied the provincial, II
will put her cut fyour5 way in tho
twinkhng Of an eyer' 'f''' I'll
'"How will yoa proceed r. asked
Amherst. 81 cannot for the life Of me-
ace how yon will succeed tsE. s
elf you will provide me with some
wedges, a rnallet and a few picked
men, ! will take hcr Or perish in the
attempt .tr ~,
Ambsrst mas .stonndod uora ,1os
maR who, with no arms but d
beetle and wedges, together with
we'll manned yesssi 4 KIN bsd Il ,vart.
ed whole army Well might he
have been .astonished but seeing the
nrovinoial colonal vvss' n earnast and
Enowing somsthing of IL ingsnnifv
and dsfarninatio9 II snccead ;n
whatever he undertook he gaye the
reopirada,nfhositv f,rnishad tba ~!
t;c1as pecass.,r,,otor M hagsrdnns IN .
dert6king ma waitsa wi, 4 cnrioSsitv
fnr't Fssnlt -,
An ba;ng n readiness Putnam wait.
ad for nT,gSt Itcane md 10 his ssf
isf,otioo was as JSrk Ne Rrebus Il
WAS sInoised a6dnt tbs camn That !,
! movement was on foot 10 cantnre or
destroy the vessels which. stood. like
1two grim sentlnels, wat,hiug the
! broad streani And ,narding if from,
/ oIp,intrntIsrrsl 9'7F 2 T'8
Annmbar of ofscers inclniiing 4 m.
| bay.t himseR ,,s,Lered arapna 70 sse
1tba daring nrayincialof' an his lnariI
| cns ,svne5,,inn { d6s ,,s,sy,l ,yas ! y.
! ,rs,nsIy m yidra ~ liz sSecass III of n,
s,Irsrage,n altbon,h be dia MT hav,
mne6 2s;l,b r. it. Gor pntrsm bor
lnot disrIosed 90 ,h;m-tbe senret. h,
odv;sed bin ,a IL csb ,ions and moi
rnsb rashiv into gdan,,ars ~ F'7
j aTr1st ma for That general ,
rsanoudsd The coloneL a1d ther
l amid 4 ~ . well wisos of his bro,be,
oaicsrsl 6e nnshea loF D r,lIs' wv
SiIentIy With ,rpflsd oars tbs Il,
| tla hand Win tLeir inlrepid lender, a
Ltha helm roved ON glrhe d,n,snes,
was istsrsa and not a,, obeict coul,
hsva bse5 sesn ~ ,tHs dfatS6eei iog, I,
tsw va.rs Tbav s,irted iha shor,
g.. .i',,.' nsy ,,,S'.a @,.,,S ,bsn strnel
bolilt, fpr the o,,,' 's;te' sbore I, XII
p,;,ran, ras !, b;s c0n,ntabd IN a Low
,6na srd Sos I so,Snd Was 'hssrd "a
sSs dscn S bresibiS, @ Of the meH Is the,
i hent energetienlly 10 their oars. an,
r. r;'1,'l;a,, I sonaa ,of the waves 4
s"S .i1,i ~ e,.c,,, - rho hoat AZ a cli
n. IA 'O on,,a ~ r. wNh Al ;ao,,la ~, S
atan,;S,, NJ ,hs ,,loon I abeSa be ~ langtI
.els'Hs H." on,i;ae ~ ,ha' FreScl
,a'.oI esg NJ oos';n,, 80 ~, sbron,,b tbs ink,
s'sl.ras"' osso' aO iGt.;n, 4, ths oydsr IN. ores
! | 80 t''i 49, a"S o.rso . fa1loyed immediateI,
4 ~ .SS,iL S o ,ns,or /" tbe iittla boat Glide,
~, 49, Ia ,6o rssssrs s.srn and Patnam
S,s"n,;no S"us. wy ,he ,bslm crosned m
VeSel sS.'s .Sn'sh;n,s ruddsr md mad
eua''s e.". Z; .,an;pr .n 9P ;D,sntIv ,bs low
sssu,Iu Sis,g"n,I,, I Sssrd naeiny ~ the deck. an,
i ~ ao,,; ,,;,,ggv az a fellow sentine
u,s ~. 49, siV.f l,i,, - ssors ths onlv sonnd
sPproaVus6 .l. o.S.n 6aard .a',,i 'sS' ' - ,T
Tbsy then 6rmIv but noiselessl,
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