Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1871-11-23
Have We went with the broken hearted,


Soao mont's agn tie Eroa,,ya. E,w
Ia.E. |1rL' published. f.n", 81 u.lu'crr1'.
riy 'lr i.--i. Il nafra;i:s- 6f. &c services
q: the Nrry'1nl Battalion IN B:ool,vn.
IN tie 21;h nf Ancus., 1875. the lay cf
tie disastrous battle of Long island The
f,!rwimg account. c"nlrn>cl from tna;
nrr..,iyc, vii. be found Q! historical ia
:c.r>t.
y, sooner 4! Tie p,oflr Of MAIL: ID
learn o: tic dancer to which Nv Yml,
anil BcrnGlyn were exposed than they
s0rnfct The ca'l 10 arms. ard in TWO rcc'-s
sSau! forward eight regiments aud La;tal-
inns. numbering four thousand men. 10
reinforce the SNAIL army under Washing
ton. or these troops. Smailwood's bat
men and lads uf the best families Of the
State. was wel! uniformed and Disciplined
aul was Al once relied upon by Washing
ton for performing the mos, hazardous du-
.ics. In :hc course of f.w weets this
battalion had been reduced, nv sickness
and the severity Of the service, to four
hundred and ti!tv effective men, To these
were joined on the dny Of the battle OF
Long Island, the Delaware battalion OF
one hrndred and twenty men. "Dnrin:
the fight" says Field. '.thesc Young SOL
dicrs suffered under the great disad van
tacc of being for the first time in tn /, pres
eacc OF m enemy. Yet so noble was their
ardor, and 50 perfect their discipline. tha,
when tie great rnut Of the American army
begun, Tie Maryland battalion was tue
/ only organization wh:ch preserved It, or
! der. Az! Was effective in guarding the re-
treat" When Gowaras Creek. and the
ncighboring marshes. were covercu with
! broken masses of the american army.
General Stirling saw that nothing Lgt !
diversion would save .Acm from de>tyuc.
;inn and to c!f.c: hi, purpose. ,.e hur-
rird to the Mnryland battalion. las for.
'.rn Lorc" Wha: followed we give in
Mr. Fields own words:
The youn. men composing i, answer.
cd his appeal with the noLlcst self dcvo.
ton and enthusiasm. The enterprise WI,
i voluntary exposure to almost certain
death Less than five hundred Young
men and boys were about - assault, 20,
>iii'n supported hy the whole British
army. Yet even dreadful pcrils did no,
arrail them; with General Stirling at tho
head "f their column. they charged un"r
+ the cncuy,s batteries. whose grape and
canister. paurcd unon the fug;tivrs al
short range. were covering the marsh anc
w1rar w.,h lead aui wuunuci i. ever,
-. 'a.gr.
80 ..,rca and rcr>i~.cn: was - or>e
fl. Tie ia:.a'.ou. that the .iy;.i>a wcr,
u.v.D ia confusion I.aul ts-,r battery 81
ri. Stone l"uS, an Tie GuWauu~ road. -
Tn -nn> would have hcau >1.'-"I. O..
TURNED uram the enemy. but .or t:r ~.
t,a uf tac rgcnl;,rrs. who had flung 'l"m.
selves into the house. the s:ynnr walls %
which made it Formidable rcGoull. Of
the adjacent hill. more than eight thou
sand. III the British army were movin. iut,
>o>iiiun 70 orpos, ;ai> little baud O. 40
more than five hu,rirci mon.
After i pro;racted ani lloudy strug
Gle around the Cnr,clyou House. the Ma
sylaudcrs were driven hack bv the over
powcriuc numbers of the enemy. Tw,
ar three hIndrcd yards 10 the south. Go
wauus road turned sharply to the west
and. favored BY the stone walls. and III,
hickcts which borGcrei it. tic ba,,alio.
formed again. and once more pressed for
ward into the wide scmi-circlc of fir
whirh was concentrated upon them.
Every moment increased the numtc
of their enemies. and eeery momen, lc.
scncl their own. The storm of grape an
musket shu: from tie dense-lines Of III
cncav in front and the rife balls Of th
, He-sian ysgcrs en- every knon. agan dro.
. them back TO their cover Again formin
there for assault. and sga;r driven bsc.