The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-10-30


-; give him my compliments,
and tell him to send a section OF
his artillery to the camp OF the
-th Onondoga infantry, inme-
diately. Lieut.. -, hasten to
Col. and Col. --(comIand
ing regiments OF tho brigade), and
tell them with my compliments, to
march their commands, under
arms, to the same place. You
will accompany them ~ tho samo
pl"ce. 15aHa w.s o1
A few minutes later the men
Of the rebel',uus regiment gather.
ed into knots in the company
streets aud about the parade
ground and comforting 10 whispers
together, saw the General, follow
ed by a single orderly, ride through
the camp back to the Colonel's
tent. Some Of them saw from a
distance that the officers were
formed in a single line in front oi
the tent, with the field officers on
the right, the Captain next, AID
the Licutenants on the lett.
Tho General dismo united, and
taking a brief survey Of tho faces
before him, turned to the Colonel.
"Sir," he said, sternly, "do you
refuse to perform dntyl"
"No sir!" was the emphatic an.
swer.
He turned to tho line, and pass
ing down it, addressed the same
question to each officer, beginning
with the Lieutenant Colonel and
ending with the last subaltern.
One and ell unhesitatingly gave
the samo response as the Colonel
SNOW, sir" said the general to
the latter, ''get your men into
line. I'll end this outbreak in
ten minutes"
And then he added tho same
remark that the officers of tho
regiment had made ave shal!
see if they'll d;sobey me-"
The assembly was sounded,
TIE companies formed in thei'
streets, and were then marched to
their places in tho lines behind
the stacks. The faces Of the men
were grave and serious, but
generally showed no abatement OF
purpose. That purpose, was, il
was afterwards confessed, not to
resume their arms until the pay
master and qna':ermaster should
have actually visited them and
given them their dues of pay and
clothing. But, in many OF these
faces there was anxiety NJ we'll az
determination visible, and all Off.
GERS and mon awaited the gener-
ais proceedings with such feel
ings rs had never before been
theirs.
Thoy had not long to wait. Two
regiments OF the brigade marched
upon the ground, and under tho
direction of the aides were formed
in a long line, facing the mutt
noers, at shoulder arms, perhaps
seventy yard. distant. Capt.--,
with two pieces OF artillery, came
up before the formation was fin
ished, and by similar direction
one piece was posted upon each
flank of tho line, in such . man
ner as to cnfilade an entire wing
Of the mutineers.
For hall a minute after these
ominous dispositions there was IN
ominous silence. 1t was broken
by the voice of the general, in the
stern commando
"Load !"
The long line Of muskots went
TO the ground with a shock, and
the ringing Of the hammers in the
barrels, and the humping iu the
bore oi the cannon, sent . thrill
to the ncrves of those who look
ed and listened.
load with grape" was the
command to the artillery, Then
followed the orders:
"Ready-aim !"
The aspect Of the socne when
tho general rode between tire
lines, pausing in the centre and
facing the mutineers, was such as
might well havo carried apprehen.
sions to tho stoutest hcart. At
least one thousand bright muskct
barrels were levelled ready for
tho word that would hurl their
deadly contents into the breasts
before them, while upon either
flank was q field piece charged
with grape, the gunner standing
lanyard III hand, only waiting tor
the word to belch out dislruction
In the misOuided men.