The Republican journal., 1874-08-20

been little Startled by the canuonade. 3,
do their duty, ordered them L. irtres.
leaving me and about twenty mon ta ,hif
tot ourselves. After standing for .or..
time, | was. obliged % retreat to the flrl
having five or Six Of my mon killed, au@
several wounded | was luckE ~ renaii
untouched" The second boat that roa.t
ed the shore conveyed tho lata Hon VIII
liam Trask, Of Gloucester. who wa Ct.
@! the last survivors I'll TIM conflict 49,
was then only iourtcou wear oil. 11u &.
MUSICIAN OF one Of Tile MAJ aeha-tu.
companies. The friendly roc. al the TO-;
OF the bank, which sheltered hin. Gof.
the balls OF the British ,aus..c.s. rs he
played his fife during the forming ot c'a.
troops on the beach, is still known n
Trask's rock" Another rock comlrt.u.
CRATES the brave Capt HiuEley Of eeo"E.
town, in our own state, who WG5 Ejl,ci
upon its top, where he had stationed hila
sell 10 rally his men There Is 8 stain
upon it now, which superstition cay Wa 9
caused by his blood
Our army advanced within cannon s!.lt
OF the tort, ard threw up ontrenchmeHta
the lines OF which can be- traced NJ Il.
day. At 4 council held directly a!,e. II
battle, it was proposed by Inc l9ad o,'.
GERS to Gerry the tort by storm, he! ta
loss had been so great Commodore, Sa-
tonstalI declined the aid Of his moa fl
the purpose. Thus was the golden on
portunity for Il complete victory tl!r0W4
away. The garrison would have bee,
compelled to submit to any terms which
we might haye imposed Ii j. stated oH
reliable authority that Gen Mclean s:ooG
with the pennant halliards in hi 0w.
hands, ready to strike the color- him-a'
saying that he had participated in Min
cessiul, but that he expected 10 be bratrl
III the twentieth. He afterwards I1LlayL
ed to Col. Brewer, e" I believe the oau
manders We're a pack OF coWIyd- Wt-
In no situation for defence / ONLY men,
to give them ono or two guns, and tA,H
surrendered, 4, did not wish To- tho.
away the live, OF my men for NOTHING
Additional guns and auunUDit.o1 We.t
now brought from the Er,th ship 1t.
dragged up the height lhi7 wa ..
work Of great difficulty, over raca-
innumerablc stump7 Of Jroc H.9 t..
alacrity Of the troops swm0WlCd ,yeE
obstacle. y vigorous Cann0Mlur Wa .-ri
commercially IA on the fort Ih.7 r0y,
Xlent, added to the annoyance already 81.
celVeo rom our lsIand battery, r.,
the enemy to surrender q small rtoa-
near the shore. and to withdraw }.5.
sflpS a Secoh,l tlmP hcN"no l-r '|"A'
our guns me attack on III" s@3|d ,
was conaucleo by "'n "N7"of.", NJ.
4 coh9ioeraole ios-. Ihll'( - a't'Ht"
were l"Heh prisoners
,,a' H. itrI.. .',a- o',',-l',,t, .l ,-l
c0-operation of the Comm0dotr @.r....
DAYS were wasted in a tultlcs~ a.~-us j..
of The matter. Meanwhi,r. b, .r.- q
Boston for reiniorcmnen,e An una1s. ...
fire was maintained on n0lh e.dp. $50
without any decisive result Tic 2.,u.
made good use of ,hrtimc IN ucur:aer...
their works, which had sustainoa Iut -..r.
injury from our guns Ihal tyuL !.. f..
courage from news lhat IA.ge .-.5,'..
was oh tue way 10 their distance I-
information. communicated y, lg--Hs.-
produced dishemtenin4 anl 1l;uar-
effect in our camp Amnml.oa ,,a5f..
ginning to fail. and hy loss. dg7e..t1g I.
sickness. the whole elective force va So
duced to Onlv nine hundred aMG il..r l...
\ Great want Of conrro. and inzutgld.t
ton prevailed Many OF the ufl.c.I5 ly,,,
rpmiqs in duty. and tie oldicl@ 81. 1uf.-...
rlined. that on the slightest 9.ll.. :...-.
one quarter sknl:ed into tive Waui. "A
of the armed vessels reported Iii u j1e.
men who were volunteers. hzt eaC.1..
impatient, and could ha held tor @4e l.--