The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-13


seven muskets were nred at him without effect,
ana when the English mari, es charged upon him
with bay 0nets ne Jumped over The ran and swan 10
The slOop. Captain o'Brlen next ian the DO wsprit
OF the soop through the maiusa OF the cutter, aud
twenty men armed with ptchiorks rushed upon
her deck. While In contact or at very close range
musket shots mad been exchanged, the assallanis
using all their ammunition. one maR was Killed
one mortally and one seriously wounded upon the
soop. Fave were Killed or mortally wounded on
board the Margaretta-CapIaln Moor, VINO was
shot through ny Two musket balls early IN the
action, the man at the helm, so that the cutter
broacned too and was run into Captain Robert
Avery, the Impressed skipper OF the Holmes Bay
coaster, and two sailors or marines. The numoer
wounded Is not known. JOnn OBren says the
American vessel had Jour killed and eight or nine
wounded, and the British ten Killed and TEN
wounded. Bur he says himself that lie does not
remember the number, but gives IL upon the au-
thOriLy OF letter or Captain Joseph Wheaton,
written TO 0'Brlen, in which he claims TO have
been present as one OF the sloop's crew. Mr..
the heroes and there may have been also a
Joseph wheaton. | nave followed Mr.. Smiths
statement or the number OF Killed an0 wounded
"a more probably correct and more nearly agree
ing with local tradition.
GIVING UP THE SHIP.
The error by which Captain Moor forfeited his
vessel and Ms life was In not using his neavy
guns while the sloop was al long range and had
no effective means OF returning the tire. When
the vessels We're IN contact his Superior arma-
ment had become unavailable. The hrlng OF the
Americans mad been close and murdei Gus, and
when Moor fell the midshlpman, Stillngneet.
next In command. was panlc-stricgen and 1ed
below and gave up the snip. The English OH
GERS did not know that the ammunition OF their
enemy mad Deen exhausted, and the assault
100 fierce and hot for the reloading OF empty mus
kets. In hand-toband contest pttchiorK-not
the slender and elastic implement our factories
now turn out but sucn scat and rude double
anvil, set in long ash pole-was q formidable
weapon in the hands OF man who
knew how. to use 1t. The very nov
tactics and drlll had taught them no effective
guard may have dismayed the marines. At any
rate the boarding OF the cutter seems TO have
been the end Oh the strife, and there was nothing
else TO do but take care OF the wounded, secure
their prize ana return to the settlement 10 eiec-
trlly their friends with the news OF their success.
They had purchased their victory by the death OF
two men-Coolbroth ana Mcneil John Berry
wound in his head, Tor winch he afterward re-
ceived pension, and Isaac TAFT ana Joseph Cole
were slightly wounded. John 0'Brien relates that
AS soon as his brother Jeremiah was elected CAM
tain he gave leave to all who were afraid TO join
In the attack TO leave and offered them . boat.
he also SAYS That the whole SIX or the 0'Brlen
brothers--Jeremlah, Gideon, John, William Dem
mis- and Joseph-participated In the action, and
that motifs 0'Brlen was only prevented from
accompanying them by the circumstances or his
sons Besides these. let US carefully recaptulate
among the heroes, whose fame this celebration
chiefly commentaries, every name that tradition
has preserved. There was Edmund Stevens. or
Addison. who shouted back defiance when Moor
threatened TO Are; samuel Watts, ancestor,
think, OF the Englisnman's River Wattses
Jonathan Knight one OF the first settlers OF
CALAIS, and who has descendants there Steele and
Merritt, from Pleasant River (tne name Is still
DreSeTVeu III LHIL JOSlLu WESTON, lore
father OF the Jonesooro Westons; John Berry,
Isaac Tart and James Cole, VINO were wounded |;
Nathaniel Credlorth Josiah LIBBY, John wheaton,
William Henderson, Ezekiel Foster, son or grand
son OF Isaiah, brother OF the Colonel; simeon
Brown, Samuel Whiting Elias Hoyt and Joseph
Getchell, ancestor OF those well-esteemed people
who have chiefly made their home at Marsndeld
The always claimed TO have stepped on the Marga-
rettas deck foot to foot with john O,Brien1. and
last Of all, Richard Earle, colored servant Of Col
onel Jere 0'Bren, making good by MS courage
the indlscreton Of his race tsat had defeated the
al alnUy Fartarf nF Fun naVh nI1
THE UNITY AND HER PRIZE.
Great must nave been Lne exulta tion at Machas
returning tide to West Falls, sobered some nat
by grief Tor the slain ana the general respect and
regret which was felt for the untimely death or
the young English Captain. As a part OF the
preparations OF sunday messenger had been
despatched to Chambers River TO procure powder
and ball, and as the men or that settlement were
all absent at Machas-many OF then as we have
seen in the expedlton-tWo women, hannah anu
Rebecca Weston. nineteen aud seventeen years
old, procured thirty or forty pounds OF powder
and balls and brought them TO Macnias through
the woods, following q line of biazed trees, and
arriving at the settlement at two O'Clock in the
afternoon after the capture OF the Margaretta.
Committee or Safety was elected, VINO had the
control OF the military and civil affairs during
the remainder OF the war. Tue armament
OF the Margaretta was transferred to the sloop
Unity, which was lifted up with bulwarks and
named the Aachias Liberty. ana jeremiah 0'Brien,
her commander, cruised for three weeks on the
coast trying to capture the Diligence. q British
coast survey vessel The Diligence came into the
lower harbor the middle of July, With an armed
tender Tue oficers aud part OF the crew landed
1t Bucks Harbor, as they said, to learn the fate
OF the Margaretta ana were surprised ana cap
tured BY Captain stephen smith, grandfather OF
Bartlett Smith, our lamented historian, aua the
next day U'Brten In the Liberty ana Foster In the
Falmouth packet boarded ana captured. without
resistance, both the Diligence and her tender. ON
vote OF thanks TO Captain Jeremiah 0Brien and
captain BENJAMIN Foster ana the brave men under
their command for these heroic exploits, and
placed at their disposal the two sloop5 ana the
Margaretta, which they had taken.
THE SPIRIT OF THE DESCENDANTS.
Have the heroic spirit ana high courage or our
foreiatners, exhibited hundred years ago m the
achievement which we celebrate, ceased TO char
acterize their descendants Within our recent
memory the trial Of these quantities mas come,
and they have been found affected by no degener-
alton. The old town, all the municipalities into
wbica II had been divided, gave Its fun quota or
brave men TO swell the grand army Of two MILL
ions that marched TO distant battle fields to de-
fend against treason and rebellion the equal rights
lor which their fathers lougntat nome. IL cher
ishes tue memory OF It's full proportion OF the
hundreds OF thousands OF martyrs by whose blood
eur new union and nationality were purchased.
THE CULTURE OF THE PEOPLE.
With Us everything depends upon tile culture OF
the people, aud WINE education is made--as II Is
more aud more In tins community and this ma
uOn-tne dominant consideration, the lnterest for
winch taxation Is 30 be generously borne. and
while it Is kept from being specialized AMI d.
verted or sectarian control we may feel assured
that no false theories 81 economy can perma-
neutly hold their place; that popular Intelligence
will discriminate between the virtuous and patri-
otic citizens and those VINO are base and corrupt,
and that the progress OF the next century Will lur
nlsh 10 our descendants some achievements in
accomplishing the hIgn destiny OF our country and
or mankind more worthy OF celebration than those
we to-day commemorate.
DECORATIONS OF THE CHURCH.
the church was beautifully decorated. Flags,
steamers. evergrecns, notices, flowers and
wreaths were In prousion, and caids on tho
walls, bearing the names Of 0Brien,
Foster aud oil others VINO took part IN
the battle. The names OF two women were con-
spicuous-Hannah Weston and Rebecca Weston
who brought forty pounds OF powder ten miles
from Jonesboro. through the woods, TO be used in
the battle. A powder horn OF 1875 hung over tae
names OF the westons. model OF the soop Lib
erty was near the pulpit In the cAurch
THE BANQUET.
After the services were over the procession re-
formed and marched TO the Baptist church, on
Dublin Hi. TINS church occupies the site that
Gideon O'Brien's house did the day Of the battle.
Plates were ready for 800. George Walker pre-
sided after dinner. Ignatius Sargent, toast
master, read the following toasts THE state Of
q at a. kra oil