The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1889-09-13

mu1ied oars Very soon after. we could discover
small cleaning lights in different places | felt
sure then it was the barges. which at that time
were not more than from two TO three hundred
yards of. Some Of the lights We're above me next
To Fort COvingtOn. | mounted the CnlnOn with
my breast over the apron of the guns and eXilnil-
ed the printing as IL was raining fast All being
right trained the guns Ia suit my own views be-
fore firing. then opened on them. which caused
the boats to CEASE rowing aud rapid firing follow
cd from the hargcN. aN vel rs ourselves. could
distinctly hear the balls from our guns strike the
boats. My men stated To me they could hear the
>lIrlrk> OF the Wounded. SNuOn after | commenced
firing Fort CuNingtun opened ON thcm although
they had not gotten up To it, During the firing ut
the enemy. could distinctly >rc their barErS. lay
til" explosion 81 their calmUu. which was a great
guide Tor me Ia tire 10y. The enemy mad twenty
w" hargrs and 4 large schooner With them. which
the! had propelled ~ 10y sweeps. This vessel had
an eighteen poundrr ON board. and should have
done much execution. hut moi a man was injured
nv them they firing mn>lIy too high, and in the
bank. IN front al my cannon.
soon after the commencement Of firing | dis.
patched Md>hipmau Andrews to Lieutenant IIuld
III the Circular Battery. for thirty of my men had
loaned him the day previous. To my great annoy.
aucc and disadvantage neither Andrews or men
returned. which reduced my men 10 iorty-iiyr. The
Officers PASSED On IL Baltimore AMI reported that
] had abandoned the Battery and the enemy had
landed. The following day Lieutenant Budd in
formed me he had detained my men To work his
cannon IN cas-" OF my retreat. That nights work
had To perform with much energy. ! had my right
shoulder broken by haud>pkc, and subsequently,
broken again which renders me a perfect invalid
During the fight had AN obstinate EuglShmam. ~
Il seaman. Who had attempted To lay atrain ul
powder To the magazine. Without thought | laid
him ont ~ dead. with a hamd-spikr lie. however
came To- and rr;wlrd OF bctOr the fight ended
lie. Il, well Is Andrews, were ever after among
the mi sing.
ON the retreat uf the hargrs. (which WAS abnu
Uu, u'c,orl, uu the morning of the 18th there wrr,
rurhrtN fired from them, and Immediately altrl
large fires were made in front If our army aud al
the different points of til" Iattp>cO river As tn,
hargrS passed Fort Mrlrnry on the opposite shore
~ they rctrcatrd. u" fort opened fire on them.
During the forenoon ui tn. 18th. We were Urrupi
/ ed in c.rtlnE up aud preparing Tor any Wrthr
emergency. and interested ~ digging Out the hil
/ in the rear rs well ~ the irund N my battery. In
/ wards of twenty eighteen pulud shot were found
with which loaded AL my canIunS having Il wisl
tU return the enemy their nvuu as well as thri
| own property have many times regretted iii,
| not preserve the balls they we're 80 polite Il
| send me-. also picked up TWO bargc~. much shat
/ tered 10y hall =. one VI which repaired and sold L
| Charles and Peter Nirgntu. Three men wcr
also picked up, one supposed tO be British officer
remained 1t the Battery about ten days after
! When was taken seriously III with bilious fever
| rs Vel rs the suffering from my shoulder. | VA
! confined to the bed and house until Christmas fol
| lowing. soon after the officers and men were dis
! charged from the Navy, with three months cNtr