Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-06-02
RUINS OF LoUIsBURd,
Showing Bomb-Proof Easement.


Williams, Ebenezer Nichols. .-- wes-
ton,
., Colonel Gorham's Recommendations
tennnt-Coloucl Gorhnm, Major Thatch-
en-. Captnins-ionathan Carey, Elisha
pnRnc, Sylvester Cobb, Israel Bailey,
Edward Demmlck, Gershom Bradford,
Samuel Lombard,
10. New Hampshire. Colonel Moore'a
ryElment- Colonel. McserVo.
Major Gilman. Cnptalns-Samuol Whit
ten, william Waldrom. True Dudley.
Tuition Mason, William Seawnrd, Dan
lei Lndd, Henry Sherburne, John Tur-
mel, Samuel Hale, Jacob Tilton, Ed
ward Williams.
Az given by Bournot In his excel.
lent work Cape Breton and It's Memo
rails the following naval force ac-
companled the expedition: Massachu.
sets frlgate, 20 guns, Captain II. Tying
commodore; shirley galley "A guns.
ono "snow' and three sloops. each l6
guns; one sloop, IL guns one, IA car
| riago guns and l2 swivolH. one. IA guns;
two, guns each; a prlvatecr OF 20
guns. hired from Rhode Island Total.
2Oi guns, These were Joined Mt Canso
| by Admiral Warren OF the British
navy, with three men-of-war.--tho SUI
perbe, Launccston and Mermaid
william Pcpncrcll. the commander
| OF the invading army, was worthy OF
tho confidence roposed In him, His
| portrait shows him to have boon an
omiable and dignined gentleman. with
| no military experience whatever. he
had sound Judgment and that mystcrl-
GUS quality which insonsibly Inspires
| respect.
The expedition sailed on the LIST of
| April, and In n few lays arrived al
| Canso. The whole coast was found
to be so completely blocked with ice
| as to render further advance impos-
| sible In couple OF weeks, however,
| II cleared, and tho fcot again sailed.
/ On the S0th OF April they dropped
anchor In Gabaru'a Bay. only three
/ miles from the fortress Tho landing
was immediately commenced, and be-
| Ing fechly opposed was safely accom-
pliahed. Next morning the entire force
was on the encmy's territory a glance
| at the plan OF the city and enNirona
which accompanies this paper viii
show the relative position OF the In
vaders and the invaded,
pepperell at once began nEgres-
sive operations Colonel Vaughan.
with the entire New Hampshire con-
tlngent. proceeded without delay to
reconnoitrc. lie marched to the north
cast harhor, where he found large
quantities Of military stores. which he
/ set on IRE. Tho smoke. drifting in
| dense volumes towards Louisburg, so
| frightened tho garrison OF the Grand
Battery that they hastily evacuated
| Il. Next morning Vaughan. having
sent his main force to reioin Pepper.
ell. entered the Grand iattory with
only thirteen men. In few days
/ the guns. which had been imperfectly
spiked. were sending their iron mes
scnEOrs crashing Into Louisburg.
with incredible labor popporell
] dragged his cannon through the
swamps 20 the foot OF the Green Hills
one mile from the ramparts In a
\ week ,ho had battery OF six guns
4 trained. on the Kings bastion. In
another week he had second battery
mounting four guns 700 yards nearer
the town. Before long small bait
\ tary Of cocharns was erected within
\ $50 yards OF the West Cato. This was
soon followed by still another 700
yards from the walls. Tldoombs bal
terry. erected on the Goth OF May,
! mounted I'VE sura IL did great exe-