Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-10-01


Four and he spurs into New Castle town,
from ny pantlhg steed ny gets nm Gown.
Al it Ia oae; qpeh, nov IA, n S wall
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II is five; and the beams of the western sun |
hinge tne spires OF wilmington, golu anu |
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Il IS severn the horse-boat, broad OF beam,
AZ the Schnylkiit Terry crawls oyer stream;
Anu aI seseh,ni'eeii W spe ni''0unous'
He tlines his rein n tbe tavern Jock.
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The Congress is met; the debates begun,
And liberty lags for the vote OF one
when into the hall, not moment late,
"aihs eusar houiiey' .he oeioSate'
Not n moment late i and that half dav,s ride
Forwards the world with mighty Stride:
For the Act was passed. ere the midnight
stroke
Ger the Quaker City its echoes woke.
AT Tvrannv,s feet was fine GAUNTLET hunp.
I'VE are free!" ali the bells through The
colonies rung, l2Hs
Aud the sons OF the free may recall with
M pride
ine oay Oh Deiegate houhey rioe.
Immed;ate,v ofter tho signing of the
DecIa rat;on If Jnden.ndeuca Rodnsy dis
Matched a latter conto;nins I'M ;ovfu,
news 70 n friend nj Dover where the non.
Mar anthns;osm m,nifestod ;t,elf IN WIN,
wos aImnst tho t;rst celahr,t;nn ~ indie
nandenca D,v
A tbn limo Mr. Rodnev,s letter eacbod
Dovor tba alect;on ~ of,;oa,s az a na,,.
b.ttalion was eo;ng On. tho comm;ttea If
safety bowavs,. ;,on,,1I,tolv n,at and
after reca;viny Observation-Disclosures nroceeded
| mo holy 10 tho eo,,rt inus,, ,vbor. ltbe
| alact;on heino stonnofn tha nrasi,Ia,,t rand
tho DacIarat;on of Con,,,ass nnd tbe reso.
luton az tba hon.a ~ ossanh1,. for tha
.nnointment of a convention. zach of
Which raca;ve1 tha bi.haSt annrohat;an
of tho nennia in tbrsa bnzzas trba com.
n,;ttoa ,han want i, a hody bao,, 10 tJ,a;.
room, ybaro tbav sant for Z r;otnra ,,f
Tho L;,g az craat Rr;ta;n ana r,ada Tho
dr,,,,,,,,s,r ~ IA ;nfa,,tr,, h,.a, Il haesn,,
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tha,, fanr,;,,, ,;,.,1a ata,,t S.
in tba na;ddIa % M, ,,,,,ara fns tI,at Il,
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"ca,,'7.,I,ad H., ,,,,,,.,, 80 ,i,n ~.
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M, ,,se,,s,d J. -, 49, - - !,
Thnoa Ia,,a h,,a,,., ,,.,,,a ,.;,a,t,. ~, -.
ran,,d;rs. ,,as,.I. MI t,, en;o ~ 'is s ,,'.
arty aa;,ad ~, o a 80 s,,,,a,.t ~
cause in which they had embarked. -Dela.
ware Register.
All Delawareans, however, were moi
friends of liberty" In August, 1777
William Kilen wrote to George Read
There have been about forty persons
men and women, unprecedented in the Head
! of Sussex and the lower mart of New Cas-
tie on suspicion of trading with the men
, of-war In Delaware (bay.)-The appre
hending of these Tories is really like cut
ting off the hydra's head" A letter n
Rodney to Mexican graphically portray,
. the partizan warfare. which. under iii,
, protection of the enemy. these Tories car
, ried on against the defepceless Wings;
II need not tell Won how diso preenbl
, is the situation of those in this peninsula
) who openly profess friendship to TIN
: American cause. A narrow neck of land
: liable to the incursions of the enemy h
water. in small uarties. and Therefor
their property exposed-the militia NOT /,
be brought forth M tbe nrotection of III
State. though freu,ently coIled unnn !;
Y the most pressing terms for that purpost
We are constantly alarmed Inv tbe enem
:, and refugees, and seldom n doy pnsse,
y but some man in this and the neiphborin
: counties is taken off Inv these Villains
I so that many near the bay. whom / kno,
to be hearty in the couse dare neithp