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

Says Mr.. Read in a letter written few
days later: Ii appears that three days
after the battle of the row-gallies, this
young Captain Houston was captured by
the Liverpool, Captain Billew, a Scotch
man; and this officer related the story to
Houston. In the hottest of the fight,
row-boat came from the shore, manned
with four boys, who placed themselves
directly under the stern of his ship, and
fired necessarily into her. His officer of
marines, calling his attention to these
Juvenile assailants, exclaimed, Captain,
do you see these -, young rebels? Shall
! fire upon them?"
mo. no. cried the brave Billew, don't
hurt the boys; let them break the cabin
windows" 'e
In the midst of the same engagement, n
major of Delaware militia rode up To the
shore at fulp.speed, and persuaded two
men to row lhiiiiito the galley neifrest the,
British ships, where. clamhering on board,
he helped serve a gun until the supply both
of cartridges and cartridge-paper was ex-
hausteti' when pulling off his boots and
| filling them with powder, he fired them at
| the enemy.
Although practically nothing is known
of the record made by the Delaware
Regiment during the first years of the
var, us uespern,e bravery III every eii-
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