The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1911-02-17

Il had lost its force. found II too hot
to hold. and dropped II very quickly.
In n few days the English admiral.
finding his ships could not lay In the
harbor in safety. and after ten days
bombarding our fort without doing us
any damage. sent word TO General
Washington that II he would promise
not TO FIRE upon his ships. the troops
would eyacuatc Boston and the shlps
leave the harbor. but without that
promise he should burn the town TO
ashes. Washington gave his word
that they should pass unmolostcd. and
on the 18th saw them set sail! We
most gladly marched into Boston. and
found the people relolccd TO be 10.
leased. and no wonder. for they had
been shut In for iG months-suifer.
Ing hunger and other priyatlons.
Some had their stores rlnod 20 feed
and clothe the British soldiors-but
al was for the time forgotten In re-.
ioiclng at seeing their oppressors
gone from them.
After serving my time out, which
was three months. returned home.
llRtronsip4.s Lace ef .sap aanntry'a aaaaa,
100 much 80 that soon enlisted again
Ifor nino months in company from
Eastman, under Capt. Isaiah Higgins.
aud again went TO Boston. and was
employed some time building FORTH.
cations In Boston harbor. I then on.
listed In another company. under Cap
tain Hamilton OF Chatham. and
marched to Rhode Island, where was
employed with others In building for.
uhcations. and drilling with the army
stationed there TIL the time expired
for which enlisted (slx months).
The ship Defence. Of IS guns. want.
ing crew. myself and some others
from the cape and from Boston, On.
gagged TO make up the complement OF
men. Soon all was ready. and the
snip put to sea under command OF
Captain Samuel Smedley. to cruise
for n prize. hoping soon to meet with
an English vessel. on the third day
out quartormastor broke out with
smallpox. when II was decided by the
officers that all the crew should be
vaccinated-thls made sickness
enough. and we feared tho result
should we meet an enemy But In a
few days sail was seen, which
proved TO be large English letter.of.
marque. and our captain determined
TO engage her. although 30 Of our crew
were sick OF smallpox. and number
not able to sit up TO take seat on
the hencoop and use small arms.
could sit up and walk some. 30 took
gun and sat upon the hencoop iii
the action commenced. when | forgot
my sickness, sprang TO my feet and
loaded and fred my piece as fast as
posslble-and as the powder monkey
brought up the cartridges to distribute
them among US, took a handful and
threw them into the bosom OF my
shirt. which hung bagging down
enough TO receive them, and so con.
tinued to fire AWAY, not thinking | was
In danger Of lighting the contents OF
my bosom with my own hrelock. The
battle went on: | now had only pair
OF canvas trousers and a tow shirt.
and fired TIL my gun was very hot.
and then changed II for another.
The engagement lasted three glassos
three half hours), when she struck
her colors 10 us. When We boarded
her we found she was from Liverpool
bound to jamaica. and had on board
a governor for that island and other
passengers Of some note, with many
valuable articles, a quantity OF plate
belonging TO passengers. besides a car.