Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 14, Number 20, Vincennes, Knox County, 14 June 1823 — Page 4

Poetical.

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f cV:v, n'hcu O'.ir fortune smilM, With j.- vrll hiscyi'k'Fs ch;k!; sc Their iv-arr;- worth the worM. niig Hut, ! they h.irl no charm: f-r :ue; A nukiine; tear bedew M my :irm I felt it ni.u my he rt was v;arm; Ana tv.ve th? iicni to mc mst dear, Was a ! iul f. Air rs pitying tear!

M ISC CM, ANY.

J Tale of the Times of Old. UF.FKAT OF MAJOH WTAWIISli AT

i i Ul D AM FOltl). "Timv.ortil m iy their memory b?, ' Wiio fought and hied for Liberty. ,? 'Twas in the days when Lord Rawdon occupied the little vi) lagc of Columbia, ail when Gen-

Middleton

stone in his hand, "you may as well go home again, for you can

do us no rood as vou nave no

gun" 44 Never mind that," replied

the little Baptist, "only let us come to fightingandril he bound a gun will soon be put into my hands." Very well" said Taylor, and immediately turned in.

he and his men, to put their guns

as a pack of cowardly rascal?, for running off so soon without stopping to give them a little bit of fun. In that awful pause, their regimentals shining in the light wood blaze like a sea of blood, with metal buttons and cross belts blight as day. Taylor gave the word, and his whole platoon poured in a murderous fire, mournful-

in al Vimv. and C '1

and Capt Th. Taylor, with their several corps under the command of Gen Sumter, lav on the Broad

River. :tt i place called Fish Dim "Ford, waiting for recruits Ear lv on the f.mrth day of their en campment, eapt. Taylor repaired to Gen. Sumter, and told him of attong presentment on his mind that they were to be attacked by the British on the following night. Gen. Sumter treated the admoni tion with a smi'e the truth is, if

this officer had a weaknet it was but the excess of a physical stsength which never feli4 fear The lion all over, he co"ahnot hear any thing which smelt of

the tox; and always fond of fair piuy himself, he was slow to suspect others of treachery. Hence, even the Rutish, tho' not much Viven to eompliment tehels, used to call him the -game co k," when for poor ?Iarion the 'swamp )" meaning th ?t while Marion would never show but when he had t he advantage, Sumter was always ready to give them a

fair tight. Happily, however, the impres pion on Taylors mind of an impending attack that night, had in it too much of a call from the invisible world to be annoved in thai way. He returned to his lit

tle squad, about 40 in number,

in prime fix, and collect heaps of. I V answered by the cries and

fat light wood, to be all in readi- groans of the wounded and dy-

ness for the B'itish. Well, sure ing Only thirty seven guns were

enough, exactly as Tavlor had fired, and yet two and forty ot

predicted, hist about the dark and the enemy came down- two of

solemn hour ol two in the mor- wnom. m the language oi mac aaj ,

ning the enemy in great force, played possum. The British re Major Weymiss at their head, turned the fire, but killed only

came dashing up. Spang! spang! one man. Very little more was? spang! went the guns of the sen-! done on either side, for the Amertineis. instantly answered by Col ; icans as if content, like their own Middlelon, officer of the day, generous rattlesnakes, with the

with a voice loud as a trumpet, deadly wound they had inflicted roaring out, "Parade, parade, the on their enemy, retired with sul

enemy are upon you," and at the len joy into their darksome

same time running in, both he woods, and the British leaving so

and the sentinels, as hard as they many of their dead ompanions. could, the British close at their with a badly wounded general be heels. Raging like a roused lion, ! hind them, were glad 10 trot hack Sumter rushed out to form his to Columbia. The next morn-

troops and meet the enemy: but, ing, soon as Captain Taylor and

as Washington said nf thp iVihsh! his men returned to the around.

regulars at the slaughter of Brad

dock, he might as well have at tempted to stop the floods of Nia

the British doctor came in to dress their wounded. He hap

pened to be an Irishman and as

gara with his feet. The militia'' usual, a jolly sort of fellow; for-j

started lrom their sleep in the, as Taylor quizzed mm concern dark, and under circumstances so ' mg the heavy drubbing which his alarming behaved as militiamen, I countrymen (meaning the lit isurprised, always did and alwavs 'tish) had given him last night, he will behave, they took to their ' replied with a mixed laugh and Scrapers," and made themselves blush, Arrah," pun my should scarce, as Paddy would say, in j now, honey, but the boot was on no time and less. Still Middle wrong leg Tivm d d felton was heard roaring along the 'lows there outof the black swamp camping ground, "Parade! pa ! played li 11 with us 1" Gen. radcl" Earaged that he should Sumter too came in, and as Tavthus extend the alarm, a stout lor expressed a regret that, he had British sergeant of dragoons, nam (done no better, ne replied with a ed Johnson, mounted on a rapid' magnanimity that d es him more

charger, dashed on ahead of his nonor man me most hnlhant vie

ny. lie went directly to the

kitchen, demanded something to

eat, when the cook, takinir him

foi a servant, told him she would give him some victual? in a mo

mentbut he must help her oft with the pot. This he complied with and sat down to scfme old meat which she placed before him on the dresser. The girl was remarkably inquisitive about the guests who were coming, particu larly Lee who she had heard wa3 one of the oldest and ugliest men in the world. In a few momenl.i she desired the General again to assist in placing on the pot, and scarcely had he finished when she requested him to take a bucket and go to the well. Lee made no objections and began drawing the water. In the mean time uen Washington arrived and an aid de camp was despatched in search of Lee; whom to his surprise, he found engaged as aboc. I. if icii'ii , ft-u ...... c. . rt.

gnl on heutirg the aid de-carr.p address the man with whom she had been so tamiiiar with the title of Ex ellenev ! The mug tell from her hand., and dropping on her knees, she began ciy ing for pardon; when Lee, who was ever ready to j-ce the impropriety of his own conduct, but never willing to change it. gave her a crown, and turnirg to the aid-de camp observed -you see youngman, the advantage of a line coat the man of consequence is indebted to it for respect; neither virtue nor abilities without it, will make him look like a gentleman."

troops, in pursuit of Middlelon

and coming up with him hand over hand, close to Taylor's fire, would quickly have cut him down, when Taylor said to one of his men, whom he knew to he a prime marksman, " Tom. can t you stop that bold soldier?" "Til try, sir," said the rifleman, and gtaped his firelock, but at the same time heaved a sigh, as sorrow ing to kill so brave a foe. But what could he do? That brave foe or Col. Middleton must die.

1 i a moment, he had his rifle on

ywhom he thus addressed: tkB ys.

we have been here now tour days! the poise; then glancing a quick . the B' itish are no doubt in I eve along the shining tune till he

foi med of it by their ood friends the tories, and this night a some thing on my mind assures mc thev will give us a hurra. T te

charge will eomnvoce on

Sum

had brought the fatal bead to

hear, he gave fire. The gallant Johnson only saw the flash Heaven, in mercy, threw the

sleep of death over all that foi

ter. as the first in the r way, next ' low ed; pierccd through the shat

thev will overwhelm Winne; af-j tcred brain, the mighty warrior trrwards they will scout Middle 'dropped at once, a poor lump of

ton; aod lat of all they'll come clown like oOO upon us. Now this be oil-.' plain: Soon as our sentinels gt e the alarm, let our fires he wrll replnu-ed with light wood; then, foi ming our line, here in the ede of (! is

swamp, with well loaded guns

pnru u once, a poor lump

lifeless clay, and tossed from his horse with all his useless arms, was rolled over almost into one of Taylor's lit es. Swift as thought out from his lurking place ran little Nat White, and snatching up the dead man's caihine ami cartoueh box, flew back' to his

tory could have done, fcOh my

brave fellow, ''j not talk so you did vondei I could ic I for my soul, t i ' i wh ve such heavy fir ing came from." On searching the pocket of the brave sergeant. Jounson, they found a letter Wiiich hchadjust received from his mother in London li served to show, in whai dan;nes the ministry had contrived to Keep the people of Lug L;nd, with respect to the war in Ametica Inner letter tie loud mother heaaily cong atulates her

4uear sou on the nlesed news which they had just leeched, vis; Toat tue rebellion in the colo ics was ail happily extinguished and that tier darling child, now thai peace was ie?tored, was no lunger exposed to the dangc rs of war and how glad she should be if she come out to see him. and be w ith linn once more before she died." An! happy mother! thought capt. Tu) tor. with a deep si'go, a luinn.g from the letter, he ueueid pout , t e be loved subject oi it, a p :c eorpe on the sands and his m.::i!y tace and look all matted and gi lastly with biood an! happy moiher.

see tins fcigot.

in .ur natiiis, we w m wait their comrades with a hurra mv brave v w I'tuumcu to

approach; and w 'ten they.siall he.fcllows! Ah ha, captain 'Taylor, Gathered in crowds around out didn't I tell you so this muriiin".

lie-. and laughing at the cowar- that if we got to tihtin I should

.. . . 1 1 . I .

gne mum a '".i uae a gun put into my

tne.uand L'rescntlv. lu-t as Tav

div rebels. v c will spanker that may

turinsers. and put the laugh on

an prise

theoiner si le of their mouths aod a ti )u, mv brave little frl low; saivl lie, turni g to one Xat White, a little Baptist man ah ut five feet high, who hail come into

camp the oig t before to help to

Ulil V. 11 lit ItlL OV'fMl v.. in i IIHiC

ANCCDOTG OF GENERAL LUC. Gen. iit-c was icniui auiy bloeuiv in iii dress and manners

lor had foretold, the British hav- od nas otten, by ihe mcannebs

log tairl v chased our militiamen ol his appearance, been subject to acioss Boad Uiver, to the huge liuicuie and uisu.t lie was once

amazement of the mud eels and attending G nerval U ashington to

cats, came swarming around Tavlors tires, thicK as wildgeeea-

! round the stacks of rt-c. and

as

a

place utsiant lrom the rami).

Hiding on, he arrived at the house wneieiney were to dine some-

y loo; cuisiu- the d d rcbris uuic ucluie the rest ot" tho cumpa-

The Scotch prize of a Utile Yankee. ANUdDOTc. It happened, in 177(3, that tlte garden of a widow which lay heuvecn the American and B'itish camps, in the neighborhood of New Yoik, was frequently robbed at night. Her son a mere boy and small of his age, having obtained his mother's permission lo find out ar d secure the thief, in case he should return concealed himself with a gun among the weeds. A strapping Highlander belonging to the British grenadiers, came and having tilled a -UiCge bug, threw it out his shoulder; the boy then left the eouit, went s. fsly behind him, cocked his gun. and called out to the fellow, -y..u are my prisoner: if you attend t to put your bag (low n, 1 wnl shoot you "dead; go foi want on that road.' The boy kept close behind him. threatened,' and was constantly pirparrd to execute his th:eats. Tuns the boy drove him into the American camp, where 1 e was secured. When the granadiei was at liberty to put down his bag, and saw who had made him prisoner, he was extremely mortified and exclaimed, 'A Biitish granadier made prisoner by such a d d brat by such a d d brat The American officers were highly entertained w ith the adventure,

made a collection for the boy, and gave him several pounds lie returned :ully satisfied for ihe losses his mother sustained. The soldier had side arms, but they were of no use, as he could not get rid of his bag. K LL p-rsr.ns are hereby cautioned 1JL ,,nt to trust, or trade with my wife Nancy Ritenouu, on my account, as I will not hereafter be answeiab.'c lor any ot her dealings or contracts of any kind aUer this date. HI Nit Y ItlTENOUR. June 3, 1823. 3t 10