Camden gazette and mercantile advertiser. (Camden, S.C.) 1818-1822, July 05, 1821, Image 4
POETRY..
from the lAindon Kalridcacofie, -
ri:i KcrioN.
Wheiv peivsiv^e Memory lin^'ring- strays,
Mid scenes where h^pe illusive smif'd,
And 0*0 r live grave of other days
Sheds the sad drops of joy beguil'd.
1
. - af.
With tearful eye^their morn sht views,
As clust'ring roses gaily dawn ; ^
k Sees to< j, alas ! that rosy hue*
Are fleeting as the dawning morn*
And past their e^pnings flatt'ring dream,
That future hours in bliss array'd,
"Gone as the meteor's fragile beam ;
OeJusive as a meteor's aid.
? *?? see where Time, with icy hand,
Hath strewn each flow "ret Hope had
, wrcath'4?
jMBugfiataihore , <?ivion'fc strand,
ever? C ha m bereav'd. ?
Yet, though reflection wal^i the sieh,
And mingling responsiv* flow,
Still d p^r on Wing to fly, ~ T
AVfal trace past scenes of joy or woe :
v ? "
&jui feei the soft, the pensivf charm, ? ;
Tfr*t Ugjhts ilie Muse's sac. red fire.
When borne from earth on Fancy 'i^rm,
tfajpt soul *uikes the poet's ifre.
CWV ? 4 ^?ljn -^h
?i. .. . isPKLi sjggk<':<t a^ya
8
>e, who ftnkl met with tome
hicli fotfc'd him to become schooMnas
TSeri '? ? ,??&:
Within 'a tillage kept a school,
i u^fit cli'ii Wren how to tfrell by rule,
oft injured parents in,
? th?Vir cniklren learning win,
>vnvr ]cultfd jmo see her boy, ? "*.t
otacej, comfort and -her jey> 'f!%
leai .iim sjpell?- 1 he master said |
id Vip, Rood boy ; hold 'tip your head ;|
tip your book, so you can see? . >
rtlon,"? The b?^y whines, aB. E. t>."
savstt master, "tejry well-^
But what do tilese three letters ape 11 V*
At itsvetta n eoug^jT
&im lip Boston Daily MvcrlUer
In papl&ce with the request
of a Baltimore editor, we make Home
farther extracts fnnn the "Narative
of the Campaign* of the British Ar
my in America," relating^ the oper
ation- mar Baltimore.
Our last extracts ended with the
halt of the British on the field of bat*
lie, after the death of Gen* Hop. ?
At ftu early hour on the 18th. the
<roo|>s were formed and proceeded on
their march in pursuit.
44 But our mafch" sayirtie#w vas
Dot so rapid aa our motions general
ly were. The America us had it
last adopted an expedient/ whidh if
curried to its proper length, might
haw eutirely stopped our progress.
In mosi of the woods they had felled
trees and thrown them across the
road, hut as these abatis were with
out defenders, we ex|>erienced no
other inconvenience than what arose
from loss of time ; being obliged to
halt on such occasion, till the pioneers
removed the obstacle. Ho great,
Jhowe\e-, was even this hindi ranee .
that we di<f Bof come in light of the
main army of the Americans till
^veiling. alfhough the distance travel
* led could not exceed ten miles.
w
Li now appeared that .the corps
which we hail oeaten yesterday, was
only a detachment, and not a large
one, from Hie force collected for the
defence of Baltimore; antj t lint the
account given by the.^goluitteer
t ?< troopers, was iu ev< r\ respect Cor
*' rect. Under a ridge of lulls, which
concealed t lie town from observation,
stood 'lie grand army. consisting of
twenty thousand null. Aot trusting
to <is superiority in numbers, their
funeral had there entrenched them
ill the most formidable manner, hav
ing covered the whole face of the
lici^hiM witli hreast works, thrown
lux u ills h it, so Ms to rest it upon a
*\mo^ lort, erected for tin- protection
of the rivt-r, and constructed a chain
of ui u\ i. d*>. ht*, w hicli covered hi*
light. and commanded the entire as
;c?nL Along tie side fcf tbe LiU
ere likeu ise Jii <-hes% and other pro
\ ctin^ w ork.% fiom which a cross
fire uiig;lit he kept up; and there
\>ere mounted throughout this com
manding position, no less than one
hundied pieces of cannon.
" It would he absurd to suppose
i h ? t the sight of preparations so war
like did not in some degree damp the
? rdor of our leaders 5 at least it wopld
ha>e been madness to storm slich
?' orks, w itbout pausing to consider
<h>w i { rmgfrt bestHte attempted. ?
l'he whole of the countt^? wi{bip
cannon-shot was cleared from wood,
and laid out in grass and cornfields;
ronseqnently there was 110 cover to
shelter an attacking army from any
part of the deadly fire which would
he immediately poured upon it. ?
The most prudent plan, therefore,
was to wait till dark; and then as
sisted by the frigates and homb.^
which we hoped were hy this time
ready to co-operate, to try the fortune
of a battle.
a " Having resolved thus to act,
Col. Brook hailed his army; and
having secured against surprise by a
well connected li ne of picquets, the!
i loops, were permitted to light fires,
and to cook the provisions. * 13ut
though the rain fell in torrents, no
shelter could be obtained/ and as
pvfcn their blankets were no longer
Ht hpud, (they having been left on
the battle ground to lighten the
troops) with which to form jgipsey
tents, this was the reverse of an
Agreeable bivouac to the whole army.
{^Darkness had now come on,
and as yet no intelligence Jiad arrived
fioig (he shippftig. 'To assail this
position, however, without the aid
i>f the fleet, was deemed impractiev
t; at least our chance of success
ild be greatly dimittisljeVl with :
imt their co-operation. As the left
of the Americati army extendi d to
a fort, built upon tta very brink of
Hie river, it was clear, that, could!
the shi|>8 be brobght in to t>ear*upon
that point, and tin* fort be silenced by'
their fire, that flank of the position,
w ould be turned. This once effected,!
then would be no d.fficult^in push
ing a column within their works;
e#~as~#*tdj$p* entrenched, always
place more reliance upon tliestieugth
of their entrenchments than upon
their*own personal exertions, the
very sigttiTof our people on a level
with them, would in all probability
decide the contest. At ?dl events,
?s this column was to advance iindqt
cover of night, it might easily push
forwaid and crown the hill above the
enetay, before any effectual opposi
lionr could be offered ^by which
means they would be inclosed be
rweeo iWo * firos, ami lose the ad.
vantage whjch their present elevated
situation bestow ed. All, however,
dej*nded upoti the ability prthe
fleet to Iqjgl their assistance, for with
out silencing the fort, this flank coMl^l
scarcely be assailed with any chance
of success, atid therefore, the whole
plan of o|>eration8 must be changed.
" Having waited till it was consid
ered imprudent to wait longer, witlr
out knowing whether he \>as to be
supported, Col. Brook detei mined,
it possible, to o|>en a communication
witn the ffret. ?Th6 writer here
liberates the adventures of an offer
Who was despatched on this hazwd
ous undertaking, In an interview
With the admiral he learnt that no
eiTectual suifyoi t could lie given to
the land force; for such was the;
shallowness of the river, that none
excejit the very slightest craft could
make their wa^within six mlk* tor
the town; and even these were stop.
[|,ed by \essrls sunk in the channel,
olh< r aififtcfrt bars, bare iy within a
shell'* longest range of the fort.l
44 Having brought his report to
head quarters, a council of v\ar was
instantly summoned, to deliberate
upon what wa4 best to he done.
4 it hot it the help of the fleet, it was
evident that, adopt what plan of at
tack we could, our loss must he such
as to rountei balance even success it
sell ; while success^ under existing
circumstances, was to say the leasi
of it doubtful. And even if \m
should succeed, what would be gain
ed l>y it? We could not remove an>
thins from Baltimore for v\ mil of
conveyance. BaiLJbe ships be. .j
nl>le to reach the town, the??, indeed
the quantity of bobty might havt
paid (he survivors for tbeir toil, and
consoled them ivr the loss of their
comrades; but as the Case now stood*
we should only light to give us an
opportunity of feeding the sceuep ol
Washington. To distress an ene^
my is no douhl desirable, .but, in
the jMreaenLitislayiry, fhpt distress,
even if brought upon (he Americans
wouid cosl usdeArY whereas; ifwe
failed, it was - hardly possible to
avoid destruction. Every hour
brought reinforcements to tbeir army,
whereas ours had po source from
which even to recruit its losses;^ and
it was, therefore, deemed pruuent.
since we could not light at once, to
iose uo time in returning to the ship
ping, ^ ' . 1 !
"About three hours after mid
night, the troops were accordingly
formed upon the road. and.b^gan
their retreat1; leaving the picquets to
deceive the enemy and follow as a
rear guard? Marching over the field
where the battle of the lSth had
been fought, we beheld the dead
scattered about, and still unhuried ;
but 60 far different from those which
we had seen at Bladenshurg, that
they were not stripped, every mail
lying as he had fallen. One object
struck me as curious. I saw several
men hanging lifeless among the
branches of trees, and Jearnt thai
they had been riflemen, who chose,,
during the battle, to fix themselves
in diese elevated situation* for the
conjoined purposes of securing good
arm, and avoiding danger. Wjtiai
ever migh) be their sliccess in th*
first of these designs, in ihe last they
faild; for our men soon .discovered
them, and considering the thing as
unfair refused to give dien|qtia|ters,
and shot tnetri on their peaches.
Here the army were rallied by
the sudden appearance of aiquadron
of hwse, w hich had been sent out
by tl&Americaii general to track our
steps. They succeeded in making
two prisoners, but a single shrapnel
checked their advance, and sent the?
back- at full speed. We proceeded!
4>n our march, and the next da.>
werein sight of the shipping."
The troops were all got wTioard
without molestation; and on the 17th
the fleet set sail for the Patuxent?
and a part of tflLfieet, with the
iroops^on after saileil for Jamaica.
On the 10th ?*f December the fleet
had returned off the Missdwppl! for
the purpose of attacking^New -Or
leans. We tRrnot see any mention
made of forfr McHenry, othe r w ise
than as alluded to as above.
Of the defence of V ashington,
the author says, after some remarks
on the operations of the tfrjtisli
array : v
" Witfi respect to the Americans,
criticism necessarily degenerates into
unqualified censure. From the be
ginning to the end of the affair, tliev
acted 111 no one instance like profit
or sagaCious men* In the first piw5*\
they ought ort no accouut to liav.
risked a general action in hn op*i?
country, however strong and steei :
and secondly they deserved to Buffet
much more than they did for pejrmif
ting an eneniy's army to penetratt
beyond Nottingham. In allowing
us to Hind without op|>ositioii, they
were perhaps tuilty of no great er
ror; but as socn as we had Ipiided.
instead of corioentiratin^ their forces
in one place, tht*y 'ought to have bar-'
rassed.us with continual skirmishing;
felled trees on each side, and thrown
them across the road ; dug deep
ditches at certain intervals ; in short
to have adopted the mode of war
fare to which their own habits, as
well as the nature of their country
invited them.
" In America every man is a shot
from his rpry boyhood, and eVeiy
man serves in the militia ; but to
Uring an., army of raw militia men.
however excellent they might he n>
shots, in a field against regular troop*
would bud in nothing hut defea
VV hen two lines oppose each othei.
very little depends upon the accuva
Icy with which individuals take aim.1
It is (lieu 1 1 1 h the hab t 01 acting in
concert, the ton&jenQE which each |
man feels in his companions, and
the rapidity and good order iu which |
different movements can be executed,
*re alone of real service. But put
these raw militiamen into thick Woods,
and seud your regular troops to drive
them out* you ViU immediately lose
all the advantages of discipline, and
reduce you* battle to so mai^fringiej
an enemy would be expos
crosi fire. The troops wen
up in sti ait lines, like so n
gimeiits upon a gala parade
the guns were used as coi
links to a chain, being poste
aametird?r1iy oOesandiwosf
interval*
I " In maintaining themselve
w ise. \n hen attacked, they e
irei'ttier aki)l nor resolution,
pe rsonal courage of the An
there can lie no doubt; they
dfvidtihlly taken, as brave
as any in the world. But i
not soldiers. It was the V
folly, therefore, to hring tl
a situation where nothing ex<
experience, And chose hah
avail ; and it^ is on thi
I tepeat what 1 have tftreai
that the capture of \Va*lriii
more owing to the fa^t* oflH
ricans themselves than to ai
cause* f!L
^Vom /Ar PVrmST Intelligencer.
MCHAL FROM A HOG PEN
. . . - ,
As in company with my neighbor J
i was lately looking into likkho^jpenJ
iif pointed ouMo me one o^ismigs
v. hith he said w as naturally tljyp !?est :
[but now, the j>onregt* on account^/
?lip|Hng his root through the floor,"
and not being able to extricate it, the
other* instead of ?ompatfcioi)ating
him, ami trying to relievehim, poun
ced upon him, just like mankind ,
biting and bruising him till thev al
most- killed W\m?just lik * mankind ,
?a id lie. i tigp forcibly Htrnck at the
remark, however degrading the
truth. What! do mankind rather
afflict and distress, thati relieve each
other in trouble; Look round you
and see. Tftere is a man in distress ;
having been unfortunate, met with
one loss upon another, and his pecu
niary circumstances becoming doubt
ful, see what scratching and acrato
bliug among his creditors; how they
divide and subdivide and sacrifice his
substance. Otie Empties the barn of
its hay and its stock ; another the
granary of the grain; another the
j>ett'of the pig; the bouse of the
furniture ; the cellar of its vegetables ;
mother deprives the debtor of hi>
.pparel, and to-taorrtfto he must g
to jail, to pay pouuds without a penny, i
r -j
William Junes and Thomas
ieo.-^One dav upon remov
le hooks at the Chambers of
ner, ? large spider dropt upon
v, npon which Sir William,
me warmth said <?foli that1
that law
like that
w^jt* Tfe.ideot
people do so someti
rhe gaoler th?n (hi
' y jfL
< s caring out
Honing. ?< Well ?
*?er, "let mefmve a ,V?8
ifVon, and I'll I* ie, ,, 8
above if a feet. _ 9 w'*
But what! may noi a man -oiv.il
bis cot ; attach what is virtually l?is?
own; Legally he may ; hot \wi
ku^w t litre are some things luicjul
which are uot ex|?edient. Should
you lose an expected crop by frost,
or a portion of your property by tire
or flood, you would not think of
?
distressing your poor neighbor to re
pair your loss. Why should you iu"
the other case ? How do you know
but the h^id of Providence is in both?
if your neighbor has nothing to pay,
wh^fehould you take away his beil
from under him? Or why should
you thrust him into prison, when, if
you will have patience with him, Iu
may pay thee all? ' *
r Again, there is another neighbor
in trouble; he may have erred; (it
is human to err:) be this as it may,
his enemies, ' continually watching
for his halting, think that they hive
no w e nsured him f and begin to abuse
him more brutalty than ever. As to
hisjjrtViUfo, they either stand aloof,
c r pass by oti the pther cMe; or
holding the garments, consent to the
cruelty, and occasionally cast a stone,
feifeg in general declamation, cru
^umjf crucify him. Is this fanc y,
it factor? melancholy fact ! bo
mankind act like rational sympathetic
creatures? creatures that can he
touched With another s feelings ; that
lother's w*oe^ or more like
multitude , who hire ?nd
consume each other?
" |t trus remark, w hen
g tioim hill, (from
evet^Vftfee rfves him
fhat was'
Rallied to angels and made
^ ~ "? Ohow fallen,
Mt * "? W V ~
v?
Foblish pride.? Y ride is the lep*.
rosy of the soul ? the bane of ftieihU
ship? (lie plague of the eartli, and
detestation of Heaven, it is the tri
umph of Lucifer ? and Shibboleth of
the infernal crew.? It is a perfidious
inmate, tyrannical and oppr *?vc;
and, like a serpent when irritated,
will wound itself. 4Like bull ies in
dated with air, tl*e more it swells, the
sooner it bursts.
Women are like books, malice
and envy will easilv lead you to a
ietection of their fautfs ; but their
?eautiea good judgment only can dis
cover, and good nature relish*
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