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France, haviog become the ally of f thc United States, sent orders to ?i?r admirai, Count D'Estaing, then oper ating against the British among the West India islands, to give all the as eist-iucc in his power to the young rc public. Both France and langland had possessions among these rich is land-*, and a vigorous war waa being carried on amidst their waters by Ad miral Byron, on the part of the Eng lish, and Count D'Es-taiug, ou the part of the French. Tho latter had just met and defeated the Engliah fleet, disabling so many of its ships that they had been corni oiled to seek shelter in one of their ports to repair tho damages inflicted by the French guns. Having thus checked active operations against the French ialanda for several weeks, at least, D'Estaing turned his attention' to the needs oi his American allies. He had received urgent requests from General Lincoln, commander of the continental force? in the South; from Governor Rut ledge, of Soufh Carolina, and from the French conaul at Charleston, to coope rate with the Americans in an assault on Savannah, then occupied by the British. Under theae circumstances, D'Es taiog sailed for the coast of Georgia. II? arrived off the Savannah river, the ?OWG lyiog 18 miles from its mouth, on September D,with a fleet of twenty two ships of the line, and eleven fri gates, carrying 15,000 soldiers. D'Es taiug's arrival waa such a complete surprise to the British that a ship of tho line, the Experiment, of fifty guns and three frigates, fell into the hands of the Freneh admiral. The Experiment, by the way, muBt have been launched under an "unlucky star." The readers of our recent ac count of "How the Strange Battle of Fort Moultrie Was Fought and Won" will recall the faot that abe was one of tho British ships that were "all tat tered and torn" by the fierce guns of little Fort Moultrie. The eutiro fleet suffered severely on the occasion, but the Experiment probably the worst. Her side9 were riddled and crushed, and her decke slippery with the blood of the 100 men of her crew who were killed or wounded. She had narrow ly escaped capture by the Americans, only to fall into the hands of her hated enemies," the French. Arrangements had previously been made by D'E?taing with tho American general, and the news of his arrival off Savannah was sent, by a swift vessel, to Charleston. D'Estaing WOB to land ;;,uuu men at Beaulieu, on September ll, and Lincoln was to cross the Sa vannah river a', zl'ibly's ferry, on the same day> wi'.n 1,000 of his troops and effect a jun ot iou with the French man. The town of Savannah was at this time the headquarters of General Pr? vost, the British commander in the South. Anticipating no danger at this time, he had weakened his garri son by detaching several companies to occupy outlying posts at exposed points io the State, and woree still,. bad left a considerable forqo with Col onel Maitland, at Beaufort, S. C. As soon as the Freooh fleet was sighted off the coast General Provost sent sw if' moa songer s to Colonel Maitland and to all the outlying Georgia posts within retch with the order to return to Savannah with all possible speed. This order was successfully carried out by all poats io the State, except by the siok sod wounded of the Sun bury garrison, who were captured by the Americans. On the night of September 12 Count D'Estaing landed 3,000 of his men at Beaulieu. On the next day, without waiting for the ar i val of General Lincoln, h e summoned the garrison of I Savannah to surrender, io the name of ibo king of France. General Pr?vost believed in tho time worn axiom that 'all ia fair in love and in war." He was desirous of gaining time, that uolonel Maitland might Join him. His reply to the summons, therefore, was worded in suoh a manner as to {Ive D'Estaing the impression that he intended to capit?lalo without fight ing.: Under this belief, tho Freooh admiral granted his request for a truce if twenty-four hours. Thea, in breathless suspense, the shrewd Brit ish general watched the hours go by, knowing that if Maitland, withhie ff ol 3omo reinforcement, had not reach ed Mm by the expiration of the lr ace, there would be nothing loft for him. to do but to capitulate or fight, with the certainty of defeat, and the saori lee of many lives. ' ; : * But Maitland did arriva within the twenty four ; hours and entered tbs oity by a route that had hitherto been deemed ImpoBsiblc. It, was not of phoiOs that Maitland bec am e tho pto neer of fois router?'?.^e';lPr?^?? v^^i' in posseesion of the main ' channel of tlie-?|yer whioh oonueeted the town DRIES. ling of Savannah During the England. ?a Sunny South. with thc nea. Therefore the gallant Maitland wont around by Dawfuokie, .an island north of the mouth of the river, and there landed ir a marsh. Dragging their boats through thia' marah, the British soldiers reached ! the Savannah river at a point above the anchorage of the French fleet and i quietly made their way into the town in small parties so as cot to attract at tention from the ships. Encouraged by this timely addition to his forces, Pr?vost determined to defend Savan nah to the last extremity. This was the answer conveyed to D'Estaing, who was expecting quite another. In the meaotime General Linoolo had arrived and had effected a junc tion with the French army. Prepara tions were at onco made for a siege. ? The heavy ordnanoo and otoros from : the fleet were brought ashore and the besieging armies broke ground for their entrenohmente. By the 1st of j October they had pushed their sap ping operations to within 300 yards of the abattis on the left of the British lines. While this work was going on several batteries were almost inces santly playing on the British breast- ! woiks, though making little impres sion on them. Meantime au under lying anxiety was making itself felt ic I the camp bf the allies, but especially at the American headquarters. j The French admiral had had no idea that so much time would be re I quired for the reduction of Savannah, and the cons?quent driving of the British from Georgia. He was con j vinced that his own position was be I coming critical and that the French West India islands were in danger of ? being attacked by the rehabilitated British fleet. Not only so, but he knew that the ships, under his com mand, now lying at the mouth of the river, might at any moment be attack ed at a disadvantage by a British fleet sent from the waters of New York or Boston. In addition to these dangers was that of the ever present and daily increasing one of storms, as the tem petuous season was rapidly approach ing. To the natural uneasiness of D'Es taiog himself was added that of his officers and their urgent requests to depart from Savannah. Under these circumstances there were just two al ternatives. The one to raise the siege, the other to attempt the oapture by storm. The latter course was de cided upon. On the left of the allied armies was a swampy hollow that af forded a OOVer for troops adcann?ng on the rigbt flank of the besieged to a point within 50 yards of their princi pal lines of defense. It was deter mined to march to the main attaok along this hollow, but at the same time to make feints against'other parts of the lines. It was on the. morning nf tn? 9*h of Ostcbcr th?t S heavy oannonade and bombardment were opened on the town, as prelimi naries to the real attaok, and to di vert the attention of the enemy from the movements of the troops. Thirty five hundred French, with 1,000 Americans, advanced 'in three ool umna. They were led by D'Estaing and Linooln in person, aided by their principal ofioors, and made a furious assault on the British lines. Their reoeption was much warmer (not to say cordial) than they had an ticipated. Pr?vost had made; good UBS of the tittie gained by his strata gem and had strengthened his works in every possible direction, ' His bair tories commanded every portion, of the advancing columna as they emer ged from tho swamp. They were mowed down like grass before, tho swing of the reaping hool. : But both French and Americans were brave men, one and all, and, steadily march ing into the very teeth of those open mouthed cannon,v they passed the abattis, crossed the ditch and mounted tbe parapet. Like a resistless tiffi wave, the allies swept onward, Both the French and j Amerieanjs planted their banners ola. the' ramparts: and thence endeavored to force their way'' inside the Works. Hundreds of thea'o dauntless men wore killed, yettstill the fight went on. Bat at length the issailants began to relax iu tho fierce acas of their assault and then'thin? carne a pauso. . 'Byan now, none could': Iel! which ?ray the victory woald torn. Many of the alli?s bad succeeded io gaining,the redoubts and more wore randy -iu fol low.. Al this critical mom?nt. ?\ ; tho fate of the battis hung trembli in tho balance,.?!?jor Glasier, ?* head of afresh body of marinas 'ian grenadier*1;the' flower of :'Invest*", for?es, threw itb?ms?iv?s^thj.^ l**s impetuosity upon thoae of allies who had gained. the - redoubts ted;.drov?r;: them ;o>er- the ?hatti? into the hollow* by wt?eh a?^hiifiet*sj manchad' been Pj????? and unexpected that it was not io hu man power to stop it, or to stand to 'ore it, exhausted z.z tho ???ic? ?u???y were. And thus the trembling scales were turned in favor of the British. The allies recognized the inevitable, and tho retreat was sounded. The siege and assault cf Savannah was an altogether unfortunate affair for the cause of freedom in that sec tion, at least for the time. It en couraged tho British, disheartoned the Freooh and discouraged the Americans who had been seeking to convert their tory neighbor^ to tho c?UBe of liberty, and not those only, but also many who were inclined to join the patriots, but feared to enlist in a lost cause. The French lost in killed and wounded seven hupdred men. Among tho latter were Count D'Estaing himself, the French gen eral, De Fcutanges, and several others of their highest officers. The conti nentals lost two hundred and fifty men. The Charleston militia, though equally in the midst of the fight, were more fortunate, losing but one captain killed and six privates wor.n led. On the other hand, the loss of the British was surprisingly small, boing only fifty-five in killed and wrvinded. But that was beoause they fought hehiud the shelter of their works. The French admiral now announoed to General Lee his intention to raise tho siege. It was in vain that the American remonstrated, and pointed out the faot that the garrison and town could not much longer hold out should the regular course of the siege be resumed. The heavy ordnance and stores were returned to the fleet. Then, on the 18th of October, bott armies broke camp. The Amerioani recrossed tho Savannah river at Zub ly's ferry and again encamped ii South Carolina, while their allioB re embarked. The issue of this eater prise was a souree of intense mortifi cation sud sorrow to General Lincoln but he had the fortitude to repres every expression of resentment a D'Estaing's decision, sod the tw commanders parted cn the best o terms, outwardly, at least. Bat th affairs of the Southern States wore more gloomy aspect than ever, in coe sequence of this unfortunate siege Had D'Estaing assaulted the tow when he first landed, or even invests it go as to prevent Pr?vost from send ing out his messengers for reinforo< ments, the result would have bee very different. In the siege of Savannah the Amer oans lost more than the battle. Tw most gallant lives went out from the: midst. Where all wore heroes, the? two men were known as the bravest < the brave. One was the gallant Po ish count, Pulaski. Noble, ch i val ri offering bis life for tba liberty of country not his own, he dashed; io I thc town at tb' head of his spien d cavalry troop, seeking *? Ve tl enemy in the rear. Hefiw r?. sf tl withering sheet of iron aliud ?au that swept over them, mowing dov men and horses, Pulaski's equadrt rushed like a whirlwind Upon the en my. Bushed until their beloved lea er waa struck by a swivel shot ai fell, mangled and bleeding te tl ground. Then atlast, his men ws?c ed and broke and fled. Again, thu ru was ihc boro of Fa Moultrie, Sergeant Jasper. Marohii with the brave South Carolina reg mentone of its proud stsndardbesrei he and another planted on the Bri til ramparts the twp standards pr?sent to the defenders of Fort Moultrie 1 the ladies of Charleston; After tl battle the gallant standardbesrer w Found in tho ditch, clasping his t lb ved treasure in death, with Iiis fa buried in Its folds. He had swo that he would never surrender it b with his life, and ho had kept I word. There, ; with his heart's bio ebbing slowly way, ho Rtrctched hil self opon lt, and, drawn it close, c fonding it even ia death, ; . Man Mv?ngr Whe Captured. Cork I ?? Santa Anna. ^ Bloemtngton,r III., ?rjue;;fS2Sf mau who captured Saut a Anaa's^ leg, the most iutcresting' relio of x Mexican war, i? ypt\U^njt^^tt? gatton by : the ;':He2l|g^rawp| torioal Sooioty was succeesf??id ?oe ?ttg th's: captor in the person Edw* Elvin BlUbtt, Ma present reside! Mr. Elliott in a recent fe)^ to* reury E. M. Print*, of tV?^<ori society, confirma tb? ao?ouot of i famous incident connected with i capture bl'toe ^ an* whi?^t? r< by Mr, Pfinis ^efore i?e i?^U ? torioal Society. Mr. EtfibH^ti Fourth regfeeat nf lUfeoliailt nlS:e^ss,.- Mf, gs t^, ??v???... ;xno rt me# did net meet $Wl^i?h ?Ct Io the coorie of Mr. EHiott'e a tho ^e??esns when thalrifestjk) were tttUckod by the Am?r$i?* ?? luxurious coaob of General Banta An na, harnessed and ready to leave. This coaeh had been rendered unser viceable by the artillery fire, one of the mules being killed. The saddle mule, on which an outrider usually rode, was being cut out of the harness as the American soldiers ouuie up. The latter noticed tho Mexicans mounting an offioor upon this mule, but they did not know until later that thiu officer WAS Sao ta Anna. His cap ture would have ended the war. Com panies B and II charged down the hill, scattering the Mexicans. Private Edward Elliott was the first to reaoh the carriago, and jumped in side. Ile /secured the cork leg of tho Mcxioan general, and then passed it out to his comrades for inspection. It was sont to tho rear ast a prize of war, and eventually was placed in Me morial hall in Springfield, where it is yet on exhibition. Elliott thoo hunt ed through the carringa and found a basket of lunch which had been put up for G?n?ral Santa Anna. This was appropriated, a roast chiokon speedily devoured; continuing his BO cr oh, Elliott unoovered a bag of gold doubloons hidden under the seat. The coin was kept under guard until an aid of General Twigg came up. Thc money was then turned over to thi oommander in chief as a prize of th( government. This saok contained $10,000. The Fourth regiment sau considerable service ic the ensuing .month, but was finally sent to Illinoii to be mustered out. Paper Made from Cotton Stalks The manufacture of paper from tb? fiber of the cotton stalk is one of th latest and most interesting invention of the now century. For many year expert inventors have been busily ea gaged experimenting with the oottoi stalk, and now it appears from recen developments that their labors au expenditures of money are to bo re warded with signal and striking sue eess. Not only have these tnvestigs tiona pasa od the experimental stage but they are rapidly being shaped't be placed into praotioal operation. 1 has been unquestionably demonstrate that all grades of paper, from ih best form of linen grade to the lowe?! oan be manufactured from cotto stalks. In addition tb this, a varie* of by-products, such as alcohol, nitn geo? material for gun ootton at) smokeless powder, can also bo.secure in paying quantities. The time not now far distant when paper plan equipped with all modern maohinci and devices for making , paper ar utilization of the other by-pr?duo referred to will be built and placed i operation throughout the ootton grot log States of the South. The esta Jishmect of these mills for the man facture of paper from cotton stalks wi at once develop a new industry quite enormous proportions and inst tute the utilization of ? waste produ whioh at the present tim? has cot paratively little or no value. It wi prove the entering wedge pf oheokii tho present increasing cost bf pape Which is. becoming such a tord< upon the newepapov industry, of tl country. tftijM g. It is estimated, that on an area land .producing a' bale of cotton least one ton of stalks can be gathere Upon this; basis of calcination . t?j hew indastiy. cab annually depet ?pon from 10,000,000 j. to 13,000,0 tons of raw material. This willh only furnish necessary supplies moot all home demanda, but also p< mit of the export of pulp or finish producta to foreign ?o?dtrles. At t present tiniie ; v^ested in paper mills the United States with but few plat located in the South* Tho hulk the materia) going into the mannt i tura et;^papV;*t:-the 'presented spruee^pibe^ becoming moro' expansivo in tho c n??tlbs cf the forests and the hi prioos which ?such timber commands the markets tor othes use^ isaiion of a w*flto product snob ps i ootton ?talk,^?|ijm^ s^idwU^theret? ^ i^0?i^pki ^this ^ggg Balley ts Oat for Bryan. Washington, June 22.-Represen tative BargeBs, who is one of Senator Bailey's warmest friends, has made a statement concerning Senator Bailey, of Texas, and the Demooratto nomi? nation for President. He said in part: j "It is unquestionably true that with practical unanimity the Democrats in Congress would hail with delight the nomination of Senator Bailey for Pres ident in 1908. But they know Demo crats cannot and will not urge his nomination becauso of the section of country he is identified with. Bailey and all of us, so far as I ?now, are of the opinion that polities! conditions point to the nomination of Bryan as the logioal candidate in 1908. The belated ad JOCney by the present Pres* ident of all those things for whioh ? Brynn has contended for years, cou pled with Bryan's spotless character and unquestioned ability and patriot- > ism, and evident Democratic tendency . toward the reduotion and revision of the tariff, strongly indioate the proba bility of his election.**, ? Convenient. Jeweler-Yon Bay yon want some) name engraved on this ring? Young Man-Yes, I want tho words "George to his dearest, Alice" on graved on the inside of the ring. "Xs the young lady your sister?" "No, she is the young lady to whom I am engaged." "Well, if I were you, I would not have 'George to his dearest Alice1 en graved on the ring. If Alioe goes back on you you can't use the ring again." . . "What would yoe* suggest?" j "I would suggest that th? words be 'George to his first and only love.' You seo with that inscription you can use the ring half a dozen times. I have had experience in such matters, myself."-Pearson's Weekly. - At Shelby ville, lad., a swarm of baas attacked some horseslin a, pasture One boree was stung to death and an* Other was reported dying. The owner of tho torsos who attempted to rescue ? them was so badly stung that he waa in a critical cotditioo. ?.. . , I have two hundred and thirteen (213) aerea of land, ly log near Chamberlain's Ferry, 0 caliea from McCormick, S. C., on the public rosa leadlos from McCor mick to Lin coln ton C. H./ Ga. It t*u strong and productivo grade of land for cotton and grain, It ia bounded' by Sa vannan river on the oast aide. Soap creek on the west side, with a publia road run ning nearly through the center. It bas an ordinary good dwelling house. S good barn, cotton huuHO and a small ?toro house. It Io a good place for a store and a public Work ?hop; Two-horse farm in cultivation, good water and a healthy place, good school and church, mill and gin in two miles, and as good community as can bo found any where. A good pear tare and a Uno place for raising atock, and I expect there could btv ten hundred it"Ui?riu ?gn W( pl?? ?Uui??l" U4M?U ?U the place; There, is aleo a nice young Pecan orchard growing on Soap creek, which will be val?ablelt? a few years:. This land can be bought reasonable, considering th? value of tha place. Ap ply to J. p. HOtCOMB, June20,1906 ' ..I^-o* Scaoiarship ?sanuri at ion, THE University of South Carolina of