The late war, between the United States and Great Britain, from June 1812, to February 1815 - written in the ancient historical style (1816) (14763160335)

Identifier: latewarbetween_00hunt (find matches)
Title: The late war, between the United States and Great Britain, from June 1812, to February 1815 : written in the ancient historical style
Year: 1816 (1810s)
Authors: Hunt, Gilbert J
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Publisher: New York : Pub. and sold for the author, by David Longworth
Contributing Library: University of Pittsburgh Library System
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hand, he held every mans hearttherein. 13 And Jackson spake, and said unto hiscaptains of fifties, and his captains of hun-dreds, Fear not; we defend our lives andour liberty, and in that thing the Lord willnot forsake us: 14 Therefore, let every man be upon hiswatch; and let the destroying engines nowutter forth their thunders in abundance : 15 And ye cunning back-woodsmen, whohave known only to hunt the squirrel, thewolf, and the deer, now pour forth yourstrength upon the mighty lion, that we maynot be overcome. 16 And as the black dust cast upon a burn-ing coal instantly mounteth into a flame, sowas the spirit of the husbandmen of the back-woods of Columbia. 17 Now the brave men from Tennesseeand Kentucky set their shining rifles to work,and the destroying engines began to vomittheir thunders upon the servants of the king. 18 Twice did the host of Britain, in solidcolumns, come against the entrenchments ofJackson, and twice he drove them back. 19 Moreover, Daniel the brave, who had
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297 raised up defences upon the banks of the ri-yer, likewise let his engines loose upon them,and shot into the camp of the king. 20 And the men of Britain strove to scalethe ramparts, and get into the stiong hold ofJackson; but the husbandmen drove themback with great slaughter. 21 The fire and the smoke, and the deaf-ning noise that sounded along the battle-ments, were tremendous for more than thespace of two hours, when the dreadful roar-ings ceased, for the warriors of the king fledin confusion. 22 But when the sulphureous vapors arose,behold the battle-ground was covered withthe slain and groaning officers and soldiersof the kingdom of Great Britain! 23 Humanity shuddered at the awful scene,whilst the green fields blushed. 24 Seven hundred of the servants of theking were slain; and their whole loss that daywas two thousand six hundred valiant men,who had fought under Wellington, the cham-pion of England. 25 And Pakenham,the chief captain of thehost of Britain, was amongst the sla