New school history of the United States . nt, and passionate. BRITISH REPULSE AT FORT MOULTRIE, 28 June. guns. It v/as commanded by Colonel Moultrie {mooltre), andbore his name. Clinton landed in the rear of the fort. Leeurged its abandonment, declaring it a slaughter-pen. Aninlet of the sea, which could not be forded, separated Sullivvans Island from Long Island, on which the British had disvembarked. The samedifficulty frustrated asecond attempt to takethe fortress by fleet passed thebar, andbombardedthe fort for ten hours,without producing anyserious damage. Theballs sank in the so
New school history of the United States . nt, and passionate. BRITISH REPULSE AT FORT MOULTRIE, 28 June. guns. It v/as commanded by Colonel Moultrie {mooltre), andbore his name. Clinton landed in the rear of the fort. Leeurged its abandonment, declaring it a slaughter-pen. Aninlet of the sea, which could not be forded, separated Sullivvans Island from Long Island, on which the British had disvembarked. The samedifficulty frustrated asecond attempt to takethe fortress by fleet passed thebar, andbombardedthe fort for ten hours,without producing anyserious damage. Theballs sank in the softpalmetto trunks, with- /^^^^MBout splintering or dis-placing them.* Clin-ton returned to New York, and the Caro- jghn rutledge. linas were not annoyed again for two years. 38. A gallant act was performed by Sergeant Jas-per during the bombardment. The flag-staff was broken bya ball, and the flag of South Carolina fell over the the midst of the heavy fire, Jasper leapt down, recoveredthe flag, and replaced it on the THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE.—4thL July, 1776. 39. The Virginia Convention directed their delegates inCongress to propose to that body to declare the United Col-onies free, independent, and sovereign States. William The frigates sent to the support of Clinton ran aground, and stuck fast in theshoals of the Middle Channel. The Actaeon could not be got oif, and was burntby her officers the next morning. 114 HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES. Henry Lee, one of those delegates introduced the committee was appointed to draw up a suitable Declara-
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