One hundred years with the State Fencibles : a history of the First Company State Fencibles, Infantry Corps State Fencibles, Infantry Battalion State Fencibles, and the Old Guard State Fencibles, 1813-1913 . cessity of occupying the whole width of thestreet by forming platoons, and thus protecting his flanks, whichhe promptly did, (halting his command and preparing for the on-set), and telling him of my purpose, I advanced a considerabledistance in front of the column, waving my sword in the air toattract attention, directing the fugitives to take refuge behind themilitary, and shouting to the
One hundred years with the State Fencibles : a history of the First Company State Fencibles, Infantry Corps State Fencibles, Infantry Battalion State Fencibles, and the Old Guard State Fencibles, 1813-1913 . cessity of occupying the whole width of thestreet by forming platoons, and thus protecting his flanks, whichhe promptly did, (halting his command and preparing for the on-set), and telling him of my purpose, I advanced a considerabledistance in front of the column, waving my sword in the air toattract attention, directing the fugitives to take refuge behind themilitary, and shouting to the rioters to stop or they would be firedupon. My object was to divert the mob and avoid a collision. Itwas the thought of a moment, and fortunately successful. In aninstant I was surrounded by hundreds of them—the rush in thedirection of the military was stopped—the flying ofiicers escaped—a new object was presented to the mob. There was a pause, anda bloody catastrophe averted. Although they crowded upon me,hear what I had to say, and provided me with a stand from whichand shut me out from the column and all aid, and made use ofcoarse threats, they offered no violence of any kind, but wanted to. COLONEL JAMES PAGE.(Captain Statk ) 1844 LETTER—DEATH OF LIEUT. BUTTON 69 to speak, which I gladly availed myself of; for time to thiuk waswhat mauy of them needed, mad with the passion of the moment,and stimulated to wrong by the wicked and vicious who are everready to profit by such opportunities. They listened to me pa- ^ tiently, dropping away and thinning out by degrees, until thewhole scene, an hour before so full of violence and terror, becamecomparatively quiet. Towards evening the main body of the mili-tary came up, and Colonel Murray and his command were re-lieved from a very trying and dangerous position. I need not saythat, small as was the force under him, they behaved with greatcoolness, and he, his officers and men, were ready to meet the is-sue if it h
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