. Joscelyn Cheshire. --. *f A •i^-*. Richard was dragged along with thk British until theirposition was regained. CHAPTER X. i:j clixtox s tents. Give me liberty or give me death. — Patrick Hejtrt. TTATLESS, ftirious, half-blind from dust and-*—*- the trickling of the blood from the wound inthe head that had dazed and rendered him power-less to escape back to his own ranks after meetingthe enemy, Eichard was dragged along with theBritish until their position was regained, andthence despatched to the rear, where the otherprisoners were held, under guard. There he layon the ground for an hour, l
. Joscelyn Cheshire. --. *f A •i^-*. Richard was dragged along with thk British until theirposition was regained. CHAPTER X. i:j clixtox s tents. Give me liberty or give me death. — Patrick Hejtrt. TTATLESS, ftirious, half-blind from dust and-*—*- the trickling of the blood from the wound inthe head that had dazed and rendered him power-less to escape back to his own ranks after meetingthe enemy, Eichard was dragged along with theBritish until their position was regained, andthence despatched to the rear, where the otherprisoners were held, under guard. There he layon the ground for an hour, listening and long^in*?feverishly for the sound of Wasliingtons assault-ing guns; but the twilight deepened into starlitdusk, and no rescue came. Then finally he knewby the preparations about him that no furtherattack was expected, but that a retreat was in-tended. Clinton dared not await the return ofdaylight and the fight it would bring; and so inthe still hours of the night, while the Continen-tals slept the sleep of utter exh
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