Source-book of American history; edfor schools and readers . the right, and the other on the left,and began a fire alternately with balls and with shells, with-out, however, being able to discriminate in favor of our menwho were in the bushes; for the enemy, without troublingthem, charged savagely upon my cannon, hoping to dis-mount and silence them. . A brave English Lieutenant of Artillery, by the name of William P. Schmidt and a sergeant were the only two who were willing Uentenant to serve tne carmon longer. He came to me and asked me later colonel to let him have ten artillery-men and one
Source-book of American history; edfor schools and readers . the right, and the other on the left,and began a fire alternately with balls and with shells, with-out, however, being able to discriminate in favor of our menwho were in the bushes; for the enemy, without troublingthem, charged savagely upon my cannon, hoping to dis-mount and silence them. . A brave English Lieutenant of Artillery, by the name of William P. Schmidt and a sergeant were the only two who were willing Uentenant to serve tne carmon longer. He came to me and asked me later colonel to let him have ten artillery-men and one subaltern from my Artillery!^ detachment to serve these cannon. But it was impossible for me to grant his request, no matter how well disposed I might have been towards it. Two of my men had been shot dead ; three or four were wounded ; a number had straggled off, and all the Infantry detailed for that purpose, either gone to the devil or run away. Moreover, all I had left, for the serving of each cannon, were four or five men and one subaltern. . .. Specimen of Colonial paper currency, 1763. Ptate is for Plate, bullion.
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