. A brief history of the United States . f oneencounter with fourteen bullet-holes in his blanket. In 1756, a party of Indians tookhim prisoner, bound him to a stake, and made ready to torture him with fire. Theflames were already scorching his limbs, and death seemed certain, when a Frenchofficer burst through the crowd and saved his life. At Fort Edward, when all othersfled, he alone fought back the fire from a magazine in which were stored threehundred barrels of gunpowder, protected only by a thin partition. His face, hishands, and almost hi^ whole body, were blistered ; and in removinsr t
. A brief history of the United States . f oneencounter with fourteen bullet-holes in his blanket. In 1756, a party of Indians tookhim prisoner, bound him to a stake, and made ready to torture him with fire. Theflames were already scorching his limbs, and death seemed certain, when a Frenchofficer burst through the crowd and saved his life. At Fort Edward, when all othersfled, he alone fought back the fire from a magazine in which were stored threehundred barrels of gunpowder, protected only by a thin partition. His face, hishands, and almost hi^ whole body, were blistered ; and in removinsr the mittens fromhis hands, the skin was torn oflWith them. The British oflcred him money andthe rank of major-general if he would desert the American cause; but he cotildneither be daunted by toil and danger, nor bribed by gold and honors. 1775-] THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR. 10^ work that there was no ahirm. At daylight the Britishofficers were startled by seeing the redoubt which had beenconstructed. Resolved to drive the Americans from their. THE PRAYER BEFORE THE BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL. position, Howe crossed the river with three thousand men,and formed them at the landing. The roofs and steeples ofBoston were crowded with spectators, intently watcliing thetroops as they slowly ascended the hill. The patriot rankslay quietly behind their earthworks until the red-coats werewithin ten rods, when Prescott shouted Fire ! A blaze oflight shot from the redoubt, and whole platoons of the Britishfell. The survivors, unable to endure the terrible slaughter,broke and fled. They were rallied under cover of the smokeof Charlestown, which had been wantonly fired Dy Grage. 110 EPOctt III. [1775 Again they were met by that deadly discharge, and again theyfled. Eeinforcements being received, the third time theyadvanced. Only one volley smote them, and then the firingceased. The American ammunition was exhausted. TheBritish charged over the ramparts with fixed bayonett. Thepatriots gallantly resiste
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