J Hammond Trumbull
Published: 2017-10-29
Total Pages: 64
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Excerpt from The Defence of Stonington (Connecticut): Against a British Squadron, August 9th to 12th, 1814 Yet there are fome for whom the {tory of The Attack has not yet loll: its intereit. They learned it in child hood, from the lips Of thofe who {hared the perils and the glory of the aétion. They grew up, amid affocia tions which could hardly fail to kindle an honcit pride in their birth-place. To them, the Tenth ofauguft was not merely a fchool - holiday, but an anniverfary entitled to equal honors with Independence Day itfclf. They have helped draw the Old Eighteens, through the fireets Of the Borough, in folcmn proceflion to the fits of the demoliihcd Battery. They have feen the cherifhed Flag - pierced and torn in a dozen places by the enemy's {hog - float again from the flag-hafi, in honor of the day: and fome Of them were {landing by when Old Hickory bared his head to falute it, and bade the citizens preferve, with all care, this pre cions memorial Of the courage and patriotifm of their townfmcn. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.