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We continued to scour the country for horses and mules, but so many of those drawn at Nashville were continually failing, that, although we were successful in collecting a large number, still, many of the men were without anything to ride. On the night of the 27th, at Mount Hope, I received word from General Dodge, stating that he had driven the enemy, and that I should push on.
They had gathered at Hesdin, at which rendezvous the king had arrived in the early part of April; but it was not until the 27th of July that the whole army was collected, and marching by slow steps advanced towards the English position. King Edward had taken every precaution to guard all the approaches to the city.
The party left Portland to take the field on the 18th June, and reached the Grand Falls of the St. John on its return on the 25th August. The surplus stores, with the boats and camp equipage, were stored there, and were afterwards transferred to the parties of the two other commissioners. A map of the operations of this division was placed on file in the State Department on the 27th December.
I am too devoted a father to have my son with me in troubles of this kind. The anxieties of a father should not be added to those of the commander." On the 27th of March the Hartford started again down river, accompanied by the Albatross and the Ellet ram Switzerland.
In the midst of their cries and tears, the family showed me the last letter, received that very morning, and dated the 27th September, two days before.
Edward sent the letter on to Philip, bidding him come to the relief of the town. In July Philip led an army toward Calais. A portion of it sent to dislodge the Flemings, who were acting with Edward at Quesnoy was defeated. He appeared at Sangatte on the 27th. He was unable to get at the English who were securely posted behind the marshes, and challenged Edward to come out to battle.
Immediately in rear of the guns were posted the 4th, the 27th, and the 65th. To the right hand was the 5th, to the left the 2d and the 33d. In all the men lay down in ranks, just sheltered by the final fringe of pines.
By the time I had pawed out, I could not, if laid out, have been distinguished from a mud sill; but I was too near gone to speak bad words, and so went on in silence, weighing five pounds more than before my descent. Before long we halted and bivouaced for the night. The next morning, the 27th, our regiment started about 10 o'clock, and was thrown out as an advance guard to our baggage train.
Seeing it was useless to withhold any longer, while the black was in the act of throwing he gave him the contents of his gun in his face, and made for the camp. I sent Thring and him to look for it, and to bring up the missing horses which they had seen. Wind variable. Cloudy. Monday, 27th May, Newcastle Water, Sturt Plains. Started at 8.10 a.m., course 335 degrees.
Upon extinguishing the torch-lights, about twelve in number, the darkness of the night seemed quite horrible; the water being also much charged with the phosphorescent appearance which is familiar to every one on shipboard, the waves, as they dashed upon the rock, were in some degree like so much liquid flame. The scene, upon the whole, was truly awful! Wednesday, 27th July.