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Pike, in person, led on the attack. The fire of the enemy was 

 soon silenced by his artillery, and a surrender was momently 

 expected, when the British magazine exploded, causing death 

 all around. Just before the explosion Gen. Pike had sat 

 down on the stump of a tree, engaged with one of his aids in 

 examiniog a British sergeant, who had been taken prisoner. 

 In the explosion a quantity of large stones was thrown in 

 every direction, one of which struck Gen. Pike on the breast; 

 upon which he said, " I am mortally wounded ; write to my 

 friend D., and tell him what you know of the battle, and 



to comfort my ." As the troops passed by their dying 



General, he exclaimed, " Push on, my brave fellows ! push on, 

 and avenge the death of your General." Whilst the surgeons 

 were carrying him off the field, a great noise was heard in the 

 direction of the American troops. Pike turned his head 

 anxiously, upon which a sergeant said, " The British union 

 jack is coming down. General, and the stars are going up." 

 Smiles lighted up the countenance of the expiring chief. He 

 was carried to the Commodore's vessel ; and just before he 

 breathed his last, the British standard was brought to him, 

 upon which, having made a sign to have it placed under his 

 head, he expired. A more gallant hero never lived. Noble 

 man ! " When our children shall read the history of patriots 

 and heroes who have fallen in the arms of victory ; when their 

 eyes glisten, and their young hearts throb wildly at the 

 kindling theme, they will close the volume that tells of Epam- 

 inondas, Sydney, and Wolf, and say, We too had our Mont- 

 gomery and our Pike." 



PULASKI. 



Boundaries, Extent. — This county is bounded N. by 

 Twiggs and a part of Wilkinson, E. by Laurens, S. by Telfair 

 and Irwin, and W. by Dooly and Houstoun. Laid out from 

 Laurens, in 1808. Length 32 miles, breadth 17 ; square 

 miles 540. 



