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George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 8, Chapter 55: (search)
oached only over a causeway of about one hundred and sixty yards in length, at the end of which was their breastwork. After the break of day, and before sunrise, Leslie planted two fieldpieces between the bridge and the causeway, and gave orders for the attack; but the Virginians had just beat the reveille; and at the first disch to fear the scalpingknife. Put your arm round my neck, replied the Virginian, lifting him up, and walking with him slowly and carefully to the breastwork. When Leslie saw two of the shirtmen tenderly removing a wounded soldier from the bridge, he stepped upon the platform of the fort, and bowing with great respect thanked them skets alone; but Pendleton had charged him to risk the success of his arms as little as possible; and he wisely put aside the proposal. In the following night, Leslie, dejected by the loss of his nephew in the fight, abandoned the fort and retreated to Norfolk. Nothing could exceed the consternation of its Scotch inhabitants: