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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 4. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 85 (search)
o response was elicited from the enemy. He now determined on landing, and a boat's crew, under the command of Acting Master John Williams, was sent a shore. Swiftly they climbed the hill, and quickly they arrived in the battery. But here a dangerr haste, had actually left the flagstaff, with its halyards, standing, and the Star-Spangled Banner was run up by Acting Master Williams--Old Jack, of Mathias Point — who has achieved a reputation for devotion to the American flag. On further examrived that, on touching one with the foot, the trap would fall, involving all near by in destruction. The sagacity of Mr. Williams, however, enabled him to discover the snare, and he counteracted it by sending on board the Anacostia for a pair of shhard matter with seamen, in their peculiar element. Influenced by this sentiment, they made a dash on shore, and soon Mr. Williams came up to the flag-staff, which, like that at Cockpit Point, was still standing, and hoisted the pennant, as a substi