ten
o'clock at night
Scenes almost indescribable of distress and death , misery and suffering , now crowd around us on every side . This evening the enemy , having mounted more of his artillery , totally silenced Number 5 battery commanded by the first lieutenant of the Charon , the shot and shells having torn up his platforms and dismounted his guns . He , with his men , was therefore obliged to quit it . At ten o'clock at night the enemy under cover of their guns made a general attack from the centre to the left , but were again repulsed . Twice I witnessed the Hessians give way before the enemy in front of my works . The cannonade continued all night with a warmth hitherto unsurpassed . The slaughter in all parts of the town was very great .