Meyer  Moses'  young  child  was  killed  while  in  the  arms  of
its  nurse,  and  the  house  burned  down.  A  man  and  his  wife
were  killed  at  the  same  time,  and  in  the  same  bed.  A  sol-
dier who  had  been  relieved  from  serving  at  his  post  in  the
defence  of  the  city,  entered  his  humble  domicil,  and  while  in
the  act  of  embracing  his  anxious  wife,  with  tears  of  gladness,
a  cannon  ball  passed  through  the  house,  killing  them  both
instantly.  Many  sought  safety  in  their  cellars  ;  but  even
when  protected  for  the  moment  from  the  constantly  falling
missiles  of  death  and  destruction,  they  began  to  suflier  for
want  of  food ,  since  all  the  avenues  to  the  city  for  country
supplies,  had  been  cut  off.
General  Moultrie  has  left  us  a  vivid  picture  of  this  period  of
the  siege  :  "Mr.  Lord  and  Mr.  Basquin,  two  volunteers,  were
sleeping  upon  the  mattress  together,  in  the  advanced  redoubt,
when  Mr.  Lord  was  killed  by  a  shell  falling  upon  him,  and
Mr.  Basquin  at  the  same  time  had  the  hair  of  his  head  burnt,
and  did  not  awake  until  he  was  aroused  from  his  slumbers  by
his  fellow  soldiers.  The  fatigue  in  that  advanced  redoubt  was
so  great  for  want  of  sleep,  that  many  faces  were  so  swelled
they  could  scarcely  see  out  of  their  eyes .    I  was  obliged  to  re-

*  Virginia  Gazette,  May  i6,  1780.
