Part 31 (1/2)

At parting, the ruddy warriors shook hands with their returning friends, and sent their love ”Tell our fathers,” said they, ”that we shall think of thehts the truer”

Then led on by the brave colonels Campbell, Cleveland, Shelby, Sevier, and Williams, they ascended the hill and commenced the attack

Like Sinai of old, the top of the mountain was soon wrapped in s frouson was slain, and the whole of his party killed, wounded or taken

To avenge thisblow, Cornwallis despatched colonel Tarleton with thirteen hundred and fifty picked troops, against Morgan, who had but nine hundred men, and these more than halfMorgan with only four hundred to contend against thirteen hundred and fifty, rushi+ng on furiously as to certain victory What spectator of this scene ned this little forlorn, to that unsparing slaughter which colonel Tarleton delighted in?

But, contrary to all huround, and, in a short time, killed and captured nearly the whole of their proud assailants!

--While Weeely unremarked in this text, the disservice done to those ht bravely at Cowpens compels me to note that this description is inaccurate -- A L, 1997

Raging like a wounded tiger, Cornwallis destroys all his heavy baggage, and pushes hard after Morgan The pursuit is urged with uniains so fast upon the Americans, encu of the ninth day he caan's rear had crossed at a deep ford

Before the wished-forreturned, the river was so swollen by a heavy rain, that Cornwallis could not pass Adoring the hand of Heaven, the A of the third day, Cornwallis renewed the pursuit with redoubled fury, and by the ninth evening, caan's last rifle corps was about to take the ford Presently the rain caht the furious river was ie the hand of God in all this?

Soon as he could get over, the wrathful Cornwallis renewed the pursuit; but before he could overtake them at Guilford Courthouse, the Aave him battle, and killed one third of his army

Cornwallis then, in turn, fled before the Americans; and as he had outmarched theton

With largely recruited force he returned to Virginia, where four hundred deluded men, (tories) under colonel Pyles, came forward to join hiion

Mistaking them for Tarleton and his cavalry, they wave their hats and cry out, ”God save the king! God save the king!” Lee encourages the oons, who at a signal given, draw their swords and hew the wretches to pieces Only one hundred make their escape These fall in, the next day, with colonel Tarleton, who,them for what he called ”dae, which they did; and regardless of their repeated cries, that ”they were the king's best friends,” put most of them to death

Thus wonderfully did God baffle lord Cornwallis, and visit a sudden and bloody destruction upon those unnatural wretches, ere going forth to plunge their swords into the bowels of their own country

After this, being joined by all the British troops in that quarter, he rolled on like an angry flood to Williaton, who presently captured hi

Chapter 29

The British evacuate Charleston -- great joy of the citizens -- patriotis kept at bay the fierce assaulting shepherds, receives at last his mortal wound, suddenly the , looks around istful eye towards his native woods Such was the shock given to the British, when the sword of heaven-aided justice struck down the bloody Cornwallis

With hihout our state

In Charleston, their officers were seen standing together in groups, shaking their heads as they talked of the dreadful news

While those who had marched up so boldly into the country, now panic-struck, were every where busied in deazines, and hurrying back to town in the ut upon the rear, we followed the steps of their flight, joyfully chasing them fro theates of Charleston As we approached the city, our eyes were presented with scenes of desolation sufficient to damp all hearts, and to inspire the deepest sense of the horrors of war

Robbed of all ani plantations seemed but as dreary deserts, compared hat they once were, when, covered with sportive flocks and herds, and rice and corn, they smiled with plenteousness and joy In the fields, the eyes beheld no sign of cheerful crops, nor in the woods any shape of living beast or bird, except a fewthe unburied flesh of some poor wretched lish and Americans Indeed, had those days continued, no flesh could have been saved; but blessed be God, who shortened theressors (the British) as we have seen

On the memorable 14th of December, 1782, we entered and took possession of our capital, after it had been two years seven months and two days in the hands of the enemy The style of our entry was quite novel and ro , the British had offered to leave the town unhurt Accordingly, at the firing of a signal gun in the reed on, they quitted their advanced works, near the town gate, while the A through the city down to the water's edge, where they embarked on board their three hundred shi+ps, which, moored out in the bay in the shape of an inificent appearance

Thewas as lovely as pure wintry air and cloudless sunbeams could render it; but rendered far lovelier still by our procession, if I may so call it, which ell calculated to awaken the s In front, were the humble reo, captured our city, and thence, in the drunkenness of victory had hurled raceful to the British name: -- And close in the rear, was our band of patriots, bending forithcolors, to play the last joyful act in the drama of their country's deliverance; to proclaim liberty to the captive; to recall the smile on the cheek of sorrow; and to make the heart of theleap for joy

Nule roo-locked doors, and breathe and walk at large in these beloved apart excluded Numbers, who, for years, had mourned their separation fro, with tre-coveted embrace