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Fr m 0e Southern Literary Messenger. i; THE CAROLINA'S xitTinc the REVoiJtrTio:. ; . j -Rprtdlt of the Military Serviccs-Por fat-thru bij Guilford Dudley, of c llr f? Evolutionary Wan 1 Risingr by times and driving our horses - onbeipre us in an oblique directiontoour right wp 9on gained the road we had left the preceding night, before the dawn 0fd4yYpd 'without any interruption, or seeing' ilivfng soul, we reached Captain Leggett's on Sugar! Creek, about 12 or 14 miles Irtomfharlotte-North Carolina, at the hour' of 1 1 o'clock in Hhb forenoon. was- astonished to find so many who "had :.. reached this -bosnita- insion before me, said to be about - - - ,..:,;, M :-Hy--''"n--:'---;--'-Wv. :-,: Vr.., Q''-.v.--: ( , NUMBER 10, OF VOLUME H - troops. Wft mi 300, WJ of jwhqm except a wwhd had just lippsheel their, delicious repast j of Tat -'beef staaks,-j brought thaf; morning from Capt jm'Leggett,s harvest fields close by, in bid argefarni, (which was 1 plentifully stocKqc wuu iiorneu-caixie na otner clo- fcf113 :Not seeing the Captain eAuse;;i:' asked MLegglt if preakf ast lor myself and two mcstj abou) " I cod otberk t bat jveroiwithrfe ;;the good lady replijdj with courtesy, tHathher: husband and Ji ijnegVb men were then ina. harvest field sjhotirlg down and slaughtering cat ' tie, which he would soon bring to the house, when Vo iBould have breakfast immedi ately, all' the beef that' had been killed that morning having been consumed. iHer brornisc rwas fulfilled!; ;but crowds wereJeonUnually arriving, all as hungry and weary I. ias ourselves, which delayed our breakfast for some time, although the gooti matron and three servant women were cpn&tan tlyerigaged in cutting and fiyiritf Jbf.steaks.2;, Moreover, the Cap tain bad hospitably kept some barrels of jbranjyf tha jilormng;1 which he as freely distribtjted among the weary officers and soldieras jie had done his fat beef, and conti nueUj tb do : scf as long as I remained ithhim and as longj after (as common famepaidJt as.he had any to draw. Hav ing thuf feasted upon steaks and rested 2 couple bf hours longer to refresh our hors es, w pushed on towards Charlotte, d ru ing . them before us as heretofore. But j jf S ALISBUR Yf C.,r JUL. Y. 5, 1845.; s . . a - . i- - - - ' ' 1 i - ' -r . U. feeling mbvejj pr 7 mi to our? officers .where, 1 pursisl ves safe ibr the present, we pn slowlv to another house some fi es thence, ohraholher road more euf where a great . concourse of jandj: soldiers had collected, and finding several acquaintances, I put up there; fbrUhejiight and- Wept in a Jar barti upon fresh: wheit and straw, mu ijii suciiur anu oea l inaa enjoyea isince the (ieriarture of the light troops from ourp )sUion (it the junction of Cheraw and liver roads. 3G miles below Cam, etVirtg vout thence next morning, riot early, without meeting any other occurrences worth mentioning, except be-; fng jojejtfjn . and passed .by'ome hun H? 1 P5effino on '"to the sanie place, I at last arr vp4jthere about 10 o'clocloti Sat urday morning, the third day of our re treat(j Cutting up at; a jpublic house immicfiiteijl asked Ifof brekfastA. I was' den. tut. it i i 1 r. t 1 I 1 ' never ltl mVi younger days accustomed to despdndejicy, buton the contrary, in most case; , was perhaps of too sanguine a dis- Psit on, j i iherefore had not considered our t efeatfor ; my owir private losses,) an irret ievjahld; calamity, andl if it was it Was comtnon to u all, and I hadf no jigllt to cc tnplaitimbre 4 than;other?t"Vheri 1 arrived it the little village of Charlotte, I found it filled with soldiers, and officers of ?very giadet both continental and militia: finong the latier, Major General Caswell;' mo ig tW former, at that time, , was Co lone Othy Holland Williams, the Adju tant General, perhaps as valuable an offi cer is bclorisred to our discomfitted armv. hold of, and jafter carrying it afew miles, became fired of hisljurden, and falling in at mat time with one or Col. A dragoo pj-essed'him to carry it on to vuarioice,-wnere" 4 --. . exploits bf the Major, one of the. gallant associates of the noble, brave and perse- "vering Sumpter, and therefore felt a strong desire to Jseehim ; which, having signified to my cbmmjander, we instantly departed to the hosejwherel understood the Major was quartered. Here we found him; sur rounded by a group of men leaning upon the Jjack wall of the room, resting his left arm uponj aj; pile; of empty barrels, and yith a serious, downcast countenance, lis tening to ihfe recital of arrived, witt apparent grief and horro) 'u."cu "i iioruieinnaDiiantsot the place, had, until; that moment, heard the melan- tidings of Gen. SumpteVs defeat on the West -sijle of the Wateree. Sumpter, hovering about the country near Camden on that side! of the river, with four hun dred of hs faithful associates, gained in- teliigenc of the approach of a rich con voy of stores, consisting of 42 wagons vvith a prppjpr escort coming from Ninety Six to the army at Camden, and that they would sodn jreach the ferry one mile be low.: Conveying this intelligence irame he would send him a reinforcement of conti- nental troops, with two field-pieces to bat ter down hp fort which covered the ferry, when he Huld te able to seize the rich 1 L ft - A 1 " ''','. lucu amivsi in nis grasp; liates was" highly pleased with the information ; and although he greatly weakened his most efficient force thereby, caused a de tachment toj be immediately selected, of tour hundred Maryland troops, placed un der Colonel j Woodford, and two brass six pounders, onthe 15th,and forthwith march ed to Sumpter.' The conseauerice was that Sumpler readily possessed himself of the prize Oh the morning of the 16th. an, &c, as Well as the remnant of the conj tinental troops; that might be saved after! the dreadful slaughter of the; 10th, Who, it was ; presumed, would rally, there, an4 some or whom had actualjy arrived. Fa tal reverse, fatal and heart-rending disap pointment 1 It was to be recital of this horrid story that Major Davie and the rest of lne group already mentioned, were so: attentively listening - with downcast looks and almost bursting hearts, when mycompanions and myself entered the room. . ! ' Here the narrative breaks off. LETTERS ACCOMPANYING THE NAR RATIVE. I -Ihe XSiorth Carolina Militia, mmm W Lieutenant Colonel Dudley, haiinff served a. uuij, greeanie 10 an Act ot (he JLegis- iaiure, is nejreby discharged from the Southern Army. ' r ;; -: - Given in camp near Camden, this 11th Mavj - : J u,utr 01 wajar ueii. Ureen. j O. H. Willi a3bw,DA. Gen. . ' whilst Gales jmd and Lord Cornwallis were engaged in the desperate strife that terminated; in the overthrow of our array; neither of the contending Generals at that time knowing bf the fate of the British convoy. -As soon as bumpter had accom plished hislqbject, he hastened his retreat . a! ' ' ii t V - . up me country wnn nis wagons and pri soners; and avoiding the British post at Little riveron that side of the Waferee, 20 miles ave Camden, and commanded by Colonel Turnbull, he began to feel himr self safe, and slackened his retreat in or der to favof his exhausted troops, who had taken no repose' for three days and nights. Pushing on jhowe ver, to Rocky Mount, he encamped ijiere. for the night, and next day marched ten miles further up to Fish- ingf Creek, Which he crossed about noon on the 18th and halted his troops, entirely overcome pjr fatigue and the excessive heat or thei weather. r . Iibrd Cornwallis, receiving intelligence on the fiel4 of battle in the course of that vbd seemed to be at their head, for as vet GeneralkiSmaliwood and Grist had not ar- nved," and' the! brave i Baron de Kalb was Wled. Among-! others I found a num- tfbkttlel treat, al ithon of igeritlemen, ' my own particular friends and! acquaintances already men tioned, whom' I had acted on the field aral in the early part of bur re Wearing cheerful faces. These, one accord, as soon as they heard of ;arral,fbrthey. Were dispersed about wwn,) came to my quartersto shake hands coagraiuiate me on my gooa iortune. Vhat ca 1 good and bad fortune, weal th 1 aad poverty,, are all at last but mere cir wrnstanccsE in maVs'liiwhich nine- tpntU !i a..t 1 -a t : l ""'ujs. iLnnr innnnn f ni m nnman re, doomed jto Experience morie sh Mother; j Ahd he perhaps is the wisest jaan h ) ;cn Vndure! all or any of these, i not wrth $toical indifference, yet at least phnosic fortitude. , 1 -tJ come to the point :' it Avill be re ctedihat I have already statedwhen vame tp; the summit orihe long hill oh n lor e Mf Itugeley's ttill-1ice,7l' found my light baggage wagbniwith- attendants or horses, ftomrwhichTl j1!0!8"?1. portnianftau, (for there ! .Witiylln it,) but i was pre vented by t, e,.8w .approach of the enemy. It seems r& omS man who had passed me; find e .8, tho Wgcr inthat situation, had snatch s ttho first portmanteatt he could lajr day, (the 16 immediately covery, andl h) of the loss of his convoy, turned his attention to its re- as soon as the duties he was then engaged in would permit, ordered Colonel Tajjeton to bejn readiness early the next morning, (the 17th,) with his horse and s'ome foot to pursue, retake the convoy and prisoners, and break up Sump ter's force. 1 Tarleton, in obedience to or ders, put fii;troops in motion early next morning, and. with his accustomed4 veloci ty, dashed up on the Eastern: side of the river and crbssing at Rocky Mount ford, gooh otind hWelf in the vicinity of Sump terV rear. jThe General had permitted bis troops to repose themselves in any mannerlheur fancy inclined.Many had thowntomselyes on the ground under the; wagonsfin thes road, to shield them selves from the burning rays of a . vertical suni others Ivere lying about under bush es,: near the: margins "of the road, most of them asleep;? whilst the rest-were recruit ing themselves by bathing in the river. Thus situated, with slender out-guards, which the enemy in some degree eluded, Tarleton ru$hed upon them almost entire ly defenceless and soon made an easy con quest, fetobli; the'; convoy and prisoners, and destroyed nearly half Sumpter's forcei estimated, ineludihg'continentals, at 800. it was to thisj force directing its course tc- wards Charlotte, that every, one,;after the fatal disaster of the ICth, influenced : by one common iimpulsebr sentiment, looked for safety tb'iNbrth Carolina ; cobsidering tt it would be the rallying point for the militia and Mount Pleasant, 34 June 1781. Sir: I received vour favor this mnmin anA am gjaci to hear that the Caswell company of ..w. w w vuuio, lUOUUn ItlRV hflfA hoan slow. I -w ish you to march to Chatham immei diately ; and as to wailing for the company nri dered to be raised there, 1 doubt will be need! less, if they are not already raised ; for the Coli onel had orders beforehe Col. of Caswell, ani if they are not ready at your arrival, it will api pear that nothing i3 to be expected from that fcounly. However, vour movements ftAr , - ... WU vuaiuttui, win ucpena on circumstances, at present unknown to me and you. If Fan ning should be in or near the county, and his numbers not superior to yours, you will attack him. If he should be gone to some considera ble distance, and there is a probability c-t in creasing your body by halting in Chatham a few days, I would advise you to wait : but in all these things you areUo exercise your own judg ment. You are not to expect any reinforce, ments from Granville or Randolph, until you reach that county. I beg you to! make the de. feating of Fanning your first and principal oil. ject, though you should be obliged to follow hiiji to a considerable distance. Should that be the case, you will be joined by the Whis in the counties through which you march, and the fur ther he goes his numbers will decrease. When that pursuit is over, be pleased to Veturn.to Ran dolph county and give the enemies to govern. ment a sufficient scourge. I hav wrote to Col. Collier to strengthen vou on vour arrival be pleased to assist him in mustering and turning out his quota of twelve monthrmeh. 1 Your tour may be finished in that county, unless some cap. ital object should call you some pther way. As to compelling the abettors of Fanning to make good the damage ho has done vouand Col. Read, I think it is reasonable, and leave you at liberty therein ;f but hope in j the mean time you will use every means in your power to prevent your men from plundering withal, I would advise you never to forage! with a friend. The people of Randolph are so vtrj, rebellious thatjight strokes will avail nothing. ; I am your obed't servant, John Butler. To Col, Guilford Dndley, at HUltborough. Chatham, 4lh June, 1781. I Dear Col: Inclosed is a list bf the tories who, some small time : past, were5 1 plundering, &c, the good people in different parts of the country. I greatly wish if they should fall in to your hands, that you would give them no quarter, but immediately put them to death, fec. I promised mjself great pleasure j from the thought only,Scc.,of chastising thed--d villians, and fully intended riding with vou a month at least; but my family, (whom I hive not seen, these tour months past,) obliges me to go after, y also iri- lt out of Howet- sembly? , One Lathram, together with a bum per ot others (on th list inclosed) stole from me a quantity of China : prar. good sir. if vou I can get hold of any of it, and will secure it fou gicau oouge, Lear uoionei, , Your most obedient serr't, 'v V S. I Jrite me by every opportunity. Vake Coubt House, IZlh, June, 1781. f Sir Ydur letters of the 13th and 21st, are noin comei safe to hand, and I have now4o in form you that a few days ago a party, of the wumnenaiKi and Bladen people, consisting of about lOOj fell in with McNiel and his party of .vMv.,,UW; .muiaiioeg, wiioin ten or twelve miles of Cross Creek ; an engagement ensued and our people were put to the rout, their numbers ieing inferior to McNiePs party. What Ism0 in.. I ..-.- . r r-J u iwoa rp; uxc susiaineu is not yet Known here, but is supposed to be considerable. This accident maKes it necessary that you should march with your whole force directly to Cross Creek, and join such as may be in arms in that quarter anjl act against McNiel. Col. Alston win join you on your route down. This move, ment and the reasons ought to be kept as secret as possible!. I am well aware of the great ne cessity you are under of returning home ; but 1 iear inai u you should, all would be in con fusion and disorder, as was the case before voi, joined the regiment. I must, therefore, my dear on, cuucuvur 10 prevail on VOU to rnn intm ... . i . . ... vv witn the regiment during the sitting of the ien era! assembly, which I suppose will not h long er than tw or three weeks from this time. "V Ml ' !" 1 . . . - - I to inform youTsir. that I msiinVn W:-" with the men ; neither are my orders to the Col. oneis tantamount to it. However, I have re.f ceivea oruers Irom bis Excellency, Thomas Uurke, tsqr., whe-is appointed Governor, to re. " 1 A our regimentto the South side of Cape Fear river, near to Cumberland county hne, and remain there 'till further orders.' As soon as jou havn taken post, let nne"he from you I am, sir, with unfeigned resoeci 4 Jfour bbed'l Hum'l Servant, ; : J pnx U ctles, B. G. .1 Col. Dudleys State of North Carouxa, July 2d, 1781 : -Sirrl have considered vour report mUtir. to the Horse under the command -was jl MVI ley, and am clearly of the opinion that your n. timation to the Colonels of the batallinna . the service for which the trrvnn wam u nj immediately, and in which they would probably bernDloved during their wHaIa a. uL j o - - . vui UUC9 no means amount to an engagement with them, so repugnant to all military service, as that, in no event, they should march out of the district. As I am determined to insist that the order given to Col. Dudley, for marching against the disaffected who wererin arms in the neighbor hood of Cross Creek, be carried i nto e rpMit Inn until I see fit to countermand them. Yn will therefore be pleased tn nl n,.i march with the Horse under his command, by the road on the South side of Cane Fear Hirer to Cross Creek, and take post in the neighbor hood thereof in sucFP manner as best toavoid surprise and annoy the enemy. When we shall You will be I pleased to detach a Lieutenant have.8ufficiently learned their strength and dis and 12 or 15 men to the North side of Cape .Pf l,lon C"l. Dudley will be so good asio send Fear riverj into the neighborhood of Col. James J reports of his proceedings and of the ene. onZrh 7tt irlr CoK Guilford -Dud!?r, an oLicer in whom I hate murJ i t" patched for thi;.-much confidence, istlis- r .i r1 . UI Prcur ntelli-e- of the enemv'a marrh "'5 quest you t6 give hinuevery assignee you c for Ihe better effecting his object. i?so 4uc you 10 give n j oy every other means earliest nntir nf nnv!rim... r ------ v v.vMiiut-c,irora.wLenca may be derived any conclusive opinion of ths route of the enemy and the points on our rivers at which they may attempt to pass I hop to be prepared to gire them some opposition, al. though our want of arms will not pe rmit it to be as effectual as I could wish. l am sir, ' " ' v'Your rery obed't servant, - '' - - . . ' Thomas BufiXE. ? Gen. Muhlenhurg. ' ' r 3 re. can, re. ans, the j S?!!e previoos to the date of the Tve letter, i ia, Uen. ManleHharv ha A K J...v.. t - .v. ?. qnis La Favette'a IhtU m. e .w- . -Sit River, with ,a body of trocpso watcb the enemy's motion. anJ tn J...u . as possible. ? But' before CoL DbETri" iV.u l" - mer, Mohlrnborr had I been recallednd was then widx son why the abovejettef from Gov. Burke could notbis deavered ; it being impracticable to cross James river, 3 and 4 miles wide, for want of boaisalt the river and 4 uaj sum iubi nau oeen Dreserred.tnrrthr with th belonging to Uie French fleet, havinj been diapatchf J to the bead of Elk tobring down the troop of the North em army to the theatre of actkm. CoLJ). however oa uwfTiurn iroraowan a pointy was fortunate enough u fen in with Col. Parker, at Cabin Point. Wekfai'n --- age across James river, with about 150 troops, to whom he delivered a letter from Gov. Burke, of the same date : and tenor, as the foregoing one to Gem Muhienbur though then, from the change orcircumstanccs, imma. ' tenal. -v -1- - - n r - Kenon, in Duplin county, or to such other place a wojui iuuuuu, oi saia county may advise, io wuom you are to reler the Lieutenant you send. This officer, when posted, is to keen . .u I a. . - . r ii.-u uvcf tne movements ot the enemv at Wilmington ;! and in case the enemv should .t .. . . --- move mis way, notice thereof is to be sent immediately to me at this place, and also a. a - io you wnerever vou ma v be : and von re desired in that case to move this way also, so s to ian iq tne enemy's front ; but do not ad vise you toj come to an engagement unless you have the fairest prospect of success. Tf nnv thing come; to your knowledge which you think the general assembly ought to know, be pleased o give me the earliest notice.: I am, Sir, your obed't servant, - John Butler. Col. Dudley. By express. P. S. Send one of vour men with a return of your mepj armsand rounds of ammunition. v John Butler. Wake Court House, 21tti june 1781. Sir . I received your favor of yesterday, and am very sorry to nna that the gentlemen volun teer, of Hillsborough district, have refused to march to the heiffhboThood of Cross Creek, for no other reason, but because they are afraid of lauing in w,iin me enemy there. I beg leave and see about them ; and the asscjmb terfenng entirely prevents, and p'uts my power at present being with you. er, pray make use of the mosL coercive meas ures against them, and burn and destroy every house, &c, belonging to the scoundrels, who have been plundering, &c, if you can have but goodyeasons only of thieir having! been guiliy of such villainous practices. I say destroy their houses and distress them all in your pver, and I will support your conduct at the general as- Lt. Col. ohn Luttrell, of Chatham county, and a member of thje! Legislature. To the above letter no an swer was returned, Col. D. wholly disapproving of some of the suggestions contained in it, and was entirely un qualified, froiri principles and disposition, to comply with Lt. Col. L j. 'swishes, so vehemently expressed. The Colonel's lettep however, illustrates the spirit of the times, and practices jof the tories, sometimes dignified with the epitherof loyalists, tho' in fact, with a few exceptions, they were nothing less than marauders and murderers. Lt. Col. Luttrell ivas a man of fiery courage, active, enter prising, and firmly attached to the cause of his country ; and had suffered severely from the ravages of the tories his plantation having been ransacked, his property ei ther destroyed or carried away his family fled or sent to a place of safety at a distance, and himself aeekintr r. fuge by flying from post to post to avoid the grasp of these demons: which would have been followed by instant ueam, naa ne umucKiiy taiien into their hands. Consid erable allowance ought, therefore, to be made for the ex asperation and violence of his letter. Lt. Col. Luttrell, however, lost his life in little more titan three months af terwartis, in a severe conflict which took place between Gen. Butler oii one side, and the infamous Fanning and Col. Hector McNiel, on the opposite part, where the dis proportion" men in favor of the tories, was as 500 to 200, Major John Kail, of Chatham county, and a member of the Legislature also, was killed in this action, besides ma ny others. Oji the part of the tories. Col. Hector McNi el was killed, with many more, and Col. Fanning severe ly wounded. jThe latter, however, made good his retreat to Wilmington with his booty and a great number of pris oners, among tjhem the Governor of the State, and a num ber of continental officers and gentlemen of distinction, taken out of Hillsborough and the adjacent country. I G. D. my s motions in such manner as vou will nar. ticularly direct him. l am wuh respect, sir, your very obed't servant, - . - , ' . TlIOMAS BuRKE.f Gen. Butler. P. S. I will not -presume that these order will be disobeyed : but if thev should. Colonel Dudley will immediately put in Confinement any Wake Court House, llh July 1781. Sir Your letter of the 6th and the dnrliat thereof, are both come to hand. I am sorry to find that the officer! Land soldiers under vour command still persist in disobeying orders. The Governor has directed me to reauest of vou to arrest all your officers and repair to this place with them, which I hope vou will do.f The men, as they are no longer useful, mar be left to themselves to return home without discharges, vAr " uueuient soiaier, woom you wil be pleased to bring with you. 1 am with respect, Your obedient servant, Jonx Butler. Col. Guilford Dudley. By express. Wake Court House, lOih July. 1781. Dear Sir Since the officers and soldiers of your regiment have absolutely refused to march out of this district, and are returned home, your' i-uuunuance as an omcer cannot render us fur ther service. Accept my thanks for the servi-y ces you have done in this part of the country. If you wish to take command of the State troops, I will give you my vote and interest.JJ I am, Your bbd't servant, j John Butler. Col. Dudley. The MS. here is broken ; the trunk, however, turn ed out to be Coh Dudley's. Willtam Richardson Davie, afterwards Governor of North Carolina. -; , j . A . ., . . ;; t When Col. D.was returning from the Southern" ar my in South Carolina, after crossing Pedeir, he1 found that the whole country, in his front, upon his j right and left, was in a state of revolt, and bodies of armed todies in mo tion in every direction, whom he could not avoid without a miracle. He had no troops' with him j but had under his care a valuable baggage wagon belonging to Col. James Read and himself, failed with the' tents and mar quees of his late battalion, which had been before dis charged '; together with some arms and a small quantity of powder and ball ; a large trunk of valuable clothing belonging to Col. R., who had left the army some 16 or 17 days before Col. D.l and all their camp furniture. Col. D. being thus hemmed in, in every direct ion, resolv ed nevertheless to push on as silently as possible, and en deavor to gain Chatham court house, his nearest point of safety and after several days march, crossing Deep riv er at Searcy's ford, 26 miles from that plice, with only a single companion in arms, presently mef Col .Fanning and one of his Captains, about 350 yards in front, com ing towards the ford for the purpose of jreconnoitering, having ambuscaded his men about a mil.and a half in our front.' Apprehending thi very circumstance, CoL D. and friend, nevertheless, in the hone of cut tin? them off before they reached their party, charged them at the Ling, or driving away the whigs to seek refuge in some dis top bf their speed, and overhauled them fust as Fanning rushed in among his men for safety ; our horses almost locked with theirs, and our sabres uplifted to tnflict the decisive blow. ' Thus circumstanced they were compell ed to retreat hastily, and. meeting the baggage wagon turned it back and. re-crossed fcearcy's lord, wjiere, they hot pursuit The wagon and baggage of course fell in- i uts panas, out lxU L ana P1 young irieun escape a, VoTnnteer nf thet strnho nrl rNo-;: - e "n r - by reason, of the superior cetness of theu.horses al-!tioned, who, although ordered away m another direction, patnoUc counties of MecklenbqrffRoKghpa ;- it was to this transaction, and the loss that Lol. Kead and Lmdley sustained thereby, that General liutler al ludes in the latter part of his letter j of which .Col. D - j had before apprised him. G. D. t The paragraph in the foregoing letter which person ally applies to Col. D., was predicated on the following circumstances On the very outset of his tour, Col. D. received advices from Halifax, while in camp, of the death of his father; ind that the British under the guidance of Lord Cornwallps, had plundered him of merchandise and other property (to a large amount, in that town. But these misfortnnes Col.' D. kept concealed in his own bosom, de termined not to think of returning home until he should hove defeated Fanning, according to the tenor of bis instructions trOpi ten. Butler, or compelled him to aban don the country with his troops, or such of them as might choose to follow bis fortunes. ; This latter event, after va rious manoeuvres on both sides, being happily accomplish ed, Colonel D. believed he might be spared from his regi ment, at least for some time, "and accordingly com municated his wish to Gen. Butler, presuming, at the same time, to give his opinion as to the disposition of the troops into the severaljcounties most in danger, and therefore most interested jin the benefit of their aid, always to be in motion. This request on the part of Colonel D., for leave of absence, produced the reply contained in the' foregoing letter of General Buder ; when he made no hesitation a bout remaining with his regiment in compliance with the General's wishes, so forcibly expressed. . f , . G. D. JThe circumstances contained in this letter, truly depict the wretched and humiliating condition of the large State of North Carolina at this crisis. . Without continental troops withou a regiment, or single company of militia in arms, except he regiment of volunteers commanded by Colonel D., in ope bf the two upper districts of the State ; and without ami ; whilst CoL Fanniug had been ranging through a large bract of country, plundering, burning, kill- tant place, to avpid his murderous hands when the Gen eral Assembly,; tpe uovernor, the Lonncu, and all tne oth er civil officers f government and the archives of the State were collected at Wake court house, and; Fanninjr, in the West and South, withia striking distance, on the "one hand, and ajgarrison of veteran troops belonging to were overtaken by Fanning party all niounted.and inf the enemy in (Wilmington, on another hand, from whom a visit was daily expected ; "without any troops in the field to interpose, save the regiment of volunteers already men- out producing the most disastrous results : for, . Fanning although driven put for "the present.was far from being ef fectually subdued, as subsequent events fully demonstra ted. G. D. When General Butler received orders from Gov. Nash to raise a regiment of light horse 6f the above description the men were not only to equip themselves with arms, but to find their own horses, and therefore none but volunteer would answer the purpose for which this regiment was sent into service drafted militia, serving on foot, could not; acting against an artful enemy of superior strength and well mounted too, ranging in every direction through a large extent of country and always in motion. It was, therefore, that the colonels in the counties composing the district of Hillsboro' (unknown to Gen. Butler) entered into a sort of an engagement with the lien, that they should not be marched out of their own district ; for it was ' not only a busy season of the year with farmers.lmr thev ! had their own fire-sides, tfieir wives and children, and property to protect from an invading and unprincipled foe in among them, and all around them in every direction but one. When, therefore, Col. D. received orders from Gen. Butler, m obediecerto the Governor's directions, to march his regiment against Hector McNiel, some twenty, thirty, or forty miles, as the case might happen, below Cross creek, through a dreary piney wood country, and impenetrable swamps, where neither rations foremen, but especially forage for horses, could be obtained ; and more over.when they would have to turn their backs upon their own homes and every thing that was dear to them expos $1 to the ravages of an incensed- enemy ; both officers and men, (for they were all in the same predicament,) ab solutely refused to obey orders ; nor could all the persua sion of Col. D. bring them to alter their fixed resolve. The insinuation of the General in the foregoing letter, ex pressed in the moment of irritation and disappointment; was unjust ; for both officers and men were patriotic and brave, and would have freely shed their blood in the cause of their country and for tbjs protection of their own prop erty and liberties. s G. D. tThomas Burke, Esq., had been just elected chief magistrate of North Carolina. - He was a man well cal culated for the office, particularly in time of war, being possessed of varied talents : firm, energetic, decided and courageous, and withal a firm patriot. lie not only act ed a conspicuous part in framing the constitution of North Carolina, in 1776, but bad also been a delegate from that State in the old Congress for several years, and was an eminent lawyer. ' ' - G. D ; tin pursuance of the above order, Col. D. had the un pleasant task to perform of arresting all bis commission ed officers and repairing will them to Wake Courthouse; where they had an audience with Gen. Butler, and where they defended their conduct with much ability and pro priety. Theresult was, that the General quietly dismiss-' ed them ; the privates and the staff of the regiment (the Adjutant, Quarter-master and Commissary) having been previously discharged on Cape Fear river. But the con sequence of this impolitic measure was attended after wards with the most distressing circumstances to the country and Gen. Butler; but particularly to Gorl Burke himself, whose decision could not be changed.' G.D. ' ' ' 1 When this letter was written, Col, D. being then pref sent, the Legislature of North Carolina was in session at Wake Court House, and about to raise a legion of borse and foot to consist tf about 700 or 750 men, for a speci fied term, or during the war ; to be called the State , troops." Gen. Butler being a prominent member of the Assembly, and possessed of great influence, was, as well many other leading members, desirous thatCoL D. should be appointed to a high command; the honor of which, from his peculiar situation at that time, and the heavy misfortunes and losses hcbad lately sustained, he was obliged to decline, and to return home "; when other gen tlemen were appointed to fill all the different grades of offices to the legion. ; V ' G.D.'. A &orw told at Lons Acre. Lbit merchant of New York, who had made a for tune, in a retail business, In the. First Ward, went to London a short time sinre.'and Ha! desirous to astonish his old mictnmora xn Wl. M a.. J. ; - - . , . urn, oeicrminea to buy an English Chariot. -Accordingly, he posted off to Tnn Am" V where he examined a irreat varictv. and nW. ted a very handsome vehicle Th carriace. maker, not knowing his customer, asked him wnat ari he would, have, on i his carriage. M Oh,M said tbo merchant. , " I'll tell rnn h f that to-morrow." " In thVmpan tW. h Tm. ! ined the panels of seyeralarriairef in the Re. positoryi and selected whathe considered the . handfomest, arms, and directed thei carria"-e- maker tn hair a Li . ?. . -. - 'fj puiu is carriage ; toe ' master of the Repository appeared very much surpused opened wide his earsstared, bow. edvery low, and complied with hts request; 4 The merchant, in the hope of avoiding .the ? duty on the carriage on his return to the United " otates, determined to use it a few times in Lon-' r i """"isl",v, tiiiu wonder by the crowd : eve glasses were turned upon him, and the panels of his carriage dnnrv .i . . v. . . . . . - . ere me suojects ot much whispering remark and speculation, for no one could tell who the" strange nobleman was. 7--. ; - The merchant was soon sensible of the el- v" traordinsry notice he . attracted, but r could' not comprehend the cause, and might never have ? been enlightened but for the following i On his return from his second ride, two plainly " dressed mntlom.n rtl,.M.J kl - i - cab, stopped opposite the merchant'g lodgings, and politeljr iutroduced themselves. ; One pre. seuted the amount of tax on the carriage, and V the other left an invitation for the merchant to .-' appear at the Herald office. To the astonish. ' ment of the son of Gothani he learned, for the first time, that he had assumed the armsofone of the Royal Dukes, and must pay the penalty ; i and furth-r, that he had made himself liable to f pay a heavy tax for having armorialjfcarings wm ui carriage. . " ' " . . It is almost unnecessary to add that the Du2 ctu Arms were soon removed from the panels ' of the carriage, and that the Vehicle wai sent to the Catharine Docks, whence it was trans, ferred safely to New York. But the story of the ride in Hyde Park irot wind, and the car. riage seldom honors Broadway with its itius. tnous presence.iV. Y, Evening Journal, T -1 Lite Toad, in a Child's Stomach Th Westfield (Mass) News Letter cives an accoant of a little girl, about 5 years old, , an only child of Jqhri Bronson of RtisselL J vomitlnff-a It vine toad: 'U measured from " the mouth to the end of the v bod v 2 1-4 -. inches the body and loti'er extcrmities 5 inches and the circumference" of tlm hn. dy 3 1-3 inches. , j It Jived sbnmt 1Q hnnr : f after its ejection from.the stomach, of the little child. The girl for some time past V has been unwell, and complaining of dis. tress in the stoniachand has also had vio-: ; lent fits of coughing, occurrence ; thus mentioned wa& on the 20th ult. since which the child is better. r - One of our two-fisted backwoodsmen, half horse, half alligator, and a! little touched with the snapping turtle, ent. to see a caravan of wild beasts. After giving them ; a carefuVXaminationf be olfefed to bet the owner that he could whip his lion in ,l an open ring, and he might"' thrown in all -his monkeys, and let the zebra kickhim" occasionaly during, the fight. ; r J, -, Ttro Tons oj ' Sratcoerric.-incinnati is the city for strawberries. -Upwardsof 4000 quarts are sold there daily. There are about 25 das of full sale of strawberries' in that mar. keC 4000 jjuarts TpeKday; thus gives 100,. 000 quarts of strawberries sold inlone season. They average 8 cents per quarHvhich makes $8000 paid in a little more tbanthree weeks . for strawberries. ;t a 4 : -t 4 'many. -A few days since there arrived L at Southport, Wisconsin, in the steamer Empire, ! , a lot of emigrants to" the fest,' among whom ' were two pai of twiris; Those twins wero v born of difTeirnt parents-but i under the fame ' houses Each pair comprised a boy and a girl ; i tbey lived near neighbors from infancy, and the -JiX same day before starting West they were united V in marriage -t he male and female of the difler. , ent pairs. They were' from St. Lawrence cq " New. York: . - - "... .' ': - ' - -t -7' Twelve thousand and sixty-two bales' of, cot. ton'were cleared at JNew .Orleans on the 17th ult., principally for Liverpoola good businesj at tms season ot me year. r :31anjand Wheat Cro. -Accounts fic:n. r.l. most every section of the Slate concur in rcpre senting th'e Wheat crops to be in excellent con dition and ofib ring the promise ot a full yield. 5 v JS' f i : . - A."" f
Carolina Watchman (Salisbury, N.C.)
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