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Philadelphia, October 37.
Copy f f a Letter from Major-General Greene, to
'bis Excellency the PreJident of Congrejs.
Head- Quarters, Martin's 1 cavern, near Fer
guson's iewamp, houtb-Carolina, heptem
be' 1781.
SIR,
IN my dtfpnch of the 25th of Augutt, I in
foroed your Excellency that we were on
<ur march for Fryday's Ferry to form a junction
with the Rate troops, and a body of militia
collecting at that place, with an intention to
moke an attack upon the British army laying at
Col. Thompson's, near M'Cords Ferry. On
the 27th, on our arrival near Fryday's Ferry,
I got intelligence that the enemy were retiring.
We creffed the river at Honell's Ferry, and
took poll at Motte's plantation. Here I got in
telligence that the enemy had halted at the
Eutaw Springs, about 40 miles below us ; and
that they had a reinforcement, and were mak
'"o preparations to eftablilh a permanent poll
there. To prevent this 1 was determined rather
to hazard an adiem, notwithstanding our num
bers were greatly interior to their's. On the
sth we began our march, our baggage and
itores having been ordered to Howell's Ferry,
under a proper guard. We moved by flow and
easy marches, as well to disguise our real inten
tion ,as to gi e general Marion an opportunity
to join us, who had been detached for the sup
port of Col. Harding, a report of which I trarf
milted in n>y letter of the sth, dated at May
bt ck's Creek. General Marion joined us on
the evening df the 7th, at Burdell's plantation
7 miles from the enemy's camp.
We made the following difpofrions, and
marched at 4 o'clock next morning to attack
the enemy. Our front line was composed of 4
small battalion's of militia, 2 of North, and 2
4>l So. Carolinians ; one of the So. Carolinians
was under the immediate command of General
Marion, and was polled on the right, who alf>
con manded the front line ; the 2 N. Carolina
battalions under the command of Col.Malmady
was polled in the center, and the other Souths
Carolina battalion under the command ofGen.
Pickens, was polled on the left. Our fecund
line confided ot three small brigades of conti
nental troops, one from No. Carolina, 1 from
Virginia, and one from Maryland. The No.
Ca.-odoians were formed into three battalions,
uncer tne command of Lieut. Col.Afh, Majors
Armtiro: g and Blount, the whole commanded
by General Sumner,and polled upon the right.
']>e Virginians confined of 2 battalions com
manned by M jor bread and Capt. Edmonds,
and the whole 0/ Lieut. Col. Campbell, and
panrd in the centet. The Marylanders also
c nli e;of 2 batta ions, commanded by Lieut.
C i lizard, and Major Hardman, and the
brigade by GUI. Williams, D. A. General to
the army a d were polled upon the left. L. C.
Lee, with his legion, covered our right flank,
ar,a Lt. Col. Henderson, uiih the Hate troops
commanded by Lieut. Colsv Hampton, Folk &
h idileton, cur left. Lieut. Col. Washington,
with his h<>rfe, and the Delaware troops under
C'%H. Kirkwood, formed a corps de referee.
T^o three pounders under Capt. Lieur.Gaines
advanced with the front line, and t,) fixes
undor Capt. Browne with the fecund.
The legion and date troops formed our ad
vincu, and were to retire upon the flanks upon
the enemy's forming. In this order we moved
,canto the attack, the legion and flare troops
f.ll in with a party of tie enemy's horse and'
loot about 4 miles from their camp,who rniflak
ing our people for a parry of militia, charged
them b^lkly, but were food convinced of their
millake by the reception they met with ; the
infantry of the date troops kept up a heayy fire
and the legion infront under Capt. Rudolph,
charged Chern with fixed bayonets, they fled on
all fees, leaving 4 or 5 dead on the ground,
a.d leveral mere wounded. As this was sup
posed to be the advance of the British army,
cur front line was ordered to form and mo e
on brifkiy in line; the legion and Rate troops
to take their position upon the flanks. All the
country is covered with timber from the place
the action began to the Eutaw springs. The
fin g began again between 2 and 3 miles from
the British camp. The militia wer/ ordered
%> keep advancing as they fired. The enemy's
advanced parties were soon driven in, and a
^oft tremendous fire began on. both sides from
jignt to left, and the legion and the Rate
troops were closely engaged. Gen. Marion,
Col. Malmady, and General Pickens conduc
ted the troops with great gallantry and good
conduct, and the militia fought with a degree
of foirit and firmnefs that reflects the highest
honour upon this elafs of soldiers ; but the
enemy's fire being greatly faperior to ours,
and continuing to advance, the militia began
to give ground, the North Carolina brigade
Under Gen, Samner, was ordered up to their
furpoct. These Were all new levies, and had
been under difeipline but little more than a
month, notwithstanding which they fought
with a degree of obliinacy that would do ho
r rur 10 the bril of veterans, and I could hardly
fell which to admire most, the gallantry of the
Officers or the bravery of the troops. They
keptup a heavy and well directed fire, and the
enemy returned it with equal spirit, for they
really fought worthy of a better cause, and
geat execution was done on both sides. In
this iiage of the action the Virginians, under
Lieut. Colonel Campbell, and the Maryland
troops, under Col. Williams, were led on to a
b ilk < ha ge with traikd^rms, through a heavy
cannonade, and a Ihower of musket balls.—
N,MErg could exceed the gallantry and firm
ne> of both officers and soldiers upon this
occasion: They preserved their order, and
rrTed on with such uuffiaken refolmion that
a.j bore down all before them. The enemy
were routed in all quarters. Lieut. Col. Lee
had with great address, gallantry, and good
conduct, turned the enemy's left flank, and
was charging them in rear at the fame time
the Virginia and Maryland troops were charg
ing them in front. A most valuable officer,
Lieut. Col. Henderson, got wounded early in
the action, and Lieut. Colonel Hampton, who
commanded the state cavalry, and who fortu
nately succeeded Lieut. Colonel Henderson in
command, charged a party of the enemy and
took upwards of 100 prisoners. Lieut. Col,
Washington brought up the corps de reserve
upon the left, where the enemy seemed dis
posed to make further refinance, and charged
them so brifkiy with the cavalry and Captain
Kirkwood's infantry, as gave them no time to
rally or form. Lieut. Col. Polk, and Middle
ton, who commanded the state infantry, were
no less conspicuous for their good conduct than
their intrepidity ; and the troops under their
command gave a specimen of what may be
expe&ed from men naturally brave, when im
proved by proper difeiplipe. Captain Lieut.
Gaines, who commanded the three pounders,
with the front iine did great execution, until
his pieces were dismounted. We kept close
at the enemy's heels alter they broke, until
we get into their camp, and a great number
of prisoners were continually falling into our
hands, and some hundreds of the fugitives ran
off towards Charledown: But a party threw
chemielves into a large three story brick house
which Hands near the Springs, others took post
in a picquerted garden, while others were
lodged in an impenetrable thicket, confiding
of a cragged shrub called a black Jack. Thus
' Secured in front, and upon the right by the
house, and a deep revine upon the left by the
picquected garden, and in the impenetrable
Shrubs, and the rear also being Secured by the
Springs and deep hollow ways, the enemy re
newed the action. Every exertion was made
to difledge them. Lieut. Col. Washington
made moll alloniShing efforts to get through
the thicket to charge the enemy in the rear,
but fourd it impracticable, had his horse Shot
under him, and was wounded and taken priso
ner. Four 6 pounders were ordered up before
the house, 2 of cur own and 2 of the enemy's,
which they had abandoned, and they were
pushed on to much under the command of the
fire from the house, and the party in the thick
ets, as rendered it ineradicable to bring them
off again when the tro ps were ordered to re
tire. Never were pieces better served, most
cf the men and officers were either killed or
wounded. Washington failing in his charge
upon the left, and the legion baffled in an at
tempt upon the right, and finding our infantry
galled by the fire of the enemy, and ou, am
munition mostly confirmed, though both offi
cers and men continued to exhibit uncommon
ads of heroism, I thought proper to retire out
of the fire of the house, and draw up the troops
at a little distance in the woods, not thinking
it advifeable to push our advantages further,
being pe funded theenemy could not hold the
poll many hours, and that our chance to attack
them on the retreat was b tier than a second
attempt to dislodge them, in which, if we
Succeeded, it must be attended with confidcr
al/e loss.
We collected all our wounded, except such as
were under the command of the fi e of the house,
arid retired to the ground from which we matched
m the mornirk, there being no water nearer, and
the t oops ready to faint with the hear, and war t of
refreshment, the action having continued 'near four
hurt s. I left on the field of action a strong picquet.
and early in the morning detached General Marion,
aid Lieutenant Colonel Lee with the legion borle
between Eutaw and Charlestown, to prevent any re
inforcements from coming to the relief of the ene
my, and also to retard their march, Should they at
tempt to retire, and give time for the army to fall
upon their rear, and put a finishing Stroke to our
fucceSfes. We left two pieces of our artillery in
the hands of the enemy,and brought off one cf theirs.
On the -evening of the 9th the enemy retired, leaving
upwards of 70 of their wounded behind them, and
not lets than .1000 (land of arms that were picked
up on the fi Id, and found broke and concealed in
theEu^w Springs. They Stove between twenty and
thirty puncheons of turn, and destroyed a great va
riety cf other (lures which they had not carriages to
carry oft. We pursued them the moment we got
intelligence of their retiring: But they formed a
jnnaion with Major M s Arthur at this place, Ger.
Marion and Lieui. Col. Lee not having a force fuf
ficient to prevent it. But on our approach they re
tired to the neighbourhood of Charleftown. We
have taken 500 prisoners, including the wounded
tile enemy left behind ; and I think they cannot
have fuffered lei's than 600 more in killed and wound
ed. The fugitives that fled from the field of battle
Spread such an alarm that the enemy burnt their
Stores at Dorchester, and abandoned the pod at Fair
Lawn, and a great number of negroes and others
were employed in falling trees across the road for
some miles without the gates of Charleft >wn. No
thing but the brick house and the peculiar Strength
of the pofirion at Eutaw saved the remains of the
British army from being ail made prisoners. We
pursued them as far as this place, but not being able
to overtake them, we shall halt a day or two to re
frefh; and then t^e our old position on the high
hills of Santee. I think myself principally indebted
for the vi&ory we obtained to the free use of the
boyonet made by the Virginians and Marylanders,
the infantry of the legion, and Captain Kirkwood's
light infantry, and though few armies ever exhibited
equal bravery with ours in general, yet the conduct
and intreprdiiv of these co ps were peculiarly conspi
cuous. Lt. Col. Campbell fell as he was leading
his troops to the charge, and though he fell with
diftinguiffi d marks of honour, yet his loss is much
'0 be regretted. He was the great soldier and the
fi rn patriot.
Our loss in officers is considerably more from
their value than their number, for never did either
men or officers offer their blood more willingly in
the fetvice of their country. I cannot help ac
knowiedging my obligations to Col. Williams for
his great aEbvity on this and many other occafims
in forming the army, arm fur his uncommon inue
pidity ib leading cn the Maryland troops to the
charge, wriich exceeded any thing I ever saw. I also
feel myfilf greatly indebted to Ca tains Pierce and
Pendleton. Major Hyrne and Captain Shukrick, my
Aids de Camp, for their a&ivity and good conduct
throughout the whole of the aaion.
This dif?atch will be handed your Excellency by
Captain Pierce, to whom I beg leave to tefer you
for further particulars. I have the honour to be,
with great refpe&, your Excellency's most obedient
and most humble servant,
NATH. GREENE.
His Excellency the President of Congress.
Return ofkilled, wounded, and miffing of the Sou
thern army commanded by the hon. Major-Ge
neral Greene, in the action of Eutaw, the B.h day
of September, 1781.
Maryland brigade. 2 captains, 2 fubaherns, i
ferjeant, 21 rank and file killed# 1 lieut. colonel,
2 captains, 4 fubalierns, 7 feijeants, 64 rank and
file, wounded. 9 rank and file miffing,
Virginia brigade. 1 lieut. col. 1 captain,! fobal
tern, 1 feijeant, 13 rank and file killed. 2 captains,
2 subalterns, 4 feijeants, 24 rank and file wounded.
4 rank and file miffing.
North-Carolina Brigade. 3 captains, 1 subaltern,
I ferjeant, 43 rank and file, killed. 1 captain, 5 su
balterns, 10 ferjeants, 80 rank and file wounded.
10 rank and file miffing.
Delaware Battalion. 2 rank and file killed. 6
rank and file wounded. 1 feijeant,! rank and file
miffing.
Legion Infantry. 4 rank and file killed. 1 su
baltern, 1 ferjeant, 10 rank and fie wounded. 1
rank and file miffing.
Cavalry of the Legion. 5 rank and file killed.
i Subaltern, 1 ferjeant, 9 rank and file wounded.
I rank and file miffing.
Do. Washington's detachment of id and 3d re
giments. i ferjeant, 10 rank and file killed. 1
lieut. col. I captain, 4 subalterns, 1 feijeant, 8 rank
and file wounded, 3 rank and file miffing.
Aitilfery companies. 1 captain, 3 subalterns, 8
rank and file wounded. 3 rank arid file miffing,
TOTAL of Continental troops. 1 lieut. Col.
6 captains, 4 subalterns, 4 feijeant', 98 rank and
tie killed. 2 lieut. cols. 7 captains, 29 subalterns,
24 feijeants, 209 rank and fie wounded. 1 ferjeant,
32 rank and file miffing.
6 hot fes killed, seven ditto wounded.
Return of State Troops and Militia,
South Carolina State T oops. 1 major, 2 fu
bilterns, 4 fe jeant^, 0 rank and file killed. 2
lieut. cols. 4 captains, 4 subalterns, 7 ferjeants, 26
rank and file wounded.
Sotrih Carolina Militia. 2 subalterns, 4 rank
and fi e killed, 1 lieut. 'col. 2 captains, 1 fubd
tern, 1 ferjeant, 34 .rank and file wounded. 8 rank
and file milfi g.
North Carolina Militia. 6 rank and file killed.
31 rark and file bounded.
TO FAL of State Troops and Militia. 1 ma
j), 4 subalterns, 4fe j°ants, 16 rank and file killed.
3 lieut. cols. 6 captains, 5 lubaherns, 8 lerjeants,
91 rznkand fiewounded. 8 rank and file miffing.
TO FAL of Continental, State Troops, and Mi
litia. I lieut col I hi'jor, 6 captains, 8 subalterns,
8 fefcapts, n'4 rank and fie k Iled. 5 lieut. cols.
1 3 captains, 25 subalterns, 32 ferjeants, 300 rank
and fie wounded. 1 ferjeant, 40 rank and file
milling.
Oue Brigadier General ^ Militia wounded.
O. H. WILLIAMS, D. A. G.
Nimes of Continental commillioned officers killed
and wounded in the a&icn 01 Eutaw, Bth Septem
ber, 1781.
Maryland Brigade. Capt. Dobfon, Capt. Ed
gerly, Lieu. Dewall, and Licht. Gould, killed.
Lieut. Col. Howard, Capt. G:bfon, CApt. Lieut.
Hogon, Lieut. Ewing, Lieut. Wooilord, Lieut.
Lyon, and Ensign Mbme wounded.
Virginia B igade. Lieut. Cel Campbell, Capt.
Odhum, and Lieut. Wilson; ki ied. Capt. Ed
monds, Capt. Morgan, L^ut. Miller, and Lieut,
Jouitt, wounded.
Noith-Caiohna Brigade. Captain Goodman,
Capt. Goodwin, Capt. Porterfield, and'Lieut. Dil
lon, killed. Capt. Hadley, Lieut. Dixon, Lieut.
Andrews, Lieut. Dudley, Enfi„n Lamb, and Eufign
Moore wounded
South-Carolina lire, Lieut. Colonel Henderson
wounded.'
Cavalry. Lieut. Col Wellington wounded arid
prisoner cf war. Cap r . Watts, Lieut. Gordon,
Lieut. Simons, Lieut. King, and Lieut. Steward,
wounded. Mr. Carldle, volunteer, killed.
Artillery. Capt. Lieut. Finn, wounded, Lieut.
Carlon, do. mortally. Lieut. Drew, wounded,
Lieut. Me. Guire, do. and prisoner of war.
Legion Infantry. Lt. Manning, wounded, Mr.
Carrington, volunteer, do.
South-Carolina State Officers. Major Ruther
ford, Lieut. Polk, and Adjutant Lufk, killed.
Lt. Col.. Henderson, commandant of Brigade, Lt.
Col. Middleton, Capt. Moore, Capt. Giles, Capt.
N. Martin, Capt. Cowan, Lieut. Eakins, Lieu r .
Culpepper, Lieut. Hammond, and Lieut. Spragin,
wounded.'
South Carolina militia. Lieut. Holmes, arid Lt.
Simons, killed. Brigadier General Pickens, Lieut.
Col. Horry, Captain« Gee, Captain Pegee, and Lieut.
Boon, wounded. O. H. WILLIAMS, D. A. G.
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rs CHARLES THOMSON, Sec'ry.
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HA S imported in the Blenheim, the Betkford,
Commerce, and Betsey, for sale on the !oweft
terms, a few cases Irilh linens, linen and cotton checks,
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white lead ground in oil, a few calks lampoil, china in
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Moreens, caliimancoes,
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Scarlet, yellow, and white
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!Green and white bayfes,
I Blankets and coverlids,
Mens fine (hoes and boots,
Shoe brushes,
Military (lines and shirts,
Fine ruffled fbirts,
Womens bed fattin, calli
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Childrens morocco ditto,
A large aflortment of black
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Blond lace,
A large & beautiful effort
m^nt of thread laces &
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A gr< u .variety of Barce
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A large affritment of plan
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Muffin chintzes and hand
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Cab,bricks and lawns,
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Broc dedhlk &lutedring$
Ladies and girls days,
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Flowered aprons,
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Lifli linens and flieetings,
Table cloths, Copper tea kettles.
Cherry brandy, Howe's acid, soap, darch, and
hair powder, Durham mustard, pomatum, India
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To be Sold at private 'Sale,
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Now laying at Taylor's Wharf,
THE whole Materials belonging to said Ship,
confining of 24 Guns, twelve Founders, with
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Public Auction.
to-morrow,
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10 pipes of very excellent Lifbin WINE ;
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F L O U R"'
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