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NEW-YORK, Sept. 19.
Rh Excellency the Commander in
Chief ha, appointed LIEUTENAN^-
COLONEL. bIRCH, of the 17^
Q Dragons, COMMANDANT
of New-York, with the Rank oj
Brigadier General.
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Last Monday Evening arrived the schooner
Sukey, Capt. Hervey, in ten days from
Charleftown ; by her we have received the
following Advices, published by Authority.
Charleftown-Town, August 21
^=t AST Friday Afternoon we were
agreeably surprised by the arrival
„ o's an express from,His Excelten
<cy Lieutenant-General Earl
JL^dw Cornwallis, with Accounts of
the total Defeat of the Rebel General Gates,
and the Army under his Command.——Joy,
in the utmost Excefe, diffufed itfelf through the
Army and Loyalists, whose Countenances were
expressive of the Emotions of their Hearts.—ln
the Evening the Corps of Royal Artillery, un
der the Command of Major Traile, and the
Troops in Garrison, were drawn out, and fired
a Feu de Joy from the great Guns and small
Arms ; several of the Houses were illuminated,
and the convivial Glass was freely circulated in
• every Loyal Company. As the ffiort Notice
would not admit of a general Illumination that
Night, it was agreed that it should take place
on Saturday Evening, when every Mark of
Mirth and Loyalty was manifefted in the Con
dud of the King's Friends, whilst tbofe prone
TO Rebellion and Ingratitude, Touched their
Ears, wrung their Hands in silent Anguilh,
and invelop'd themselves in Darkness.
We are sorry to hear that the brave Capt.
Malcom of the 33d was killed in the above ac
tion, and that Col. Webster, Capt. Cotton,
and three other officers of that regiment were
wounded.
We are informed that Lieut. Thompson, En
signs Wheatley and Gillespie of the volunteers
of Ireland, likewise Lieut Donnoven of the
Legion, and Captain M'Alpin of the North-
Carolina Royalifc are also wounded.
August 22. Last Saturday night an express
arrived in Town from Camden, with dispatches,
containing an account of the glorious suc
cess of the ROYAL ARMY, under the Com
mand of Lieutenant-General Earl CORN
WALLIS, which we have the happiness to
communicate to the Public, by Authority of
the Commandant.
His Lord Ship having received unquestionable
information, that Gen. Gates was advancing
with the rebel army, to attack theßritilh troops
at Camden, marched from thence in the night
of the 15th instant, to give the enemy battle,
although he was apprised they had been rein
forced that day, by the junction of General
Stevens with 1500 militia from Virginia : And
the advanced guards having met about two in
the morning, after some firing between them,
both retreated to the main body of their respec
tive armies, which immediately formed, and
remained near each other until day-ltyht. The
action then began, and continued about an
hour, when the British troops vigorously charg
ed the rebels with the bayonet, whereupon
they gave way on all sides. The cavalry, com
manded by Col. Tarleton, attacked them with
equal ardour, and after doing great execution
on the field, pursued the scattered remains of
the rebel army 22 miles, not only with consi
derable daughter, but he also took a multitude
of the fugitives prisoners.
The loss of the rebels could not be afeer
tained, on the morning of the 17th, when the
express left Camden, but must have been very
great, from the nature of the adion and pur
suit. Major-General Baron De Kalb, Bri
gadier General Rutherford, and a considera
ble number of other officers, whose names or
rank could not in so Short a time be particula
rized, together with upwards of 800 noncom
missioned officers and privates, were made pri
fo^rs; and the above-mentioned General
Officers are among the wounded. Eight pieces
of brass cannon, being all the enemy had on
the field, were taken, with the artillery-wag
gons and ammunition, and upwards of 150
other waggons loaded with tents, fores, and
^veral thousand fad of arms, &c«
Monday, September 25, 17^
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The loss on the fide of the Royal army was
not precisely determined, but doth not exceed
1% officers, an. between two and three hundred
privates, in killed and wounded.
Yesterday the following orders of Ear!
Cornwallis, after the glorious victory of
the 16th instant, and other interesting advices,
were received from Camden, and are com
municated to the publick by authority.
Lord CORNWALLIS's Orders,
MY fenfeof gratitude and admiration for
the behaviour of the troops which 1
had the honour to command in the a&ion of
yesterday is so great, that wo.ds cannot ex
press ray feelings ; the determined intrepidity
with which every soldier fought in that glori-;
ous field, proved his sincere affection to his ;
King and country, and his refaction to|
maintain their rights and revenge their inju-1
ries.
My thanks are particularly due to Lord
Rawdok and rf^ut. Col. Webster, for the
great affiance which I received from them,
and for the courage and ability which they
Shewed in conduamg their respective divisions.
The Spirited exertions of the commandingl
officers of the different corps of infantry, de-|
serve mywarmeft praifeand acknowledgement.|
1 am much indebted to Lieutenant-Colonel
Tarleton, who commanded the cavalry,
and Lieutenant M'Leod, who commanded
the artillery, for the great Services performed
on that important day.
I must likewise express my obligations to
Lieut. Col. Hamilton, and have no doubt
that the ardour which was ihewn by the young
troops under his command, will in future be
productive of the bei cunfequenees to the
cause of Britain.
I feel mod sensibly the advantages! receiv
ed from my Aids de Camp Capt# Ross and
Lieut. Haldane, and Major of Brigade
England, afting as Deputy Adjutant Gene
ral, and the Majors of Brigade Manly and
Doyle.
Rd. ENGLAND, Anting Dep. Adj. Gen.
Extra& of a Letter fro^ Major General de
Kalb, to Dodor Phile of Philadelphia,
taken out of hit pocket when founded and made
prisoner cn the \bth instant,
" I was ever since I passed Roanoke river,
and am still in great distress for provisions for
the army ; with ^reat difficulty 1 have hitherto
colleaed by military force as much as was
necessary to keep the army fiom Starving.
This want has put it out of my power to pur
sue my plan to march to I'eedee river, and
drive the euemy from thence. I cannot coin
plain of the Governour (farther than there are
no magazines in all the State) for he has given
me all the authority to aft as I please; bat
meft all the inhabitants are unwilling to part
with any thing for the army, neither for love
nor for money. I am sure the enemy would
not have kept or defended their posts, had 1
been able to march on. Poikbly lam cen
sured by those that do know nothing about
the matter, for not having puihed on. 1
knew it was not to be done without the great
est danger, or starving the troops, or obliging
them to dilband. But for my own case of
mind, I have called a councilof General and
Field Officers; they were unanimously cf
opinion, that such a movement was ineradi
cable, and would be highly imprudent.
" I am happy to hear by a letter just re
ceived from General Gatgs, dated Richmond,
Sth of July, informing that he was appointed
by Congiefs to take command of the southern
department, and expels to be here in a few
days. I wish he may have it in his power to
'get provisions in another way than by fending
hats the army out to collect, which renders
it dangerous, to be rear the enemy. May be
he will use more severity than I did, and tell
the Governours such a thing mult be, and
that the, will take it kinder of him, than
they would take it of me. — Although my di
vision is much reduced, by faknfs, difeharges
and loine desertion, 1 am to serve chearfully
undei General Gates; for 1 can tihcerely fay
and repeat, that it is a happiness to me to tranf
fer this comurand to him, or to any body eife."
Extras of another letter from the fame Person.
" General Gares arrived the 24th of July,
and took the command of the army on the 26th,
to my great fa isfattion; with what I have
provided, and what he expelled from Provi
dence (for he had and could have no certainty
of supplies) continued moving on, without
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THE
feeing the enemy; they retreat before us ;it is
true they are not much better off for provisi
ons than we are, and are very sickly ; our ar
my has not so many tick as they have, al
though our troops have fuffered amazingly;
We have been often five or fix days without
biead, Hour or meal, and sometimes without
meat, living on apples, green peaches, and
green corn, when it was to be had in a barren
thin fettled country. Now we are in hopes
of faring better if we can reach Camden. I
am apt to believe fie enemy will not make a
Hand here, a d confine themselves to Charles
-1 own."
STRENGTH of Major General Gates's Army.
Maryland and Delaware Line, - 1500
Cdwtll's Militia ... zooo
Virginia - - - 1500
Rutherford's - - . 1500
Armand's Horse - - ^ joe)
Porterfield - * - 300
6,900
Deduct for Desertion, &c. 500
6,400
1. Gen, Gate^ 5. Gen. Stevens,
2. Gen. de halt, 3 Gen. Gregory,
3. Gen. Cafwell, 7. Gen. Rutherford,
4. Gen. Smallwood, 8. Gen. Harrington,
General Gaton coming on with Bco men at
Cheraw Bill.
Upwards of 1000 rebels were found dead,
on or near the field of battle, and interred.—-
Mjor-General De Kalb is since dead of his
.wounds.
From the Royal Soulh-Carolina Gazette
Extraordinary, of August 31.
Pubhfo by AUTHORITY.
The following Accounts of the dif
ferent Anions which have lately
happened in this province, we now
publish by Authority.
LORD CORNWALLIS having re
ceived intelligence that General
Gates had arrived at Deep-Creek,
in North-Carolina, the 24th oflaft
month, and taken upon him the
command of the troops which had been col
letlirg there since the surrender of Charlef
town,and that he was putting them in motion,
set out for Camden on the evening of the
10th, and arrived there early in the morning
of the 14th inst. GeneratGates had already
penetrated into this province, and was advan
ced as far as Rugely's, about 12 miles distance
from Camden ; his Lordship having informed
himfelf of the strength and portion of the
rebels, refolded to attack them, although they
had been joined 011 tae 15th by about 1500
militia under General Scott from Virginia,
and accordingly about ten in the evening of
that day the army began their march,and after
they had proceeded about 8 miles, the advan
ced guards of both parties fell in with each 0-
frr^ rod a flrrmUh ensued, in which several
v % ere killed and wounded on both sides ; Col.
Porterfield of the rebels had his leg broke,
and afterwards tell into our hands, as also did
an ammunition waggon which they left upon
the field. From the prisoners and deserters
Lord Cornwallis was informed, that the whole
rebel army was upon the march to attack him ;
I in order to avoid the confuhon of an action
I in the night his Lordship haired on ground
Iwhich was favourable for his small numbers,
I and in the mean time took measures to oblige
I the rebels to fight him on it; at day-break in
I the morning he formed hi 3 army into one line
with a refeive, and the cavalry behind the re
serve : The line confined of two divisions, that
ofthe right confided of the light-infantry, the
23d and 33d regiments, under the command of
Lieutenant-Colonel Webber; the left the Vo
lunteers of Leland, infantry of the Legion and
part of Gol Hamibonl North Carolina corps,
under Lore Rawdon, with two 6, and two 3
pounders ; the reserve was corapoied of the
71st regiment, and two 6 pounders, to whom
the cavalry was ordered to keep close ; the
North-Carolina refugees and militia, were
directed to attend to the rear and a fuamp
upon the left ; about twenty minutes after day,
finding the rebels formed very near him, his
Lordship ordered their left to be attacked, and
the action loon became general; afte a fuarp
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tonflia, which was sustained about three quar
ters of tn hour, the rebels were thrown into
total confufio# and gave way, when they loft
a great number of men ; the cavalry were or
dered immediately to fall upon them, which
they did with great daughter; the pursuit was
continued for upwards of twenty two miles,
and many men were killed in the course of it,
seven pieces of brass cannon and all their am
munition were taken in the field, the baggage
of their general officers and all their other
baggage and camp equipage were taken in the
pursuit by the cavalry, together with ore brass
field piece, the carriage of which was damaged
in the fkirmilh in the night, and with the.
seven before mentioned was the whole they
had with them. A General Gregory was kil
led in the field, and General De Kalb, who is
since dead of his wounds, and General Ruther
ford, who is also wounded, were made priso
ners. Upwards of nine hundred officers and
men were killed in the field and in the purfuitg
and about nine hundred were made prisoners,
many of whom are wounded ; the loss fuftair,
ed by the Royal Army in killed and wounded
amounts to three hundred and twenty men,
including ten officers, three of which uere
killed and two more dangerously wounded.
Some days before the action General Sump
ter was detached over the Wateree river wrh
twelve or fifteen hundred men, to cut off the
communication between Lord Cornwallis and
Charles-Town and the Congarees : He fell in
with and took several waggons which were
bringing flour, &c. to the British army, to
gether with their escort, and some tick men.
On the morning of the 17th Lieut. Colonel
Tarleton was detached with the cavalry and
infantry of the Legion, and the Light-Infam
try, to attack him : He conduced nis march
with so much skill, that he furprized in th#
middle of the day on the I Bth, totally defeat
ed mem, killed upwards of one hundred and
fifty, tock two pieces of brass cannon, and
three hundred prisoners ; he, at the fame time
retook the waggonswhich had been taken, and
about one hundred men who had been made
prisoners, and also relieved one hundred and
fifty inhabitants, who had been taken up b,
Sumpter. Our loss on this occasion is fix me<
killed, including Captain Charles Campbell,
of the Light Infantry, and 8 or 10 wounded.
After the victory it was difenvered, that
amougft the prisoners there were some per
sons who bad lately received protections, and
enrolled themselves in the militia to serve
under and support his Majefty'sgovernment,
and one who was a prisoner upon parole, not
withstanding which, they were taken fighting
on the part of the rebels ; two of them were
hanged upon the spot; and we hear, that
wherever such inGances of perfidy and
tieacher, are discovered, they will constantly
be punished with the utmofi severity : Two
deserters from the Royal Army were taken at
the fame time,and executed in the fame manner.
In marching the prisoners, taken by Lord
Cornwallis and Colonel Tarleton, from Cam
den to Charles-Town, the firfl division of them
confiding of one hundred and fifty continen
tal-;, escorted by a party ofthe 63d regiment,
were met by Colonel Marion, with one hun
dred and fifty or two hundred militia. Our
party were made prisoners, and those they were
conducting were rescued, but it was an event
so little agreeable to them that within two days
afterwards upwards of one half of them came,
of their own accord, to deliver themselves up ;
and since that time the whole of them have
surrendered themselves either to Lord Corn
wallis, or our parties on this fide of Santee,
nor were the rebels able to carry away the
party of the 63d, all of whom are since come
in, so the only conference of the insurrec
tion, is the discovery of the perjury and perfidy
of a set of people who, without hesitation,
have, broke through engagements which are
always deemed so sacred and inviolable, that
the mod severe punishment of the breach of
them is not only warranted, but required by
the laws of nations and of arms. 7he piifo
ners, especially those called Continentals, ap
pear to be highly disgusted with, and difaffic
ted to the cause they have been engaged in,
and which many of them were obliged to eg er
into by absolute necessity, and the perfecutirg
tyranny of a let of men who, without the lead
remorle or scruple, fee hundreds every day
Sacrificed, for to attain their wicked and am
bitious purposes«
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