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der to confer wOB th? Council. Daring this kite,.
Val the enemy had Completed the., p^Q us .he fi
ver and w&eadvancing in three columns towards the
town. Tueir advanced guard confided of 200
horse, 40& highlanders aad fomc Indians ; their rear
guard of cavaty.
At the diHance of § miles from town, some of the
Count's par y were ordered to fire principally with
a view of announcing the enemy's approach. The
enemy mad^ frequent halts in order to explore the
ground over which they weri to pass.
T it Count who had ordered the infantry of his
corps to form an ambufeade. and directed a detach
ment of volunteer horse which he fell in with to se
cond the infantry advanced and made his difpofi
tida for ind, cm? the enemy to detach Geir cavalry
from the head fhe^r column. A close fire be, an,
both our cavalry and infantry charged ; but the lat
ter we a exceedingly embarra&d and confined in
the r movements by the volunteer hotfe owing to a
misapprehension of orders. No withstanding these
difficulties a .d .he 0 priority of the enemy's num
bers, the ground was obstinately deputed. But at
length the order ior retreat became ntceffary, and the
enemy by their prudence in not advancing efe pad
the five of ihe artillery from our works. The e^e
'rnyk lofi war 45 fold&s and officers, and oars 30
in all.
The Count two days after attacked a detachment
of the enemy, took several prifon?rs, and obliged the
remainder 0 save theafelves by fl ght.
Aoout 10 at night, an alarm being given by one
of our cerineb, occasioned a genera! fire of cannon
and m ska .y from the line, and the armed veffJs fla
tinned ou the Hanes. Major Benjamin Hager who
had been lentous with a party to fill up a grp in the
abbatis, a d three pr.vr.es, were unf-rtunately kil
led. He w.a a gentleman whafe memory will be
eve. dear -0 ail h fe v?ho had the happinefi of know
ing him; a d whether coatide+ed as a citizen as a
folder, u the father of a family, or as a fiend, is
W. verfaily repened. The enemy bad several men
k.l td. they fay chiefly from the ih pping.
On the moaning of the izih Majar Gardner of be
60 i regiment, was me. w h at some difiance from
tue lines, ba^in^o fix from Gen.PrevoJ. Several
others p £fed and spiffed; but in the afternoon all
father ia^rc^u/e of <ha< kind was difeontinued,
and every reparation made for vigorously repelling
a general assault exp &ed at night, which however
was never attempted.
Early in the morning of the 13th Count Pakfki
went out wiih a small party of Lorfe to reconnoitre;
and the furprize can scarcely be conceived, which
was occasioned by his fending in eHi^ence of the
enemy having decamped and rccroffed Ashley ferry.
Eleven defeners and about as many pnfonets were
brought into town during the course .f the day.
The fid den departure of the enemy gave r fe to a
variety of co.q.&ure„ the mefl probable apea^d
to be their ben ; mifiuformed refpe&ing the Length
of thagarrifin and works and their having f mean,
timauun of Gen. LiacuL/^ approach. They were
for tome days aticr their re tea e camped in d ffr
rem place in the neighbourhood of Ashby rer y and
on fr.ms Iflaad. O.: Graftal Lincoln's coming to
Ahucy ferry they drew in force towards Wap roo,
and it was imagined meant tohaza.d an adieu; but
the night before Lift fudde ly decamped, a d puffed
cver toJ hn'. Ifla d, where by the lad accounts they
are at p,e&t. borne are of^pi iincha hey intend
proceeding through the Inlands co Port Roval
A pa f yrfthe John' lilt d and Pot R yal Mili
tia itauoned at S.outenburg:/# land ar were furpri
z^d on F/day morning the 21 :by a party of<he
Britiffi light infantry, cemmaud-dhy Major G sham
of the 16th regiment a^d five al wounded with
bayonets. The others that were th&erak&a prison
era &e fine: exchanged.
As fame movemen.s of the enemy gave reafoa to
imagine they intended attacking Fort Johafon and
the greater part of the forces then in this neighbour
hood being req 1 r?d for the defence of the works in
town, tka fr.ifi ation was bl 0/1 up on the 12th.
Great pa t of tire bad &e. have been since brought
off, 30 of Op . Mathews company of cheCiarltf
town rndma being feat down o cover a party em
ployed in bringing off some mo e of the iron work,
WCie atacked on Saturday lad by Maj>r Gardner
with a (per or number cf men but were fortunate
enough to escape with the less of 7 wounded and 1
taken prisoner.
Of (even fid cf vrff:L laden with military stores
and p cvifi ins for the Btitiffi army fiom Savannah,
2 have b:en e'en and 1 destroyed by our cruisers;
and it is hill matter of doubt if any of the remaining
four have escaped.
PHILADELPHIA, July 20.
Head Q_iavers, N w Windsor. July 16, 1779.
Haif ai© nine o'clock, A M.
SIR.
I have the plcifare to transit your Excellency
the melofed copy of a letter from Ih.',ad : er Comal
W-y re, which this moment came to ha .d. 1 cuu
gratal.ee Cua^refs upon our success and wrat
mikes it hill moie agreeable from the repot rfCapt.
Fifhbourn, woo brought me General Wayne's rot er,
the potl was gained with but very inconsiderable log
on our part. As soon as I receive a particular ac
count cf the affair I shad transmit it.
I have the honour to he, with great refold;
Your Excellent yh most obed ent f.vant.
G. WASHINGTON.
P. S, General W,yne received a flight wound
in the head with a m 4 fkat.ball, but it did not pte
vent him from g<ing on with the troops.
Hi. Excellency John Jay, Esq;
Stony print, 16th July. 1779.
1 wo o'clock, A. M.
Dear General
Tiro fort and s afafc>n with Col. Johnston are cuts.
Our-cfficeis and men behaved like men who are de
te mned to be free. Ymrs m ft fimcerely
ANTHONY WAYNE.
General Washington.
Published by order of Congress
CHARLES THOMSON, Secretary.
Extract of a letter from a Captain in Gen Lincoln's
Army, dated Camp, at Soaker's Piaatauon,
Stono. June zo 1779.
«' Lafi ni ht General Lincoln ordered thegteateft
part of his army 0 match towards Stono Ferry and
thia morning about half p ast 7 o'clock they attack
ed the enemy's lines at about forty y&tdv d& ice,
and continued till near 9 o'clock, when the G:ner/1
ordereda retreat to be mide. I suppose we had up
wards cf 2000 men, and the enemy about 1200 ;
but as tter lines were defended by abbacis and p c-'
que% it prevented o^r men from forcing them,
which perhaps was the ^ccafioa of the retreat' H w
cver we certainly have killed and wounded many
of them, for there was a whoie picqiet confiding of
3 offief and 40 men almod destroyed by our rnfia
try. Tm£e defers, came in to us from out cf the
hues as loon as Ihe e^,cement began Col. John
foa of the North Carolina loyaiifir, is mortally
wounded." J
Exuad ofa letter from an Officer in General Lin
coln's Army, of the fame dae.
Last •J^h at 12 /clock our army matched to
attack theenemy. lie cannonade began at half
past y and laded till near a q carter part 9 o'clock ;
toe firing vc y heavy for uree quar ere of an hour.
Toe enemy talked upon Col Henderfou's light in
fantry who ordered to char e with bayonets, when
they r n, leaving 27 killed, x^d a Col. Jihafoh;
but they were too draugiy polled tof>rce their works.
Our people behaved gallantly and approached wih
iu 25 yard of tvetr redoubts ; it is fidtwoof them
werz entered, but we weie obliged to retiea . The
enemy 3 lots mist be co.- fiJerable ; ours ^a few kil
led and about 80 wounded Tue retreat waa con
dueled with good ord:. I:w41 refLa honor upon
our tioips, and wllbe of ferv ce in convincing the
enemy that we have fpirk and bravery as well as
Blowing to our own people that they are not invia,
cible.
Exuaa of a letter from an officer of rank, in South
Carolina, June 22 1779
" General Lincoln having received such intelli
gence of the inteocion, ibeng h and petition of the
enemy. .as rendered it advisable to attack thera at
,°?°. '^"y, did so on the 20h indane, about 7
o'clock in the morning, with ,reat vigor. They
were advanta^coi fl, posted, and covered by &ee
flrong redoub s, and a well con truaed abbatis,
fu,ported by f veral pieces of artillery. The picquet
hav ^ been driven in, the attack began on the right,
wmen was infta hly continued throe, the line. A
l a: h e body of Highlanders fall ed out on our left,
but were soon driven, with confifcrable fl tighter,
into their redoub s. Thea& on continued, with
out intern ffibn 56 mmues, when as the General
could not diaw the mm out of their lines, (w uca
wee so flatly cmflra&ed, that our light field
p ecei icould make no mpreffion upon them) as the
force of the enemy w^ much giea er than had been
rep efeated, a d as they had daring the en a emeut
obtained a large reinforcement fiom John's Iflind,
our troops were withdraw!; fora the lies and all
our artillery and wounded brou^. off. Our lots
is not considerable. Many of the wounded ae al
ready on duty, and mod of the rest, fthe.r wounds
being flight) it is judged, will soon recover. The
enemy's isf ppofed to be much greater, a; a number
of their dead were reckoned on the troud; and it
was observed that their field-p aces were five's! imes
left without a man to work them. Upon the whole
tho' we had not the w shed for faccefs, our peop e
are convim ed that they would have bearen the ene
my, if they had quitted their hues. It is piob.ule
from the enemy's dicling ciofe to them, that they
w@e cf the fame opinion. Our men arc in hiji
fowls and with for a fair trial, ty equal numbers,
in the cpeo field.
FISH KILL. July 29.
Onr gallant Lght I„fantiy, who, under the brave
and unrep d General Wayne, have gained immor
tal honour, by forming theßnufh arrifop at Sto
ney Point, were composed of drafts from each State.
Lhe firm coolness with which they marched up to
the attack of what our enemies filled the American
Gibraltar, was never exceeded by any troops what
ever, ancien or modern, and cannot be (efficiently
extol.ed. The Officers and men were even emulous
to go upon the Forlorn Hope, which was decided
by lot, when one Gentleman, disappointed in that
Command by the lots favouring his neighbour, <x
preffed hanfelf as a child of misfortune from the
cradle while the other bounded fiom the ground
with joy. They proceeded without a bullet in their
pieces, er a whisper in >heir mouths, till getting
over the abbattee#. and fc ambling up the pec pi
ces the enemy called ou>, 'iCome on, ye damn'd
' rebels come on " Some of the brave leliow#
fohly answered ' Don't be in fich a hurry, my
" lads, w/11 be with you prrftn ly." It was up
wards of twenty minuses from the time the fi mg
from the fort began, to toe surmounting cf the pata
pe $ ; besides the enemy were fully prepared, as ap
pea,# by an orderly book wherein directions were
g ven that night at nine o'clock, for the garrison to
maan tne walla and lay on their arms ; the place was
ca tied by the pure bravery alone of nine hundred
alTaiUoia, against a garrison of upwa ds cf fix hun
dred. overcoming every cbfhuaion and resistance !
But ifihe courage exhibited in the affauk is not to
be let forth adequate to their merits, what pen can
depia their humani y and benevolence, which are
the iolrpar^bfe are dants of true magnanimity ?
Although they entered the fort with the full reflati
on of putting every many to the fwerd spurred on
by their aidor, by their resentment of former cruel
bayoneting which many of them had experienced,
and still more by rherecent, the favare barbarity of
burning unguarded towns ofinfultin^ and even de
flowenng defe celefs wome i.a Inducin' to the lad
chittefs the innoce-t and -he hdplcfi ; yet the cry
of, ~ M^cy I'' Mercy ! dem Americans ! Mere, !
' Qu^ ci ! o:ave Americans ! Quarter ! Quartet !"
difa:med meir i^cn-menu in an infant ; insomuch.
that even Colonel Jonnfon, the Cor^ma idant, has
freely and candidly acknowledged that not a drop
of blond vis fpik wuneceffarily. - Bh.fh! Oh Bri
tain, bluffi ! To what a depth art thou now funk !
Go on, make bonfires of the lacking villages, until
full re aha ion open your eyes with a vengeance,
and make you repent in tears of blood I Bat a Bi
t fli American dji feeL for you, noiwiifftanah g
ail c.a yep have d ne, &,d even now w fhe> that
ether tears, rs pvffibe might expiate thy cr mes !
Ye , ala:; I what elie can wash out the fain cf your
Edit L^a. yuur Weft I.^dia, your American mur
tie.* ? You youiftlves have acknowledged this war
to be wcjdii, both in its commencement and its pro
secution by your 100 late and untimely offers.
What then remain ? Y.u pretend now to be our
eucm.ej on accoun ohthat, which your own a& in
casing us off acrly confirmed long a % o : Coi.fi m
tuen our Independence publicly too execute justice
vpan the authors of this horrid and infernal war ;
and then, for the fake of the virtuous which remain
among you and from the memory cf the foil from
whence the 1 ree cf L bcr.y was transplanted, we
may yet shake hands as friends, and you may yet
reap those emoluments from cur benevolence, which
you can never acquire by force.
About ten days age, the enemy burnt two meet
ing houses, two barns and twenty fix dwelling houses
in Bedford, and between Bedford and Ki. gftreet, in
this-Siate ; many cf which were good buildings.
Two of the houses firfl burnt, were the property of
Lewis M'Donald, a Tory, sent off to the enemy feme
time ago.
We hear that the favige* and Tories, a few day,
ago, burnt several houses at Panpach and Minifink.
Wo have but imperfcA and contradictory accounts
of this affrr; but it is reported, that several of the
Ind ans have been killed by the miLtQ and that
f me es oor people an hkew'fe killed.
.From RIVINGTON's GAZETTE.
NEW YORK Ji& 12.
Extras of a letter from S oncy Point, dated July 7.
*'Yeflerday Mr. Washington, with several other
rebel officers were reconnoitring our post, attended
with about §OO men, 13 of which number chose to
come in to us in the course of the day, by whom we
learn, that the report among them is, that an attack
co the poll is intended. I have not a doubt that it
wili p ov< a vary ferrous affair to them"
[ M.. R vingten, The very serious affair of
S ocey Point is over, a. r d 500 of your unconquera
ble H^ces marched to Mr. Wafhri?tor/ Camp, j'
GOOD R U M to be fold by the barrel cr leis#
at CALEB BULL, Jun'rs Store in Hartiotd.