The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-11-02

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I The streets were nov crowded With ei.
.tf3ens who often cast their eyes towards
the summit Of the high hill to the South
East Of the town. where stood he TEN
PIE OF LIBERTY supported by thirteen
columns, with a aag inscribed /" Sacred 10
khs memory Of Narfyr'd Rreemen'' wa
Captain William Edmis,oa. Lieut.. Rece
Bowen, Lieut.. Rober. Edm,ston. Lieut..
Thomas M'CulIoch, Lieut.. William Black
burn, Ensign John Bea,ie, Andrew Edmis
ton, Nathaniel Dryden. lanes Philips,
James Laird. James Cory. Henry Henigar
and Richard Guist. the thirteen martyrs
to freedom at Kings-M,hnsain from the
county OF Washington engraven on It's ar
ches. Around the Temple in square. table
and seats were prepared for the aged pat
riots, who had fought at Kings Mountain.
About twelve O'clock the two Regiments
were formed in Col Robert & ampbell's
held, in which the hill above mentioned is
situated. The line extended from the fat
ground TO the point of the ridge and was a :
bout eight or nine hundred strong. Thirty
two of those venerable men, who thirty years
ago, aud about that very hour were ascend
inc the heights af Kings Mn....a:. ases..
Died at the Court House, and Col. Eimston
being unable to walk, they were placed un.
der the command of Col. Robert Camp
bell. and marched in single file with slow g.
solemn step to the field, Col Edmiston pas
sing before them in carriage. When'they
entered the field, the Regiments came to a
present, and the officers took the position
tor review. They then passed in front &
moved along up the hill with the same so
lemn step. some on crltches----all bending
towards the earth, and their white locks
quivering in the wind. When they reach
ed the head Of the Regiments. they wheeled
to the right, aad marched to the summit
tof the hill, where they were received by
several gentlemen aud conducted to the seats
prepared for them. The. two regiments
were then drawn up in solid columns to the
east and north. The citizens spectators as
semb!ed TO the South, large arbor to the
west was pptopriated to the ladies, sbout
400 OF whom were in the Held the whole
concourse amounting to at least two thou
sand n,
After a pause of some 1ninutes, and all
becoming silent Col. Preston mounted the
stage in front of the aroor, having the Tenn
pie and patriots Immediately before him
He read the resolu ions of the General AS.
senbly of Virginia, with Col Campbell.
answer .f.f,.. go,
Col. Prestoa, then delivered an eloquen,
and patriotic Grafton. He closed and all
was expressive silence. Five or six gen :
tlerDen and as many young ladic. encircled
the Ternple and sung the truly elegant and
sublime ode; in parslaken from the dirse
,of Wolf and prepared for the occasion, in
(which Virginia is introduced mourning for
her favorite sons-a choir of Angels descend
to comfort her, they inform her of their
fate, having escorted the fallen heroes "a
|heayeniy mansions.
Nothing could have been more impre ssivse
or more heavenly. All was silent salts
fsction---and the breast of him who did
not then glow with sympathetic feeling,
must have been formed of adamaut. 4
cause ensued after this solemn and inter.
esting scene. The militia were then
MARCHED down the hill displayed to form a
line of battle for the military fete. During
this interval an elegant and sump;uous din,
her, prepared by party of Ladies in A
bingdon. was at their request served MP to
the Patriots. BY the time they had dined
the militia were prepared for tho fete.
The Spectators withdrew from the sum
NIT of the hill and the battle commenced
was an imitation of the battle of King
Mountain.
/ Further Particulars in our nsrt.