Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-06-27

am unable 10 say whether nv aston;shmen,
or regret IS most excited, that so unpleasant
controversy. should arise.
The moment | was about TO close nv lei,
ter, the Reporter with governor Shelby's re-
ply, and certificates came to hand. have no
Intention to argue the case, hut think il nv
duty to make some remarks Col Shelby and
his brother state that they knew col. Campbell
by his black bald faced horse. The fact is.
col Campbell did not ride black bald faced
horse that day. He rode prett, large bay
horse not bald (dced-hut in thin order. and
broke down by previous fatigue. He gave
out early IN the action and at the moment
alluded to as the time OF col Camphelrs ,elin-
quency, he was not on horseback, but ON his
feet, encouraging and animating his men 10
victory In the words stated in my certificate.
This mistake in the COL and his brother, tax.
ing some other man for col. Campbell, may
have led Ia this unpleasant alterca,ion
AS iur the certificates generally, they are
what the persons heard talked of or some
body told them. They are in the aggregate
what is called camp news, and never can pre-
r"nderate against the testimony Of men, who
declare from eye and ear evidence, and whose
moral standing in the world for fifty years is
unimpeachahic.
see IT stated that the regiments of Camp
bell, Shelby and Sewer were mixed in II. ac-
ton. On the right and left of our regiment
THIS was probably the case hut in the centre
where the weight of the action in that quarter
!ay,t there WAS little or no intermxiure. Twas
personally acquainted with many of the Off
GERS of those regiments. saw none of them
at The time of the heavy fire. But when the
British broke and retreaisd, and our men
closed round them, they then mixed so that
none could know their own regiment. Que
ryl III these regiments were intermixed and
bore equally the weight ofthc action, how did
1t happen that the Virginia regiment lost
more men than both the others and more in
proportion To- their numbers than any other
part of the army? Eighty five were killed and
wounded from the whole army--thir;y- five
al whom were from the part of the Virginia
regiment present /; leaving an aggregate of
fifty for the whole army beside. Let casuists
answer the question.
lcpnsider every hlnw aimed Though indi-
recily) at the Virginia regiment equally with
their commander and can assure the world
that the few remarks have made. were more
reluctantly drawn from me, than The Yirgiail
regiment iCdS drnfcn ont 10 action.
am, sir, yours with high consideration.
SAMUEL NEWELL.
i. ,. In casting my eye over what have
wrote, see many inaccuracies and have had
10 make a number of inierlnea;ons Sc
There Is nothing IN the matter which want
10 correct, and as 10 form, cannot undertake
The drndsery My palsied hand which refuses
frequently Ia do its office has failed You
must there fore take the whole as il is
No. s
Col. Summed .Se,oeHs Certificate
I, Samuel Newell, formerly oi Washington county,
virginia, but nnw'of Pulaski county, Kentucky, do
ccrt'iy, that previous to the expedition Kings
Mountain, the Washington regiment was caisd an
for one hundred mud 6iy suppress h- rising
OF tories on New river. was of The de,arl.
ment. We rend-zvoused on The waters of Reed
creek: before my arrival M the place of rendezvous,
Col Camphe iad started with troops that had col
ieoi@d) over the mountains 10 the YHdkn suppress
i'-,ns O! tories heard OF IN ta, quarter. The
mani az The Monigomer, and Washington troops be-
h'n,i deyoived on Cal. VIM Preston. I was ordered
with commend of twenty -eigbi men to the lead
works 10 guard them, II dersiOO the torres
intended 10 destroy them. do not iecoect he
nuehcr oi days we continued at that station, bu.
rmember thai ! was the last rl the ,,emchme that
did not cross the mountain that discharged On
my relrrn called NJ Col CampheIrs and rnqmrcd
" I've had got home, ant, was iold he had NOT. A
near as can recoiioci il the fourth day after
my return that the express from Mr.. Howell 10 Col
Cam:'heli informing him Of his digl from Ferguson
across the mountsns ui,iorIng his asssance pass
edand aso r"cnileci that thea observed did no
expect thai Col Campbell had yet returned from. lie
oiher SIDE oil The mountain, (but he ha) ibink .:
was the seconddiy after the expires passed. the
| hogan 10 assemble ai ,be FRS creek h-lnw Abing
n (weere then, IN ihe famil, Of my fiher, resid
ED The next day abon, one o clock we marched
with Col. VIM Campbell leading US, aud the day
following arrived AZ The rendezvous Wa,auga. A
| Second call on the regiment was oheycd viii, he
same ry with the first, aud marched 10 the
| rendezvous by Col Arthur Campbell We marched
from thence rs soon possible the ANS
| On 'i'e Caiawba we met Col CleaveIand, wher,.
undersiood that, in council of field officers, Colonel
Campbell was unanimously chosen Commnndcr IN
chief ;sad at the time IL honor due To The Viz
gina regime, and their gallant commander for their
tuning ont with so much aIacry a suffering
sister slate From the moment that Col Campbell
wns appointed 10 The comma nd the vhols army ap.
pehrsd 70 he renovated; discipline more strict,
our troops look Ell more like an army organized to
meet successful and tyrannica foe than what they
had before Orr marches more rapit ard The
whole army appeared 10 gain animaiion.-At
The commencement Of The action Cant D,s,rt's
company in front filed 10 the right. and Capt. Col
WIS company 10 which | was attached advanced
right on the spnr Of the mountain their main guard
and NE FIRST heavy fire exchanged was between our
company and the British main gnafd, in which onr
ensign was killed and I was wounded. turned back
altrrheing wounded. Col Campbell passed me rneag-
Ell IN forming and bringing up his regiment smoke
10 him and he Wnde - short reply. went back
some distance and got horse and mounted him and
rode back Ia The lines ln the mean time req
me nj had advanced OIL the main body of the British,
when they were charged with bayonet and b,oke
and feireaed farther than necessary. They ran
across The intervening valley the top Of the next
rise where met them. suo col Camp6eN and mi
BhrODSOH dboIH hTiT distance beresD their men
sHd The Enemy chilling 10 halt I used my feeble e.
forts and with the rxeriions of Others ihey halt.
ed until the COL and major came mp, By ,eliom they
irere formed and adrcHced second lime 10 The crgs.
Our regiment aId 'wo partial checks afterwards, but
our men had learned not dread their bayonets ~
~ firs'-The Last charge regiment made was the
! longest and warmest ! ever Witnessed. 4 British
tor stated he held watch and that il lasted TWEEN.
" minutes. cannot say what The time was. but
i'nr'ng The charge do not believe that our regiment
was more than thirty feet iron, the British liue. H.,
! nfs rery heat Of his storm Isai0 col CampJeH ~ the
nj Ifg (rouf In
hin, from danger from he fire Of his owa msa. As
well as can recOeci his words were these g come
On-come on MS brave fellows, another gun, another
gun viii do ii--drmn iheu,, must have item out
OF Ls - Mi. md ~ .s L..rL Col C.n....