The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1836-12-09

into a I.@gian. II Whirh Rsshsf Nai,4AL.
ESQ. WIN nd bern ! capisiR - ne Nerih
Csral,na line. wss spPpinied 1aleaei.
and Gsurrsl Graham MS appointed ss
iar. They fsrshwith eammeneed their
march towards Wilmington. S''nih y
Faysnsrllle. .wilh 90 Dragaans and ~
amounted Ialangrs. General Graham made
a gallant aud snccsssfnl ailsek upon
body al Torres rommandrd h The noled
Tasy ealanels kieNesl Ray. trsha'n.
and sirIaugal. This aruaa lo.k place
nrar MrFall's mill. IN lhe Raia SSaaP'
in wh.rh ihr Tori-s we're s,gnalls DE-
lea,rd. rhslr lesder- dispersed N dissnay.
and their eaase CRAFTY ,njursd. That
1875 Wings shaull 4,Iack AMI snumPhani'
/. ,leles, 600 Torres. headed b. Z celo-
nel.. reflects grsai honor upan ahr brave
~ and Intelligence Of their y"nihial com
mander.
A short time afterwards he eommand-
ed one tramp af d. 'goans md two oi
maun,ed Iufan.ry. in surprising AMI de.
fsa,ing hand II Torres an 80. ahred
CORES planialion "pP"sIIe IN Whining
TIM. On the next hay he lei the Iri~i's
in person. which made q rrsnlase ai'aeS
IN the Brush garrison. rear Tie same
place. Shortly afterwards i,e command.
I'd three compares IN defeating the cf!e
hraIed cnlnnel Gasay. near Narrams~
lake. Shnrily after this. sire war vas
Terminated IN the South hs the sarrrn''rr
af Lord Cornwallis. al Yorktown IN fir'
glnIa.
This campaign closed General Gra
hans services in The Revolutionary War.
having commanded in Is engagements.
with a degree NJ courage. wisdom. calm
ness and success. surpassed perhaps ny
no officer uf the same rank. Hundreds
WIN served under him have delighted ~
iesIiiying tn the upg'shi. faithful. prudent.
and un1aunied manner ~ whlrh he dts
charged the haues of his irving and re-
s.nnslhle stauon. Never aas he knnwn
to shrink lran any tail however painful.
or qualI beinre snv dInger however
threatening. ar .und hack frnm an pr
,alinns n sacrifices which might serve
his county IL SEIZURE her llheItfs he
spent many lnils"nr DAYS and slerplrss
nights--fnr her ne enlIrai much fatigue
aud .,rsaess aud .uft ring without q
mar uur fur her as bniv sss cu'errd
witt w"t,rls ~ her welfare he e'ns".
critri ms time anil TREASURE aud mfiu-
enc. iurng a .,ug ADD unhtr,ntshed Iie.
II wa- not hv empty A"r'is a Arrogant
prer1Hgn-. hu, by ,r!f drnvIng and i"ng
chniInu i sr'iIn. that h proved himself
Ia ~ 4 TREND t. hl. country.
Afrr the closr ii 49, e ar he was elect
I'll first SHERIFF 81 Mrrk'"ahurg COUNTY
aud gave great s,t'.iAru"u b. N" tsl'hiul
AID rXrn, ,iirs performance 4 the dutes
uf that ,tfira H. ~. af,ers ards tor a
nunhnr ni wears a protniRaat ms nher nl
IN, ien~rai As.rmhlv fgnn the .amr
COUNTY Ah,a' the wear 1857 hr was
married ~ ih.. 81 daughter III 'lalnr J"hn
DuTsoH 8y his marriage ~ had ~
cmllrrn. 7 IT shom have sIrVived han
NnI log ai,er his marriage h. removed
To l., cora rpuaIy. and engaged "a the
mannla'urr II Iron, aud for more than
40 ears before his death conducted q
large esIahlls nlnrnl with grea, energy aud
prudence.
In the year 1914. when the war with
the CrerS lndIaus vas raging with 40,
lence. aud Grnerals Jackson caifre and
Carroll, we're fepellnQ ~Ih sIgual bta,
very their Ruthless aggresstous. North
Caroltua determined to send moo men u
all he volunteers fr,mn T"nnrSse- aud
Georgia IN the conflict with those saSa.
g"s General Grsham's rennwn a. an
";hrrr. AID his worth ~ ma. com.
~ dei him ~ the leader It the troop.
from 'jus stale tie received the com.
MISSION oi tirurral aud was strongly so
hciied BY The ti"vrrnor uf the si4tsl" ac.
crpl 'hP appo,ulmenI Although The CIR
cnnslances at h's family rendered hls an
seure me nf grel, loss and sell den;.i. h,
prnmptlv nhryed the cali ol HI. ralu,ry
aid marched Al the head uf a tine rrgI
mrnl oi Volunteers ~ the scene oi c0n.
fitL They arrived about the lime IN,
last stroke oi punishment vas mtlIcIet
upon the Greeks Nv General Jackson a
the battle of the Horse Snue. aud ~ Tin,
!" reeve the submission uf those thry
exported tn conquer. Several hundred
o the lower Crrrk> surrendered to them
For many years after TIE last war be
was Najnr General of the SUI Division
Of lhr NiIuIa Of Nprlh CaroIua.
In the year 5d2 he Was earn. slly re
quesird by sundry persons IN the west
ern part o. the state. friendly To the bet
ter organIza,iun Of the Militia. to addres,
the Legislature on tn" subject. and 1,
propose 4 plan for Military Academy
The address evincrd enlarged and judi
c'ouS sentiments on the subject. aud drew
from the Assembly the following resoIu
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