Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1837-03-02
PUBLisHED WEEKLY.

lies Joe c0l0nets OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
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Essoses hirklianE Ma~ysnbsapEtlis mis-
stontsnnd tHes berS tsSos a8aiafainselS 4Ae
sstsst dissusted snd t5Hlpss saiscss TfeS,
3sppsslruiarlyait first. hfsyEag xsetss::gc cois
b i saua. acaYsaintsaess . ;sasisss sss,sa,
4 sSehtipfls ,EEifa .eopstGiseiiJa Tnss 3,ss
SSsevcn Hundred men, und6r Eoi. BsSdXSg
FXhc plan o~f<opcrations wa8iaias in New
lsrk ny the British communicative eift
Savannah was taken, Col. Gamble WIS adj
fanceato Adgusra. Boyd, who tt;d INST
returned from New fork, was to notify The
dIsaiectcd- and eSsactl.e tories in the west.
crn parts 6fANorth aud south Carolina
and force his why to Join Col. Gamble to
Augusta. Col. Gamble in.media,rly NOV
ed up Savannah river with several hundred
mounted men, and after manoenve.ing in
the neishbourhood of where rctershursI,>
now stands, and kerr's Fort, in order to
elect a Junction with Boyd, he was COM
PEELED ny the wings TO return. Gen. Pick.
ems, who was then a Colonel, with ouIy
Three hundred and twenty men, after driv-
ing back Gamble, pursued Buyd, and fore
Ell HIM to cross the river eighteen miles
above the Junction Of Savannah and Broad
rivers. He then crossed at their Junction.
and was Joined by Col. Dooly and Lien.'
Col Clarke, with about one hundred Gaor-
sIans. Col. Dooly, with great patriotism.
gave the mna of all the forces To bin.
ihey thcn pursued Boyd rapidly, who had
taken ii circuitons route through the Cher
okce nation, until they overlook him in 4
rev days, on the cast bank of kettle creek
III georgia, just as his men had shot down
some pecVes, and We're preparing their
breakfast; Col. Pickens had divided his
FORCES INTO three divisions, Col. Dooiv COM
manGins the right, and Clarke the lef,
with directions. to flank them, while be
commanded the attack from IN, .cc,,rn
WITH strict orders not to fire until within IA
PAGES OF the enemy. Eoyd was n brave.
active man, but was shot down e~ar.si,,
INC action. After close fighting for half an
hour, the wings drove the enerpy through
inc cane, over the creek. they fough.
win desperation, and let a great MANY
dead and wounded upon the field, They
then rallied Gil Il risij,s ground on the wsr4
oank, an! rc:.cEAM tha fight, The whisS}
Aa.-, - pr.ssina Sa1ousjl,
'::s cane. H. sysr The victory-was coAF
p!ctc. The wlnssns.h four hundred 1>
twenty, nnl the tories r;7Snr.5f seven
hundred aud out OF thar M,nl,er. not
more than three hundred ever ;c,rbaI CnJ
s'a!ihlc IN Augusta. This success was nj
taF more Importance than the numbers en-
oasca would iE'!icate. 1t broke up RI.
torres throughout North Carolina, who
never afterwards assembled except in SINAI,
parties or under the immediate protectinn
OF IA foreign force. Although they wer.
dreaded for their desperate and indignant
o"lf"scs upon the country, yet they acted
more lor the pinnder and murder of iudi-
slu"a's ,nah 'of concerted and manly war
'"rc. ms battle OF Kettle creek. in ITO.
with many other wing officers of ,h;s scn,
sion, had many desperate r~encouutcrs viii
detached parties of The disafcc,ed. wbirl,
though developing much bravery and nav
sonal courase, are TOO numerous 10 he men
toned IN this. short sketch.
lie was with Gen. Lincoln at The hate.
OF Stone, and had his horse killed uril,.r
MN while he was covering the re,reat ar
derea ny TIM general. He commanded
the.l:liii'ia iorccs al the famous battle o;
Inc Cowpcns. When all the circumstances
arc considered This must be prououucr.
one OF Tic most gallant and dar;uy battles
OF the revolution. Two-thir,s Of ,bn
American forces were militia under lilo
command. The rcutincuta,, ecro. md.
re command "l Licrt. Col. Hoyyard .nl
t!!v cavalry nn.er Col. Washington ami
all directed tag iiie ~i,iii and brav.,y ne
Morgan. Tallctnr. al The head ~ ii,
rn"nn'cd men. flushed VIII cono,,c.t ,,L
arrogant VITA >a,ecSS. pressed on. cx,ert-
ing certain vir:.ry. General Moroan l,,1
ncei' separated from the main army un,i.r
ven. t'tc"nc, anH Taficion bad been d.
fa'i'ei' y? Eornw 1'l,s 70 cui him Off &
S'"foi'ht vas literally ovcrrnI, and military
rTs7n|r TrrH TeEufaTrv sra5.iS4srr7 p
camden, Granny. Ninety-Six, Augusta.
ana other places. Cornwaiiis and Tarlctnn
were pressing, witl superior forces. Creme
''"n Morgan lnio \. Carolina. The Cow
pens is IN The upper edge Of Spartanburrb
o'S'Fict. ana very near the y. Caroiina
i'iic. twas OF VAST Importance that those
hn4er Zen. Morgan should not be n event
ca IN Their retreat from eflectins n i%unctio,
with Greene, who was also pressed by tho
superior force Of CORVALLIS. Binder tl,s.&
circumstances, Gen. Movgan's opinion NS.a
against fighting ut the Coypens. Col.
"'eAsns thought shat something must he
done, or the spirit of the country would be
broken down, and Carolina become amer
manent and easy que After a conn
ci! OF officers was held, the fight was deter
mined on. The enemy were superior in
numbers by two hundred. Col. Pichens
formed his line ahou, two hundred wards in
ndvlncc OF the. second line, CONSISTING of
tho light infantry and a corps of Virginia
riflcmen. The third line was formed from
the. cavalry with about City mo,usteJ militia
men. Col. Pickens issued strict orders not
to FIRE until the enemy were within foriv
yards and when forced To retire, to form