Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1837-03-02
PUBLISHED
No.

or upper parts of the State. eanSf3-
arcs Tor colonel of one of tiiese. reein, ehfs
We're Robert Cudgingiisinn,s Mayson uiid
saoses Kirkland. Maysonscft tie eo.,iais-
SOM aud the other twoF iniidetliateis be-
fsane dissustcd snd tl,FiFsd S0iics.S They,
pafucularlyaiie FIRST, layRIga exclusive con-
! aissen,ions. Eha CONSEQUENCE Sps. ,t!,ar
seSsss
Sscvcn Hundred me,, undcr Col. B0va,-
XEc plan OF operations waSiaid IN, New
lsrh by the British c"mmaadessS WrseI
Savannah was taken, Cot. Gamble vrs adj
vance,. TO AugusIa. Boyd, who had ;nst
returned from New NUrk, was to rpriiy il,c
disaiiactcd and cxtAc tie tories in the west
crn paris If North aud south Carolina.
and force his way to Join Coz. Gamble to
Augusta. Col. Gamble immediately NOV
eel mp Savannah river with several h,u.i:cd
mounted men, and after mn]nocuvcrinr in
the ncighhourhoOd of where rotershn.rI,
now stant.s, and krrr's Fort, ia or.icr 10
effect a Junction with Boyd, he was COM
PEELED by the wings To return. Cen. Pick
ems, who was then "A Coionci. with only
three hundred and twenty men, after driv-
ing back Gamble, pursued Rn.d. and fore
Ell nm to cross the river eighteen rn;i..s
above the junction Of Savannah and BROAD
rivers. He then crossed at their junction.
ana was Joined by Col. Duolv and I.icu..
Col Clarke, with about one hundred Gcor-
grams. Col. Dooly, with great patriotism,
rave the command of all the forces To bin,.
hey then pursued Boyd rapidly, who !:ad
taken il c'rcuiious route through the Cher
ohcc nation, until they overlook him in Il
few days, on the east bank of Kettle crack
III Georgia, Just rs Ills men had sI,n, down
| some tefNfs- and IN ,
breakfast. Col. Pickcns had divided liz
forces into three divisions, Col. DooIy ON.
inhn"inS the right, and Clarke the left.
with directions To flank them. wEiIe h.,
commanded The attack from the ccr,,c.
WITH strict orders not to FIRE until within 10
PAGES OF the enemy. Eoyd was n brave.
active man, but was shot down e,r,r il,
TIC action. After close fighting for half an
'iour' TIE wings drove the enemy ti,ro,iri,
the cane, over III" crcr!;. rfhcy tou.,,
WIN desperation, I'd i>.t IL great many
dead anu wounded upcu the field. They
lf'n rallied cn Il risi.$ srnrnd Gu the wa.,
! "anh' AID rc:'"wAA III: fight, he whi.HA
: - :. p.~ssi"t <.liouSL,
~ cane. f., sSCr The victory was coAT
r:ote. The wInss,@h four hundred nj
went, nn'l the t":ic; r,4s%nrIs Of seven
'~'l''rrt aud out o: That M,nner. nor
more than three hundred ever iclr,,ei Col.
.%'t!'.hic IN Augusta. I!:i$ success was az
III: more Importance than The numbers en-
seed would in;;icatc. 1t bro.. nm ~.
torres throughout North Carolina, who
n:rc" afterwards assent led c.cc,; !, u,.,u
parties, or under the Immediate nro,.c,;",,
OF il foreign force. Although taey were.
dreaded Tor their desperate and ,n,Tu,,,,
o"tra5es ulcn the country, We, they actrJ
more tor the plumber and murder If in,.;.
Viuua's thai Tor concerted and MANLY w,r-
iarc. This battle of Kettle creek. IN I77o
was dccIs'Te OF their fate. Col. rickcus,
win many other wh:& officers of this sec.
'i0i'' ian many desperate remcountcls with
detached parties of The disafcc;cd. which
though devc.oiin. much bravery ana. rc.-
sonar courage, are too numerous 10 he men
%iionetl i'll this si,ort sketch.
ne was with Gen. Lincoln at the bate.
of St"no, and had his horse killed u,,,..
i,n while he was COVERING the rc,,e,, 49,.
dcre! hy t'lat general. He commando
the .lail!t!a forces 4, the l,nnu; b,.ty. ~.
the Cowpcnj. When ali tie circumstances
ara considered, lhis mnst be rrounuu.r.
one oi Tie mos1 %Hliai.t ard ,%!ar:i. battle,
oi the revolution. Twc.tiir;!; OF III.
American forces were militia under his
'"N''''"' ~" continental, Ni.rc und
y ''"'ht.'lJ" 80 !..""t ''y' En,tarn, ara
Tx c~'vrir" u". Ga. Wf3Iic~,,, .,,,,
al "n@ct'a t.> ills -iiN and bravery OF
'!"r~i". iM!!rInu. na The !!ood or ~.
n."'l't"a mrl, ;ir hsA = !, copc,n., ,,i
900 "" ""' SO IS r"csscd rH, expects
ia; 'o.ia,n We: Rs. General Nory;n L,d
been separated t,rm The main army un,i.r
'scn. C'cr1r. as: i'A.l,ton lrad be-, d.
@,a'!'r' J.? tor"w 1I, 10 cni him an. =:
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