The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1838-03-16


e tans Grymes aud Nicholas, of Virginia
0 brave aud valued officers, Lieutenant an
ensign with one hundred and eighty pickle
men, rank and file. The uniform blue wit
white taclnss, white uuder.clothes, and blacl
CATERS.
r The horse. guard was detailed from va
rious corps during the Contest I'm the ear
hest campaigns, from Bay lor's regiment
which was called lady ashlngiop's dra
goons--uniorm white with blue iacings, &c
The liie-guard always attached 10 the head
quarters, was admired as well for It's supa.
rior appearance as for its high state Of dis.
cipline, II being considered, 10 the oIden
time, as matter of distinction TO serge
~ The guard Of the commander in chief.
The life guard was borrowed by favorre
officers for several imporian; expeditions.
10 the afflIr Of Barren Hill, May, '7e, the
lie guard formed part Of the troops under
the marquis de Lafayette, who recovered of
the wound be received IN The preceding
campaign, 10 IS, made his debut in arms
as general officer. The position Of Bar.
ren HUI becoming extremely hazardous, on
account of two heavy columns of the enemy
That were marching to intercept the com
municaiIon of the marquis with the main
army al Valley Forge, the young general
determined, by gallant dash between the
advancing columns, 10 reach The ford on the
Schuylkill, and thus secure his retreat to
The nam army. Here lei our narration
pause, While sc pay vel. merl,ed tribute
Ia the memory aud services OF A lien VI Lane, (
20 whose ontrlna vigilance IN watching The /
s'eallhy approach of the enemy's columns
toward Barrea Hill, and promptncss IN at.
iaektag them on their route, the MARQUIS
was mainly indebted tor success 10 the eel.
ebraied retreat that shed such Iustre on his
first command.
10 Allen NJ Lane we have the recolec. 4
ton Of a partisan who, with genus TO con.
ceise, possessed a courage even TO chlyal.
~ ~ execute, the most daring enterprises
u ho ever ranked with The foremost m es.
TEEN OF the chief, aud was considered by
The whole army as one Of the most intrepid
and distinguished officers Of the war Of the
revolution.
When the resitlng Americans reached /
he ford Of the Schuy Kill, they heslated in I
attempting the passage. Lafayette spranc '
rom his horse 4 rushed into The water waist
ieep, calling on his conrades to follow. An %
mated by the example Of their youthful r
'enera! the soldiers entered The river, The y
aiicr men SUSTAINING the shorter, and after n
severe struggle gained the southern or IL
1endly shore, having suffered but lnconsid. c,
rsblo loss. q,
Meanwhile, The enemy were IN close pur uI
Ii, and the conmander.in chief fearing III
II the detachment which consisted of his On
hottest troops, including the life. guard, TO
ragged his artillery 10 the rocky heights No
lat commanded The road, and opened upon ed
g enemy advance checking them so far
to enable the marquis the better TO secure ed
5 retreat; aud there was one feature in The an
aftlal spectacle Of The passage Of the 10,
'hu} kill OF rare and imposing interest il
as the admired form Of Washington at
mes ohscured and then beheld amid the 80
loke of the cannonade, as, attended by his -,
nerals and staff, he would wave bus hat a.
encourage the soldiers in their perllous :,
Ssage of the stream. -
Ont morning ofihe battle of Monmouth. -.
ne, IS, a detachment from the ie. guard, -,
d one from Morgan's r,lamea, led by g.,
organs tavor,ie captain Gabriel Long, -
Ide gallant dash at party Of The enc. Ia
! which they had surprised while wash. he
: at brook that ran through an extern. na,
Q meadow. Seventeen grenadlers were ,,a,
de prisoners, and borne off TN the very
e OF The British light infantry, who fred d.
N their daring assallants, and immediate !
commenced hot pursuit; yet Long dis &c
yed such consummate ability as well as ads
rage. tina, he brought off his party, prs. "su
rs and all, with only the loss of one ser. mol
nj wounded. acte
Morgan was IN waiting, at the outpost TO cons
eve the detachment ON their return. of RI
ing listened, with much anxiety, TO The PAM
Wy hire OF the pursuing enemy. Charm. bags
nth the success Of the enterprise, in the Parf
rn oil the troops almost unframed, and bin
he prisoners taken, Morgan wrung the may
rite captain BY the hand, paldh his compl. conc
is TO the officers and men of his own wear
IS, and of the life. en,rd and then the legs.
I'd leader ofhe woodsnen INDUCED him are
IN a stentoran laugh that made all ring Da"
n, at the bcspattered condition of the
lemen, as he was pleased to term the ~
guard, and who, in the precpltatc re. STAR
/, having TO pass through certain swamss their
abound in the portion of New Jersey tlona
the seat of war presented most soil. Bind