The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1841-03-11

II .eonmsnarsi.,D sf fhis dsy. IN.
snnIssrszry 81 lhs biIlh u Genersl 6sosg,
Wsshingtaa. ne are sn.hled 20 psessn
20 our readers aaolhsF Of those con.sibu
,ioas NJ Mr. Cussis % abe hitherto 81
SriIlsa history Of shs War Of shs Revolu
tioa. ~hieh place o. and ouf readers undsl
fsssl obligalion 10 han.
ne Battle or cermantown, ana DEAN a,
General sssh.--oeteber 4. I177.
Ffsn Iks csssis Rsssl,ssiisns sA3 Psiss.s Msmsir.
elk lie aai ckss asisr n HasAingisa
UndismayeJ BY bis defeat 81 the bsllls
slhs Brsndywire. Washington hosered
90 The march Of his enemy; not with the
hope Of Saving Philadelphia. bu. with
he DETERMINATION 20 s'r.ke set another
baw before shs conclusion az Ihs cam.
psisn % l777. ChsfmeJ wilh The eour-
ses displayed BY h,s und:scipIined SOL
dIsrs. whea opposed 20 superior army
sfseisrsns. 10 the combat Al Chadslord.
lie American General snxiously watched
iar an opportunity ofsgsin measuring his
.sord with .hs, Of his skilinl and lar
better appointed sdvefssry, though ,as
xers the ssssnlsess in favor Of the laller.
SIR wilIlsn lIoae. flushed wi,h his
Victory over The American Grand Army.
and The occupation Of The then capital Of
he Amerieau Union. and prssumIng that
ha foe was Sufficiently srbdusd 10 give
him no further molsslalion for The remain.
der Of The esmpaisn. qaar,ersd large
por,ion al his troops 10 The village az
6ermsniovn, sbou, sesen niles from The
city Of Philadelphia, while be despatched
considerable d,isehmen.s towards llIe
Positions sui held BY The American forces
o. The Delaware.
Washington promptly embraced the
opportunity thus offered. OF striking 81
his powerful adversary ~,lh fair hopes Of
success. Gathering together all the troop.
within hi. reach. aud having received
some feinloreemenss. although they con
slated mostly Of new lesiss, The American
Army broke up from ils eneampmeni.
about fifteen miles iron Germanlown. on
he night OF The Sd Of October, and I'd
sanesd upon The enemy 10 three columns,
in order Of battle.
During The night march. several Incl.
dents occurred iha. might be deemed
ominsus Of the fortunes Of the coming
day. The rsIebraied Count Pal.ski.
who was charged with the service Of
ssiching The enemy and gaining intel.
ligsnee. vas said 10 have bsen found
asleep in . farm house. But. although
,he rallsni Pole might have been OVER
uksa By sirmber from the great la'igOs
growing GU, Of The du,iss Of the Advanced
guard. ye, no soldier vas more wide
ssaks ia the nonsns 81 coibb4tthan The
intrepid and chivslfic Count Pulaski.
Ths delay 10 The arrival Of The ammpni
lion vagens was productive Of the mos,
serious consequences in The action Of The
succeeding day. The general officer 70
whom The blame Of This delay VAS allsch
ed, vas afterwards discovered in . state
of inloxica,ioB, lying in the corner of q
fence. Lieut. Benjamin Grymes. Of the
Life Guard. grssping he delinquent By
tbs collar, placed him on his feet, and
babe him 20 and do HE duty. This bold
proceeding on The par, Of subsl'ern
towards q general officer was certainly al
sariznee With oil rules or orders Of dis.
ciplins; bul the exigsncy Of The moment.
aud the degraded spectacle thai an oihcsr
ofhish rank had presented 10 the eyes Of
the soldiery. would seem 10 have warrant
ell proceeding that, under different CIR
cumsiances. must be considered as subyer
sivs Of all military discipline. Grymes
was bold, brave soldier. enihuslasticsl
" attached 10 the cause OF his country,
aud foremos, among The ssseriers Of hei
liberties. The general officer Of whom
ws have spoken was brought 10 Court
Manual, and csshiertd. -....
The surprise wss complete. Between
day break and sunrise. the British PIcsels
were forced. and the Ligh, lnfsn,ry routed
in their camp, fed IN confusion, leaving
their camp standing. So complete wa'
the surprise. that the officers wa'che'
~ere found hanging up in their marques
together with their porlmsnteaus ant
arurks OF clothes. the latter atordlns
mos, sessonable booty TO The American
soldiery. Many Of The tents aud mar
,quses were burnt. owing to want Q
transportation 10 carry ,hea away. Al
slough completely routed 10 The onset
the British Lish, Infantry rallied unoe
their officers. and annoyed Their enem,
from every HOUSE, enclosure. Or ONE
dsfen,lble position ,ha, offered 20 'he nm
of their relreas thus showing the mlsn!
power OF discipline over broken troops
and its inyslusbls influences am'd IN
g,ea,e., emergencies Of war, -,
Six companies Of The 4oth Regimen
under their Iieu,euan, Colonel. beng naI
pressed BY The advancing columns o. 70
Americans. threw themselves into eaea y
house. . strongly constructed stone pun,
ing, ami, barricadiug the lover w'nuo"'
orsned ! destructive FIRE from The CELIA
and upper windows. The American
finding their muske.ry made no 'mp'e
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