The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1842-10-20

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Rashiagl0a. wba. skhough a perfect
geasieman. q % said. shoes your hznd
Ipolalins IN he sesr lslt BY Hashinaloa's
sabfel sefg radsly. whsn lssi yoa mes.'
A loud oGder 20 form tie troops en- she
right. Vas ihe only reply. snd spunEirg
on be charger. dashed down Ihr asenbe
. les hundrsd Ieei. 10 breach 10 lhe
hedgrrow. iesg8 The genee. and in . me-
meul wss II me head a hIs Tegamenl.
already IN line.
Being an inexperienced narrator. he
wriler hes omitted . description % The
ineslilies. whirh is necessary 20 under.
stand lhe scene ~hIch now ensaed. and
xisl tndeavar 10 rem'dy. % fsr a. pos
sible. BY shoii description. The house
irnnls Ihe essl. and an asenae OF half .
mile in length, and about $50 feel in
bFesdlh. slGtlches o. The esslernmosl aide
of the plsnIslias. where sas highway.
and beyond that open grounds. parll,
dry MEADOW and partly sand barren.
This avenue was lined on the south side
by high leuce aud in lh,sk hshgefow
III Unrest trees now removed and replaced
BY lhs Pride Of India and other orname..,sl
tress; on the n0rlh aide abe common rail
fsnct z or 8 Gees high, ssch IS = seen on
al plantations Of e "a farmers IN the law
country where The necessary timber 70
convenient The eIesmPmenl OF The
BRUSH ,roaps being on tina, par. Of The
Plantation lying sosIh OF lhe avenue seIe
completely screened BY she lencrs snd
heiserow from Ihs sight OF any person
approaching frnm down the country.
As sson a. rsnsIon reached the ground.
he ordered The company which he had
detached. No, TO leave The open ground.
being spprehensive from ~hs, Mrs. 5.
had sid th.s The 6ghl IN The woods Was
only q prelude 10 On attack on his camp,
Az this moment snne Of The tory roop
whom |, wall be rrcollecled were ordered
10 rrcoanoiue the country. appeared IN
the opea grounds descibed as east and
norlhessleflhe planisiion, closely pursued
by body &C American mounted militia.
and ranning light with every kind Of
weapon. IN which four or Eve broad
swords shine conspicuous. Was seen.
The pursuing party appeared 20 be in too
great has,e aud too busy wuh the tories
10 seen any Thing else, and bo,h parties
entered The avenue together. Wnh What
horror did Mrs. Slocomb recognize Ia
the leader Of The pursuing party het hus'
band and Maj. Williams. add tvo OF hsr
aeighbors. follow ing the tory captain and
four Of his troop. hall way down The
avenue, shsie cue OF the tories fell, and
their pursuers were interrupted in then
course by Que 81 lhnse ptosIden.iaI inter
,, ferences which has Ollen saved The brave
and 'mprudenI
When Mrs. Slocomb heard The order
given for The tory captain 10 patrol The
county round, she sent for an old negro
aud gave orders for him lake bag ofcorn
10 the mill. about fonr miles off, on the
road which her husband must travel il he
returned that dav, thinking in this way
10 warn him Of The dangec Of approaching
his home. With the iadoleRce aud GU
riosily natural 10 his race, the old fellow
had remained lettering about The premi-
ses, and was now lurking undec the hedge
row, admiring the read coats, dashng
plumes, and shining helmets OF tie British
troopers: he suddenly sprnng before the
Young mems horses. efyiRg cut Hold on
massa. The dehble, here look YOU A
glance 10 The LETT showed .he young men
their danger. They we're within pistol
shot OF a thousand m"n drawn up in Of
der of battle. On wheeling their horses
they discovered troop already leapiag
The fence into the avenue ia their rear.
Quick as thought they again wheeled
their horses and dashed down lhe avenue
directly towards the house. where STOOD
the quarter guard 10 receive them. On
reaching the garden fence, a rude struc-
ture, which was formed Of kind Of lath,
and which we call walled fence, they
lleapt that, the next amid shower OF
balls from the guard, cleared the canal, a
tremendous leap, and securing across The
open field 10 the Northwest, were sael-
tered in the wood before their pursuers
could clear the fences Of The enclosure.
Ii this description should excite the GU
riosity of any travelling reader. he may
see the whole ground as he passes over
the Wilmington Rail Road, II miles
south of Dudley Depot.
A PLATOON Of the troops had eommen-
ced the pursuit, but such was The i'm
preston left on The mind of The comman-
dan, by Mrs. s. : allusion 10 Washington,
aud the bold bearing of The young men,
that the recall was sounded before they
erased the canal.
Tarleton had rode up to the front oil
the house, where he remained eagerly
looking after the flying Americans Till
they disappeared in the wood. Send
Capt. - in TO me- The tory Captain APP
peared who are those men, and where
is your troop!' said he. Those men
are viIlainous rebels, and my troop was al
tackled in The wood. and cut 10 pieces. or
dispersed what force attacked your
| cannot tell, but I suppose hundred
men, Tarllon. We saw but some