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

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men we're Sloeomb and Mai. Miliiams,
nc Lees light horse Are any cf the
American regular troops with themF
= saw none bnt that officer. and ] lhink
he served - Ibis - Eolunieer. Co..
said The Col. shave your wounds dressed,
and see what has become Of your men,
The izsi rart of This order was needless.
Cor neatly half Of his troop cell on The
ground, where tley met The Carolina
Doors. and lllai ground i known 10 this
day As The dead meas field.
As TaHlon xalked into The house. he
said 70 Mrs. Slocomb. Your husband made
ns shorl visit. Madame. Ishould have
been happy 20 make his acquaintance.
and dlal IL his friend. Maj. Williams !
have liule Doubt said The lady. syon
well meet lie gentlemen, and they will
thank yon for The polite manneryan treat
their friends Necessity, Madame,
compcls Us 10 occupy your properly; rest
assured every thing in my power shall
be done TO render my stay as liIlle disa-
greeable as possible. The British army
are not robbers, NE shall take only such
things as are requisite 10 our support, and
my masters orders are 70 pay well for
every thing we use.' Mrs. s. expressed
her lhanklnlness for his kindness, and
withdrew TO her room. while The officers
returned 70 their peach ioddy aud coffee.
and closed the day with a merry night
Mr.. Slocomb and the small party with
him passed rapidly round The plantation
and returned 70 uie baIlle ground. collect
ed on The way a few slragglers Of his
troop. who directed him where he could
lnd the balance Of his men, not one OF
whom was killed. On approaching their
bivouack he saw young man suspended
by briddle reign round his neck from
Tie top Of sappling. bent bown for the
purpose, and struggling in The agonies Of
death; dashing up TO the spot, he sever
ed the rein with a stroke Of his sword,
and with much difficulty restored him 10
life. il was tory prisoner whom they
had captured, and The brother Of the cap
tain so often mentioned. .-s.
Should this memoir be read IN the low.
er part Of North Carolina, many can re-
member an old man, alive few years
since, whose prctruded eyes and sulIused
countenance. had the appearance Of .
half slrangled man. lie il was, who in
this hour ofexcliement owed his life, and
after his liberty TO the kindness Of Mr..
Slocomb. Ne. s. succeeded, in aid OF
Major w. in raising ia The neighborhood
about two hundred men, with which
they followed in the rear Of the royal ar
my, harrlssing and frequently cutting
of Forging parties, until they crossed The
Roanoke, when they Joined The army Of La
fayetie al Warrenton. In many ofthese
parlizan ligIiis, il is much 20 be regretted.
but little attention was paid 10 the rules
Of war in the treatment Of prisoners, par
licularly when tories fell into the hands
of the militia. A depot Of prisoners was
established at Halifax. and many times
an order TO convey prisoner TO Halifax,
was SYNONYMOUS to one TO take him ouI
Of sight and shoot him--and the non-coin
missioned officer world return in hall
I,nuf and report the prisoner safe al Hall.
fax. Hence arose The expression 'senI
to He'll or Halifax
Col. s. assured the writer, this cruel
ty was never attempted in his troop, at
Ter the scene just related, of the hanging
of Young -. Mr.. S. remained with
the army till the surrender at York,
town.
On reviewing these pages, the writer
feels fear that he has laid himself liable
10 the suspicion Of romancing; but the
leading events can be verified by every
intelligent old person in this section of the
country, and the writer could gill your pa
per for year with recitabIe traditions
equally romantic with thai here related.
/ Perhaps al some future lime, leisure, and
inclination for writing, he may extend
them. Here, however, il is iaiendnd 10
rest Col. Siocomb's claims 10 reuolptionG.
ry sevices, which were rewarded by the
gratitude Of his fellow citizens in after
! life, in appointing him 10 every Office OF
! honor and trust in their gift, all which
were houorahly and ably flied, and their
confidence never lost 4 pension enlivea-
ed his latter days, which he valued more
as mark Of acknowledgment Than Tor a
pecuniary consideration. This was The
man whose serices 10 his country were
nerer slightly spoken OF, except by TO-
reign adventures.
As the name of Mrs. Solcomb has in
cidcntally been mentioned in this memoir,
the writer will take the liberty OF men
tioning scene illustrative of her charac-
ter, which came under his personal OBJ
servaiion.
| In her I'D year, Mrs. s. was afflicted
wilh cancer, which her surgeon told her
must be extirpated with the knife. Al the
appointed time the surgeon appeared with
some assistants, to perform the operation.
The old lady protested against being held.
but the surgeon mot knowing the resolu-
ton of the woman he had to do witty
insisted on his assistants holding her Sc
curely. The first incision with the knife
was extensive. and one Of the assistants