The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1844-01-25

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DAEOONs.
o. he Hills aaiaesni 10 ahe csDe Of
Good hnpe. llasss efssiases are q be
soand 10 ssss npmbfrs. On femarkahiy
6Rs d.ys. they assemble n rrgimeals.
aud aish al lhe efdss observed 81 militia
~ .. trsll. u genera they s9prraeh he
hight 81 six Fee; and certainly. u fea-
aares and habits. reese mble The humsa sps-
ees more than sny asher qasdFared IN e.
isfnee. lhs 0fang- 0aisse not excepted.
Daring The late Eendexsous 81 he 22d
Engiish regiment ol ians 81 he Cape, Sc
seFal fsneahlass occurred bslwsen lie eel
disfs and hahogns. whore skisslng pro-
lpsasilies we're source Of constant alarm
% esery human beng ailhin sie immedl-
aae range oi their numerous csstrns. The
ensuing narrative - from . grnlleman
who vas - eye witness 20 ne scene:
"Osf barracks wsse siiuaied aIlhs foot
Of range Of bills inhabltrd BY these ras-
cuis. Whenever The soldiers wsre on ps-
fade. thsy we're compelled in sef defence
% leaves posseoffeatinels u psohcs shsir
property; nots outstanding which their FOR
use 1e.gbbors. he Balloons, frequently
sls.e and carried Of their blankets, great
Goals. Or any other garments on Mhieh
ilaey could lsy their pave. A poor so!-
ldier's sAs had washed her blankes and
hung ID OIL 10 d.y. Scarcely had she
turned her bAek. when nne Of these mis-
eIesnis. ever on the ssich, stole il, aid
rsnof with itta the hills. which are hilh
and woody. This eel drew on Them The
Indignation Of the regiment. who larmed
. siaong parry, armed with sticks and
siones. 10 aiisck Them, under the hore 81
recosfring The stolen properly. and inllici.
ing such ellashsement - might deter The
commission Of similsr acts IA lusure.
vas on The advance with twenty men. and
made deiour 10 cut ihrm of from The ca
VEINS. 20 which they always fed lof shsl-
Ier N case Of danger. They observed my
movement, and immediately detached D.
bout City 81 their number 10 guard the en-
srauee. v bile The others retained their posi-,
and We could nov zee them collecting huge
ttines and other missiles. AT this mon tent.
an old grey headed Bsbuon, = DO had pre-
vlously sisI,ed rs al the barracks, and
Was known among the soldiers by the
nsme u Father liaphy. was seen dis.
tribnllne his orders, and with The apparen,
judgment Of mnsi cohsnmma,e general,
planning the attack. Perceising that my
des,en was defeated. | joined the corn de
main, and rushed IN 10 The attack, when
s~~~sswrsn ssgssss = ssir-~-As-T--
nal Tor general encounter, aud imms~
dislely the hosiof Babonns under HE con-
nsud. rolled down enormous stones upbu
", and We we're compelled tn give up The
contest To sac our l,yes--snd the glory
To be won by . triumph over such lie.
sss not Of character 10 make us al all
AMBITIOUS TO gain II at the hazsrd OF our
heads and shins. In our retesi, which
was prompted by wha, FaI.lsG Thought
: Tie better part Of valor.' they actually
followed us to our doors. shouting, IN
indication Of victory; while, during The
whole night, we heard such yelling aud
screaming, that We expected an lark
on the barracks, in which case we should
have given them a touch OF The mnr-
derous ssltpelre' aud blue pills. In
the morning. however, We found .ha, all
this nutcry had been cre4ed by disputes
about The DIVISION ri the blanket; for we
saw eight or ten OF them with pieces OF
i, OH their backs; amor ga the other strut
ted Father Murphy.
/ These rascals annoy ed US day andnight,
and we dared not venture ou., unless in
! Eagtns of five or six together. One morn
ing, Father Murphy had The eonsummate
Impudence II walk into the grenadier bar.
racks. and was IN the act Of slealIug SER
seant's regimen'al coat, when corpnraFs
guard which had INST been relieved
took the Liberty Of 81 piping the gentleman
Il the door, aud secured him. lie was
a powerful bru'e, and too much for one
man. Notwithstanding his frequent mi
demeanors, we did not like to kill the
creature, as We we're not certain that he
had correct ideas respecting the laws Of
metun and fu,ta; so having first muzzled
him, we shaved his head and face, and
turned him loo.c. To this ceremony he
submitt, d very qu'e,ls; and when thus
shurn and otherwise titivs'ed. he was real
ly good locking fellow, aud on the
whole. more prepossess'ug in cnunte-
nance than many Of the fashionable
'bioods' who figure in Bond stree, at the
West End. We then starred him up
The hill, though he was reluclant.to leave
us. Some oi his companions came down
10 meet him, but. from the alteration
which the shaving produced, they did
not recognize him. and accordingly pelted
him with sticks aud stones so unmerci-
fully, that p'or Father Murphy ac,ua ly
sought protection from bis former ene>
mics. and became quite tame and domes-
tca,ed, and remained with U.s."
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