The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1844-07-11

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fosshs saoihtr Presby isrisa ssi'lrmsnl. IN
. sObdsllea 10 giss mech lsss snnsy anee
70 his Lordshlp While be refreshed BIS
noops.
CANAAN AoAIx n TuE Assr.
Having recovered from ha wounds.
Grahsn succeeded 10 Eslnns in Deeen.
bsf. 1850. . eompsny of ifly 6ss dhSunl-
ed finsmsn. sce0UiIed 81 their own en-
psHss; so1e of Ihsn, besides lhsir rites.
eeing psosldsd sIIh ssords aud psiol,:
and All prepared. like tie olbei regiments
m ihsl esmpsIgn. 20 endure great hard
ships Cor iimiied lims. silh few supplies
other Than they could obtain themselves,
and si,h lslIle OF no p.y.
Gsnsrsl Greene reached Charlotte on
the ID vi December. 1850. and supers,d-
ing Gates, sho had Ialllrd bis forces snd
Vas returning npan CORVALLIS. marched
hls army 10 Hick's creek. on the Dorlh
eide Of The Pedte. hea, Chersw.
The celebrated victory of the Co~psns
was gained BY Morgan ossr TsIlion on
The l7,h J.nasry. 1871. To SECURE hs
prisoners. OK hundred in number. bn-
dy too large Tor the security of hrs forces.
10 The neIghborhood Of The shvls BRUSH
army, Morsan commenced his n,sfch foi
Virginia. entering Lincoln county, North
Csrulins, snd moving Tor Bssuns ford.
that he might have Greene between him
and The British force,
CRossIso THE CArAwRs, AND DEATH or
DAVIDSON,
Corna allis moved up The south side Of
The river 10 rapid marches. 10 intercept
Morgan al he Ford. Greene moved up
The north side 10 meet and succaur his
friend. Here commenced The ulsl Of &C.
fslship between these commanders. which
Was decided 81 The bsule ol GUillord ~
the following March. The three bodies
having about the same distance 70 march
30 reach tie Ford. every thing depended
on The speed OF Morgsn's forces, encUm.
bered with prisoners. Greene LEI, his ar
my. and with small guard, rode across
the county and joined Morgan. Whose
iurees. encouraged BY Greene, and smbl.
thus 10 save their prisoners aud Their
fame, pressed on with wonderful spirit
and. surmounliUg ali obstacles. reached
the Fosd 6rs,. The morning after they
CROSSED. Cornwsllis VAS on the sou,herI
banks. Disappointed Of his prey. but no
IN pursUii. .s.. ~.
Dvupg the night after Morgan crossed,
the river had sd much risen from sbuu.
dant rains, tha, his Lordsh,p, On reaching
its banks. found u impossible. During
the Two days OF delay. Morgan VAS faI
on his way 10 Vre,nis; aud Greene march.
ing TO cross The Ysdkin. in the same di.
rect,on. his army too weak 10 risk &c.
neral bsi,le.
General Davidson. with the North Ca.
rolIna forces, was lett to delay as long az
possible the crossing Of The British army.
Grsham's rifle company vas posted on
the bank Of the river at Cowsn's Ferry.
where the crossing was attempted. and
the other forces some distance in the rear.
The rlfemen kept up regular and gall.
ing fire On the Brush lines as they wsd
ed the river, and many an officer and SOL
der wen, floating down the stream. VIC
Tins Of their deadly aim. DAVIDSON came
down TO The bank. and vas taking obs,I.
va'ion Of the main body of the enemy, &C
c"mpsnied by Col. Wm. Polk and The
Rev. Mr.. Mccall, (or MeCsule. who
were near hun. when he received fatal
shot, filling dead instantly from h,s horse.
As the BRUSH infanuy used musksts only.
and the Generals wound was from rife
shot, 1t ~as supposed he was sho. by to.
~ riflemsn who acted as guide To The enc.
my, and knew The General by sight But
no one ever claimed The dangerous honor
OF firing The istal shot.
When The British line reached The bank,
the American forces all retreated and .cat.
tered in small bodies continued Tor a time
10 harsss ihe march OF bis L"Tdsh,p, who
pursued after Greene. The retreat Of
Greene across the Yadkin and the Dan,
and the hot pursuit Of Curnw allis; The turn
ing Of Gteeue upon his pursuer. and the
effective battle Of Gulltnrd Cour, House
form a memorable page 10 the history
Of the Revolutionary war.
SURPRISE OF THE TORIES.
While Cornwslls and Greene were
trying their skill. previously TO the battle
Of Guilfnrd, Grsham's company, With
other forces, under the command OF Gen.
Pickens. OF South Carolina, was hanging
on the skirts Of the Brirsh army and aus
n"y'ng their light parties. lie was en-.
gagsd,n The famous surprise of Col Pyles,
with hts regimen, al three hundred tories.
embodied and advancing 10 join Cornwall
lie. aud was wuh,n two miles al his
L"rdship's main body OF forces. Mistsk
ing the American forces for Tsrlt"n's bo-
DIV OF hight horse. they raised the shout,
"God save the King" aud never disco.
vered their mistake till rsmpled down BY
the cavalry thu. lesppd on them sword IN
hand. The discontinue was complete;
aud American forces escaped without loss,
though Tarltou wa ad Va ncinp in less than