The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-05-01
4 WOMAN OF THE REVOLUTION.

The women OF Narih Carolina exhihil-
ed Ieais OF lnirepidily and courage. during
the bloody days Of The Reynlnl'on, unex-
celled BY their sex in any country. Many
daring acts we're performed. illustrative of
the conlness, virtue and devotion olour mo.
thers, which il collected. would ill hand
son Q volume. The following, which we
find in Mrs. Elle,'s" Women Of the Rev.
olu,ion," will be perused with interest BY
esery reader:
Early in the war, The inhabitants Of The
frontier OF Burke county, North Carolina,
being apprehensive Of an alisck by the In
dians. Il was determined 10 seek proteeiion
in fort. in more densely peopled neigh.
borhood IN an interior settlement. A party
OF soldiers were sent 10 pr"iect them ON
their retreat. The families assrmhltd,
the line Of march was taken towards their
place Of destination, and they proceeds
ed some miles unmolesled-lhe soldiers
marching in hollow square, with the
refugee families in the middle. The In
dams, who had watched the movement.
laid plan for their destruction. The
road TO be travelled lay through dense
forest in The fork oi river where the In
disns concealed themselves, and waited
ill The travellers were ON The desired spot.
Suddenly the war whoop sounded in front
and on either side; aud large body of
painted warriors ruched in, filling The gap
by'whch The whites had entered. An apal-
ling crash Of firearms followed. Tho sol.
diers. llowee er, were prepared; sucl, as
CHANGED 10 be near the trees darled behind
them and began To ply the deadly rifle; the
others prosirated themselves upon the earth
among the tall grass, and crawled 10 trees.
l'rhe families screened themselves as best
, they could.
The onset was long and ficIcely urged;
ever and anon. amid The din and smoke,
the warriera would rush, ,omahawk IN
hand, towards The centre; hut they were
repuIsed BY The cool intrepidity Of The
hack woods riaemen. Still they fought on,
determined on the destruction Of the vic.
Tins who ofi;eredsuch desperate resistance.
All at once an appalling sound greeted the
ears of the women and children in The
centre; i, was cry from their defenders
Ia cry Tor powder
"Our powder is giving out" they ex-
claimed; " have You anys Bring us some,
or we can fight no longer"
A woman OF The party had good sup.
ply. She spread her apron the ground.
poured Ihe powfer in il. and going round
to each soldier as they stood behind the
trees. babe each one hu needed powder
TO put down his hat. and poured q quantity
into il. Thus she went round The line Of
defence till her whole stock, and all she
could obtain from others, was distributed.
AT last the sa ages gave way, aud pressed
BY their T. es were driven of the ground.
The victorious whites returned TO those
for whose safety they had ventured into
the wilderness. Inquiries were made as
to who had been killed, and one running
up. cried
/" Where is the woman thai gave rs the
powder! want TO see her"
Yes! yes lei us see her!' respond.
/ ed another and another, without her we
should all have been los"
4 The snIdiers ran about among the wo-
men and children looking for her and max
ing inquiries. Directly came in Others
from The pursuit. one of whom observing The
commolion, asked The canse. and was told.
You are looking in the wrong place.
| hc replied.