The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-10-01

them with great slaughter Que Of bis sons,
a Colonel, fell most gsllanly at the battle Of
Rocky Mountain another son fell at Wrights
BluG. SusANAm SpRATr as the wife Of Col.
Thomas Polk. Col. Polk and his son WM.
served several years under the immediate
command Of Gen. WASHINGTON. WM. POLK
was wounded 10 the mouth whist giving or.
ders 10 the battle of Brandy VINE also by
an Indian in The shoulder, which rendered
him cripple in 1915.
Col. THoM.s Polk was more noted for the
many sacrifices he made, and his exerilons
IN promoting the cause Of education To him
was the county Of Meckeuburg indebted
for the establishment Of Queens Mus um, or
Liberty Hall.
The year 1850. was an even,ful one in
the history Of The Revolution. The fall Of
Charleston military government all over
the Stste-,he inhabltsn forced to take pro.
tec,it this State nigh, be said to be, 10
the language Of Gen. GREENE, ''cut off from
The Union like the tail OF snake, the
true men seeking the CO operation Of the rest
Of the Union, to rescue the Stale from the
enemies Of freedom, and drive The b i'ish and
tories from the domination OF their homes.
She said, "Oh, how we love the people of
Fishing Creek, Chester District, They SUI.
fered much aud perlled everything, ra.
lher than receive British protection. The
Rev. JtnS SIMPSON, Of Fishing Creek, | saw
him with lhese very eyes Of nine, a.sisr my
mother 10 sewing snd making up new meal
bsg., IN the month of June, l1s0, whilst the
refugees OF South Carolina were collecting
ard forming their camp below at CIem's
hraoch."
Gen. SUMTER, vhen he fed from his home
came 10 the house OF her father, JouS BAR
NETT. Mts SUMTER was lame on one side
from. infsncy--she was riding on horse6ac
on a feather bed. with a negro woman on be
hind her 10 hold her On. aNevertheless, she
had fallen of frequently on the road auc
bruised her face, until it was very black. =
Their only child, little Tom, was with them
abou, G ;esrs old. Ayoung woman, Nancy
DAVIS. who was heir housekeeper was ais,
With them. She said that when the BrItist
and Tories came 10 SuMTERs house, She
locked up every thing, and flung away 'n'
her nothiog-ihey fired the house and all wa
soon pile Of ashes. Genl SuMTER's fam
I ily lived a, this time with the family NOR,
I than a month. When the wounded OF BIZ
roRp's men were broush, from the Wax
haw's she saw her mother feed six men, wh
had bu, two arms among them, with a Spoan
and cut up the meat and used fork to fee
them with. Her family were old acquaintan
ces Of the GAsroN's and McCLuRE's, ptoba
bly when hey lived in Pennsylvania. WV
McCLuRE, who was so much dist,nguishe
as a Surgeon in The army, was a student
Liberty Hal. Many lime she reco'lec's
her father sending him on horseback to III
river, when be wished TO pay his moiher
visit.
After the battle Of Hanging Rock, her me
,her, Mrs BARNETT, was fearful for the fate
he husband and sons WILLIAM and JoHN con
moni, called JACK BARNETT. She went
Charlotte, and there heard of the death
Capt. DAVID REID, and the news generally
the battle and as she was weeping and HI
Cace suHused with tears, the aged JoHN GA
TON of Fishing Creek, rode up and enqu'red
her the news from the battle field. Cap
' REID is dead. Your son ALEXANDER was le
: near The Bluff sick Of the small pox aud
since dend and your three sons ROBERT, r
ryrzER and DAVID, are among the slam, al
l. JosEpu severely wounded" MIR. CASTOR ur
. ed deadly pale, but uttered not wor&
/. ter the wounded were brought 10 Chariot
!. she recollec,s of seeing Mrs, MARY McCLuF
o who lest her bonnet in the river. She wa
!, nob!s woman. Worthy Of her, gallant 80
10 who was then ia Charlotte, severely ~ound'
ID She saw him and his Lieut., HENRY BIsn'
=. both wounded, and both died Of their wouI
q. ahou, the time Of SuMrER's surprise on ~
er ing Creek. Mrs. BlsHor as we'll as Mrs.
Is, CLuRE, was waiting on her wounded husba
- She several years after his death married
nd pa,n 10 Mr.. DAVIS, and long since remo
.. to Tennessee. Many Of her relations
a. aeip hhbors were at GATES defeat, and