The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-09-17
REVOLUTIONARY IKCIDFNT.
FromIhe Fayetteville Obssrrer.
Sketch OF the Battle OF Eliza
bcthtoWa.
ELIz NnNrMToWN. Algusl ]

tain jones Childs Of Eizabehioua lor most
Of The sntIoinsd Sketch, sad IS have 40 -.
collec'ien OF bpr'ng seen an ecceunI ef i, in
punt, 1t uay not be entirely uninefes,,pg to
yosr readers, though wanting the grspbic
glow and vivid portrayal With wbich lAe sk II.
lul historian is lauilsr.
Di'ing the shole leug,h tf our Revolution.
airy sIuegie there vas earned on conttuu.
a depredaloTy warfare lhtogg haul Nerh Gar.
o'!na bstween parties or daischmeuts II BIN
ish AID Torres, ana bodies Of Pauio.s OF
W@;k., scattered Throughout The country =
their sctlsns assuming an offensive or selsn
sits cast, IN proportion es success or IN leftuue
attended them n their minor character, ~ 10
propottion as ID, cause Of the Crown or of ihs
" Reb,l p" was in he asceujsn' Thcsa lille
engagements we're rtequeni sud not ga'te.
qleuty decisive. NJ where peILsps q he
Safe were they Of more fceqqeai occuftcrcs
than IN that secuen comptisrd 10 whal was
thea Chough not cow kaosn So The counts
Of b aden. Small bodies &C Glcn Of bo.h par.
ties we're TO be found scattered here snd there
over is entre surface, The rsfies generally
ou;numberIng the Wage, end their rank.
composed CT all classes and c6aNaclsrs ft9m
night loyal sDtjsc, o X Rs Geotgc, wlo co
Ieftalned his opuion honestly, 6os @ 10 the low.
esl notch 10 the jetcsndlng scale u haaan 'y.
OF this latter class were The Campan caa.
msBdsd by C5laasls Snzsby sud Gaeain,
two potorieus iotie', shs, ~.,h body oi i.
hont 800 men, held possession o. Elz4bsiL
Tosn as her Headquarters, 10 ths o. s~aE
annoyance Of the ctilz us cf the sutfelt,ling
couairy, upoa whom lhey tVled spppl.ts and
Of the good Wings Iu psrHcu.lar, wao oete
he oons'ont oh CTS ol pursu, snd ss3reh.--
These Nhigs vere, fof % o most part, e good
serso and sterling worth, and to N nds yns
LIBERAL enlargement O. col inception, tbe course
ut lbetr tors enemies uas extremely ogeIb ar
ing aud b. no mesns TO be- tolerated. All
tsough sinai o. number. and hunted a.a The
moa' constant ptesrrvsuc~, yet uudor lhe com
nand OF sueA men as Gen. Brown, Coioae.a
Osen, Robertson aGd Rtchardscn, they eetc
ever on the q.i r.ce ready 10 70 8, q mo
rrni's call wherever the,r cauntiy's ,uietet
required, anl always bod IN exscursn
II va. to~alds The iaJ.er part &C The year
1850 TIA, Gen Th7mss B'osu atI ca.
H.sAas " 4 lAt tR 0ntf ANEN t@f seAfi AltlaN
vstch NJ snh great vigilance be movements
Of Slinesby aHd GoarIn, formed he design Of
surp;lsing aud csPuuug tbe n Gee comnau5,
and thus to reiieyc the good peog.s O thar
part Of the county ahlcb their maraud,ng De.
scents ~efe 60 freq9eut. from go osloui and
evil consequences. Lesvng their respective
pieces Of shode, they beat about silently
through The country, collecting. hsre a gsu
and there a man, u1ul hey arrived ul lhe
holsa Of Mr.. William SsItaf SIX m'e. tem
+ lhs scene Of be future ectioa, and on ,ha cg.
ossle s,Se ef tie Cape Fear riyer. Here
+ their force numbered 20 men, III loi5-Itucd
/ a ih such wospons as % fhof opinion would
90 mesl exscuuon--fu aH Husks's, shst
guns and sabrss, sHd each man folly bent on
hsyag Sbagssy aud hls dssjs, o. the s,id
buzLa OF graad route.
lHsiractipg Sallar-noW Commtsary 6 o.
etst, abou, shat ,ine 70 .ook Tor them, tus5
lefl bls house Ga foot abou, ? o'clock 81 rghl,
aud taking a ne gAb5ikeod road ibeg aftsod
co the babks of t6e river miles bs'os E'z
bethlown. There beine no boats ceassnienh
aad the riyef being low, thoy iofdod Il 81 ehai
is noal knewn "a Bfown's Llading, taking
good care to keep their ammunition and Efe.
locks dry, and bgfsupg the wayes-nol " With
hearts of controversy bat uoiseless as tho
nature Of he case ~ould admh. Thence up
The bark through the dense nieraoyen lsIisge
Of elm ssd brIar, so common IN Law grounds
lhcy proceed 10 describe a circle, 50 Is 10
reach tbs village from a quarter lsaas ex.
peeted.
II was nov The heur Of 3 n the morn ng-
SIagsby hnd his uen had been carsusng iof
several nights previous, end wefo nov buried
IN profound sumber. Not watchdog warn.
| ed them Of rcProoch.
Brown had deufed to capture the " bole
f,rce, bot unfortunately, jast as his men vete
drawn up around or in 'front.' of The large deu.
bic dweH,ng occupied by The tories, q nan
Who had b, en- awakened lrem sleep by the
screechisg Of an open do1r, came ssunisnpg
out 10 ciose Il. Hearing the cooking Of FIRE.
locks, he gave tho alarm; but before oal' Of
his uncIad companions had caught their iaot
broad sheet Of fire aud hs sharp report oil
20 guns beomed op upon The echoes ol the kill
s,dss, and Il, up the darkness. Gen Brown,
knowing the superiority OF bic enemy, had ln
struct,d his men to made use OF a Ruse de
guerre IN case they should be discovered: be
would call cut the names Of quite o nuaber
Of Csplalns so az TO lead the lofces to sup.
pose they ware beset VITA numser Of cen.
panies. The plan was successlUl The tor
rlied Teiles, hearing so nsny hereni com
panies, as they thought ordered nto line, al
Tor one or Two broken discharges On their
part, belook lhem to sudden and precipis'e
fight. Lsaplng wildly from Windows, doors
and every open space, they broks through the
Wing line at some uoaustded point and avail.
lug themselves Of the shelter Of an adlicenl
gully, dosn they rsu. heIler.skeler, hstum.
skarum, like herd Of musisngssttfore lha
rcatiInn L.llnma nC Il LuEnine pLaltle.