New-York daily tribune., 1851-07-15
The Traitor Boy.


The writer has been indebted TO his friends tor
many of the incidents which he has given to the
public and among those which have been KIND
ly furnished him, IS the following. Ii cannot fall
to interest the reader on more accounts than one
To see boz. lust able 70 WELD the rife, engag
ed in the defence OF his country during the Amer
lean Revolution was no uncommon occurrence.
But it was a most extraordinary circumstance to
find one, not yet arrived AT the age OF maturity
fighting Oh the side Of liberty, when his parents
and all his relations were Jealous and active par
tlzans on the opposite side.
1t NAV with truth be said that hundreds and
thousands took side, during the American Revo-
htion, from accident OF interest; while II is not
denied that the great mass of the people were
actuated by principle in their resistance to tyran
nv and oppression But It would seem that Jor
dan Montloy espoused the cause of his country
in the same manner that Sir John Falstaf is al
legged to have known Prince Hal, In his encoun-
ter with the robbers. Ii was not reason or re-
fection which taught hun that right and justice
were on the side he took, for he was too young
to reason or have reflection on the matter. Nor
was he governed in his choice by interest for
this would have prompted hun 10 have taken the
side OF his father and relations. He must then
have known by instinct that liberty was the true
and lawful inheritance of his countrymen, and
that duty required hlm 10 iorsake father and
mother and cleaye unto II with ardent and lnsa-
table feelings OF love
The parents Of Jordon Montloy were tories of
the deepest dye and their house was place OF
common rendezvous for the bloody scout when
IN Spartanhurgh District All the meetings of
the tories, IN that part of the country were held
there, and their schemes and plans of murder
and devastation were there formed and concoc,-
ed No Wings never visited the house through
social intercourse or deemed II prudent so TO DO,
under any circumstances unless with strong
escort. Jordan associated with none but the
friends OF his father, and seldom saw any ofthose
who were opposed TO HIM yet he ielt secret
partlallty Tor those whom he knew not, and
whose principles he never heard mentioned ex-
cept with execraton He was thought by his
friends to be too young TO be OF service 10 them,
and was therefore suffered TO remain NJ home IN
peace and Quletude. Their schemes and plans,
however, We're not concealed from him. and he had
free access to all of then deliberations and meet
ings.
II was during one OF these meetings OF the
"boody scout" that he became cognlZant of a
deep-laid scheme 10 surprise and capture a COM
pany of liberty men," under the command of
Captain Thomas Farrow, of Laurens DISTINCT
No sooner had he heard of all their arrangements
than he mounted flee, horse, and put OFF post
haste to inform the Wings of their danger and
contemplated destruction. Captain Farrow i'm
mediately determined 10 take advantage Of the
timely warning, and surprise the tories by an al
tack that night. This he did successfully, and
thereby turned the scale against the "bloody
scout" 70 the terror and confusion Of their friends
in the neighborhood This traltOrous act of
Young Mon,loy became known to the tories, and
they threatened his death Oh sight In conse-
quence OF their threats and the high displsasure
Of his parents and relations, he had TO leave home
forever and take up his abode IN the American
camp. He became IN short tine Ons OF the
most active, enterprising, and daring partlzans OF
whom the Wings could boast He was always
sent 10 reconnoiter and spy on, the movements OF
the tories In one Of these adventures, near his
fathers house, he met company of the tories,
under 4 noted leader by the name OF GRAY. With
the speed OF arrow he dashed by Gray, rred his
pistol in his face, and made his escape IN safety
For some lime during the latter part OF the Re
volution, Young Montloy belonged 10 an Amerl-
can garrison on the frontier OF Georgia. On one
occasion, while there, he volunteered to go with
a small detachment IN pursuit OF some Indians,
who had been stealing horses IN the nelehoor-
hood The detachment was under the command
Of a | lieutenant, who dId not exercise tha; pre-
csI.lon which Is absolutely necessary IN Por-