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GtlfOrd. lie had learned the lesson OF OeIeat
before, or he might not have beeh so ready to
accept its counsels. His plans had been bro
ken up, and his reliance tpon the security OF
Carolina conquests had been destroyed, by
events preceding the battle of Guilford. Chief
among these was the utter defeat of Ferguson,
at Kings Mountain, on the 7th October 1880.
If Col. Benton had said of this battle, that 1t
had been essentially ignored by history, as to
its true influence on the current OF the Reyolu-
ton. he would have been much more fully justi-
fable than in the case he has selected. The
battle of Kings Mountain WIS the real turning
of the tide; and this not merely because 1t was
the first successful action after the defeat of
Camden, but because it struck down whole
system of military operations, the success of
which would have very efTectually prevented
Gen. Greene from ever fighting battle of
| Guilford, and would have given over the Caro-
inas to the undisputed possession of the enemy.
The miserable battle of Camden had alto
gether broken the strength and spirit OF Gates
army he retreated with the feeble wreck of It to
Hilsborough, On. c. and only waited the ap-
pearance of an enemy to retreat further-tO re-
treat anywhere. The whole low and middle
district of the Carolinas seemed securely in the
possession of the British; the hearts Of the pa
triots were weighed down, their home was gone.
One point only remained to be won-the secure
possession of the upper and mountain region.
If this could be gained, all was gained.
For this purpose, Lord CORVALLIS selected an
agent of consumate ability; bold, popular thor
oughly acquainted with the nature of the noun
tain people, and emintently skilled in the hand
ling of irregular troops. He had at once all
the qualities of General, Partisan Leader and
Popular demagogue. His business was to or
ganize all the Tories of the upper districts; to
stife any show Of whig opposition and after
having well secured his rear and disciplined his
levies, to march them forward and unite with
the main body of the British southern army.
Such was the duty assigned to Col. Ferguson,
and he had every prospect of complete success,
from the PROSTATE spirit Of the country. But
to put this beyond doubt, Lord CORVALLIS NOV
ed upward and established his headquarters at
Charlotte.
1t was to meet this attempt to finish the work
of conquest in the CarOlinas, that the mountain
eers bestirred themselves. Ferguson had in
deed threatened to burn them out Of their trans
montane homes, but they knew well that it was
only by the utter and hopeless subiugation of
the Atlantic slope that they could be reached
They acted therefore upon noble forecast
they acted for their country. Neither in the
objects, nor in the execution, did this enter
prise bear any resemblance to mere border
foray or partisan dash. 1t was a campaign,
conducted on the highest principles of military
science, singularly marked by boldness, pru-
dence, celebrity and unity. They struck at the
the hopes of Cornwallis rested. They struck
at Ferguson and his chosen troops, which were
the nucleus and soul of the movement.
nd tbair +hoi
plan was bold and their conduct skillful. With
force inferior in numbers, and within little
more than days march of the British head
quarters, they assailed the boasted impregnable
position of Ferguson, and in one hours fight
ing, killed and captured the entire body Of his
forces There was no victory in the Revolution
so complete as this, and its results were as re-
markabe as its completeness. The Tory pow
er in the upper country was demolished Its or
ganization efectually broken and the schemes
of CORVALLIS so completely defeated, that be
retreated hastily and in disorder into the interi
or of South Carolina. Hope sprung up every
where around the American cause--a hope that
never again gave up, and Lord CORVALLIS new
er afterwards moved with the same confidence as
before.
1t was of this battle of Kings Mountain, that
Mr. Jefferson wrote: 1T was the joyful enunci-
alton of that tugn in the tide cf success, that
terminated the Revolutionary war with the seal
of our independence" 1t was of the same
achievement Col. Sewer, (himself more than
any other man, the soul both of the plan and its
execution,) in letter to the Governor of North
Carolina, in 1913, said, with that memorable
day, began to shine and beam forth the glOri-
Gus prospects of our American struggle"
We need not add anything to two such au-
thorities, for the purpose of establishing the de-
cisive influence of the battle of Kings Noun
tain on the general fate of the war of indepen-
dence.-[ Charleston Mercury.
Co65e.-There are about dozen species or
genus to which Coffee belongs, but all of them
are inhabitants of tropical countries. The cofea
arabica alone is cultivated and yields the arti-
Gle known in commerce. Its favorite locality is
on hill sides, at an elevation of from 1000 to
5000 feet above the level of the sea. The fol-
lowing is an estimate of the Coffee produced in
every part of the world at the present time:
Brazil, ...................... Lbs. 176,OOO,O0O
Java, .......................... 100000
Cuba and Porto Rico, .......... 30,00000