The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1853-02-09


a,o ,he hrld. wnh his miIlsary fane I
me wsrr sdsrnli,ioss ssls. from which
much wss rxpers~d. I'm his train Was I
he Ia,e Rayd Governor Martin. who.
.aving fingered aH ihe monih AZ The Cape
FEAR. IN ship III MAR. Inr mav Than >
-s.r si,er has expulsion from the fto-
IIncr. IN The ho,r &c re~sorAlirn Ia aatho-
my, had pad vtsn IN New York. aud
vas now re,uraed. ard hoped M receive
Ina, dalifnl Submission, undeI the guns
81 his Msj-siy's army. which he had beeni
unable 10 exact by The aid 81 his provln-
r,al adherrnIs alone. A printing press
also formed pari of lhe lnrnsinre al The
camp. with whirh a Was intended Ia iui-
inmate threats. gazette welcomes. and dis
tribute pauians. projections and Promises.
In his ranks was regiment oil loyalisis'
raised IN Narlh C1rolina. under The COM
m md of Col. Hznilion. Sroirh Mef-
ch mi IN Halifax. and connected in bnsi-
ness with house al cro-s Creeks, IN The
midst of The settlement OF his rouniry-
m-n; a genllemzn Of high lone and eau-
rage. held IN great esierm far The virtues
of private life. aud Nha. alter the war.
was his Britannia Majrsiy's consul a, Nor.
folk. From these. II WAS hoped ihai dr.
affection would be encouraged. that the
State would iall an easy prey. and thai
The royal army woald find ready recruits
within her limits for ul.eli.r operations.
The main army. m ring direeiiy north
ward in The direction af Charlolle. Lieut..
Gil. Furguson. with detachment OF ie-
guitars and Iayslisis. WAS despatched ~e-l
Of The Waieree. or calawba. 10 advance
in = parallel line 10 IL. 10 open Tree ron-
munlcsrinn with The loyalisis in that guar
ter, and inc,ls them Ia rH clive ro-apera-
lion wih The British.
To oppose The main, armv there was
no force bul The miliila of Merklrnbnrg
aud Rowan under Dasidsos. aud the II.
pionary corps of Davie. These lr'.ops
had been npan duty the grra'er part 81
the summer. AMI. especially since the de.
feat of Gal $. had constituted kind OF
NATIONAL guard aud corps of Observation.
On lis approach, Davidson pru,lr'nly re-
tired in The dner,inn of Salisbury. but
Dsvie. ,leligh ing in enterprise. ani heing
perfectly acquainted with the rouniry.
resolved, mol only m walrh the enemy.
but harrass aud annoy him whenever oc-
casion should serve. Keeping well al.
vised of his posilinns and movements. he
struck on every opportunity, aud always
with effect. By perilms exploit. al q Q
plantation ef Cap,. Wahah. one of his
own corps, near the Sonih carolina hnr-
Der. Re con,,ie,fiy surprised an outpost,
am afier killing and wo Di,ng about six.
~ Of the adversary. n.arrlsr'l air anhurl
with large acquisition of horses ant
arms.
Upon the entrance Of the British
army into Charlotte, Davie, being join
ed by about fifty volunteers, hastily as
sembIed from the neighboring country
under Captain Graham, and RELYING 81
the frmness Of his troops, made gal
: LIANT stand in defence Of this Carolina
cradle of liberty" BY ju,liciou
disposition Of his force, under cover o
the buildings aud enclosures of the vii
lage. he thrice drove back the British
cavalry, to receive the rebuke of their
commander in. chief, aud made goal
his retreat, with a loss much inferinr
To that of the enemy. Lurtl Cornwall.
lis occupied the village, intending I,
advance to Salisbury. But, with hi,
overwhelming force, he found it n,
place Of repose or security. His sen.
tries were shot down at their posts hi:
pickets kept in constant state o
alarm; his wagons, with stores, .seizet
and destroyed within few miles Of biz
headquarters; and, in one instance, for
aging detachment of four hundred mel
was attacked and driven home, with 1
loss Of twenty seven killed and wound
ed, BY an ambushing party of seven in
dividuaisfrom the neighboring country
all Of whom escaped unscathed; the Brit
ish officer declaring, on his return, tia
he had found rebel in every bush out
side Of the lines Of their encampment.
1t was manifestations such as these tina
induced Lieutenant c o!onel Tarleton
in his History Of the Campaigns in III,
Colonies" to honor these adjoinin.
counties of old Mecklenburg and Row
an with the designation Of the mos
rebellious district in America"
The printing press-the first that had
ever been carried to that region ol
country--was put in requisition. bath
BY the royal Governor and General,
aud proclamations went forth flled with
asseseralions Of the success Of his Ma
jesty's arms. exhortations to LOYALTY
and duty, and denunciations upon re,
bcllipn and treason; hut without seri.
Gus effect.
While his lor,lship was thus occupi.
ed and entertained at CharIstte. he
was sstounded by the defeat aud death
of Ferguson. at Kings Mountain, abou,
thirty miles to his left, with the loss ol
his .kt<14 kfurre, buth regulars and
ls,ffli1k Med, wounded or taken
/. prit36 nether with all the super
aumef with which he had
b<e4 ~ (sHNthe Inhabitants 0i