The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-01-21

army ut uord court House and lost all hope OF attack
ing them In detail but being confident Of his power to
encounter both he moved forward in the ardent hope Of
compelling them to battle before they could reach Virginia.
where ammunition, supplies and recruits awaited them
His up the Yadkin Ind thrown him nearer to
the upper ords the Dan river than Gen. Greene and
enabled him cut him of from that mode Of crossing
and trusting to the distance between them
as to arrest passage in boats he urged his march
with all possible expedition Greene resting his wearied
many of them within month were to find their last re-
pose and calmly surveying his condition. determined to
continue his retreat into Virginia. and with twenty-five
miles the advantage In distance, set of in q
with the British General for the lower ferries Of the Dan
Long ard weary was the marchkeen and close the pur
suit Organizing seven hundred suitable troops in light
corps, under the command of Col Williams subordinate
to whom Colonies Howard, Washington and Lee Gen
Greene placed these in his rear watch and srmish with
the enemy, while the army with its baggage and stores
should pursue its way without moestaton The British
similar troops under CEN oHara ON ther rs o.
Proclamation the diminishing between these corps was
brisk and active but experiencing advantage their
results they were discontinued by the enemy often
those columns of the two armies would be in the
wide plantations moving forward at quick step without
the crossing of stream furnished advantage to
the pursuers With single meal day to each army,
ana ssght intervals Tor rest the pursuit and retreat con-
lions Of Col burlington Of Virginia, the Quaremaster
General Of the army who had previously surveyed this
present. boats in readiness at Twins ferry and
the army Of Greene passed the Leon the 18th Of
February. The division Of Williams eluding the enemy
cavalry, and pursued BY 0Hara until within short dis
Thus ended this celebrated retreat of two hundred and
thirty miles from the Cowpens, dagonaly across North
Carolina into Virginia, and which composes of the
most interesting chapters in all military history Con-
templating the romantic Piedmont country through
which it made-its projecting mountains near at
and noble rivers swollen by aoodsthe battles and Skin
mishes Of the two armies and exploits Of the partisan
adventures by food and aeid an Imaginative mind
could not attempt its description without bursting forth
into song and browning its heroes with unfading anna
frontier Of third of the Southern States shall that State
be added to his conquests Frustrated in the object of
Of ueor N eompenr LIZ adyerssyrv
and wisely concluded to make the efectual use
Of this attribute After single days repose he proceed
Legislature and aferward the Board of War had been
Gently in session was perhaps fortunate for the State
by the enemy as vital part and BY mpostons upon
which general submission might have been cxaced but
that her wealth and population were ditused over
tensve territory, intersected by mountains rivers and
morasses the inhabitants of which were little depend
en on each other except for good neghborhood and
NO permanent aid Of and tSe
rarely assembled in the place twice in succession
The occupation of Hlsborough the recent place of meet
ing OF the General Assembly and the Governor therefore,
was, OF Itself circumstance of little Importance Lord
Corvallis however erected there the royal standard
forth proclamation assuming to himself the air Of
conqueror, Offering protection to persons and property
SUBJECTS or his majesty
their loyalty and duty by coming to the aid of his
and thus contributing to restore the blessings of order
and good government This appeal accompanied By the
troops from all trespass on person or property not
without its effect upon the inhabitants Of the country
west of the Haw of Dan river many whom had
been leaders in the resistance of the Regulation in It'll
and having been then and forced to allie
M
The quiet Of the con9uorer did not long remain undis
turbed After the fall Of Gen. Davidson, on the 1st of
AZ hrro nlandN
Hecklenburg and Rowan, routed and dispersed by
prise from Taetons cavalry at Terrences Tavern six
miles from the Catawba Reasemblng after the passage
Of the British army they collected force of hun
dred men, and followed the pursuing enemy There being
Rere IN
Mountain the 18th Of February they elected Gen. An
drew Pckens of South Carolina to the head of Davdsons
brigade. This distinguished partzan officer at the
sure and had continued with these troops
from that time but without command except of few
have found skilfu gallant, and efficient leader
But the effect of this leadership has occasoned them to be
mistaken by Lee and other historians for militia of South
the British army they eectualy kept down the oyalsts
and at dawn Of day. the morning Of the 18th of Feb
detachment Of two companies of this force by order of
at Harris Mi within mile and half Of the head quar-
safety in the direction of stoney Creek with some FIVE
andtwenty prisoners Pickens had ordered halt, to
themselves With some breakfast when an alarm was given
of the approach Of the enemy in force Great was the
Of the csmp, however, to learn that the advancing
column not Tarleton, with his famous cavalry, in
quest of the captors of the picket but Lieut. COL Lee,
at the head Of his legion, who had been sent by
Gen. Greene in advance of the main army to keep an
eye upon the enemy, and prevent, if possible, the
junction of any loyalists to his standard This was
The first meeting of these renowned leaders who coope
rated SO actively during the residue Of the campaign In
forming themselves correctly of the situation and
ments of the enemy and learning that Treton had been
despatched westward to encourage the l0yass beyond
the How river and escort to headquarters any who de-
sired join the Kings army they set out in pursuit to
cut of the communication, and ii possible compel him
to action BY complete surprise on both Sides in the
search for Tarleon they suddenly upon body Of
M o the e
camaon of their General to take service under his flag
their march to Hillsboro with that object Ex
and Pickens to be his until they overthrown with
terrible slaughter. Ninety lay dead upon the field, and
nearly all the residue we're wounded Lee and Pickens
hurrying forward esped the camp of Tarleton in the
evening" and were at the same time joined by Col Preston
with three hundred men from the mountains Of Virginia.
who having heard of the straits of Greenes army his
retreat marching to Join him. ignorant that he had
passed the Leon But the united forces posponing their
attack until the morning Tareton euded their grasp and
made good his retreat to HillsborO.'
General Greene having rested his wearied troops, and
brigade militia, under General Stevens recrossed the
Leon the 23d Of February again to with the
enemy AT the same time, Corvallis filled with chagrn
at the disaster to Pyes, in the first considerable in
surrection in his favor since his entrance into
the State, moved westward of Howe river, to be
won't the recurrence of like casualty to his maesty's
faithful ieges The British General it must be noted
throughout the campaign had two objects in view, after
failing to overtake Mogans prsoners the one to destroy
Greene army the other to augment his by recruits
from among the loyalist inhabitants and the aim of the
American well to impress the loyaliss by exh
btion of his force and spirit the safety OF his army
and the annoyance of his adversary Taking position be-
tween the upper branches of Haw river General Greene
reestablished his corps Of light troops, under the gal
liant and sagacous williams which he kept between the
enemy and the main army In a series of interesting
movements assaults, skrshes, and retreats, he baed
all the efforts of his opponent to bring either division of
brigade of militia under General Lawson, from Virginia.
and two brigades from North Carolina under Generals
Butler and Eaton. His army being numerically
peor to that of the enemy he advanced to engage him
in battle, and selected eligible position at Gulford
Court House. Lord Corvallis, accepting the Defiance
also moved forward to the conflict which took place
the 18th of March, 1881, and became the assalant
Neither limits your patience will allow extend
southern war. 1t is well portrayed by Marshall
johnson and losing Suhce n IN rama RI