The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1855-01-10
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Tho day, of the rendezvous had come
and though the night was beautiful anf
bright a long line of fires, extending from
the highway by. which the camp wa:
bounded on the side towards the swamp
which WIS It's boundry, on the othel
CLEANED brightlY upon as mott a throns
aswere ever called upon to take up arm
in the wars of q christian king. On th.
east, scarce ene-forth of mile distant
fbom the highway, which bounded thu
camp en- the west, frowned a densemasl
of sombre Expresses, marking out tht
position of Black river swamp; and to
wards the south at much greater dis
tanoe, long line of magnificent trees
stretching their branch-limbs to heaven
marked the course of Tarcote-a lesser
stream that eElptied into the swamp.
! The spot which the tories had fixed
upon for their gathering, was an open
old field, With only here and there sol
itary tree, that long years ago the axe
Piles Of logs had been heaped up, with
an Intervening space between each heap
of perhaps fifty or sixty yards, and these
constructed In a line from the highway
of which we have above spoken, to with
In one hundred yards of the margin of
the swamp. had been fred about tWi-
light .esl3s.s ssas -s5ss.s - 8 =. 4
Near the margin Of a dense and bushy
morass, few score PAGES to the south of
this line, was 10 be seen another group
of fires, where smoking pots sent mp a
savory steam telling of the ample feast
that practised hands were preparing for
the assembled crowd. go - -
Around the piles of logs that we're
now blazing brightly upon the scene, were
gathered groups Of individuals of as
many varieties as one might meet in; a
'summer's day Momentarily, too, there
were fresh accessions to the'number of
the tories. From all sides was heard
the trnmping of horses and the hum of
voices "a they came gathering to the
place Of Rendezyous Beyond the far
ther end of the line of fires, and nearer
70 the sRamp, was spared a capacious
tent brightly aiehted within, where were
oonerseated the leaders in the move
msnt; and thither repaired the most
tories of the surrounding ceun-
try, to pay their respects to the notori-
BUS. TYnea, to Fhgp had been allotted
blythe British generals; the task of gath |
siFing force Of his count to assist
q prosecuting the war. successful be-
7ond his most sangpipe ssptieipation m
large number Of the vicious
md disafectedh to repair to his rendez-
.ous, he did not despair Of forming a reg
ment sufficiently strong to oEeraHe the
ounfrY and thus recommend himself TO
be faForable notice of the British com
iander-fn-chieE. He had prudently set
ut sentiaels on al the roads leading to
be camp, who were to give the alarm
case of danger, while his rear was
l0aght TO be snfieiently protected by a
ramp cf some two miles Ia width, path 6
s. and impassible, save to one whom '
'ng habit had rendered familiar with s
AZ Tynes stood in the door of his tent t
nd looked down along the extended n
ne Of freg ar6And which, were disposed
le variods gsppp whom his activity had
'lleeted together, he could not repress s.
! exclamation Of delight. Some weret p
ated rpon the ground engaged in con- il
lrsatlon; eome were standing at re- b
ectfnl distance from the huge fires
any were passing khe bottles around in W
isy hiIarity others were strolling re
out singly or in groups.while not few A