The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1855-05-09

kei, Which he handed to one Of the
soldiers, and told him to make use 0!
it. Mounting the only horse they
could sc: At, he presented the mnzzlc
ut the breast Of francisco and pull, d
the trigger. fortunately it missed
fire, and francisco closed in upon him.
a short struggle ensucd, which ended
IN his disarming AID woundng the
soldier. Tarlcton' $ troop Of four run.
dred men were now in sight, and The
other Dragons were about to attack
him. Seeing his case was desperate,
he turned toward an adjoining thickct,
and us il cheering on a party Of men,
he clicl out, Come ON, my brave
boys; now's your time; we will soon
dispatch these few, and then attack the
main body u at the same tine rush.
Ing ut the dragons with the fury of
an enragcl tiger.
They did not engage him, but fled
| prccipltalcly to the troops, panic
struck and dismaycd Selling upon
the traitorous william ". Fra, cisco
was a out to dispatch hin, but he
begged and plead SO hard for his life,
That he for.avc him. and told him to
Sccretc io: him ;lic eight horses which
the soldiers had left behind them
Pcrcciving that T'arl ton had dis
patched two ether Dragons in search
OF him, he made oil into the adjoining
wood, and while they stopped ut the
house, he, like an old fox. doubled np.
| ON their rear, and successfully rvadrl
their vigilance. The next day he wen.
to w. for his horses; he demanded two
OF them for his service, and generous
intentions. Finding his situation dan
9cr"i>, and surrounded by enemies,
where he ought 10 have found friends.
francisco was compelled To make the
best OF it, and left with his six horses.
intending To revenge himself upon
" ---at Il i,iui" time, ''but,i as
he said, ':provilcncc ulda:ro,! that
should not he his cxccu,iumcr, for he
broke his neck by Il fall from one Of
the very horses. y
Many ol!!rr anocd";cs arc told of
francisco, Illustrative Of his lns:cnsr
-stlengl h and personal prrwr~s. Al,
! Camden, where Gates MAS defeated
h" yui Gated, and after rnining alu,-
{" r"al somc-ds;a.cc. he sn: ,iuwl to
rest himself. He was suddenly uc.
c"stel by Il British 'i!a.nou. wli.. PIE
Srn,al Il pistol and demanded his i'm.
mediate surrender. lis nun hrinu
empty, hr tciy.rA >ubmis%inm. ~ d
said he would surrender, u, III, sam,
time rcnar!li:'g, that his y,n was no
further Use 70 him. h, presented i.
sideways to the trooper, who il, reach
im..: for it threw himself oil his r,,arI:
when Francisco, quick as thought, ran
him through with The bay6n,t, ana ms
he fell from his horse liz mounted linn
and continued his retreat. Ovc:takinr
his comman ling officer, Col. Nla,o,
of Puwhallan: he gave up Tie animal
for which act o. gric'n iy the Coluncl
afterwards, y. csrn:rd him will, !, ,hn;,
sand acres OF land il kentucky.
The following ancc olr cyc,nrlilv.
ing his peaceful nature and his
strength, is also told Of Francisco. =
no" true IL l., we clh,ut say, iiut
We I'll, X Is it was told to It's many
years ago, while he WAS living ia
buckingham co""Iy, Virginia.
One day while working in his gar
den, he was acc"sicd by stranger
WHO rode up to The fence, Hnd .ruuirrd
OF him if hc knew where u man by
the name OF francisco llvcd p
kalSins himself from his work, and
eyclnS his interrogation, who appeared
to be one Of ''hnit.horscs, I!iya'
tor breed Of kcntuckan$, he re.
r,!ea = cd, "Mvll, , stra''EIr, ! d"n't know
=, % "nS p.'s"" - ''''' name III these
p" .iv,,I ' - s.oI',, I''.:
wont " ,M, ,.""'" 'I' AN '''e man
i;ah,;", ,",' " ,,no ~ I'''' INC great
,H1".L I,,n, '' ,r,' ,.,r ,'''''' t''' $"
'"'n .,: :.o,"'' ~ ''''"W ,hry say
| N"ii VIII j. c!l Cicil!O!I, ana ~ ciituc!;S Y