Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1856-03-06

| I'LL up Will u pleaSanI smlle, anu po"i"S
with the grace and ease of a polished gentle.
man, he said: "good-morning, ladies'" and
went on his way. AS he passed the house,
Mrs. Barnett had full view Of his yellow
cheeks and long face, and she laughed hear
tily when she heard of his remark about
cropping" the enemy.
"Little Andy" as young jackson was
called, was followed by an advance of some
300, under the command of Colonel Davie,
who had skirnish with the British by night
at Wahab's in the Waxhaw settlement
Jack Barnett, the brother of Susannah, was
of this party. AS Davies dragons went up
the lane, he saw something in corner of the
fence, dismounted and saw it was Tory,
whom he knew, named Dixon. The Tory
threw down his gun and ran; Jack was left
on foot, his horse having gone on with the
mounted troopers. The fighting just then
commenced, and while the young soldier
was making his way towards the scene ofac-
ton, the flashing of the guns showed him the
cornrows in the field, and the bullets whis-
tiled around him so thickly, he "seemed to
be-" to use his own words, Gin the midst Of
the discharge of three hundred guns" yet
he escaped, bearing Dixon's weapon in his
hand. Passing through the lane, he took
to a tree for shelter, fired at two British
dragons that came near, and went on
Presently, he was challenged by some of the
Americans, and gave the countersign. "Jack
Barnett, is that you?" called out Will Polk ;
"where is your horse" ''The last I saw Of
him." answered Jack "he was running after
Charlie Polk" "Get up behind me, then, y
said the other, and the two galloped off to-
gether. In this battle, Thomas Spratt, then
over fifty, received three bullet wounds, and
was carried from the field to his own house.
A party of British soldiers not long after
wards arrived there. They were told that
Mr.. Spratt was i'll but they insisted on hav-
ing the house for their own sick, and the
owner was removed into the kitchen. 1t
was here Major Frazer, of the British army,
died, while CORVALLIS and Rawdon both
stood by his bed, and averred, with lifted
hands, that "he was one of the best officers
who had crossed the ocean," A Scotch
physician was in attendance; he afterwards
went into the kitchen to examine Mr.. Spratt.
"What is the matter with you, maun?
he asked.
"I have fever" The physician felt his
pulse, and exclaimed: "Why, maun, you
are woundedw
"And what if I am ?" said the patient
"Ah, I am fearful you have been fighting
against your lawful sovereign, King George" "
81 have been fighting for my country, and
if 1 was well, I would do it again" 4" replied
Spratt.
"Well, we'll, you are brave soldier, and
I'll dress your wounds for you," said the
Scotchman and he did so, and attended on
him as long as the British troops occupied
the house.
These unbidden guests took from Spratt
over hundred head of cattle, hogs, &C.
When the time came for marching, the army
formed line before the door, and then FORM
ed hollow square, with their drums muf-
fed. These played mournful air; till at
length the army deployed, and took up the
line of march with lively tune and quick
step. The cause of this ceremony was the
punishment of one of their own soldiers,
whose body hung from the limb of tree,
having been executed foran alleged attempt
to desert, and join Davies troops.
Mr.. Barnett's house was also visited by
the British soldiers, who plundered it of
everything. When one of the horses was
brought up and bridled for their use, Mrs.
Barnett walked up and pulled off the bride.
sYou can do so," she answered, ~ am in
your power; but if you do, you will be pun
ished for it." Seeing crock of milk which
the intruders had brought from her cellar,
she passed near, and pushed it over with her
foot. The infuriated soldiers rushed at her,
swearing they would cut her to pieces. "Do
tiff you dare" said she, with an air of fhaugh-
ty defiance; 'you will be shot at from every
bush in the country" They did not mo-
lest her, but went away without the milk or
horse.
Some two weeks after this affair at Wahab's s
a young man named William Ellet, whose
brother had been killed, came to Barnett's
house, having with him Tory prisoner
After eating, he drank freely, and recurring
to the scenes of the battle, and his brothers
death, he became violently excited, and
struck his prisoner on the head The blood
spouted from the wound. Mrs. Barnett per-
suaded Ellet to go into the house, and while
she endeavored to pacify him, the Tory made
his escape. The compassionate matron took
cup of water, and went in search of the
wounded man. Tracking him by the blood,
she found him lying behind log, two hun
dred yards from the house, gave him water,
and bound up his head. This incident, a.
mong others, may show that kindness was
often interchanged between enemies.
The residents in the country found it nc
cessary to hide their negroes, and some car
ried them beyond the Yadkin for safety
Barnett's were concealed out of the house.
The British took thirty or forty from the
plantation of Colonel Thomas Neill. Mrs.
Neill went to Charlotte, then in possession
of Lord CORVALLIS, and applied to him, re-
questing that her slaves might be restored.
CORVALLIS coolly told her she should not
have them. She pleaded that most of her