The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1856-06-11

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No pris'ners 'mong the tories make,
The British suppliant save"
showed their hatred Of the loyaIists. AT.
ter firing, they 'clubbel their guns, rushing
into the camp and grappling with the foe.
There dead aud wounded lay in heaps
Mcclure fell. pierced with several wounds.
while at the same time his cousins. the
four Gas,ons, lay bleeding around him.
Some near INN ran to his relief, but he order
ed them back 10 The fight; and as he Law
weltering in blood, his voice was still heard
urging them onward. As the tories fell
towards hie British camp, many OF the
Wigs rushed pell.mcll with them. Alex.
ander Walker, hurrying along in their
midst, was about to fire on those before
him, when ono close 10 him caught his
arm crying, Those are on our sde.n And
then, as If stuck with sudden suspicion
asked, " What is that green leaf in You,
hat for ~
The wings had taken the precaution &c
put each = leaf in their hats that morning
before going into battle. Walker pulled
out the token, but the discovery was ALREADY
made; one Of the tories siczcd his Gun. aud
ano,hcrr run bayouet through his shirt
i.eung The weapon go, hc turned and fed
Satk; he said IL appeared to him that ,kcy
tled hlty guns after him,erery leap he gave.
lie thought he heard something fall in
the leaves, which heiook for blood, for he
believed himself badly wounded, and ex,
pecied soon 10 fall exhausted; he re,
collccte! the intclcraLle tinrs, he had
witnessed in those bleeding to death, aud
i'is month began to feel parched. lie
had now reached the branch and stoope,
down to drink. Maj. Nixon, who was
gong up tue hill when the tories fired
On MeCiures line. had trpped on the
seabbard Of his sword, and thus, probably
escaped, tho bullets whistling over his
head lie hadruslied on, in the confusion
aud seeing Walker turn, had also turned
back. AS his eomrado stopped to ,h.
water, he leared over him.
On examination, Walker found he wa,
not hunt, but hi, powder horn was severe
y wounded, being pierced through with
riiie ball, which lost the greater part OF
It's contents. This WAS what he heard tall,
ing on the leaves, and Thought was hi,
blood.
Nixon took command If McClure's iii.
vision. and the right and left lines succeed
ed IN thanking tho enemy, who gave way
IN every direction, while the victors. win
'l'onts Of triumph, took the ground; bu,
they soon saw from the British lines on
their right, towards Coles old field. q part
oi ihe Prince Of Wales regiment. This
regiment appeared to be part Of the tenth
regiment OF the British army in tue Unit.
ed States AT that time, as the number of
The regiment Of the British army was
stamped upon the buttons which they wore
on their uniforms. This am induced to
belicve from the fact, that have living on
ihe table before me, n military button with
the number ten stamped upon il, picked
up on the battle ground, in 1855. 7s
Yeats after the battle was fougl,s, by Mr..
Alfred Anlrews. Tho Americans had
no such numbers stamped on their but.
tons.
The regiment fired and the charge of
bayGncts WAS ordered. This was n new
mode Of warfare to the undisciplined A.
mciicdn troops, yet they boldly mel the
reinforcement. Again, TO uso Walkers
words, I'm the distance We beard tho
enemy's drums and flies rs they marched
towards us. We stood still to receive them.
AS tho Prinoe Of Wales regiment ap-
Proached, Sumpter gave orders to keen
cool, and wait for tho word to fire. They
had come near, when tho order was piy.
en-, and our fire was Ere that did crcdi,
10 me Revolution eoa.r cae % ,!..i. Of
ficers-aiid he an inferior one-was left
standing on bis feet, and one half their
iuen We're slain or wounded. The Brit.
ish soldiers stood petrified; and Col. Dayic
of the dragoons being on the right flank
OF the line, IN voice like thunder called
out: Britons, ground your arms You
have but one offer left; to the ground, IL
your lives are worth preserving r! Il was
done; the men Of the regiment were our
prisoner; ne took their muskets, armed
onr men with them, and prepared 10 ncct
The enemy. We met and fcuoL, them in
The open Field, but an accident ftustrate5
our hopes. Col. Dasie, in coming round
on the right flank to make chsree where
We had broken The ranks, was mi,taken
by our men for the enemy, aud giving
way, they retreated to the tory camp.v
Everything seemed TO promise complete
victory, when. the alsrn,of ihe reinforce,
ment oceasioned this retreat on The OPP .
site side Of the field from that OF Bryan's
ground; nor gould the skill Of aeneralship,
displayed by their commander on the oc
casion, rally until they had reached Bry
ans ground. where they made A final
stand. Tie British sounded retreat, and
sent IN q iiag with oscrtures for truce.
in which they offered 70 show the same
care and attention to The American dead
aud wounded rs their own. sBryans
ground was retained uatil biess were made
tsF Tho wo,,nd<d, and the retreat covered
- safety 70 The Waxhaws by night. = y
Tbs eneagemept Iasied three honrs and
for'y six. mippses by the watch. eClase's
command sustxined the largest share OF