The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-12-01

search as thorough as possible. One OF
those parties, late in the evening, having
advanced a good distance from the camp,
found themselves in lonely, rugged low
ground, interspersed with swamps and
covered with thick shrubbery. At this
place the party made, what is termed in
the hunters phrase, deer drive" And
just as they were all converging to one
point. they heard the well-kuown neigh of
their lost steeds. and discovered tall,
ragged, gaunt, tawny, pine smoked tory,
just in the act of forcing the poor brutes
into one of those dangerous quick sand
boys. He did not, in the least, detect his
situation, as he was busy ''chunking'' the
horses with heavy pine-knots, who seemed
conscious of what was before them. The
soldiers still pressed closer and closer
around him, being shielded partly from his
view by the intervening bushes; but on
turning round to pick up another pine-knot
he saw the men on his rear. He instantly
made prodigious bound forward, but tird-
ing himself so completely surrounded-no
chance for escape-he seemed fixed in his
tracks and rolled his white eye-balls round
on his captors, then placed them steadily
on the ground. His physiognomy indicated
a william of the lowest grade. He was in
terrogated as to his conduct; but he re-
NAMED sullen, and would not so much as
raise his counfenance. His hands were
thereupon pinioned behind his back with
the rein of halter, and he was thus con-
Quoted to the camp.
The other companies had already re-
turned, and were anxously awaiting the
result of our successful party, who soon
made their appearance with the captive and
recovered property. A court-martial was
Immediately instituted. The company then
the officers and prisoner Immediately IN
front. The examination was conducted by
the captain, the deepest anxiety pending
on the issue. Hoping certainly to gain
some intelligence of the party OF the torres
who had so unceremoniously disturbed
their rest that morning, the colonel made
the following proposition to the prisoner
"Sir, you are an open enemy to your
country, as you evidently are OF the same
party who so cowardly attacked us this
morning, and moreover you have basely at
tempted to deprive us of our property.
Bv our law, you should die but l shall
make this proposition in your case: Ii
YOU give me the desired information as to
the whereabouts and situation of your clan,
not one hair of your head shall be touched.
Sir, now answer the questions the captain
shall put to you"
The necessary interrogations were made,
to which he gave no satistactio1-either IN
the affirmative or negative. He finally be-
came extremely sullen and obstinate, which
so enraged the colonel, that he impatiently
turned to the soldiers who were anxiously
awaiting. but were eager to have some
sport with him first, and said, "he is at
your disposal-despatch the rascal" At
the instant they drew their swords and be-
gun to advance towards him, he made an
extraordinary bound from their midst; then
with the agility of the swiftest coarser,
took a direction along the line of tents
rapidly leaving his pursuers behind him.
Vollev after volley of pistol shots were
fired after him, but without effect, and as
the swamp was but few yards before him,
and he was already beyond the reach OF
their shots, his escape now seemed certain
But there CHANGED to be an old soldier, noted
for his activity and muscular power, sleeping
in the farthest tent on the line he sprang
to the door of his tent, and discerning the
probable cause of excitement, as he saw
the tory at full speed, and his pursuers
shouting, "kill kill the william !" and just
as he passed, the athletic old soldier, with
tigers bound, gave him pugilstic blow
on the back of the head, that felled him
PROSTATE several feet before him, which
completely diSjointed his neck. But,
nevertheless, the Infatuated soldiers, to give
the utmost vent to their spleen, fell on him
with their swords and hewed him in pieces.
After this, Col. Polk made few more
successful drives, completely securing out
that portion of the country. He then re-
turned to his quarters in the upper counties
of North Carolina, leaving his name terror
to the tories and esteemed, in the highest
sense of the word, a benefactor to the help
less Wing families ofthat distressed region.
d. B. r.
PROCLAMATION OF BRIG. YOUNG
The following is tie proclamation of Gov.
Young of Utah, in relation to the United
States Troops:
"CITIzENs OF UTAH.-We are invaded
by a hostile force, who are evidently as
sailing US to accomplish our overthrow and
destruction. For the last twenty- five years
VIC have trusted officials of the government
from constables and justices, to judges,
Governors and Presidents, only to be scorn-
Cd hold in 1nr;S;op inSultad and hatra we'd