Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1858-05-06
,ANow, boys, take your aim but be steady
and wait for Col. Shelby p

lANow, boys, take your aim but be steady
and wait for Col. ShelbyW 1850,
When Innis approached within sixty
yards of the brush barricade, he delivered
his fire but he did not draw single ball from
his foe and it was only when the distance
was scarcely forty PAGES, that Shelby, down
in the little hollow towards the creek, stood
up from behind his brush.heap, and, taking
good aim, touched his trigger. 1t not only
discharged his own rife, but a hundred and
fifty others. The effect was terrible. The
whole line of Tories reooiled in disorder
Before they could receive another concerted
discharge, however, they had rallied, and
were advancing. Then commenced that IT.
regular and incessant firing, which an
nounces the stage of theconaiot when every
soldier fights according to his own notion Of
circumstances This continued for more
than half an hour, when the regulars, join
ing with the militia on their left, drove
Shelby from his position. Williams re-
NAMED firm in the centre; and Clarke, be'
ing opposed to the right wing Of the enemy,
which was unexpectedly the regulars, for
ced it back to distance corresponding with
the advance Of Innis upon Shelby. The
line of battle, which in the commencement
of the engagement, was across the road was
changed, so as to be parallel with it. The
guard left in charge of the horses was or.
dered to Shelby's assistance. It checked
the progress of Innis, by q flank, attack
and similar movement executed, at the
same time by Capt. Inman against the right
flank, caused the enemy to fall back. Shell
by, Williams, and Clark, then charged over
their breastworks, and completely routed
their assailants. They fled in the greatest
disorder along the ridge and over the knoll,
dispensing up and down the river-the most
Of them, however, crossingit. About eigh-
ty prisoners were secured, and nearly a hun
dred were killed and wounded. Among the
killed we're Maj. Fraser and Capt. Hawsey.
The latter is no doubt, the original Of Ken
nedy's Hugh Habershaw, and, as he makes
his hero slay the freebooter, cannot do bet
ter than borrow the scene of their rencontre
from the beautiful romance of Horse Shoe
Robinsons:-:
nThe corn field was bounded by fence,
and the burly braggart had just succeeded
in reaching it when his. enemy overlook
him."
"Have mercy, good Mr.. Horse Shoe,
have mercy. on the defenceless man ~
screamed the runaway, in voice discordant
with terror, as he stopped atr-the fence,
which he was unable to mount, and looked
back upon his pursuer, "Remember the
goodwill showed you when you was g
prisoner! Quarter-for Gods sake quar-
ter p"
"sYou get no quarter from me, you ours
ed blood.lapperW p exclaimed Horse Shoe
excited to a rage that seldom visited his
breast, "thiuk of GrindalPs Ford !" and al
the same instant he struck heavy down
ward blow with such sheer descent, that il
Glove the skull of the per6dious freebooter
clear through to the spine. ~ have sworr
your DEATH" said the sergeant, "even if
cotch you asleep in your bed, and right fair
ly have you earned it," -
Col. Innis was badly wounded. Among
the prisoners Col. Williams recognized {
little knotty-faced fellow by the name o
Saul Hinson, and said to him:
"Ah, Saul, we have caught you'll"
,"Yes," replied Hinson bitchin up hi
trowsers, and biting off piece of tobacco
"you've eotch me, and no ID grea
cotch at that"
The victors halted upon the bank of th'
river and sent back for their horses, in orde
to pursue the fugitives. But just then I
messenger arrived from Gen. McDowall, will
the sad news, that Gates was defeated
There was no time to lose. Ferguson, the.
knew, must be moving to cut off their re
treat, so they took their prisoners up be
hind them, and, by hard riding and con
slant vigilance, made good their escape tt
Hillsboro' in North Carolina.
The loss of the patriots was four killed ane
eleven wounded. Among the former Wa'
the gallant Capt. Inman.
This battle has scarcely been mentioned
in history. 1t was but the fash of spray
upon the crest Of the overwhelming billow
and was lost in the eddy of complete con
quest that settled over the State.