Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1858-02-11

if she should be rejected, | greatly fear that these
clouds will become darker and more onlnouS chan
any which have ever yet threatened the consttu.
ton and the Union.
JAMES BUCHANAN.
Major Henry Moorc's Rec0llcctiOns, of the
Revolutionary War in South Carolina and
Georgia, until the fall of Charleston, OH tho
18th of May, 1850.
CONTINUED.
In the winter of 1775 g. the Kings friends in
South Carolina, embodied themselves in his favor
in the upper part of the State and there erected
the Kings standard. They were called by the
Wings, ScoTolites-from their leader-but they
were soon defeated and scattered by our militia
and regulars under the command of Col. Richard
son. This expedition was called the Snow camps.
Soon after this, British army and navy from
New York, under the command of General Clin-
ton and Commodore Parker, arrived off Charleston
harbor, and on the 2Sth June, l17G, attacked the
fort on Suvan's Island command "a D. Colonel
Moultrie, afterwards General. The, met with
signal and decisive defeat, and the State was not
invaded again until 1880. Clinton'S army and
the Scofotes, with the Indians, were to have acted
simultaneously; the one on the sea-coast and the
other on the back settlements, but an Almighty
arm rendered their schemes abOrtive. A Congress
was elected from all the Colonies, and assembled
at Philadelphia on the 18th [" September, l7I4;
Peyton Randolph, Esq, President. This Con-
.l N,, al
the resignation Of Peyton Randolph, choose John
Hancock, of Massachusetts, President; and they
commissioned Geo. Washington, of Virginia, Gen
cral and Commander in Chief Of the American ar
mics, on the 18th june l775. The resolves of this
Congress will ever stand on the historical page (in
the opinion Of the ablest polIticianS) splendid
monument of the wisdom, firmness, dignity ard
spirit of the American character. On the lilI of
July 177G, they issued the Declaration of Ameri'
can Independence. 1t ltOpcratel greatyto the adj
vantage of the United States-it gained us allies
abroad, and more energy at home: it turned re-
bellion into revolution, AMI rebels into free cit-
zens, and put them upon equal footing with the
mos; powerful nations Of the earth. They could
then frame n Constitution for themselves, and
make their own laws, and regulate by them all
their national concerns without being subjected to
lyrants negative or approval. 1t seems rs II
Providence had given it word by word to Mr. JET
ferson, and he to Congress for their approval, and
they to General Washington to obtain and defend,
which, through the Almighty's aid and protection
was obtained and acknowledged by Great Britain
in a definite treaty Of peace with her on the 81
OF September 1855. In the year Iii, the sons of
reedom in South Carolina prepared for actual
hos,ilites, and letters were then compelled to
give place to arms. have done my duty in the
first Of these departments, and felt anxious to do
the same in the latter. After reading the Deca-
ration OF independence, and the pamphlet called
..Comnon Sense" with some other writings i'll favor
Of liberty AMI independence, | was so fully con-
yincel OF the Justice Of the American cause, that
was from that moment resolved to tender what
personal services could do, in aid Of it. in
formed Col. John Winn Of my intentions, and OF
my desire to join the American army lie ap-
recommendation to Col. Gown Roberts Of the Con-
tinental Artillery Regiment Of South Carolina.-
BY that gentleman was roIitely received, and
commits. ionc,l as Ahiutant in his reg glment on the
o0th October III. lie kindly furnished ne with
such books as were calculated 10 instruct and
prepare me for the particular service that had
engaged in; particularly al those branches Of SCI
encc connected with the duties of an artillery Of
fcer, now became the subjects Of my study and
attention. Ambitious to qualify myself for my
new station, studied diligently, dcvoting all my
leisure hours to improvement in military tactics;
in this pursuit assisted by tic other officers
OF the regiment. From the progress that had
made in learning military " iLirS, and my dill
renee and attention to all the duties of my Office,
obtained promotion, and waS commissioned us
first Lieutenant on the 25th October, lIIS. and on
the 9th May, 1880 as Captain Lieutenant, in the
room of Captain Lieutenant Gilbank, killed i'll the
siege of Charleston | have luckily preserved al!
my commissions, both civil and military. In the
year lis, our regiment was ordered from Fort
Johnston, on James Island, to Fort Lyteton, on
Port ROYAL Island, near the town Of Beaufort
In this YEAR an invasion Of Florida was undertaken
by the troops of the Carolina and Georgia lines
to take ST. Augustine, regular fortified town,
with castle forty feet high with deep and
wide ditch, and with numerous and heavy artl-
lcrc. This expedition WAS commanded by Major
General Robert Howe, with about two thousand
men and eight or ten field picces-no batterlnS
cannon nor mortar This expedition 10 Florl-
da resembcd some Of those made formerly by
South Carolina, and ended too very like them, for
the army advanced without opposition, uii II AZ
rived at For: Fonycr which the British destroyed
themselves and saved our army that trouble. THIS
invasion was Of advantage to our enemies, 1t
showed them the strength of our Southern army
and the military capacity Of its COMMANDER 1t
made military road also, which they protl'ed by
in their Invasion of Georgia. Deaths and descr-
tions lessencd Howe sarmy, five hundred men; this
was il heavy loss to our Southern army which
was felt very severely afterwards i'll the following
campaigu. This invason of Florida was underta-
ken in the heat of summer--a very improper sea-
son-but the enemy invaded Georgia il December
fol,owing with more prudence and success, ana