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ruE Old RIFLE COMPANY.

Mr.. BOrrLER having, a, tho Shepherds
town Bar beeue, so handsomely slluded TO
the old Riae Company" which marched
from Morgan's Spring near Shepherds
town, on the i7th Of July, 1875, we have
thought that fSw notes in reference there
TO would be Of interest to our readers, aud
therefore, give them below, ,s furnished by
friend
TIE ole ride company Which marched fiom
'Mvrsan'- spring near ShcPh.IdsIo~r, On the
I'm oi yr'y, i115 Tor Ii, siege Of Boston, vas com
mandrd - Capt Hugh SIept,nson, (pTcuuuncet
al that Day "SIensoa.) His ssbsiIeThs were
Aim shepherd, Pendlei0n sod Scott. Lieut.nanu,
Pyle, EEsisn, ,ne Henry Bcdipgcr Sergeant
They reached the camp ~ Cambridge On the IO,h
VI August - ad~a-<S u the other rine pa ies
raised IN Virginia, Mary land aud Penp.ylysnis,
and ~ere, Consequently, Lh< s,,i Of the southern
troops which rAlIied to the s,de oil washinrion IN
the var Of Independence.
MOigan's Company vas III. second which resc b.
ell scene Of action, and Cr-ssp's, OF Mary land,
the thud
The iollo~ing letter Published in Peter Force.
American Archiy-s,' ith ,srics, vol, III. IT'S
page ~, give graphic account ct Capt. Cfrssp',
command aud all serve 10 show Shai sort II IN
'rfia' 'hc.e Old r'nc comrsnic, we're evmpostJ
OF.
FEsDsEiesrows, ND.
DsIa Sra -So'Vith,ts atinr rh- urgency %
/ me- business, have b-en deIained three tay. a
tbs place ey an occurrence truly agreeable.
have had The hCrof OF s,rtre Cart Micharl C!e
zap maf' hinE al tie head % form dat le compa
nv at Upwards ct one hun rcd and tkifty men & n
Tie mountains and back uo.s rgisle. Ike Iadt
avs armed with tomahsWk, aud rihc. dressed ~
hun'ng shirts and moccAsins, and though some q
them had travelled near ZOO IA lies from he tat n
"ithe Ohio 'heV seemed 10 yak light and easy
aud not Ntth les spirit Than a. The hrst hunf oI
/ their march Health atd vigor Anef What The,
hai UNDERGONE declared them To he intimate u al
hatcNhlp anf familiar with danger JOY az! al
slac'iU acre visible Ia the croxt that nit IA, m
Hai Lp'i North teen present aud been a.urr,
that ist sfaVe lcaieI could raise thousaut.
Ike ~ defend their coanuy, What think you uual.
not the ha1ehei aai the block have inifaLsi ~
I on his mind
| hai az opportunity q attending the Capt 10
iihg his s'ay al Town aud watched Nc bshaVi,r 81
his mrn aud ne manner "a which he treated "a eth
i"f u seems hat all sho 60 eut 20 nd,I h "a
DO not ouly raw The most willing obedience ~ tiu
a. her Commander but - -~-ty instatc~ al dis
Hrts Iook up ~ HIN a. IhciT hi-nt and fathsr
graf part ~ hts Iiuie spent 90 Listening =,
and relieving their wants ~ b. at any Arpsf.n
sense 81 fatigue and Ironhle. WHEN complain,
we're before hin he determined i,h kirtns>, ~,
spT" ana on every occasion eund,scrntct q r. a.,
without losing Lis cignity
SesertAy July 3I,t. I7.5, the COMPANY ~.t.
supplied Niih INA 70 quantity ct powder from me
maSa<ibc, Sus,a -antst SiTirg ant as arf sf
eood order tor rS-s; N the evening huV,vsr
thry vrfr drssn out To show the gentlemen - n =,
town their trNlrTIiy IN shuUiirc Clap. i-r. = =
Win MARI he size 81 a dollar vas r,it or they
b+Eah 10 ire ut.hAud and the hystancrr, were .ur
Prisri, icE .h' bring m f- that were not close
INTO TIE Tarct. When they bst shot fur s.us
titne % ta's way SgHs ias % fi.,r ha l. ,.r- 90.
'''tF 't'' ' .rEfs ..l'rFr4H frosty "a srfg 30
"Ha t'''- us'''g an 1aP-.rsd 70 70 ,lrer rsrfa7
Win Ihi. performance The company were NOR,
man sa''stti. Wh'u a Young man trut u9 thr