Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1858-08-07

torles, unu your olspatcn VIII he lost
| well. you shall go after you have seen
| your father again, and obtained renewal OF
his consent. There is my message already
written. but in case YOU should lose it hy
any means, will relate its contents. know
| may trust daughter of Hans Griger aud
a beorine like you. Should you lose this
| dispatch and afterwards succeed in reaching
| the camp. tell Gen. Sumpter. that Lord
Rawdon is moving towards Granny and he
must hasten to throw his division n advance
Of they enemy and defeat the object. Cen
Marion and Col. Lee will be at hand to nssst
him. Remember these words, my brave girl,
| and depart as speedily as you may God
bless you Co." With these word he pres
sed her hand heartily She seized the pre-
cious packet, saying eagerly;
You shall soon hear from me, General" :"
and hastily quitting the camp, she returned
TO the house of her father. In less than half
an.hour this noble girl was on the back of q
fleet horse, and Win the despatch carefully
concealed in her dress, she dashed down the
road on the banks of the Suluda. |. was not
long before the circumstance was noised
through the camp and many q brave fellow
who bad never feared to face death on the
battle field, hung his head in very shame
that young girl should seize upon the glory
Of such an enterprise. Volunteers were now
offered as thick IS 5lackberrics, only one Of
whom was accepted, and he was dispatched
to Gen. Marion 1t was urged that the girl
could not possibly reach Sumpter's camp, and
hence il would be necessary to send some
one else in the same direction, but the Gene
raj settled that by saying that she was ms
good as any two men in the army, and whe
lher she reached her destination or not,
nobody should share her laurels.
The first day of Emily's journey passed
away without any Incident Of moment and
the night she passed at the house of planter
But before the close Of the second day while
passing through wood, she fell suddenly
upon band of armed tories. Coming from
the direction Of Gen. Greene's camp, their
suspicious were excited, and leveling their
muskets at her, they commanded her to halt.
| This she did without hesitation, or any EN-.
barrassment, when one Of the fellows, seizng
the relns of her horse, demanded whence she
came and whittier she was going.
81 come from my father, Hans Grgor, and
go to my brother who is near Orangeburg,"
was her brief response.
before you proceed, will you go with us
to my house. | am sure NY wife will be
glad to see you," said the tory.
| Assured 10y their manner that they intend.
ed no personal harm to her, she consented
with apparent cheerfulness. The house to
which they led her, lay about half mile
distant, and having arrived there, she was
immediately locked up in close room. Ap-
pretending that she might be subject to
search, the quick minded girl ate, piece by
piece, the dispatch that had been entrusted
to her 10y Gen. Greene, and scarcely had she
| finished the dry aud unsavory repast, when
the expected wife Of the tory entered the
apartment aud commenced close and pry-
I ing scrutiny of her clothes, hair and person.
| Thus much we must place to the credit of
the tories, who, with all their brutality to-
wards the patriots, had the delcacy to leave
[ the examination of the person of this girl to
! female hands.
| Finding nothing Of n suspicious character
upon her. she was nj length permitted 10
depart, and on the following day she arrived
safely at the camp Of General Sumpter, and
delivered to the officer word Cor word. the
message with which she had been entrusted
/ Tue message had much TO do in breaking
/ the power Of the British, aud closing the
account Of the Revolution in South Carolina
/ The plans Of the enemy were f:ustrnted the
{ forces in the province were concentrated, and
the battle of the Eu.aw Springs followed
| Emily Griger was for long time the toast oI
the patriot army ~ the South; and the He
rone Saluda," was never forgotten 10y the
brave and faithful patriot, General Nathan
iel Greene.