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directed the house to be fired, which soon
brought them into the yard. The two ring.
leaders were hung; the others, upon prom.
l'e OF never again entering npon such bus.
'ness' and the statement that they had been
dragged into this against their will, were
allowed to Depart. This little episode ended,
Col. II. pursued his course, arriving at and
hating to see Mrs. G. In the afternoon.-
lie wac Informed by her that the Tory
band had stopped at her house that dav on
their way to Elisto. Remaining here lust
long enough to give some rest to the horses,
the troops were set ir motion again, march
ing slowly, cautiously, and in detached
pafties-most Of the time in the woods un.
til night fall, when the whole party uni
ting, proceeded together to the pcinage of
the camp, there hal'ing until midnight
All things being now ready, and necessary
instructions given, Col. II. moved forward,
teaching the margin f,he awamp between
two and three o'clock III the morninp.
Hero the men were divided into three par:
ues' and moved on the enemy from as
many directions.
! Arriving at the camp, each party were
to wait so,ne time TO be certain of the
others, and under no consideration to act
until they should receive tile slgna-the
crack Of Col. H..s piscl-then all TO fire
and rush on and do the balance with the
sabre. Reaching the fatal spot, all was
ouiet-still as the death that was soon TO
follow. Mos: of the Tories lay stretched in
sleep around the Grcs which had by this
! time burned down and ;lwind!ed into en-
bers, except and occasional bright one
around which a few were engaged at cards,
playing off their i'll gotten gains. Sudden.
ly II bright momentary flash dispelled the
gloom of the spot, and sharp report
broke Oh the airl Quick as that flash,
the swamp was lit up by hundreds of Others
and the dealening roar that followed served
to bring the remnant Of the now startled
and drowsy sleepers to their feet; hut to
meet death in another and inc terrible
form.
Tie chaslisement was awfully complete.
Scarcely third of this powerful band, late
the scourge and terror Of the Wing inhabi-
tants, were left, ard these made good their
escape, some through the darkness and i'm.
rene,rabiIity Of the swamp, others by jump
ing into the river.
John Hinton, Sc. lehman and brave
soldier, but merciIess man, pursued one of
these Tories, who sought to save himselfLy
springing into the water. Hinton, nothing
daunte'i, leaped in after, and Caught him,
threatening to take his life instantly if he
did not swim out will, him. The Frightened
wretch, not knowing his captor's insbility
to swim, obeyed the order. and brought
him to the shore, reaching which, Hinton
exclaimed, 'Ye ecoundrel, Tory, would
kill ye onny hoo, and was on the point of
suiting the action to the word when Col.
II. stopped him.
The fray over, all was hushed and still
and when the mornings first sunlight fell
upon the blood-stained bank Of the Elisto
Col. Hammond was far thence ON his way
to another field of cafnage.
ADULTERATION IN FOOD AND DRUGs-INTER.
EsTING REPORT.
1t is sufficiently difficult matt er for US
to pay for the bread we need. 1t is almost
humiIiatng and discouraging to think how
much time and toll and money it cost us
merely to earn the privilege Of remaining
ON this earthly footstooI. The little which
We can afford to buy We ought surely to
have in Its genuine state: But we are in -
formed OH the highest authority, that a
> large propotlon Of the articles which are
furnished by grocers, are not at all what
, We suppose them to be. We have become
quite accustomed to drink c'icory and peas
and calling it coffee. 1t is as harmless a
delus'on as we can ENJOY. But it appear.
that many articles Of daily consumption ir
our families are adultefated with ineredi-
ents that are positively ipjuriots and some
times dangerous. five have recourse te
, medicine to relieve ourselves of the bae
effects of this impure food, We only aggrs
vate the evils. For the hand of the adul-
terator is quite as busy in the nianufac-
!. ture of drugs as in the preparation offood
SO that there seems no recourse left us ex
cePt to"throw pl'ysic, TO the dogs" an,
r 70 limit ourselves to the simple fare wl,icl
!. travellers choose in the dirty Italian inns--.
: boiled eggs and potatoes roasted will, thu
!. skin on. Even then. the eggs may be in
? hibited, and the potatoes struck with, dis.
: ease. 50 thatonr case seems pitiabIe enough
n Wsafe GLAD to learn that the homes
2 ldruggistsshaye resolved to come U. our aid
g A. 2 .Pbarmaceu.ical Convention, in sessio
o at Boston last week, scomnbitaee appsin te,
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