The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1859-08-10
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For the Lancaster Isdger
| Mr.. EDITOR business called me a few
days since TO Winnsboro, s. G. | found
| WinnSboro n pretty village and we'll I'M
proved some of the buildings appear to
! have been built manv years. The cite is
beautiful and pleasant, 1t appeared to be-
place Of some business, and | was inform
siderable extent the mercantile business of
! this season. understood that there had
been only three cases IN the place, and now
! it has entirely disappeared ! saw at II dis
tance Professor Ilundson's Monument His
death was a severe blow to the institution
! in WlnnsborO. Ii appears that his position
/ cannot be easily filled he not only eXccllrd
rs II teacher, but was universally beloved
as man. The erection of the monument
| by his students speaks loudly not only in
! their praise. but shows how high they vs-
trcmud their beloved Teacher
! i formed IN acquaintance with Mr. James
Elliott man now in his seth year w"s
much Interested in his COMPANY: he is not
only kind and obljging, but well Informed
| | learned that he WAS one who had had
som" of his near ard dear relations ia the
engagement ut Hanging Rock, during the
revolutionary war He had an own broth.
! er who was wounded there aud poured out
part of his blood on the soil of Iarcas-
ter, contcnding for the liberties we now en-
JOY. Many are the interesting narratives
that he can relate of the days of ;6. Twill
endcavor TO Present the following
John Mclurc, who frI! in the contest at
| hanging Rock, WAS captain of ten men
called the "ForIorn Hope" The narrator
thinks the following are the names OF the
veterans belonging 10 this brave band, John
Mcl.ure, Capt. James Johnston, Henry Bish.
op, Samuel McCalla, Andrew +. Elliott.
! (who was wounded in the arm and back at
Hanging Rock,) James Wiley, William Wi.
! ley, Hugh Ncl.urc, Jackson CASTOR, Reuben
! Bell, James Mcl.urc. If the memory Of
! the narrator does not deceive him, these are
the mems names who composed the 'Fororn
/ Hope, commanded by John the brave
/ Others may have been engaged in this band
! not now rc,ol!rctcd The narrator feels
certain that John and bis ten could have
| put to flight any 80 tories in the Colony of
South Carolina. John the brave and 80
men put (we think the nqrrator said) $50
tories to flight. TarIton Was 50 ennmor-
ed with the bravery of John and his band,
/ that he said that he would rather have John
! and his ten than all the d-d beef eaters
! (meanng the torics) in the country. The
narrator has seen Tarton in person; he was
at his markee which stood on the north side
Of the hill, South of the bridge where
EaveS' mill now stands in Chester District
DIR. VIM McLure. brother of John the
brave, told the narrator that he, nn the
morning after the battle of Guilford Court
House, n. c., cut of arms and LEGS to the
amount If 30 before he ate breakfast.
The narrato-'s father was killed by the
tories. lie came 10 contact with four Of
them with his darsghtcr Margaret and was
insuted so FAR as to induce him to knock
down one of them. The other three scz-
ed their guns near by, but his brave daugh :
ter held them in check a moment and de-
sired her father to run, but he was too brave
to leave his child in the hands Of such re-
bells, and the tory whom he had Knocked
down sho. him through The body just under
the arms. lie cried 40 Lord have mercy
on my soul for am killed" md stood up
on his feet bleeding until one Of the tories
knocked him down. think our heroine is
mentioned in history. She married Cas-
ION after the war. have forgotten his Civ.
en- name
The mother Of "John the brave" the day
before Hooks defeat in YorkviIe, was call.
ed upon by Hook and his officers, and or.
dered to bring out her rebel sons whom
she had secreted. Upon her refusing they
ransacked her house, but did her person no
injury. The next morning she heard the
firing Of the guns in the battle and hurried
to the place. The battle being over, Hook
and his men all killed or made prisoners,
she gathered up her brave sons who were
in the battle and brought them to Hook,
saying TO him, "here are my sons sir whom
you wanted to see so bad yesterday"
If have mentioned anything that is re.
corded in history and not given il credit
do not know ii and il have been mistaken
in names or place, IL is all through mistake.
My aim has been to ndrrate facts NJ they
were told me by Mr.. Elliott Ihope the
publication Of this will induce some friend
TO fornlsh something more worthy re la
ting to revolutionary times. Cannot some
one tell us about Buford's Battle, or furnish
some reminescences Of the revolution that
occurred in Lancaster District.
CENSUS.