St. Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1845-1863, 1861-02-21
SELECTED MISCELLANY.
[Erons the salfinanre County ldroeats
TIE OLD MARYLAND LINE.

THE OLD NARYLAND LINE.
In these revolutionary times brief hi,to-
~ yof,hs ord Maryland Line may not be with
out interest to TIE reader. The 6rst bat
tie of the Revolution WAS fought in North
Carolina, ON ,h. Alananee River. and not
in New England, as has beer always as
serted vad believed. l.ossings Field Book
OF the Revolutions, Vol. 2. page $40. ]
No hottie demonstration was made in tba:
quarter asuin susil their attack on Charles
ton in ITS. whcn powerful British fee,
was driven back with serrihle slaughter by
the volunteer conrpan af South Carolina
commanded By Colonel Noultrie. 1t il
worthy Of remark, that not n single private
soldier from New England ever crossed
Mason aud 'Dixon's line during the whole
war Of the Revolution, aud in fact nou'
ever sanse further south than Long Island
except a detachment Of Rhode Island
troops, seat to occupy Fo't Mercer. on the
Delaware River, near philsdvlphis. Hard
IL had ,hossilities commenced IN New Eng-
lsna before ,roops were embodied in Mary
land and Virginia and marched to the
camp q Bcvson
The Maryland compsnics were COM
posed 81 tiAcmen Before the close of
July they took mp their march for Boz
con. xhers- they arrived in August
-s.t,spxsin Cressp's company numbered one
hundred aud thirty men. Who were arm
ed With tomabswks and rifles, were paint
cd liks Indians. aud dressed IN bunting
shirts aud moocasins. They exhibited
their skill and dasing, in Frederick. be-
fore they oct out 30 the North, the mos.
exper: bolding the target liz their hands
for cash other to shoot n"
After aiding in driving the Britisb
from Boston we next end the old Mary
land Isioe ut the battle Of Long Island.
The Northern troops were routed aad
driven from, the 6eld. when the Mary
landers covered their retreat and saved
theusl frpa, destruetien. Headly "a North
eru writer, in. bis Life Of Washington.
speaking of Stirling. who led the Mary
laud troops in their terrible charge against
tie overwhelming force Of the British.
'.Caliiug around him portion Of Small.
woods glorious regiment Of Marylsndcrs,
esnpesed alrost .entirsly of young men
cf rsnk aud wealth. be hurled them
With such terrible in,petuosity on The
British granadiess. that the latter recoil.
ed With amassment from the shock
Flushed. however. With the previous easy
Sicsary. and distaining 70 yield to a land
ef undisciphnsd rebels. they rallied &c
tbe. attack. and, the conflict became close
sod nurdcrous. But these gallant young
ssen. sssh ono = hero. pressed 30 stern
" xbd resolutely into the Gre. that they
Bore down al opPosition. and for che
frss time in open co,abst rolled back the
veter.us Of England"
Another historian says:
"As thsy drew ont between the two
bodies pf saes enemy. is was shoaghs By
ths ionkess so from the camp. thst they
wqs shost to- surrender; hat g With
6xsa k.sosset t6~skey irasked osths charxs
upa0 ,sss se,sswbsinine soSse .oppossd 5tc
shesn.s fear and SORROW .allsd every heart,
aud Wehington himself wrang his kands,
smd exclaimed, Good God. what brave
tellsss2E uiuss shi! lay slosef E Five times
this lifsle band charged upon the power.
ID thnss Of COrsvallis; and each time
driven back. again gathered their energies
,Ear.a 6crcer sssault. until .. l.st upon
ppsn tks gxth. The heavy column Of the
1lsisish sssctsd aader the repeated shocks
esi began 70 give wsyIiR eossfasion s,sr
bat At the very noHient kha. victory
see>1sd swi,hin their -tsasp. Grsns,so .bri-
ksde Issailsd Asiiesb b. tthe Iifesr.E and
fresh troops. the Hessisps of DeHeis-
Ter, came 10 the aid of CORVALLIS in
fFoSe hfesdy uutnun.bercd mere than
tsp 10 one. N5lk Rkeiy pmhssbinned BY
sAe serlse sas2 No.. aSsstoln down by
kpev f9A6qg. t6gpe 1evosed men could
ia, ReF Eaks ksAa sss6.ssa sksss y6s
~ L. % tbs Msryhsd -troops ia tin
1eee reSnseessd hattie Ms mnr1stoas.-A
Tson soarise until tie last GIN We 6r-
~ spoB ahs fdd. ;kct7ss.e betty en-
kANs3y0aAhen the rest af the srmy
i,S6 beso routed ~ had Acd. maintained
ahs bsasls ppsijed. sfsislss Two brigsdes
g sAs eseay. To Lx Day 'i'> lespls