St. Mary's beacon., 1861-02-07

killed, 200 wounded, 500 prisoners,
cannon. 500 nuskets. 100 horses and Il
negroes. Prof. Taylor. of Glasgow
calls this the greatest victory Of the revo
lutionary war. and 10 some respects it i,
more remarkable than Fort Moultrie. Lei
It be remembered too. that at Cowpens tho
troops we're ail Southern, and their leaders
Morgan, Howard. Pickens and Washing.
tnp. belonged to the Southern section o.
csunsry. g
At Kings Mountain. goo Amrrieau
militia beat ! LIS British and Tories un.
der the accomplished veteran officer Maj
Ferguson. The American loss was q
killed and go wounded, the British loss
was 225 killed, 152 wounded. 726 prison.
ers and 500 stand Of arms. All the
wings engaged in this battle we're from
the South. mostly from North Carolina
and Virginia There were but few from,
South Carolina present. because Rrgi-
ment from the upper districts under Col.
Hill had been called eff a short time be.
fore to Hanging Rock. Nome but South.
ern troops were engaged in the Tong and
bloody fight at Eutaw Springs, aud though
the British, after being h.st.n, did rally
and retake the field Of battle. yet they
we're so badly cut up that they made =
precipitate retreat the next day Ths
American loss was 555 killed and wound
ed. the British loss 693 killed and wound
ed, and 500 prisoners. At Black Stocks,
Su,npter. With 400 South Carolinians,
routed Tarleton. killing 80 aud wounding
100 Of his command. while the American
loss was but killed and wounded.
There were but two other instances in our
Revolutionary History in which the dispro-
portion Was SO great between the losses of
the respective bclligcrents; and these 9th
er two belong to old North Carolina-the
battle Of Aoore's Creek, and the skirmish
at MeIntire's branch At the former
place. the enemy. l.s0O strong, was bea-
ten by 1000 Wings with a loss of 20
killed and wounded and many prisoners,
while the American had but 2 wounded
and 8 killed. At McIntire's branch. I
miller from Charlotte. Geo Graham. with
IL men. drove back with heavy loss, y
foraging party Of 400 men, without the
loss Of single one of his own COM
mand. The foragers returned, reporting
that there was rebel in every bush 4,
Charlotte, some 200 men, under Col
Dsvis and Maj. Jos. Graham, three times
drsve back the whole British Army under
CORVALLIS, and then made good their
retreat. There was no more daring aud
dashing affair during the war. and uoue
but csrolinians were engaged in it.
The battle Of Guilford Court House was
one Of the bloodiest Of the war, and one of
the most disastrous to the British arms,
though Lord CORVALLIS did gain boot
less victory. 1t is sufficient apology
for the troops. who behaved badly, that
they were raw and never before 10 action,
and that they were posted far in front, be-
hind fence and thus exposed to the sElin-
ters and frangments If rails made BY the
euc,ny's Artillery Never was more gall
lantry displayed in the world than was
shown at Guilford by the Virginia and
Maryland troops. And let it be
remembered by those vho under
value military training. that Greene
in his dispatch TO Congress attri-
bused the victory of the B.'iti-h to their
superior discipline" Space will fail to
to speak of the capture Of Forts Graaby,
Motto and Watson by the South Carolini-
ans. o. the brilliant victory Of Great Bridge
in Virginia, and of many other achieve
meats Of Southern valor. Passing over
these, and coming down to the war Of
1912, We End the invssions Of Canada By
Northern troops disgraceful in the ex-
treme. while the South can boast of the
brilliant campaign against the Greek In
dians. and the most remarkable victory in
the annals of history, that Of New Orleans
The Greek war. after series of wonder
full acaievemements by Southern valor,
was ended BY the total destruction
Of thousand Indian warriors, advaata-
geously posted ut Horse Shoe Bend. At
New Orleans. 10000 British veterans,
"Wellington's Invincibles," were beaten
by six thousand Southern troops. the most
"f whom were never before under FIRE
The American loss was ! killed and 6
wounded. the British 700 killed, l.4O0
wounded-160 tunes greater than the
Americans! Fort Bowyer. near Mobile.
mounting 20 guns aud manned By 120
soldiers, was attacked BY four ships of war.
having 720 British and 800 Indians tronps,
and carrying 80 pieces Of artillery. The
so-eslied Fort WAS mere entrcnchlnent not
knee-high. and yet i, rcpulsed the attack
with the loss Of but 8 men, The enemy
had one ship destroyed and 232 men Kill
led and wounded, (Armstrong) Exam
inc these 6gurcs. The enemy had II tunes
more cannon and ii times more men than
the Americans; and yet. his lass in killed
and wounded was % ti,nes. and in honor
aud character infinitely greater. than
theirs The North has no military ex-
ploits IN her history like this. Our sons
are shown pictures Of tho battle Of Bunker
Hill before they are cut from petticosts
aud bibs and fuckers. and then grow up
entirely ignorant Of the far more brilliant
affair y. Fort Bowyer. The Rrisish un-
der Gen. Have. were 4, 600 strong 10 the
si.sc. ~ pa-ker (x rather BraaJs) II i