Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-02-27

ended in three n.ouls The officers remained silent all
but Marshal Ney who buutly replied sire the wal has
lasted long enough already. and affairs do not improve
These people obstinate; even the women ana culen'
they GIT They massacre our men by oetai. Gu,
tC Iieces division to-day aud tomorrow we nave more
numerous one coOterd with not an army thaL we
have to fight but lchOle ndton.'
From Washington and His Ccneras.'
BY HEADLEY.
GENERAL GREENE-REIREAT THROUGH THE CAR
CLINAS.
But CORVALLIS at length the he he had been led
into aud Immediately concentrating his troops moVei lof
,yard unon Morgan Tareton, with eleven hundred men,
was ordered to meet him in front, while be himself with the
main part the army, would cut of his retreat Morgan
win lees than thousand men, Immediately began to retire.
but Tarleton with bis accustomed ygor, pressed nm so
hard that when he to Broad River he dared not a.
tempt the passage, aud so resolved 10 MAKE desperate
Out OF the eleven hundred m9n T,reton led into this bat
flo If Cownpns he saved but four hundred Two cannon,
eight hundred muskets hundred Dragon hor'es ard tents
and ammunition, the fruits OF his victory .
Scarcely hed the of battle ceased before Morgan be-
ran to rctrea.. lie knew Corvallis 9TH p0Werni ar
my was close upon him, and hours delay might lose
him all the fruits Of his gallant achievement Inc ~ llSn
strained every nerve TO cut nm on aud recover
the spos and prisoners that had been taken but "lh
sac vgor had Morgan pushed his retreat, thai ms &dVr
sary was Overakc him. and came up the C2taW-
ba Just the last OF the reaI-Rua9 loil On
the opposite shore. Still it possible to reach MN
resolved TO spare no sacrifice this result lie I'M
medatcy ordered the baggage Of the army to be destroy
ed that could move Iapi4y and without
Liquor ca.ks STAYED in before the soalar8"agon
consumed and all those things which 20 10 make aP 'he
a
wallis set this example-trd beginning with his own bag
gage the destruction continued Til reached the ast pI
vate. 1t took days to complete land thCn srrPeJ
like wrestler the struggle te British general moved
forward. Eut Greene, vita only single aid ana ser,
geants guard Of dragons, had lett the nam al ana
pressed forward hundred ana fifty miles to saccor Nor
gan The vctors Of COwpcDs received nm Win acCIaAa
sions as he rode into camp wan nm 10 .e n;Gu ~
feared nothing end oyiuy entered On th9 race Win 7
adversary.
sEmFUL RETREAT THROUGH TIE CARoLNAs. .
Greene had ordered the main army to rendezvous al
he
To understand the ground over which this remarkable re
treat was per,nrn ed. it necessary only to glance at
map. Three large rise in the north west parts
South and North Carolina. and flow IL south-easeIly d
rccon INTO the Atlantic. he lower or more southern one
the Catawba, which empties into Tie Sanee ne heA
TO the Pedee. The last and more northern, Is the Dan
which leaves its souhea'telg direction, and Whu
backwards and forwards across the Virginia line, and final
falls into the Roanoke Greene nov on the CaL&" pa
or most southern river, and directed his steps nOrt-h
line of Drn~ress cutting the Yadkin and Dan To place
deep river between armies tctualy separates theL
for time while TetTeatug army between one ana
oweu adversary is almost sure to ruined. Therefore
The great effort OF oInwas to oy9rake his weak enc
my goucW between the rivers, while The later stI
ed eycry nerve to Keep deep stream dividing him and hi
fee Greene was now across tue .atawba, which sw0le
by rains, prevented CoInWals from crossl&
termined by nightmarch to private fora near sam
onGgsiton But Greene had been on the al IT,
toned a body OF militia there to dispute the passage
daybrcab the British column seen silently approach
ing the river deep hush was on every hng broken on
Nv roar the swollen waters and not living thing wa
be the shore. Twilight still rested on the 1oFes
and the turbd togm-covered stream looked douby apPa
ing in the gloom The rain falling III torrents anu u
British commander, as he re ned up MS st5ed on Tue 81
perry banks looked long and an1 uSy on the farther $40
There all wild and silent; but uinst flashes OF the III
rican fires the woods, told well hat he had be-
forestaed st the order to advance was given, and u
column boldly ente ed the channel With musKats poisf
above their heads keep them dry and leaning agau
each other to steady their slippery footing the endde
pushed forward. AS they advanced the water deepene
until it flowed in strong swift their vast
The cavalry piuuEiog through, but the RAPID stea
darkness The head Of the column had already reached
centre of river when the voices Of the sentnels ru
through the darkness, and the next moment uer GU
flashed through the storm. The Americans, five hnndT
in number. Immediately poured i'll destructive V,ley d
the British troops pressed steadily forward solder al
soldier rolled over in the fl od and Cornwalliss horse
hot under him; but the noble an NAL with desperate
fort, carried his rider to the bank before he Tell Inc
uepd troops at length reached the shors' ara LoI,eu
militia COrnwalls now on the same SIDE OF lhe rV
with his antagonist, and prepared to follow up his adv
tage with vgor Int the latter no sooner he8rd tnat
enemy had passed the Caawa than he ordered the retire
the Yadkn. Through the drencAing rn and deep mu
scarcely hating to eat or rest the ragged troops urag
their weary way, and the third day reached the rive
ralHs had swollen this river alsO so that by Inc e cree
had safely effected the passage the current was fcamln
level with its banks. He had urged everything i(
ward with the utmost speed ana at nla4l8hs JUST as
last Of the rearguard enbarking they were s2iu
with vocy from the advanced guard OF the British Nh
the morning Rh pre- he over the scene mere ay e ~
armies within sight Of each other, and the blessed 1adh
sugng and roaring in threatening accents between as
on purpose 10 daunt the lnYaders 1rom us bosom 1G
into madness at This second escape OF their enem the
gsh lined the shore VITA artillery and opened fierce ca
EOn8de on the American camp Put the army, project
by elevated RIDGE rested quietly and safely behind it,
ia little cabin. just showing its root above the rOcl
Greene took up his quarters, and while bis troops
posing, commenced writing his dispatches. The eneI
supsectiDg the American general had established hi
self there, directed his artillery upon it, and So
the rocks run2 with the balls that smoked and boul
ed from their sides. 1t not long before the roof
the cabin struck and the shingles and capboards
gan to fly about in every directOn-but the stern war;
within never looked up and wrote on as calmly as
in his peaceful home.
-Four days the British general tared on the shores OF
Iadkin and the , the subsidized, again put his
my in motion. Moving lower down the river, be cross
over and started after mis- adversary But the la
ever vgIan already his march for Guilford viii
Where ne resolved to make stand, and strike this bC
bFLon to the heart. But reaching Gufori he earne
10 MS day 'hat the renforccments promised him had
arrived. A. uGIi>A army was nearly double that OF
own ana al eel tried disciplined soldiers and he knew
would be mhdness$ give battle on such disadvanta geo
terms There was therefore, no remedy but retreat
TINS rad now become difficult matter. In the hope of
ing able to sustain himself Gulford he had suffered
TO approach near, block him in so ef.ctua
that there was but one possible way of escape Cornwall
at last deemed his prey
On the 10 of February, this battle Of marpuyres aga
commenced and the two armies, ouly twenty ii
miles apart, stretched forward. CORVALLIS supposed
adversary would make for the uppar lords of TIE nan
there nothing but ferries below, and hence put his
my IL such position that he ceud crush him once
greene quietly withdrew towards the Lower Dan, where
ordered boats to be congegaed in which he could
AA fla