The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1875-05-12

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SKETCHES OF TIE REVOLUTION.
AKY MAR, IN N. q.
ny AN NJ. ID.
was busAy occupied one summer !
morning in my garden, when | was salutcd
by an oId-fashioned iatmer. on his way to
1 mill. lie rode stput, well linhed, active
! young horse, will the maDiier Of one carly
accustomed to the saddle. and mauaged
him. III bis huniors. With the tact aud ad.
dress Of man fond Of pet animal.
! Tie old mans llat was low-cruwued and
| slolchea. fbat looked Is II il had once been
! lupped or cooked up---a 81 le which. some
ulay fecOllsst as iucidental 10 maay rcyo-
la,senary veteran.
Tie weather invited TO rest; we both
seemed wiling % eDj,y shadc and conyer-
sation and By observations casually made
--iu which probably the old igs.l appear
anco assisied--we talked of the times u the
fevyluiien; kssiuipg on his nurse [for. like
many good aIkers, be had 10 time 10 slight !
aud standing on the other side ui ms fence
10 the garden. both of Us shadsd l,y some
toe oaks which refreslseJlb lbe road,by which
he was passing.
IN this way picked up the following
narrative Of ffik3s
THE suRrRIsE AT ai2fNriRE's.'
The inhabitants Of large plantation Oh
the rotd leading from tue town Of Charlotte
~ Beaiiie's Ford. on Tie lasapb "a, wcre
alarmed one ioor.iing III early patas.n. by
tie relurf q country ls5, that ! detach
meut 81 British light horse, With line II
enhiy tI-erga wagons, were ore their
march. to riUeufe orage ~ tie English
troops. under the cammsnd Of Lord CorI,.
wallis. Who hsd bis head quarters in the
eouhiy tom u MecSlebburg. North Caro-
. lima
As The boy passed the farm house be gave
ibe alarm aud gsllopee ou. Tie women
were som seen struggling after him ni--sonne
loaded wltlsltha rifles anu acc0ntrements of
lie n,en who were st work III the fields
white others aslstod by ,he negroes, LED
forth horses from ibe stables aud hastily
saddied item FOR service.
Tie msn we're promptly armed-the wo-
men and cbildrcn. via sush necessarles as
could be snatehed up. we're amounted by
,wus and ihrees UPON the hcrses and, ac-
esmpsnied hy the servants. directed their
course through the weodsto such neirhb1rs
a. we're nle-l retired fscm the main road.
Although tie boz Who gave the alarm
had used every rxrFiion. and. mounted up-
on iaded colt Just taken from tie plough.
had dashed through the most direct BY
paths. the men hsd scarcely true % conceal
lhelusslycs ni deep lhicke; aud swamp.
which bordated one e1ircmil, Of the phn
tation. before tie British siaritss wcre 10
.igltf. They halted upon the bto@ IL .
Hill. abse The branch II creek, iar the
n,.prosch o. the main body. and then. ~
complete order, advanced 70 the plania.
tim.
.sfscr accommodating the premises. fnd-
inc no nnc present. but III appearances ot
the hasty fighl Of the inhabitants. the dra-
eoons dIs,nounted. the horses we're lelher-
| "a. and guard detailed. Some Sufnpter
horses we're harnessed to the farm wagons i.
and parties began 10 load them With tie
various products Of The fields; while militia
~ baggage wagons. unde. the charge Of =
rear.euald. gradually grriscd. aud we're
employed in gathering the new corn. and
I c,rr,ing oil sacks 0f oats aud of the freshly
pulled r0Fu fodder.
Il was the practice with our coun,rymen
led 20 precauiion by their early contests
With the ahOfiginos--to form associations
i with their near nei. .hLofs--ior mutual sup
port II case ordspger. aud ~ their visits Y
friendship. OF busincc. they always bore
arms. There we're twelve nen nov lying
n closo ambush on che edge of the planta.
tlon. They bad ell acisdion scouting par.
,ics--wcrc ekpeN 10 tile use cf The rife :
and perfectly acquainted With al The recu'
liarIlies " the country They were disid.
~. ii irregular distances, into couples. con.
cealed very near to eacl. other, that ihey
1 misht tcadiiy ccmmunieuie and hayea,d y
i ,L.ir concerted setion--fer II bad been q.
greed among them 10 await the retreat @
| lhe British. ~ ihe hope that they might re
cover aO,6e pdriisn u their pluodetsd crop
and ascuee their injuries upon the insa
der.. With the greatest prospect Of success
Il was with much restraint. however. tia
f,hcs sarsiIls jruiis "a gttair Industry .hu'
suldenly wid,dAwn. Nhhe 'tl.e '.solaiers
eeinsip1 the prospect 81 iroe living. sRou'
I'd ioyohsly amidst their plunder. sepa
rate parties, regularly de.ai ed. shot dowi
and bulcllefed the hogs aud calya--hant
| ed aud caught the poultry Of diilcrept dc
scr;ptions. Which. upon large plantation
I fo,m thc luxury lhe farmer, and ate th
nr;de aud tnyoriles u the good wife and "
little once
IN fnlI sicw II ibis selivt seehe stood th
coumandcr of ,lc Bd,isl soree--a I'ortly