The New York herald., 1876-02-28


vantage, and saying
Besides. the kings name Is a tower Of strength.
Mh,sa shey upon the sdserss .elSa ~rsh
=, y ~asi W @@ ane = .ehtt NJ Sons, nSois no ssnaaSd@ snnd
Lei, u. lack no sissiDIi9s, make 70 delay.
THE Plight.
Al dawn on the atefu 9th the loyal forces were In
motion The Wild notes of the pibr0ch were heard Oy
the patriots, sunmonna the misguided but gallant
Scots TO the combat General Macdonald, as Provi-
dencc perhaps directed It. unable TO participate la
the acton, having been taken IN during the
night, and Colonel Mcleod ON whom the
command devolyed IN leading a brave charge
across the bridge which spanned the creek killed
The Scotch oyasts panics rcken al the loss Of
their bold leader and were further demoralzed by the
had been removed by the patriots. Availing them
selves OF the confusion OF the enemy the provincial
troops charged in turn across the seepers Of the
bridge and engaged the whole attacking force The
royal troops routed, and considerable number OF
prisoners, including General Mcdonald, were taken,
together with a large amount OF arms and ammunition
thirteen wagons with horses, aud chest OF guineas
amounting 10 El5, 900 sterling. Colonel Moore, with
whom Ge neral Mcdonald had held the parey at Rocky
River arrived the field with his force some hours
after the action was over. The battle was most
VALUABLE RESULTS
II not only prevented the junction OF the Hghlanders
with Clinton, which could have secured the reinsatc
ment Martin in his rule o the province but
its moral effect intmdatng the tories generally, and
In encouraging the PATRIOTS was very great The royal
Governor completely dsheartene1 by the adverse
Of the expdition in his aid, and let soon aitei
the battle for Charleston with Sir Peter Parker Some
years aterward in 1881. he witnessed the defeat OF
his friend Cornwallis at Guilford Court House. and
Deing now thoroughly dsgustcd with the North
Carolina robels made haste home 10 England Ihe
following is the Official report OF the battle oi hoores
Creek made by Colonel Richard Casweil IN letter 10
Cornelius Harnett, President OF the Provincial
Councll:-
OFFICIAL REPORT.
FFHRuARY 20 I776
SR-I have the pleasure acquaint you that had
engagement with the Tories at Widow Moores Creek
Bridge. the 27th Our army about l,UOO
srcn consisting of the Newbern battalion Of minnie men
the militia from Craven. Johnston Do1bs and AXE and
deachment of the Wilmington battalion Of minnie men.
found encamped Creek the night before
the battle, under the command OF Colonel Ellington The
tories by report were 1900 but General McLon-
l.6UO. lie uawcll that day Ina the battle. Cap
tain Mcleod wno seemed TO be principal commander aud
Colonel Moore arrived camp hours after the
engagement his troops coming that evening.
fought and Colonel Martin Gross Creek with
large body OF men These will be sufficient u
put stop 10 ANY attempt OF the Tories TO enbody again.
FLORA MACDONALD
The battle of Moorcs Greek Is, IL happens. woven
into the romantic history of Flora Macdonald. the
centc, faithful maidenn who effectively aided the
escape Charles Edward, the Pretender, from Scot
land France after the defeat OF his hopes Eng
sh in the disaster at Culloden IN 1746 Large
numbers of the dscontented Highlanders settled IN
the Cape Fear region, whittier Flora Macdonald, with
her husband followed In l7I0 They took up their
residence Fayetteville in Cumberland county, but
after removed To Cameron Hil twenty miles ais
tant The troublous OF the Revolution had just
commenced Her husband participated IN the engage
meut Moore's Greek a captain, taken prisoner
confined in Halifax jail Alter mis- release. broken
down in hopes, their property plundered ana theif
lands confscatcd, he and Flora returned 10 Scotland
She $780, and her shroud was made OF the sheets
in which the Preteuder had slept at Klngsburg forty
four years before and which, with the loyal instincts
ana the swe eet fond OF woman, she had pre-
served all her wanderlnes for this especial purpose