The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-05-12
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The Deraijoha.
BY MARS,

In the year 1850 the British under Lord
CORVALLIS overyan the fair Carolinas. -
Charleston, S. c., was their head quarters.
Aided by the detestable tories they com.
mitted shameful and terrible acts of out
rage on the detenceless inhabitants. They
murdered the patriots, burned their houses.
stole all the valuable negroes and sending
them to the West Indies, sold them in
the slave market They likewise stole
horses and cattle, and frequently took pa
triots and hung them without the SEM
blance Of u trial. The tories We'd with
their loyal friends in acts of wanton cruel
ty, frequently putting to shame the British
soldiers by their iiendish acts. The situa-
ton was terrible. The only force at this
time to oppose Corvallis and his thousands
Of veteran troops was three small compa-
MES of invincible patriots, led by Marion,
Sumpter and Vim. These fearless men
were great source of trouble to his Lord
ship and his gallant soldiers. They des-
pissed and feared them, and never felt safe
when they thought that either of these
generals was within fifty miles of them.
At the time Of which | write Captain
Henry Elliott owned fine plantation
about twelve miles west from Charleston.
lis family consisted of himself and two
daughters, Bertha and George and his
aged father, DR.. John Elliott. His wife
was dead. The Captain had owned seve-
raj fine negroes, but the tories had stolen
all of them that would sell and took them
to CORVALLIS, leaving few superannuated
servants.
Bertha and Georgia were aged respective
ly 1S and 90 years. They were both beau
tiful and intelligent ladies and fearless
ones under the special care of God, who,
he believed, would take care Of them, and
had joined Sumpter's band, holding q
captains commission. In May, 1880, Sump-
ter's men had skirmish with double their
number Of British and defeated them. Du-
ring the fight Capt. Elliott engaged with
British Colonel in hand to hand sabre
fight, in which Elliott cut off the Briton's
car, close to his head. The brave Colonel,
thinking that such shaving was unhealthy,
put spurs to his horse and ingloriously
| fled. Being better mounted than Elliott
| lie escaped. When the wounded Colonel
reached Charleston, Lord Cornwallis's an
ger knew no bounds Qor the Colonel was
| his brother-in-l law, and strange to say, his
name was Casey) His Lordship raised
| his hand and swore that if he ever could
get the villain that had marked his officer
| in his power he would tie him between two
wild horses and have him torn to pieces.
He offered reward of 500 guineas to any
person or persons who would bring Elliott
alive and unframed before him. There
fore Capt. Elliott might well be consider.
ed doomed man.
In the month Of June, 1880, Sumpter and
his fearless band were encamped in 0
swamp about 30 miles from Capt. Elliott's
home. The Captain wishing to see his
loved ones, obtained n furlough for forty
eight hours from his General, and started
about dark for his home. He was alone
and reached his plantation about daylight
the next morning, believing that no enc
my had seen him. Old Zekc, one of his
negroes, having seen him "outer de kitchen
winder," met him, and taking his hors
hid the animal in the stable. TIL
meeting between the Captain and his fami
ly was of course a joyous one. He told hi
loved ones that he would stay till darl
and then return to camp. lie also told oil,
Zeke to tell the rest of the old servants no
to let any one know that he had arrived
But he had been seen and spotted. A vii
famous tory, named Sam Simm's, saw hir
arrive, and knowing that heavy price wa
set on his head, he at once started toward
Charleston to get help to take his oil
neighbor, who had always been kind t
him and had frequently kept him and hi
family from starving. The vile tory, how
ever, forgot all this, and supposing til
Captain would not leave before dark, h
felt sure of his prey. Simms had not gon
moro than six miles when by great goo
luck, Gas lie thought,) he met four BIRTHS
scouts, a sergeant and three men, VIII
were on foot. He communicated his news
, them and they were all wild with deligl
at the prospect of the golden reward ths
awaited them. Their arrangements, whic
lwere soon made, were to approach near t