Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-01-11

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A tory by the name Of Deck informed the
British Earl Of the condition, Of Jacob For
ney. His house was about two miles from & on
the main road, and, no doubt, was the best
one in the whole community at that time.
Every thing, we may suppose, was in abund.
ance. The house consisted of two stories and
cellar. CORVALLIS made the upper story
his headquarters. Here he devised, during
his three days stay, bis plans for future op-..
erations. Forney's hogs, COWS, chickens, corn,
fodder, and every thing which either man or
horse could eat, was appropriated without
stint. This did not satisfy the invading foe.
Deck bad informed them that Forney had q
large sum of money hidden somewhere on the
premises. This was true, at least in part.
He had sum of money, which, at that day
and in that community, was thought to be
very large. Thelegacy which he had receiv.
ed in Germany had been saved. Some Of
the Identical coin which he had brought with
him to America, was still in his possession.
Djligent search was. made for this money.
At last, it, together with some jewelry, was
found. Up to this time, Jacob Forney, maxi
ing virtue of necessity, had remained quiet
in the cellar. He was now an old man, and
being found unarmed, the British did not dis
turb him, further than to drive him into the
cellar. So soon, however, as he learned that
his money was found and hopelessly in the
hands of the enemies of his country, he lost
all control Of himself, and seizing bis gun,
threatened to kill Corvallis. This he would
have done, had it not been for the prudence
of his wife. He had actually began to as
cend the stairs leading to the room occupied
by CORVALLIS. His wife pulled him down,
and, through her persuasion, he was induced
to desist from his bold but dangerous UNDER
taking .ssiH u tsaa.s. ;ls..
Deck, the tory, who acted as guide and in;
former for the British Earl, was near neigh
Dor to Forney. By some means it was found
out, as soon as. the British left. the part Deck
had acted. He and Forney had been on in. in,
innate terms, but Forney determined that he
should be treated only as an enemy in the
future. A messenger was sent by Forney to,
tell him that if he did not leave the country
he would shoot him on first
sight Deck knew that Forney meant all
that he said. Still, for some reason, he did not
see fit to leave the neighborhood at once. It
was ascertained that he was concealing him.
self in the woods. Forney armed himself
and went in pursuit of his treacherous neigh,
bor. One day he found him lying down fast
asleep He raised his gun and was about to
fire. The thought occurred to him that he
ought to awake him before killing him. This
he accordingly did. So soon as Deck was
aroused from his slumbers and perceived his
perilous condition, he began to beg, in the
most suppliant manner, that his life might be
spared, promising, at the same time, that he
would. if spared. leave the country at once.
Forney, although greatly incensed on account
OF Ur1e wI0ugs which iv-i-l-tesu osusyu 10
suffer by Deck, spared bis life, and he left,
never more to be heardspf in the community.
Jacob Forney lived to see his country free,
and died loved and respected, in 1906, at the
advanced age of eighty-fve.
Immediately after the victory at the Cow
pens, General Morgan sent courier to Gen.
eral Greene, then encamped on Hicks creek,
in the present county of Chesterfield, South
Carolina. On the 28th Of January, Greene,
accompanied by one aid and two or three cav
airy. men, set out to join Morgan. The army
was left in command of General Huger, Of
South Carolina, aud Colonel o. II. Williams,
of Maryland. On the way, he learned that
CORVALLIS was in hot pursuit of Morgan.
He at once dispatched to Huger and Williams ann
to break up their camp and march, with all
possible speed, to join Morgan at Charlotte
or Salisbury. On the 3lst Of January,
Greene reached Sherrard's ford, on the Ca
tawba. The distance between Hicks creek
and Sherrard's ford is about one hundred and
fifty miles. So soon as Greene arrived at the
headquarters Of Morgan, the two officers held
conference respecting the future movements
Of the army. What Morgan's plans were we
are unable to say certainly, but they we're
different from those proposed and put into
execution by General Greene. The result
was, Morgan submitted under protest, that in
no way would he be accountable for the final
results of the plan proposed by bis, superior.
To this Greene replied that he, and not Nor
gan, was accountable for whatever might
be the consequences Of, the future movements
of the army. 1t is very probable that Nor 9 s
gan never forgot this disagreement which took
place between him and Greene. A short
time before the battle of ,Guilford, be left the,
army and never again rejoined it. Greene,
on the contrary. continued to cherish, during
life, the highest regard for Morgan, nsa.h az
a man and as an officer. The probability is
that Morgan proposed to file to the left and
lead his troops to the mountain region Of
North Carolina. Greene, on the. contrary,
was anxious to unite his forces so that they
could not be attacked and cut off in detach--
ments. Another object be had in view was to
protect speedwell's iron works, on Trouble
some creek, North Carolina. After the des-
truction of Hills works on Allison. creek, in
York county, South. Carolina, no other works
of the kind, of any consequence, remained in