The daily gazette., 1877-09-11
| Battle Of BTandyxlns''
Try of the Memorable
Engagement.
,snts in Maryland Delaware
and Pennsylvania.
avGToN,s MAsTERLY OPERA
WAYN E'S STAND AT
In " FORD-SULklyAN'Ss
PULSE AND GREEN Els
II Mt REIGUE n

fitting cOuliheuiot"'A"h Va
little which was fought one hun-
las to-day t(sept ltth), on tbe
hi the historic Brandyw'ne, tbe
Ips readers willfnd it interesting
the following authentic accorht
Engagement, which is carefully
+ 4 from Washington Jrviug's "Life
jim TOM
be 18th of August, the British
sDder Gen. Howe, began to. land
fleet in Elk River, at the bottom
|peake Bay; the place where they
was about six miles below the
Blk (now Elkton), a small town
Al of Cecil coLnly. This was 70
Bin Philadelphia, but Sir William
Id chosen this circuitor1 roate in
of finding friends among the
4 Cecil county, aud of the lower
of Pennsylvania, many Of whom
akers and non-combatauts, and
|rsons disadect I'd to the patriotic
in the evening Washington re-
Ilellipence that the enemy were
There W" a Quantity of public
Eae stores at the Head OF Elk,
feared would fall into their
they moved quickly. Every at
Is to be made to check them,-
siOns of Generals Greene aud
were within a few miles of Will
aud orders were sent for them TO
hither Immediately. The Two
&wsions, which had halted at
10 refresh, were to hurry forward.
eneral Armstron, commanding
psylvaDia militia, was urged to
Tn in the cool of the night, all
be could muster, properly armed.
lney, who commanded the Della
ilia, was ordered to throw out
ID patrols toward the enemy to
helr motions, and to move near
, his troops as soon : he should
rced by the Maryland militia. a
bounty was in a great state of
ID tue Inhabitants were hurrying
hOsl valuable effects, so that it
fult top.Ocure cattle aud vehicles
E the public stores. The want of
md the annoyance given by tie
Light troops However, kept Howe
anclng prompt" and gave time
reater pert Of the stores to be
y piblic alarm Howe issued a
lion on the 27th promising the
sSalariIy and order on the part
with security Of person and
all who remained quietly at
l pardon to those under arms
|ald promptly return TO their
lhe proclamation had a.
enect, especially among the
who abounded in these parts.
visions of Generals Greene and
were now station4d several
advance of Wilmington, behiAd
ay Greek, at the Head of Elk
atwood and Col. Gist, who had
{, o. the Maryland militia on the
onore, were ordered by WASH
cooperate with Gen. Rodney
Ipe rear of the enemy.
lly about this time was increas-
arIlVal Of Gen. Sullivan from
ey, with his division of 5000
\ from gallant and well-rleh
a''elnpl TO capture a corps of
'incldls Stationed ON Staten Is
TUE camp az this time were
europeans, including General
aHu LOUIS Fleury, of France,
IT,. H. conway, of Ireland, aud
laSkI, OF Poland. Henry Lee,
a. afterwards famously known
Horse Horse Harry" made bis first
SUo az tGls time, and soon receiy-
'e. 'U'1ole notice of ashingtou
,e'alned 0aed throughout tine waC,gl
lsr' $yS were now passed by the
SSId SGSIlil-chlef almost continually
Od uuIe reconnoitripg The roads aud
ilrri making himself acquainted
surrounding un u country. He had
field, W iiSH pa'Ile III
Sas Is'sn san'a army havirg effected a
lsr S 'Srined into two divisions
At PI1i! or William Howe, vrr
Idilhton, diai about two miles off.
has ,iS,oh' nr under Gen. Kuyp-
CaoiGI go On ~ the opposite side of lie
mbe, Goui. 10, House. On the I'd
Dle f.' .ile enemy advanced ia
ISile I 'STee 1, with three fieId,pieces. as
CuO,eoda1y e Ulay Creek their vanguard
bDs' 'Ieu by Gen. MaxweIi,s
Amerinc,T%eaV 10 severe skirmish ensued,
saro ariaCals, n, having no field~ar'
law CON Crolnpelled to retreat across
Id an% wleek, With the loss Of about
ny wv wa. wounded. The loss of
was supposed 10 be mncb %
aln snl, body of the American .rmoIas M
eGlpcal,nped on the east st",. a,da army Y
% S1A, PeiI,San,tthIes on the It ad Leading from
Pre- ii,n,'a1GHelphia, in 1Ge Ihe light, in in
tek. 81 TSo I'1e advance, at White
leu milaI Inc armies were from
bon ds,sapa ,1s apart. In this position
ID attact! tvItflnined to await The
s,Gn's sSds,n Numerical force, .t ,,,.
and o.iu Other 1000 men, but fro% rD%s
and md Included, %aI. did 'e not eeecslss sessavs
armed eSS' %. Of these were sigS n.
1.-THE Bri,a;Nn1d and equipped. The, he
than II s'nen oe but it was tb6i,ah,