The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-03-07
"MAD" ANTHONY WAYNE.
HIS kage at Being Ordered to Report to
u" Fortune Seeking" Fronchman.

Fortune Seeking" FPenchman.
Cincionah Commercial Ciazette
The dreadful drama of the Reyolu-
tion was entering upon the last act, in
tho spring of 1871, though the footsore
and ragged continentals knew it not.
The final storm-burst was centering in
Virginia, .Fafayette, in command of
the \ irgnian army, was compelled to
evaouate 'ichmond before the advance of
CORVALLIS; and Arnold, the traitor, at
the head of $500 men, was marching to
reinforce the Confdant royalistS.
Meanwhile Gen. Wayne was en- route
from ennsylyania to joih Gen. Greene
in the Carohnas. But Washington had
ordered Wayne to aid Lafayette, should
the latter need achievements in his re-
sistanco to Cornwallis. Lafayettes
troops were in dispirited and disorderly
condition upon the retreat, and Corn
wallis knew it. In writing of the pur-
suit the duke said Tho boy can not
escape me-
This "boyhoOd' of the brave young
Frenchman was a source Of ridicule
among British officers, and Of jealousy
among the continentals. Of the latter,
Gen. Wayne was conspicuous instance.
His reputation, rank, and violent temper
made him intolerant, and he never
failed to give expression to his opinions
in unmeasured terms.
Wayne was but o days march from
Lafayette when be received an order
from the latter to join and cooperate
with him, indicating therein the route
Wayne's army should take, and the
point where the forces should become
united.
Upon reaching tho designated point,
Lafayette was surprised not to meet
Wayne or receive any word from him.
This delayed Lafayette movements and
filed bis mind with apprehension.
The marquis thereupon sent his aid
de-camp, Maj. Anderson, to urge Gen.
Wayne to march with all haste. (Th6
officer WIS MAJ. Richard Clough Ander-
son, aid-de-camp to Lafayette, the
father of MAJ. Anderson, of Fort Sumter
memory.)
Maj. Anderson found Wayne in camp,
and received from him On ungraciops
promise to move up. At the end of
three days Lafayette, learning that
Wayne was not advancing; again sent
Maj. Anderson with peremptory order
to join him by forced marches; and MAJ.
Anderson was instructed foreman with
Wayne, and to send forth hourly dis
patches to his chief until the troops
should arrive at camp.
v hen Anderson reached Wayne on
his second mission me found that Gen.
Wayne had moved but for miles from
his former headquarters. Upon enter
ing the room that served as the adu-
tant's Office, MAJ. Anderson saluted
Gen. Wayne and his staff; then, asking
for pen, ink, and paper, sat down as if
to write. Looking, up to Wayne, whose
curiosity had been excited by this pro-
ceeding lie told the general that he had
been sent by the Mar uis de Lafayette
to report the order for his advance, and
that as he was about to forward the
first of the hourly dispatches required
at him he desired TO know what should
Et the nature OF the report. Wayne was
ANA ed at the condGct Of Anderson, and
staring at him he asked the aid de-camp:
80 you mean to insult mei'
Anderson denied having any such in
tenton, but said that in the conrso of
duty he carried the commands of q su-
pelior officer. Wayne's voice, which
had Eeen husky and choked with pas
sion, now broke forth: Superior 81
perior! Do you cal any ID foreigner,
I any 10y. my superior" He then poured
forth torrent of oaths and impreca-
tions upon all foreigners, not sparing An
derson himself, for having associated
himself with 'tbc fortune.sceking
Frenchman." He iecame more vehe-
meat as he lashed himself into a fury,
stridiag up and down the room, stamp
ing his fcCtin paroxysm offrage. II
was the indulgence of these furious out
bursts of temper, and not his well
known rashness in. battle that gave him
the nickname of Mad Anthony
+ Wayne
The account says that Wayne fati
gued by his violent actions and the We.
hemence of his passions gradually sub
sided into gentleness Of action. But any
reference to the object of Anderson's
mission led TO a re enetition of the pas
sionate outburSt. An officer succeeded
G at last in turning the conversation frOu
the dangerous topic,
Wayne having expressed himself con
tident Of ultimate success, Maj Ander
. son gave expression to his own gloomy
fore odings. Pressed for bis sreasons by
, Gen. Wayne, Anderson replied that AZ
the only hopo of success against a for.
. midable foe Icy in voluntary union anG
subordinatO' the example he had wit
, messed that day of an officer high il
q rank, and of distinguished services, re
fusing to Obey orders of superior oil
: Ger deprived him of tho hope of usefu
or permanent success.
= "Gcn. Wayne" said Mai Anderson
81 look to you to remove these appre
}, hcuSions.
;, This arraignment Of Wayne's cours,
7 seemed about to produce another storm
s burst of passion at Wayne was
though envious and cxcitable, trut
patriot and soldier, and with almost tht
same heat with which lie had refused t,
obey afayetto he cried out;
$ Tell him I'll iine him. Tell him II
e iinc him BY Cd, tell him Ill jim
t him to-mmrow"