The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-14

A ffpr WORKING ali my thf1 N""t" ""'"
miles and miles through The darkness
and damp under stariess skies TO WISH
some favorito or 10 take part IN the rev
elries Of the dance and the banjo IT
,.os said the British were somewhere mp
the country on their way down, and no
one could tell at what moment and from
what direction they would come These
repor,. were verified at last when The
news WAS received az Richmond that
Lord Cornwallis had crossed 'he border
from Nonh carolina and was moving
rapidlv into Virginia. II WIS also known
that the terrible larleion ana his heice
DRAGONS had been on raid as we now
express il, up the country az Tar as iDe
Blue Ridge mountains.
II was therefore argued by the know
ing ones that he had probably received
orders to join his chief, and would soon
he pall0ping through tue neighhornH
country robbing and destroying on ms
way The truth was Iafleton had uteh
ordered by rC0mwalhs I'd destroy lhe
works at Wcsfham Point of Fork ana
charlottesville. and 90 make "a dashu
the latter place with the NicN 81 cip-
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M. .'e - s., ,i'.t ,nan Tari,f,n and li.
,,'o,' '.,liorel .cynnlv.avo milo. .u one
nighf and wouil nave executed llcir
nlan hrt fo- the vigilance and activity OF
ron,s{e Iouc,f. a VIRGINIA roopg. who
had been wafchlng ihr movement, of iAe
British cavalry, and. hnrfyms io CHAR
iof,e.rilic had arrived there boa time i0
n.o,I.n1 e.i.fe,lre and Sir Jefferson
rh. 100 ws. a. Monticello and
III ,i,. t.i,a,o Mai, fto enon, ,ga. So
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..., ,,to ,ie ,s,ias.of,.ror.- Mountain.
,,'eere no .tt,na,r to thatcannfre could
boro forr1 ham Ts,lofon c.nmrod
seven of the members ofthc Legislature
and , tow soldiers. and havn. Pc. hr
..,.. ,,,,lo1 n.a r.nrem.n retired fo
a., ,i.tnff, 80 Richmond d. wasIt
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f.n.,, .l.o ,.,,r - dr. Walker. r., .Dt
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ia
isded horses.
o,,f,;.,5s.trt,rfiil, bed Of .orr.r
h.s-J notbins of all nix Tho Noli in.
tr,1er ra. 9o,, IN tna IN .trhfao.
Nntrb.po,J " within "a few mile. of
Richmond. intending tO nkca position
north at the town n accordance with
ordefs from Earl CauWaH- I0 lo
nis he found "a moe. .arg to G,lect
fo fine Jeff from Che Hneot marcia ho wa-
Then pursune Unfortunately mr oId
Mr. Price and his family ibis movement
brought the enemy dircofvt0 their farm
Allof sudden some of tnc ur.r0c- SAW
the head of the column apnraOh.rr
and had tine fD give iNf
alarm Mr. Price through au old
man and "a non.c0mblnnft0l, refuge boz
the leuth. az ile neirlhorne pine fof.
az lie did NOT cate DAB trust l.m-e'l fO
fbe tender nercie.. of f.c dreaded Igr.e.
ION BIZ ihr time he haI reached BIS ls.
treat the TROOPERS Dad oerupirt fhe yard
sud oronnl. of hi. home and hi al
r.adr hoyiln KILLING fle chickens nf
dncls and nir. for fn.ir nun r-e Of
aonr.a fhe f.maininr inmates of fnr
establishment experienced ihe apnfehcn-
.iOns usually attendant un0n .UDI Occl
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