Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1890-03-24
REVOLUTIONARY l.EMlNIscESoEs.

what Was Found In q Worry Old News
paper : Interesting Sketch OF the
Hattie u srandywine--How Brlton
and Patriot Met Face to Face at the
B~ysnsas' Point - Tho Men who
Fought and Died for Liberty.
Mr.. J. L. Wiley, proprietor OF the
cigar store in The CRurchmsn building.
Tenth street, near Market, has an old
paper published In Charleston, South
Carolina, OcsobsF 30. 1777. 1t is called
the South Carolina and American
Gazette. email paper OF Tour pages and
three columns 10 the page. II came
down to the present time through the
Boldly family, aud now belongs to
Charl8 Boldly, but is temporarily In the
hands OF Mr.. Wiley, who would be
/ plessed ~ shcw II to anybody Interested.
The paper - usualowith old Continen.
tai pspers 10 well-nlled with advertise.
ments. and all its reading space Is taken
with vivid descriptions Of the battles OF
Brandywinc, eeptember l1th; Of Still
Plains, where Burgoyne surrendered,
October 18th, and Of Germantown, Octo.
Der 4th, nil the same year. The descrip-
tIons given BY the participants in the
battles are vivid and exciting.
From ameng them the REPUBLICAN
has selected some extracts from letters
giving an account Of tho battle OF
Brandywins IS the more interesting to the
people Of this vicinity. Tue following
letter Is dated September 1isth camp near
Schuy,kill, two days after the battle.
we nsu . genera. actlon the osy De
lore yesteruay Win eir William Hwoe
on tho heignm o. Drandywine. about ~
mics rom rnuAueipnia. our people
behaved well, put We naa 100 many new
soldiers: ~ nghs Them tomorrow
they VII! penavc petisr. Knowing ln'
Anxiety OF peoples miuass nave written
you the following nasty narrative Of the
ALTAR, We:
Brandywine = creek which empties
itself into the DglAware, near Whining
ton, about 80 m'ies from fhiiaueiphls.
On the WI instant our army took post
about IL mhes up this creek, having II 10
front, NJ place Called ChAou's ford,
that teing the most probable route W
which the enemy would ehueavor TO get
to philadelphia. The enemy on the 10th
advanced TO kennett Square. within
three N lea oil our advanced parties. and
at O'Clock Oh the morning OF tho 18th
considerable body oil their army sp-
peared opposite TO us. immediately q
heavy csnnonade commencei and lasted
Win spirit ior Two hours. INA more rec, Of
less the whole day. Our advanced light
corps. under General Maxwell, engaged
the advanced parties OF the enemy on the
other aide OF the creek with success.
having twice repulsed them and entirely
. dispersed q body OF 800 Hessiaps. Thit
. light corps was engaged with thtir at
vanced parties almost through the day
At the same time this body advanced
opposite our army another large column
composed OF British and Hessian grens'
diers and light infantry brigades, took I
circnitous route Of SIX miles to the RICH
! aud crossed the creek at the Forks o
{ Brandyw His Excellency Genera
I Washington, Notwithstanding his utmos
, exertions to obtain Intelligence, had very
contradictory accounts OF the numte
and estimation Of this column until /
had creased tho creek six miles to GU
right He i'm medIateiy ordered Genera
Sullivan, Lord sterlinx's and Stevens
4 divisions 10 advance and attack them
This was about 8 O'Clock in the after
noon. These divisions hAy,ne advance,
about three miles. ieil In with the enemy
who we're also advancing. Both side
= pushed for q hill situated 10 the middle
The contest became exceedingly fierc
and lasted without intermisslon an hou
! and ! half. when our troops began 10 civ
way. mapv of them having expended ii
0 thcir cartriduea His Excellepcy. VIII
! had been informed OF the reyerses GU
forces met with. sent reipforc &c meuts bu
i, the pressure had been SO great that ou
forces began TO retreat before they mr.
rived. However, the endorsements wer,
In active service and were OF great use Il
; covering the retreat of the other divis
j. ions. The greatest credit is due 10 Gen
8 eral Weeden's and General Greene,
: trIpades, which behaved to admiration
and In an excessively hot fre checked til,
British grenadiers and finally, after dark
came Cd In great order.s Ia
While this scene was acting on tn.
o right, the enemy opened battery on thu
LETT OF seven pieces of cannon opposite tc
one of ours Of the same number. Gen.
eral Wayne with . division OF Pennsyl
yania troops, having General MAXWELL 4
light corps on the lett and Genera
. Nash's brigade (Which was afterwards
drawn off to support the right wing) on
his right, formed the left wing. The
enemy's batteries and ours kept up an
) Iincessant cAnnOnade AID formed such .
i column OF smoke that tine British troops
' passed the creek unperceived on the
$ right OF the battery on the ground which
. was left uuoccupied BY the Withdrawing
, OF General Nash's brigade. A very Sc
i we're action Immediately commenced be-
tween General Wayne and the enemy