Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1895-05-08
HAYWooD'S
HISTORY. OF TENNESSEE.
[coSrrNuED Fnon LAST WEEK.

more military action IN the States o
South Carolina, North Carolina ant
Virginia, than had been exhibited
there during the whole war. The tories
were everywhere'in arms, committing
the most shocking barbarities. A
large body of British troops pressing
upon corps of American troops, un
der the command of Col. Morgan, with
more percipitancy than suited theil
circumstances and with contempt OF
the annoyance be could give them
which butlittle benefited the vigilance
of a prudent commander, had fallen
into an ambuscude which Morgan had
prepared for them, and in moment
when they expected no danger, were
involved in irtetrieyable ruin, and
were compelled, to thenumber of near.
ly one thousand men, to throw down
their arms and surrender themselves
prisoners. Col Tarlton, with a small
remnant only Of British escaped, and
fled with the utmost precipitation to
the main body of the British forces, so
closely followed by an American officer
of great celebrity, as to render his eva
sion extremely difficult. Morgan know,
ing the value Of his prize, determined
Immediately to proceed with the utmost
despatch to some place in Virginia,
where his prisoners could be securely
lodged. Lord CORVALLIS followed him
without the loss of a moments time;
and Gen. Greene, fearful of the conse-
quence of permitting his lordship to
repossess himself of the prisoners, with
equal diligence marched to Join the
troops under his immediate command,
to those who were with Col. Morgan.
lie Joined him accordingly, and was
SO closely followed by Lord CORVALLIS
that many places on the road, the van
of the advancing, and the rear of the
retreating army, were in view at the
same time. The pursuit was continued
to Dan river, on the confines of Vir.
ginia; but the prisoners were advanced
to place OF safety, and the pursuit no
longer having an object, was discon
tinued. Gen. Greene receiving rein
forcements both from Virginia and
North Carolina, became in his turn the
pursuer; he followed his lordship with
cautious steps to Hillsborough, in
North Carolina, and thence to Gull
ford Court House, where he engaged
his army for some hours, and SO much
disabled 1t, as to make il necessary for
them to retreat to Wilmington; Gen.
Greene followed close upon their heels
for some time, and at length turned off
to South Carolina, to drive the British
outposts into Charleston, and to sup
press and punish the insurgent tories.
Lord Corvallis, after refreshing his
troops for some time in Wilmington,
marched by way of Halifax into Vir-
ginia, where, by fate, he was finally
conducted to Little York. Whilst the
British were thus in pursuit of Gen.
Greenes army, the assembly of North
Carolina, then in session at Halifax,
turned their eyes to Shelby and Sewer,
and rested their hopes upon them.
They resolved, on the 18th of Febru-
ary, that Col. Isaac Shelby, of Sulli-
van County, and John SEWER, Esquire,
of Washington County, be informed by
this resolve, which shall be communi-
Gated to them, that the general assem-.
bly, of this State are feelingly i'm
pressed with the very generous and pa
triotic services rendered by the inhabi-
tants of the said counties, to which
their influence has in great degree
contributed. And it was earnestly
urged that they would press a continu
ance of the same active exertion: that
the state of the country is such as to
call forth its utmost powers immedi-
ately, in order to preserve its freedom
and independence; and that we may
profit by the assistance of our friends
in Virginia, as they have occasionally
by US, as emergencies induced them to
avail of it, we suggest our wishes that
Col. Arthur Campbell and Col. William
Preston, of Virginia, through the gen.
tlemen mentioned, may be informed
that their spirited conduct heretofore,
in favor of the Southern States, affords
us the most perfect assurance that they
will make every active and effectual
exertion at the present critical moment,
in favor of this State. e
Gov. Caswell, an intimate acquaint.
ance of Col. Shelby, depicted to him
the melancholy circumstance of his
own State. A part of the British
forces under the command of Major
Craig, to the number of four hundred,
with about five hundred tories, had
marched from WILMINGTON to Newbern'
by way of Duphh, Dobbs and Jones
counties; they repulsed the militia in
the respective counties as they passed
through them, with little loss. AT
Newbern, they destroyed all the salt,
rum, sngar and merchandise of every
kind; burnt and destroyed the few yes.
sells which were in the harbor: from
thence they marched up the Neuse
road, passing by Gen. Bryant's, Capt.
Heritage's, Longfeld Coxs, and
across by Daniel Sinners on Trent, by
the. head of New rifer, and returned to
Wilmington. The tories were in mo.
tion all over North Carolina, and their
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