The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-06-05

An,lw ,iGi 10 man cXerted "a wider
iEtlU,ngr ;!:n Gtn. Andrew Pickens.
the R,Nulut.l.;rv hero, 'par eXcellcnce'
of the un country. His courage and
ability i"t. l;,u ahcadv DISPLAYED in the
war with tic Chrrokees, and these
uuuliti," ;.t.,.. Il to lis mOueSty. greatly
cIGtar,d l.m to lis rUuntrymen.
Those annng the inhabitants who ad-
bC;,ltd tU ;Io King were called Tories
They WClc. IL hi;I,Iy instances. men of
honest c,l.l',i:OmS and sincere loyalty,
it WAS tl,ir misfortune that the dis
affected. tie .dlp. and ;hC vicious were
down into tLtir hanks by British ennis
SarieS. Fierce ami b,uOdv was the con-
Eict M?gcd between two parties in upper
South CaIoli.& daring Tie Revolution.
AS South Ca.olil.a was the first to
enter Il protest against tie tryamy of
England. 80 tie first zeal battle of the
wax. (tEc rnt ountpr 4. Lexington being
considered as cnly skirm;sh.) was also
fought within lcr iU:llcrS between the
Wings and Tories. Ii occurred mt
Savugc'S Plantation. near Ninety-SiX,
wiClr General Williamson. cntrenched
witha party of about tmcc hundred
WhiyS withina fort hurricdly constructed
Of fence rails. WAS attacked ly Il force of
min; teen hundred Tories under General
RGl':nson. After several days fighting
in which neither side gained the ;n.
vantage, tine CumlatantS agreed upon "a
TUly. General Williamson consented to
surrender the for; but not his men.
Colonel Richardson, who was fastening
TO Tie relief OF General Williamson with
Il force of three thousand men. proceeded
against the Tories. 0Nrlawing and dis
VGSliIG mem by HIS SUPERIOR numbers.
N'S' "i 'i'cit icauel:' were Hh,ii PRISONERS
aiii "cli' 10 'iE'iiCSloii Jaii. ms ciluel
''" 'i't'!SH ioi 'is' "!h''I. "iid lhe
i'i,,"' "hS "islai!'eu.
nc "rl!lHtnt 'ic'ois ci fort Mouilrle
IN June: ii'". winch reicISd Iaroiiha
"l 'c BRUSH, lad no, 'he sane Mlppy
ceE"'.Ui' oi NcS''itieS b'i".cil ''ic wings
'ii" 'i" iN' TH' o',ti 'o".tS' ~i9S
SiiilliiS' hiioW ho'iii'iS ID i0e nolrors
M"''' "'ic VIC coiiSeft'i'c' nl 'iivse
,tonNS'r i''"', oi 'lc '2o";n. Inc
,,'', n"''e' "i"' Ii":iI urie'. ,s ooioliel
i.,''''i''S''' i'," ii'.o .iic 'ouI.iy vi .ue
=, ~, .,,,,i,.i il,o VTh;ns Thn,. tha,n1
fore ,r,n thnir m,Ss,cros n,,on tha
f,nn,irrs The n,ric striEcn ;nh,hit.nts
un.,iJn T., ,;.rnnj themselves fnd to tho
storkndr forts which had been huilt for
,heir nro;r,.tiop in such nnerrnnrins 4
nntnh,rona nt fine those n,ss.,rres was that
oC tLr J,,u,o,ou family which occurcd i'm
s;n,r,n,lmrr coimty and IN which
(rrrr,I IInmptm sn eIooucnily rcferred
in his yn,rch at that county CONT ho,Isr
in lN1;
G,ur,;i Williamson hoyjn.. raised y
ror,cor 1hyrc hundred men. proceeded to
nt,:u.k ihr s:,y,mrs and cant ured - small
lody oC ,I,m amour whom ,herc were
Thirteen white men djsruispd rs Indians.
This seemed only to intensity the hatred
of The WL;ns and Tories, ..Thrv pursued
each other" said General Gates. like
wild lr,,, General Williamson came
m,ru ,hr main hudv ,r the lhcrokecs at
Occu,.or,r Creek where he defeated
,hOu and i,jl wai,tr to their territory.
The >;Nasys sued for peacc and were
conpr,lrd - crde To South Carolina all
their Iud> ruw comurisinr the counties
of I'jrkcl,S. Ocoucr. Anderson and
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