The age-herald., 1897-09-12

lard WIS made an officer. Just here frfn afsfde a mom nt to lelai.e all ex- ample oR the powers Of Marien in Iar- usan warfare, by which he saved Sohtn Carolina from the British.
 Marion. with ten men, all ha then had, left Gem Gates army on it's marea to defeat at Camden with orders to destroy al the canoes and flat boats on the San tes, to check the assumed il ght oi com wallis after the Amer.c9D al my shcud have struck him nexi day. In few days he heard that a British guard of ninety men had in charge 200 of Gates men 2 prisoners on the march to Charlsseon. With thirty men he set out to oVert1ke them. Ha struck the guard at sun rise at "BluethOuse" tavern. yet in bivouac, and with no loss to himself. captured the whole company. He had only four rounds of ammunition per man. and there was not even one sword in his com mand that had not been hammered out of old mill saws by a blaclksmi h. He there secured plenty of muskets, swords and ammunition from his priz- oners. Gates defeat left South Carol na detfensales1 and hopeless. The tories sprung up innumerable. They formed in bodies of fifty to 100 in all directions in the Santee and Pedee river reg.ons. few days afbsr this affair at "Blueh us :" tavern, Marion rode forty miles to at- tack the tory, Capt. Barfield, m the Ge1Se. Tie SUIuCk lDe HueIiy III Caillp at 3 o'clock a. m.. killed and captured thir- ty of his forty-nine recruits. and all their arms and hons s, without losing man. His force had now increased to 200 These two exploits greatly incensed the British and they sent out two full companies of regulars and one of tories to capture Marion. Peter Gallaird was an officer in the tory company. Marion retreated toward North Carolina until the enemy ceased to follow him ard turned back. As soon as he discovered the enemy had turrlsd his back on him he faced about and lowered in striking distance. He heard the tory company had gone into blvouac at Black Mingo He started for ride of forty miles at nghs to strike them. The surprise would have been complete but for the failure of his men to spread their blan- kets on a long bridge in the vicinity of the tory camp to deaden the noise of the horses fset crossing it. He routed the tories. Hardly had he returned to his camp when a boy came in, post haste. from the Pedee country, seventy miles off, bringing message from his father saying there would be "a mighty gather ing of tories in their neighborhood to- morrow night" Quick as thought the swarthy little Frenchman ordered the bugle call "to horsew All that after noen and sn that night his horsemen, sixty in number, followed him. The next morning daylight overlook him in a dense swamp ten miles from the tory camp. There he lay concealed until night. When night was we'll on he charged the tory camp, and captured 1t with 100 fine horses all wearing British new saddles, killsd more than twenty of the enemy, captured about the same number and put to flight more than his captures. He found there fresh SUD- ply of ammunition and 100 muskets of the British army. His own command suffered no loss On the fifth day after this fourth success Marion was commits stoned igadier-general by Gov. Rut- ledge.
 The narrative returns to it's theme. Peter Gallard's tory father had gone to his rest. The young Huguenot's true sympathies asserted themselves. Corn wallis had ordered shot every native who returned to the rebel side after ac- ceptlng his protection. Peter Galhard wrote to a young friend and neighbor of Marions staff. He said in the letter if he could join Marion without being subjected Ito humiliating conditions he would be pleased to enlist fer the war. The staff officer communicated the sen timents of his friends letter to Marion. Thus far the matter was wholly between the descendants of the settlers of French | Santee. From first to last 1t was most happy illustration of the reliance which the people there continued to place on each other; it was a just example of frankress the truth and the chivalry of the training of their young men at home. The general instructed his officer to in- form his friend of the place and the hour where and when he would receive him. Marion and his full staff and Peter Gal Hard met on the highway. The prlncl- pals shook hands cordially, Galliard was introduced personally to others and the whole body of hors turned and role hack to camp with no reference to the past. Capt Gallard was at once assign pd Marion fn nOSdS of distinction inc volving honor and psril, in al of which he bore himself with native ability ard gallantry. He was with Col. ,Iohn I4aurens, the son of Henry Laurens, waen Col. Laurens fell in the attack on the British nsar Charleston, retreating from their costly victory at Esutaw Springs. Henry Laurens, as we have seen, was then in Europe on the business of the American congress. When the war broke out John Laurens was in England attending one of the great universities. He had married there beautiful wife. He left her and his infant child to come to fight for independence. He reported to Washington in New Jersey and was assigrad to The generals personal staff. He distinguished himself in more than one battle. Col Laurens heard Gen. Charles Lee. the officer of English birth who seemed to hate Washington, made disrespectful speech of the American commander. Laurens at once chal,eng
 
 him. At the Black Mingo fight two brothers. tories, from the Santee, John and Charles Peyre, were captured. Marion sent them to Philadelphia on foot to be imprisoned. Charles soon died. As John walked the streets, pen- nllsss and friendless, after eighteen months confinement a Quaker stopped him. slipped a purse into his hand. re- fused his name and hurried on, leaving only the injunction: Tn the day of thy prosperity do as thou hast been done by" John Psyre returned home to find his estate had been confiscated by South Carolina. It Is among the heroic acts of Gen Marion that immediately after ths war he led in a movement to restore the tories to all civil rights and to their property. He caused himself to be chosen to the legislature for he specific purpose of insisting upon the policy of internal reconciliation and forgiveness between his followers and their terrible enemies. Pursuing the traces of Hu-i guenot character in public affairs into later generations, it is noticeable that a ,,lle 1f l.nt ;oJ