The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1900-08-24

| O1lccf III tnc lnNaulnS ARMY, Dut dltcl-
wards studied for the ministry and became
the Chaplain General of the British forces.
The publication was begun in our issue of
August 3rd. Back numbers can be Sc
cured upon application.-ED.
CHAPTER ".
The reader may be informed here,
once for all, that Gen. Ross army,
like all other armies in the immediate
presence of an enemy, drew up i'll close
columns of hatallions every morning
an hour before dawn. In this position
we remained, on the morning of the
22nd, till daylight had fully broken,
when, instead of filing off towards the
road, and prosecuting our journey, we
were permitted to quit our ranks and
return to our lairs. Ignorant of any
reasonable cause for this measure, and
anxious, as British troops ever are. to
press en-, we betook ourselves to our
respective resting places little out Of
humor; but we soon acquired philoso-
ply enough to believe that I'll must be
for the bcs+, and comforted ourselves
with the expectation that the much
desired advance, though delayed for
some purpose or another, could not
take place before long. Nor were We
disappointed.
We had just time enough allowed to
ascertain that Nottingham consisted of
four streets, running at right angles
through one another, and that it pre-
sented every appearance of having been
abandoned by its inhabitants onl y a
few moments previous to the arrival
of our army, when the weli-known bu-
gle-call summoned us to our ranks, and
five minutes after we were in marching
order The same dispositions which
had covered our advance on the pre-
vious day, were again made. The
hankers swept the woods and fields.
whilst the leading files marched eau
tiously along the high road; but it fell
| not to our lot to occupy one or other
of these important posts-we formed
part to-day of the columns, and like
our comrades moved on; ready, indeed.
to act should an opportunity be afford
ed, but less sanguine than we should
have been had the office Of protecting
the movement been intrustcd to us.
The country through which we trav-
eiled presented fewer traces of cultiva-
tion than any which we had hitherto
travcrscd. The road, indeed, diverg-
ing from the river, struck inwards, so
as to cut off an angle formed by its
course; and, as every body knows, it
is entirely upon the banks Of its navi-
gable streams that America can, even
now, be said to be inhabited A few
fields then doubtless were, with 4
house or two here and there, through
out the whole line of march; but, after
leaving Nottingham decidedly behind,
they were rare indeed. One mighty
forest was before us, around us, which,
if it served no other purpose, at all
events screened us from the rays of
sultrv sun. which would have other
wise proved in the highest degree in
convenient
We quilted our ground at seven
o'clock, and went on for about cou-
pie of hours, without any circumstance
occurring calculated to attract at
tcn,ion, or deserving of notice. \ few
pigs and turkeys, indeed, which, hap
| peEcd to be at large near farm house
10y the way-sidr, sulf' red, it is true, the
fate incident to mortallty; and much
| laughter was heard, from front to rear
| of the column. us DOGS and Een either
lal!ctl OF Succtctitu III llle cIittS". DuI
of the enemy no traces were discover
ed, though our guide assured us that
several numerous bodies had passed
the night in this ncig ighborhood. About
noon, however. we were put a little
upon our mettle, and an adventure
took place which | record, chiefly for
the purpose of showing the temper and
disposition of the men with whom we
were now cmbroiled.
The advanced parties having arrived
at the more open country which sur
rounds Marlborough, found themselves
suddenly in the presence of two squad
rons Of well-mounted, and handsom ll :
appointed cavalry They were COM
posed, as we afterwards learned, of
gentlemen volunteers in the service OF
their country. TO do them justice,
the troopers no sooner saw our men,
than they made Il spirited effort to cut
| down one or two files. which appeared
to be separated from their companions,
and at distance from the wood.
But single discharge from another
party, which they had not observed,
instantly checked them; and they gal
lopcd oil.
A most at the same moment when
this little affair was going on, some
eight or ten rihemcn being discovered
in the wood on the right of the road
were pursued 10y Colonel Thornton,