Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-06-19

Point on the 10th of July, 1875. Gen
eral Washington planned the battle of
Stony Point. but 1t was executed by
General Anthony Wayne.
| Stony Point and Verplanck's Point
on the Hudson river, had been taken
only a short time before, by Sir Henry
Clinton, in person. These two forts
secured communications between the
different sections of the colonies.
Their loss was a source Of grief to
General Washington. At once he be-
gan making preparations to recapture
them, and General Wayne was con-
suited with reference to the undertake
Ing Waynes reply was, General,
I'll storm hell If you'll only plan it."
Washington knew that Wayne meant
what he said.
In the neighborhood of Stony Point
| there resided a Whig by the name Of
Lamb. Captain Lamb owned a negro
who, in honor Of one of Rome's great
men, was named Pompey. Soon after
the British got possession Of Stony
Point, Pompey visited the garrison,
| carrying strawberries, blackberries
| and other early fruit to sell to the SOL
diers stationed at that point. His Wis
its were daily and very acceptable to
the garrison. He completely won the
confidence Of both men and officers.
Pompey, like his master, was a good
Whig. He gave a faithful report Of all
| that he saw and heard in the fort, to
his master, by whom 1t was communi-
Gated to the commander Of the Amer
| lean forces. A few days before the
attack was made by Wayne, Pompey
reported to Colonel Johnston, the COM
mander of Stony Point, that his mas
ter would not let him any longer bring
fruit to the garrison in daylight, since
he was busy with his crop. The gar
rison could not think of doing with
out blackberries. Arrangements were
made by which the countersign was to
be given to Pompey every night.
On the 18th of July, Wayne had all
the dogs in the community killed, so
that by their barking, his advance
might not be made known. About
one o'clock on the morning Of the
18th, the army under Wayne and
Howe, commenced to advance with
the utmost silence. Pompey, with a
budget of berries, accompanied by
two strong men, were sent ahead.
They came to the first sentinel, who
received the countersign from Pom
pey. On that night it was, "The fort
Is ours!" Without suspecting any
thing, the two men seized the sentinel
and gagged him. The same thing was
done to the other sentinels.
In this way the Americans were not
discovered until they were within pis.
tol shot Of the pickets. The pickets
| fired, but the intrepid Americans rush
ed forward, with empty guns and fix"
ed bayonets. The drums in the fort
began to beat and the shout ITO arms.
to arms!" was raised by the officers.
The Americans rushed forward, shout
ing at the top of their voices, THE
fort Is ours! The fort is ours" In a
few minutes such was the case, for at
two o'clock Wayne sent the same
words, as a report Of the battle, to
General Washington.
An attempt was made at once to
take the British works on Verplanck 8
Point. General Robert Howe was
sent to make an attack upon Fort La
Fayette, but in some way or other,
misunderstood the orders Of General
Washington and failed tn accomplish
the undertaking.
During the Revolutionary war, two
rebellions or mutinies, occurred In the
American camp. The first in January,
1881, and the other in June, 1888.
General Robert Howe was sent BY
General Washington to quell both OF
these rebellions, which he did with
dispatch and to the satisfaction Of the
communicating chief and the country
generally.
| 1t only remains to notice what may,
with some propriety, be called the in
| terposition of divine providence re-
specting Howe and some others. We
met Robert Howe and Anthony Wayne
at the storming Of Stony Point. On a
former occasion we met Robert Howe
and Christopher Gadsden on the field
Of honor as they termed it. In plain
English we met them fighting a duel
The history Of two other individuals
is intimately interviewer with that OF
| Robert Howe and Anthony Wayne
These two individuals are Benedict
Arnold, the traitor, and Major John
Andre, the spy. Arnold had no love
for Howe. and Andre was accustomed
to regard with sneering contempt
both Howe and Wayne. The history
of Arnold and Andre is inseparably
connected. The mention of the name
of one suggests that of the other. The
name of Arnold is covered with dis
grace, and Andre, with all his virtues
was not incapable of little and mean
thing.
Late in the summer of 1880, General
Washington sent Wayne to make an
attack upon a British post, a short
distance below Fort Lee on the Hud-
son. The main object was to drive off
a large number of cattle on Bergen's
Neck, within reach Of the British at
Paulus Hook. Wayne made the attack
upon the British post at Bulls Ferry
and sent Major Lee to drive off the
cattle. Lee succeeded in driving away
the cattle, but Wayne failed to take
the post at Bulls Ferry. and lost more
than sixty men. This tickled Andre
very much, and as he was a poet. OF
at least he thought he was, he made
it the subject of a long epic called the
Cow Chase" 1t is divided into three
cantos, and consists, in all, of seventy
stanzas. The commanders are called
by all sorts of ridiculous names, and
all sorts of witty things, and some-
times obscene things are said concern
ing them. This epic, as he himself
calls it, was published in "Rivington's
Royal Gazette" on Saturday, the 23rd
of September. 1880. 1t was on this
day that John Paulding. Isaac Van
Wart, and David Williams arrested