Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-06

: prisod him at daylight Of July ~ at
| Brattonville, on the Cdtawba river.
| Sumter had only 1879 men, but the sur
| prise was so complete that the Tories
were routed, Huck was killed. So
| was the second In command, Colonel
| Ferguson. or the 400 Tories only a
| remnant got back to the British en-
| Campment at Rocky Mount
| The practical humiliation Of Huck's
| force had most important bearing
upon the future condition Of the state
| Patriots who thought a little while be-
| fore that the cause was lost FASTENED
| to join the standard Of sumter. The
Tories. from being aggressive, began
TO be fearful Men who had been
afraid TO declare themselves. but who
secretly sympathized with the patriot
| cause, now began to pick up spirit.
LIQUOR LOSES \ VICTORY
sumter got recruits so rapidly that
before the end Of the month he had
500 men. They were rough and un-
disciplined, but he knew how to handle
such a force perhaps as well as any
man in America. He did not believe
I'm keeping his men unemployed Any
one serving under him was sure Of
action on Aug I he made a daring
attack on the British post at Rocky
Mount He had no artillery, and the
defenders had little difficulty in beat
IlE Nun on uuA AlldA fllb AlNA hHftl
Sumters ardor In the slightest degree.
Crossing the Catawba, he hurried to-
ward Hanging Rock. where 800 OF the
enemy were In a fortified post. or
the 800 men $50 were British regulars
from Tarleton's legion. The rest were
Tories
So swiftly had sumter moved and so
well timed was his attack that again
ne succeeded In surprising his antagon-
list But this time he met with
much stouter resistance than at Brat
tonville After a severe fight his men
routed Tarleton's regulars and put most
Of the Tories TO flight and then, think
ing the battle was over, swoopcd down
upon tho plumber OF the Camn. They
had marched many miles and fought
hard and when they came upon some
casks of liquor they drank so freely
that many Of them became intoxicated
In the confusion that cnsuad over the
struggle for liquor and plumber tho
British had an opportunity Co rally.
They turned on the Americans and
Sumter had q diHcult task getting his
scattered and disorganized force out
Of danger \ fine victory was changed
by his mems conduct into repulse.
hut he had handled the British so
roughly that they We're not able to pur-
sue him. \ boy OF ~ took part in this
battle No one gIoried more when
inc hIlINNU WfIf III ifNlftiA anu W. Nfif
felt more bitterly when the English
were able 10 rally and drive back the
Americans
4 British officer had beaten him un-
mercifullv short time before because
he refused to clean the officers boots
The boy was Andrew jackson. Thlr-
ty-fve ycars later. at New Orleans. nc
had his revenge.
BEATEN BY TARLETON.
N 4 Of rtt
Hanging Rock Sumter cut the commu-
nications Of CORVALLIS and captured a
valuable supply train and its convoy,
but this was Of little consequence. for
the day after Sumpter's success Gen.
Gates was defeated AT Camden. Gates
had come from the north to work Won
dcrs CORVALLIS was TO be crushed al
Burg0yne had been crushed. But the
army hastily assembled by Gates had
been put to flight by CORVALLIS. and
now sumter burdened with the supply
train he had captured and the prison
ers he had taken. had to fee to the
hills for safety. CORVALLIS, so soon as
he heard OF the capture OF his supply
train sent a man in pursuit Of Sumter
who had a reputation for quick work.
n was Tarleton,
The Gamecock was caught of his
guard for once. Probably he had no
idea CORVALLIS would strike so fast.
Al any rate. Tarleton surprised and
completely routed him at Fish Creek
:. G. This was only two days after
the disaster at Camden Fifty Of sum
ters men We're killed and 300 captured,
sumter himself had a narrow escape,
Hatless and coatlcss and riding bare
back. he arrived In Charlotte.
Three days after the rout at Fish
creek, sumter had collected enough
Of his scattered men TO think Of serious
work once more. For time he had 20
content himself with skirmishes. Then,