The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-13

Marion also swooped down upon a
force commanded by Major McIlraith. |
4 When the two bodies were about to
| fight McIlraith made proposition
| such perhaps as had not peen made in |
| battle since the days OF chivalry. He
offered to submit the Issue to twenty
men on each side. II the British won
the battle was TO be a British victory
| If the Americans, 1t was to be an
American victory. Marion accepted
| the challenge and selected his men.
/ McIlraith was slow in choosing ms
champions. 1t was late In the day,
and after the British twenty had
taken position they were ordered PACK
| to the camp by an officer. They dldne
return to the field to meet the amer
leans, and in the night the who!e
British force decamped. For this
| retreat McIlraith practically was
drumvned out of the British army.
A Meal of Potatoes.
rhars is story told of visit to
Martens stronghold at snow lsiahu
nv % Young British officer from George
| town. who bore a message from the
commandment at that post The young
/ man was taken to the island pima
I fnIdad He never had seen Marion
| THO generals he knew were portly.
CORVALLIS was huge. So were mos,
Of the British and American s'en 49, =.
| officers. They averaged HoIe
/ 200 mounds. Martens tanlc tn.o ~,
ont Tho lowlands was so great INA.
~ ..n,,, of,icer looked for man
~ towerinr figure. His astonishnlens
No.. great when he saw man weis,i
TIC. lass than 100 pounds and was You
4 this was Marion. Thal so
4 nerson and so gentle Nolceu anu n.o
est a man should commahu ,ie 80,
i ance Of not only the big, poMe,, =, 80
he saw about him. but shouiu pe
4 feared by the Tories aud VIC
amazed him. .ha latter the
alter , m brought and had written
80 nswer. the visitor rose as II W
a. Marion remarked that inc
49,, vas a long one and IL WouIu
~, "a refresh himself beloie
=. Dinner was in preparation
. s ssai sina announced. The young OIL
ene lady accepted. Marions CAIN
aisritv and utter lack OF military pr
tension charmed the olheer' anu az
asked many questions. soon VIC w..
90, vas served. The one course was
potatoes, but 1T was serveu =, 5s
ror mates the negro servant nau ptu =.
. - harls Marion apologized because m no
, ,,ad no salt to offer his guest. ny
, iast lot he had captured from the b'1s
, jish had been consumed. ~, ,,,ne
nRut surely, general" said the young
m.ar after eating so much potato
es he thought polltsness requlrea'
This is not your ordinary faref
INDEED 1t is,' was the earnest re-
', ply ~. ,,,,er the Young
5 officer returned to deorseto"h ne
si"ned his commissions. Men who en-,
as,.,1 nr,vations such as Marion and
$. pis men were willing to undergo never
nauld he subdued, he declared.
And lie was right,
/ Big Game.
Greene had a high opinion OF ial ~,
: "a early in 1881 sent Lieutenant Col
r one, lee and his legion to join the
! GENERAL and serve under him. ms
made Marlons force big enough 70
: strike at bigger game. ana one oil tlle
first things Marion and Lee dld was
J ~ canture Fort Mott, the principal de-
~ os convoys between Charleston and
camden. This was hard blow for the
( British. Then Marion invested ana
"a ptured Fort Watson. At ParNer
4 EeIrv he mad a sharp encounter WIN
the British cavalry under Major Fro
zier and put them to rout ana then
l Joined Greene's army near Euta"
Springs. In the battle of EutaW
Springs Marion commanded the right
I wing of the militia No troops that day
did better service than the men OF the
swamp Fox In the retreat the British
/ wore pursued by Lee and Marion, who
COVE them little rest.
] Early in November came news OF
tho surrender of CORVALLIS at York
\ town. but before that had been received
came a message of thanks from Con-
4 cress TO Marion for his gallant con-
1not in defense of the country and
for his distinguished services IN the
\ battle Of Eutaw Springs,
4 with the surrender Of Cornwnllls Tue
! game of the royallsts practically WAS
4 nm in the Carolinas, but nevertheless
= the British fought doggedly, trying 10
! nrevent the Americans from DRIVING
them into Charleston and cooping them
\ IN there. and the Americans Just as
Y nc,sIstently forced tho British back
! sten by step. In all this there was
nlenty of work for Marion and his men.
q Peace, Marriage.
with the dawn of peace Marion was
n the same mild, gentle nun that he
Il ma been IN camp. IL he borc any re-
n sentment against the Tories or tlle
n f,ritish for the destruction OF his plan
n tntion and the financial ruin in witch
N the war loft him. he did not show II,
d fnr M d state senator he used all his
n Influence to heal the wounds OF Tories
ana wings, "A greater surprise than
4 Francis Marion sprung on Tarleton,
y Cea.awallis or any OF the British COM