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* YORKYILLE ENQUIRER. ISSUED SEMX-WEEEL7. i. m. grist & sons, Publishers. J % jiamilt) Jlnrspaper: xfor the promotion of (he |oIitieat, Social, ^gritulfurat, and Commercial Interests of the people. | TBRM|1^L2^0* *^gANCEESTABLISHED 1855. YORKVILLE, 8. C., SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6, 19QO. _ 'NO. 80. A r IKiL, V _ _ BY ARTE Copyrigut, 1900, by R. F. Fenno & Cc ^ CHAPTER III. WAHNINQ. "Ad American gentleman has beet here several times," Savory said whei I reached my rooms. "Would have I he'd got an appointment with you Told him i didn't know when you'd b< home." "Well, show him up when he calls I'll see mm. Presently he brought up a card witl the name "Erastus K. Snuyzer" on I In gold letters, and the man himsel: quickly followed. He was dressed ii the same Irreproachable fashion ai when I had seeu him iu the morninggood new clothes, well cut, a gloss: hat, a gardenia and the shiniest 01 shoes with big bows. "Well, now?" I asked as I offere< s him a chair. "It's this way," he replied. "Mi people have calculated that yon migh like to secure their services." "One moment, pray. Who and wha are your people?" "Saraband & Sons. You have surelj heard of them?the great firm of prl vate detectives. I was with Allan Pin kerton myself for years, and he reck oned I was one of his smartest pupils.* "What on earth should I do with i private detective?" I cried, with a grea laugh. "I may venture to remind you tha you have Just succeeded to a vast for tune. The heirship of the McFaughi property must be worth several mil lions to you, and?and?so Sarabandi ' desired me to call." "Is it part of a rich man's duty 01 business to keep a private detective?* I was still laughing, but I found no re sponse on the portentously solemn faci of my visitor. "That's as may be. Captain Wood Some do and some don't. Those wh< didn't have come to wish they had; sc might you." "And what would happen If I wert so foolish as to refuse the obliging of fer of 'your people?' " I asked smiling ly. "I beg of you to be serious, Mr. Wood Take us or leave us, but employ somt # one. Do not for heaven's sake, attempt to run alone." He spoke with such evident earnest ness and good faith that 1 began to feel a little uncomfortable. "Do you Imply that I need protee tlon, that I am In any danger?anj personal danger?that unless I am tak en care of 1 shall fall a victim to somt v ?what shall I say?some plot?" "All that and more. I cannot at thii stage be more explicit In my warnings It would be giving away our business But there are ample grounds for wba I say. I Indicated something of th< sort of thing when I spoke to you tbh morning. There are those who grudgt you your newly acquired fortune, wh< deny your right to It-or even the testa w tor's right to it. They are ready to em ploy any means?secret, insidious, evei violent means?to wrest It from you Let me tell you, sir, that even now, a this moment, you may be, I believe yot are, in imminent peril?you and youi life." c "But this Is a matter for the police!' I cried hotly, springing to my feet. "Your police cannot help you in this It is too private and particular, ant they are of little good till after th< event. What you want is prevention anticipation. You must meet guilt L with guile, plot with counterplot, al ^ ways supposing there is time." "Whom la tho hnwrV *-"V "We have reason to know that every thing was planned some time since." "Why. the news Is not a day ol( yet!" "It has long been expected that thi McFaught millions would come t< England, but the name of the real bei was only disclosed a week ago. Every thing was ready, and the campalgi was to commence directly It wai known who should be attacked." I looked at this heavy featured, slov speaking Yankee, wondering whethei he was in earnest or only thought mi a fool. I knew, of course, that I hat now become fair game for the black ... mailers, and I was Inclined to Imaglni that Mr. Snuyzer's solicitude was onl] a transparent attempt to extort money "And what would it cost me to se cure the good offices of Messrs. Sara band & Sons?" I asked, seeking en ligiitenment as to his probable de mauds. "Our charges, sir. are no more thai out of pocket expenses and a small re taining fee. say Ave and twenty dollars a week. After that a pro rata pre mium, according to the risks." "Risks? I do not quite understand.' "The perils, sir. from which you an saved, whether by p.emonition, guard ianship or actual rescue. We have t graduated scale. 1 shall be happy t( leave the 'skedool' with you. Hen I I are some of the Items: Divorce pro ceedings. either side; sequestration false charges, wounding, loss of limb, death"? "Murder, in short?" I still spoke Id I a flippant tone. "What Is the rate ol . Insurance against that?" His face did not relax, and he an swered gravely: "From ?10.000 up to any sum, accord lng to the nearness of the risk." "Well. I will think over your oblig lng offer. Possibly, if I find I cannoi take care of myself. I may couie t< you. For the present I shall trust t( Bcotland Yard and my own endeavors. "You are wrong, sir. entirely wrong believe that." said my visitor darklj as he rose to take his leave. "You art In considerable daneer. sir. and It wil CUR GRIFFITHS. ). Increase hourly. And" you have given points against you. ' The chief aim of these big 'bunko steerers' is. of course, to pouch your dollars, but it is known t "But this is a matter for the police!" I cried hotly. * that you are concerned with the dif- i ferences between our two great coun- ^ r tries. It is supposed that you hold im- t portant military Information, state se- t * crets that might be got out of you, t * squeezed out of you, if they put you in i a tight place. You may decline our of- E 1 fer. That is your own affair. But, sir, \ * let me conjure you to carry a sfic shoot- t ?r on all occasions. Go nowhere? t t well, to no strange or unusual places? c alone." t "I trust It is not quite so bad as all e that, Mr. Snuyzer. Still, I am grate- s ? ful, and I shall certainly remember you e if, ir?[ "You survive? Yes, sir, but do not c leave it too late. You have been > " marked down, captain, and they will \ strike at you, somehow, soon; today, t tomorrow, at any time. They eon* tend that the McFaught millions were t } acquired by spoliation and sharp prac- e * tice." \ "Is there any truth in that?" I broke c * In hurriedly. t "Bully McFaught was a smart man. and struck some close things, but he e was no more entitled to state prison t * than those be fought with on Wall * street Any stick is good enough to t ' beat a dog with, and your enemies e Will taiK tan aDOUl surreuueriug in " gotten gains, because it is a good show c 1 eard. 1 do not think you need' He p awake wondering whether you ahould s " make restitution to the widow and I r the fatherless?anyway, not till It's t " forced upon you. as it may be." j 3 "And you can save me from that?" I "Or worse. We think you will be t 1 well advised to consider our offer. If * we can be of any service to you. re- t member our telephone number is 287.- ti 1 856, and I shall reply personally or by c 3 proxy at any time, day or night. You \ 3 have also my address. 3D Norfolk a street, Strand. I reside there, on the f * premises. I shall be proud to receive your instructions, and?If It is uot too e late?to come to your assistance on the I 1 shortest notice. Good day. captain t Think well of what I say." ( 1 How was I to take all this? Serious- t 1 ly? I had read In every schooibook of d r the snares and pitfalls of great wealth. I t but had never dreamed?who could??of f dangers so strange and terrible as i those that now menaced me, if 1 were s ' to give credence to this extraordinary c * tale. - Some one hailed me as I passed down t Piccadilly, and, turning. I recognized s 3 a man I knew. Lawford by uame, a d big, burly, fat voiced man. with jet p black beard so unmistakably dyed r that It increased his years and gave c an unwholesome tinge to bis pallid t complexion. tie uau greasy, mwuiug r * manners?an assumption of bonhomie that you Instinctively distrust. 1 never [ i cared for him much, but he always 1 ' pretended to be devilish fond of me. c r I had met this Lawford on the other t side of the Atlantic, in the South Amer1 loan city where I iiad spent some time s In a recent mission. He gave it out that he was prospecting for gold in 7 those parts, hut many believed that he r was a spy and secret agent of the j, - American government Then we came p 1 home together In the same steamer. t and I was much thrown with him on s ? board. He was on his way tc England a 7 to make his and every one's fortune, t * mine included. I confess the fellow I amused me. his schemes were so tre' mendous; he had such a profound be- o " lief in himself and In the simplicity of r ' the British public. p "Yes. sir. I shall spoil them; stick e 1 them up aud carry off a pile of plun- s der. You'll do well to cut in with me. * J captain. You'd strike it rich; yes, sir. 1 * I can dispose of 75.000 acres of real n estate which is just honeycombed with 11 gold. The greater part belongs to me, v Rufus Lawford. but I won't part till n your darned capitalists have unbutton- c ed. But they will that when they've ' seen my prospectuses and heard my ^ witching tongue." Lawford had uot found the innocents r ? of the city so easy to beguile. He pass- n > ed through many phases of good and e evil fortune in the months that follow- >' - - - ... . . ? P ; ed his arrival. I saw nun rrorn time to time, now gorgeous, now looking like h a sweep. Sometimes he was on the p " eve of pulling off some gigantic opera- t tion; at others he was in the depths of despair and borrowed a soverign "on 0 account" of the great fortune he meant a some day to force ou me. lie evidently f t did not prosper in his schemes of pro- 11 > motion. But lie still hung upon the j. > frontiers of finance, in the neutral, de- h batahle grouud where every man's hand c Is against his fellows and frank brig- j] r andage Is more or less the rule. s i I was surprised to And him In the s ' west end, and told him. so. as he over- 1 :ook rae with the "fifth" Globe In his mod. "Hello! Hello! I'm taking a bolllay. Those galoots eastward won't )ite, and 1 thought I'd give myself an ilrlng In the park. Never expected to see you." which was a deliberate lie, for bad reason to know later that he had rome out for that very purpose. "See rour name In the papers. Presume It's rou? They've got the whole story. Pine fortune, young sir; fine. Wish rou Joy." I thanked blm, not overcordlally perhaps; for the man bored me. and I juessed that his was only an early atack upon my new found millions. "Now. Captain Wood. I am delighted > ? -?- ? i- ? ? ? - I mAn nkln X? uuve UJCl yuu, IUI I UIUJ uxr auic iv jive you a little advice. You will be issailed on all sides. You capitalists ire the Datural game of the promoters. Jive them a wide berth. There's a Bass of villainy about Don't trust them?not a man of them. If you're n any difficulty. If you've got a few ( thousands to play with at any time, jou come straight to me. I shall be leligbted to serve you?for yourself, Bind, and for the sake of old times, , 'or I knew Bully McFaught well." "Ah, indeed! Tell me about him. fou knew him." I was eager to hear j Bore of the man from whom my t rtrangely unexpected fortune had i jome. j "I knew old McFaught?knew him veil and did business with him, but lot so much as I could have liked? j vorse luck! If I could have got upon < lis shoulders, I should have waltzed , nto unbounded wealth. - But you had ' 0 be with him, not against him. He nade some men, but he ruined more? itock, lock and barrel. It don't matter o you anyhow whether he piled up he dollars on dead men's bones or rob>ed the saints. Guess you can freeze ?n to what he gathered." 1 laughed a little uneasily; but, after ill, ^vho was this Lawford. and why ihould I care for what he said? It was irobably untrue. "Will you be going over to God's ountry any time soon, Captain Wood? Vish you'd take me with you. You'll vant a sheep dog, and I guess I'm prety fly." "You're very good. 1 shall remember, but I doubt my going Just at preset Now, I thluk I'll turn In here." Ye were passing the portals of my lub, the N< lson and Wellington, comuonly called the N. and W. "This your shanty? Pretty smart dace, I take It Can they fling a Maulattan cocktail any?" But the hint was lost on me. I bad tad enough of Mr. Lawford and wishd to be well rid of him. "Well, good day," he said. '"If you hange your mind about crossing the ?ond, be sure you send for me. But I uppose London's good enough for you. t's a pleasant place. I reckon, with be spondulics to spend, and 1 guess ou can have the best It holds now, f It's worth the buying. See you next Ime." Could I? There was one thing I mngered for keenly, and was by no iieans certain of securing. Lawford's hance words brought It home to me ' vith much emphusl8. My chief object j it this time was to try how far one ] ortune would favor me with another. I How would Frlda Falrholme be affect- 1 d by the news of my great good luck? , bad been asking myself this momen- ] ous questiou ever since I had seen Mr. ' iuinlan. At one time I hoped for the; ] est, next momeut I was as greatly cast , ' ? ? ?? VI /\ **? I 1., r? n/irl r? t?n Inot thn PO f 1. I IUYYU. nUU 1 ivuiicu u^aiuoi vuv Dgs in the row. in my best bat and rock coat, with a brand new flower n my buttonhole, hoping she might ee me and that I might get the chance if a word. But she never came, and at last I left he park, disappointed and disconiolate. and returned to my rooms to Iress for dinner. Here some one lushed past me Just as I was letting nyself In with my key; a man meanly Iressed, one of the poor waifs, as I bought, who so often Infest street corlers. ready for any Job. The Incident made no particular 1miression op me at the time, but it was irought home to me as one link In a ihain of singular events that were tear at hand. TO BE CONTINUED. A^TRUESOLDIERr We all remember what the German mperor said to his soldiers embarkrcg for China?"Spare none! Take no risoners," &c., &c. By way of conrast to that abhorrent utterance, we . ive a brief extract from the farewell ddress to a battalion of Zouaves by ? he colonel of the regiment, Perier de 1 ,acombe: j "You are going in a few days to the t ther end of the world?to that myste- t ious land so little known that the ex- S ression 'Partant pour la Chine' is 1 verywhere accepted as a phrase de- j cribing an extraordinary enterprise, j * Do not underrate your enemies, 'hey fight with valor and they fear f ot death. Imitate them. If death ap- s roaches, face it with calmness and it ; /ill fly. * * * Under your com- j landing officer, in whom I have entire j onfidenee, and with your officers, you t hould mount victoriously all the dif- 1 culties that confront you. Fall, if 1 eed be: but for the honor of the regi- E lent and the flag, never retreat. * < temember that heaven promises eterial happiness to him who dies for his ountry on the field of battle; and you, oung men, who leave behind you fathr, mother, anxious friends, reassure hem?tell them that the Zouave dies iard. * * * And then consider the leasure and satisfaction that will atend your return to your homes. The oung will admire and respect you. 'he old will make you tell the story f your campaign. The women will dore you! And now, au revoir, my riends. For all of you I wish good nek, health and glory!" Here speaks a soldier and a Christen, a brave and simple gentleman. All lonor to the warrior who serves his ountry without hatred or cruelty toward his country's enemies! All praise o the chieftain who admonishes his oldiers that valor does not borrow trength from barbarism!?Washingon Post. myopiN. 1 Decisive Battle of American ] Revolution. i ? HOW AND WHERE LIBERTY WAS WON.! ] Carefully Prepared Story as Origin- 1 ally Told by Rev. Robert Lathan, j Historian, Reproduced For the ' Benefit of the Generation Now j Growing Up. , "O heaven," they said, "our bleeding coun- j try save. ' Is there no hand on high to shield the brave? 1 What though destruction sweep these lovely 3 plains T < Rise fellow men I Our country yet remains: { By that dread name we wave the sword on Ulgu, And swear for her to live; for her to die." Campbell's Pleasures of Hope. The year seventeen hundred and eighty was the darkest period In the Revolutionary struggle. From the mountains to the seaboard, a gloom rested upon the whole country. For five years the colonies, against fearful odds, had been battling for freedom. The country was overrun, its treasury was empty, and Its soldiers were hungry and naked. From the hills of Massachusetts to the savannas of Georgia, a darkness that could be both seen and felt, enveloped the land. This was especially the case in South Carolina and Georgia. From the repulse of Sir Peter Parker, on the 28th of June, 1776, until the autumn of 1779, South Carolina, although in open and determined rebellion against the mother country, enjoyed comparative peace. Supplies of KING'S MOUNTAI The monument is erected on the sum- e mit of the most elevated point of the ? jattle ground, which, it should be borne 1 n mind, is not the "pinnacle" of King's t Mountain, which rises in majestic grandeur seven miles north-east. It is f i neat structure, and considering the 1 embarrassing circumstances under (vhich the association labored, is highly creditable to their efforts. It was built by Mr. F. A. McNinch, of Charlotte, N. C., at a total cost of $2,860. 1 The cornerstone was laid with Masonic ceremonies on the 23d of June, 1880, 1 Grand Master A. T. Smythe, and the < Jther grand officers of South Carolina ? jfflciating, assisted by the grand mas- t ters, or.their representatives, of Vir- t ?inia, Tennessee, North Carolina and t Georgia; Philanthropic Lodge, of Yorkrille, and members of the lodges in s Greenville, Spartanburg, Gaffney, King's Mountain, Rock Hill and Fort Mill. c The monument is made of native I jTanite, quarried about seven miles J from the battleground. It is 18 feet l square at the base, and 28 feet in height. The base is Ave feet high, 1 consisting of Ave tiers, each successive t :ier decreasing two feet as they ascend. Upon the top tier rests the Arst die, 4 J feet square, and on this rests a second J lie, 6 feet high and 3j feet square. On ( this die rests the shaft, 17 feet in 1 height, 2J feet at the base, and surmounted with a capital 3 feet square I ind 22 inches thick. h It was originally designed to sur- f mount the shaft with a bronze statue )f a soldier of the period dressed in I ?oon-skin cap, and with shot pouch md powder horn at his side, in the ict of loading his gun; but the increased cost of this figure rendered it impracticable to carry out the design. But with this monument, like the ladler of fame, there is still "room at the op," and a succeeding generation may, irms and munitions of war, together li vith food and clothing for the army, f vere landed by different nations of s Europe at Charleston. From this point, v hese army stores, together with rice t ind other products of the fields of r ?outh Carolina, were transported, by n vagon trains, as far north as New Jer- g iey. During this period South Caro- il ina grew and flourished, notwithstand- e ng the existence of war. G In tne autumn of 1778, the scene be- v ran to change. Col. Campbell was C sent from New York, by Sir Henry S Clinton, to reduce Savannah, the capi- b al of Georgia. On the 29th of Decern- t per, General Howe was forced to capitulate. Georgia fell into the hands of t he enemy, and South Carolina now ft pecame a border state, exposed to the s ictive military operations of the ene- A ny. A bloody struggle was made, near t i year afterward, for the recovery of ii Savannah, but it proved unsuccessful, r t soon became evident that the British o vere determined to capture Charleston, t ?revost, in May, 1779, had attempted v o take the city by siege, but his plans C vere frustrated by the > adroitness of o Governor Rutledge and the military n prowess of General Moultrie. t) On the 26th of December, 1779, Sir s Jenry Clinton, with the larger part of C lis army, sailed from Netv York for P he South. In January of the follow- h ng year, he landed on the coast of leorgia. He had but one object in C dew, and that was to crush the re- p pelllon in all the Southern colonies. t< Jis purpose was to begin at the south- u ;rn extremity ana go nonnwa.ru, ieuv- ' ng the country in his rear in complete a ind absolute, if not willing, submission w o the British government. The first o hing to be done to effect his purpose, ii vas the reduction of Charleston. On ti he 10th of February, he set out from h Savannah to accomplish the cherished c purpose of his heart. He was success- so ful. Whether all was done that could ar have been done to save the city, or not, Itl we shall not here inquire. Perhaps It of would have been wise, under the ex- Di isting circumstances, not to have at- n tempted Its defense. The attempt, jj? however, was made. Sir Henry Clinton qi commenced and carried on the siege fa with as much respect to the rules of hs military science as If he had been con? bC Juctlng the siege of an old walled town, g, Reduced almost to starvation, and ar poorly provided for every way to stand jfj a. siege, the defenders of the city, after e(j a. close siege of nearly eight weeks, en capitulated on the 12th of May, 1780. ai rhe terms of the surrender were hard, mi ind the conduct of the British com- re mander afterward, was calculated to cast a gloom over the patriots. The su civil government of Britain was estab- cr ished in the city, and plans were laid ja] for establishing It over the whole state. j0, Everything was done that could be jn" ione, to encourage the torles and loyilists and dishearten the patriots. < Early in June, Clinton and the fleet w] jailed for New York, leaving Lord t0, Hornwallls to complete the establishing gj] >f civil government in the state. He :ommenced his march northward. pa Parties were sent out in all directions nu :o disperse the patriots and gather up kj :he tories and loyalists with which to c0 iwell his rank3. This was not enough. we He determined to force those who, pr 'rom the results of the war, were rest- <je ng quietly at home, to take up arms wj igalnst their friends and against the jause which they loved. Lord Corn- tjj( vallis soon found that the country ba itill remained, and there were many 8a vho had sworn for it to live and for by t to die. In South Carolina, there was ?b lot then a regularly organized Ameri- a^ :an army. There were small parties of at nen, in almost every section of the toi itate, who disputed every inch of <}r jround with Cornwallis. Still he push- vj, id on. Tories and loyalists flocked to t01 mi ^ E sp N MONUMENT. jjj ind doubtless will, complete this work n? 10 patriotically inaugurated by the h'! King's Mountain Centennial associa- tin ;ion of 1880. an The inscriptions on the monument ye Lre as follows: an forth Side? Pa Here the tide of Battle th Turned in favor of the American Colonies. de cri Sast Side? ?e Here, on the 7th day of October, A. D., 780, the British forces, commanded by *e* Colonel Patrick Ferguson, were met ] ind totally defeated by Campbell, Shel- c? >y, Williams, Cleveland, Sevier, and heir heroic followers from Virginia, Nt he two Carollnas and Tennessee. ?P; ___ Jouth Side? J? Fell on this battleground in defense h >f civil liberty, Colonel John Williams, cu Hajor William Chronicle, Captains h rohn Mattocks, David Beattie, Wil- th( lam Edmonson. First Lieutenants: Reece Brown, b Phomas McCullough, William Black- _ ' mrn, Robert Ednjondson. ' Second Lieutenants: John Beattie, sa Andrew Edmondson, Humberson Lyon, _J rames Corry, James Laird, Nathaniel K. 5uist, Nathaniel Dryden, James Phil- cb lPs- an Privates: William Rabb, John Boyd, wr David Duff, Henry Herrigan, William ha Vatson, Arthur Patterson, Preston Go- no orth- do Vest Side? pb In memory of hr. me rau iuui; ^viiici luans u , who participated in the Battle of ? King's Mountain, , This monument is erected by their g? Grateful descendants. tjo ? cai at lis standard, and many who, hereto- tin ore, had been regarded as Whigs, am ought British protection. The country doi ^as full of tories and British. Proper- 1 y was destroyed. Old men and child- bei en were abused and cursed, and wo- wa len insulted. Many, in despondency, sig ave up the cause as hopeless. Calam- Mc ty after calamity fell upon the afflict- we d country. On the 16th of August, the ieneral Gates, the hero of Saratoga, his t'as defeated and his army routed near let 'amden. Two days after, the brave W? umter was surprised at Fishing Creek, ter iy Tarleton, and his command scat- gu.( ered. des Such was the general condition of ter hings in South Carolina and Georgia, to lany brave men had hidden them- in elves beyond the mountains, that, like er Jfred of old, they might emerge from nel hese mountain fastnesses and rout the am ivading foe. These voluntary exiles to eceived a welcome from the patriots rea f Watauga and Nollichucky. There ret hey met Isaac Shelby and John Se- Sh< ier. Amongst those relugees was ter !olonel Clarke, of Georgia, with abdut urg ne hundred of his overpowered but ass ot subdued men. These refugees told flrr he tales of suffering which they had he een in the states of Georgia and South the larolina. Their stories aroused the tha atriotism and stirred the spirits of the cor ardy pioneers of the forest. exj After the defeat of Gates at Camden, vol lornwallis, as had been done by his tau redecessor, Clinton, proceeded at once Sei d establish civil government in the A pper section of the state. The object hal .no hoot on tho tnrips and loyalists ass nd disperse the Whigs. Ferguson, bel dth about one thousand loyalists and Ev ne hundred and ten regulars, had been no i the Ninety-Six District, for some- Ion [me, and portions of his command bul ad been, on several occasions, badly flc ut up by thp Whigs. Patrick Fergu- by n was a major in the British army, id brigadier general of the Royal Mila, of South Carolina. The second Beer in his command was Captain ePeyster, a loyalist. The Whig colons, McDowell, Sevier, Shelby, Wilims and Clarke, were known to frelent this section of the state. The ct that small detachments of tories id been attacked and routed by the Id partisans, greatly Incensed the ritish officer. Meetings of the tories id loyalists were held throughout the Inety-Slx District. Those who claimto be tories or loyalists, were threated with severe punishment if the/ d not take up arms and assist his ajesty's troops in putting down the bellion. Ferguson now found that e rebellion, which Clinton and his ccessor, Cornwallis, thought was ushed out, was stalking over the nd like a giant. Whigs, tories and pallets, found that each party was earnest, and a desperate effort must made, or all would be lost. ")n the 18th of August?the day on llch Sumter was surprised by Tarlen at Fishing Creek?Colonel McDowwas encamped at Smith's Ford on oad river. He had learned that a rty of tories. near five hundred In imber, were encamped at Musgrove's ill, on the south side of Enoree river, ilonels Williams, Shelby and Clarke, >re detached for the purpose of surising them. It was a dangerous unrtaking. for Ferguson was encamped, th his whole force, midway between iDowell and the tories. At sunset e party moved, and by taking a right nd road, passed Ferguson's camp in fety. The tories were commanded Colonel Innls and Major Frazer. elby. Williams and Clarke, arrived the tory camp just at daylight. The tack was made, and although the rles had been reinforced by six huned regulars under Innls, a complete itory was gained. Flushed with vicry the conquerors determined to ike an attack upon Ninety-Six. Just this moment a courier arrived bring% the sad news that General Gates d been defeated on the 16th at Camn. They were urged by McDowell to ike no delay, lest they should be capred by Fdrguson. They had more an two hundred prisoners. The prisers were divided out amongst the ;n, giving every three men two prisers. After they were completely out the reach of Ferguson, Shelby went me, leaving Clarke and Williams in arge of the prisoners; Colonel Clarke ving accompanied Colonel Williams r a short distance after the departe of Shelby, took command and rerned home, leaving Colonel Williams charge of the prisoners, by whom ey were taken to Hillsborough, N. C. vernor Rutledge, of South Carolina, 10, at this time, was in Hillsborough, iing Williams in charge of so many isoners and supposing that he had en the principal actor in the affair, mediately gave him a brigadier genii's commission as a reward for his pposed brave and heroic exploit. McDowell, as soon as he heard that itps was defeated. broke un his camn Smith's Ford and marched for the )untalns. His command was scatter. Some of his men went home, whilst tiers accompanied their commander yond the mountains. Ferguson was 't In full command of the field. The hlgs'were plundered of their properand driven from their homes. Many them were forced to hide out In uniquented spots, whilst not a few were ught and cruelly murdered. The ave and enterprising British officer shed his way as far as Gilbert Town, ar the present site of Rutherfordton. North Carolina. South Carolina is now under the paw of the British n. Some crouched and begged for arter; but there were a few noble Irlts?enough to save the country? 10 had sworn for their country to e, and for her to die. Ferguson was t ignorant of this fact. He knew the story of those men who were beyond e mountains. He knew that their cestors, for more than two .hundred ars, had been fighting for freedom, d he saw that the wilds of America d strengthened the love of liberty In elr children. He knew that they sre Scotch-Irish and Huguenots by scent. He knew that they could be ashed Into the earth, that, they could, torn limb from limb, that they could burled beneath the earth, but he ired their very dust. He had his spies In the mountain untry, and from them he had learnwhat was going on in the valleys of >lllchucky and Watauga. These les brought him the startling news at their fellows were caught and nged, while others were tarred and ffered to return as a taunt to their amplon leader. Ferguson raged. He rsed the rebels for their daring, and tnrloa on/1 InvoHota tf\r tUIOCU tIIV> VV( 1VO Hiivt ?va sir want of courage. fVhile Colonel Ferguson lay at Gllrt Town, he paroled Samuel Phillips, patriot, whom he held as a prisoner, d sent him with a threatening meagre to the back mountain men. The rport of this message was, that If ?se patriots in Watauga and Nolliucky did not lay down their arms d submit t? the King of England, he ?uld come over the mountains and ng the last one of them. This was t a mere boast. He contemplated Ing what he said. Ferguson was no e boaster. No sooner had Samuel Mips delivered his message than the rrors of past generations loomed up fore the eyes of the patriots of Wajga and Nolllchucky. The blood of hn Sevier and Isaac Shelby was stir1. Sevier was eloquent under the imlse of a holy resentment and the >w of Shelby was knit with indignan, and his whole countenance indl:ed stern defiance. These noble men once concluded that they would vart Ferguson in his bloody purpose, d if there was any hanging to be ne, they would do it. 'he plan for raising a sufficient num of men to accomplish their purpose s soon devised. To Sevier was asned the duty of communicating with Dowell and the other officers who re then in voluntary exile beyond s mountains. Shelby assumed, as i part of the work, the writing of a ter to Colonel William Campbell, of ishington county, Virginia. The letwas written. The threat of Ferson was stated, and the plan of his itruction was revealed. In this letCampbell was earnestly requested co-operate. This letter was placed the hands of Moses Shelby, a brothof Isaac, and duly delivered. ColoCampbell declined to-render assist:e, stating that his intentions were assist in preventing Cornwallis from ching Virginia. This message was urned by Moses Shelby. Colonel ;lby immediately wrote another letto Colonel Campbell, in which he red him, more strongly, to lend his istance. Although Campbell was as r> flnH linvlpiHlnc as a mountain, still was not blind to reason or deaf to : calls of duty. He sent Shelby word t he would come and bring his whole nmand. This was more than was >ected. The place of general rendezis was Sycamore Shoal on the Waiga; the time, the twenty-fifth of )tenfber. ,t the appointed time, the entire instants of the back mountain region embled at Sycamore Shoal. Camp1, with his Virginians, was there, erybody was in earnest. There were i g-vy uniforms; no costly plumes; no 1 g trains of baggage wagons; n6 am- 1 ances; no surgeon; no chaplain. Of- 1 irs and men were clad in suits made their wives, mothers and sisters, and each man intended for the expedition was armed with a faithful Deckhard rifle." All assembled; but all dare not leave the settlement. The Cherokee Indians were on the borders, watching an opportunity to descend with the torch and tomahawk upon the neighborhood. On the morning of the 26th of September, preparations were made for the advance. To victory or to death, was the feeling of every breast. They were rough men externally; but they had brave and tender hearts. Charles McDowell moved amongst the multitude with all the grace and ease of nobility. John Sevier was full of impulse and an energy that never tired. Isaac Shelby had little to say. His knit brow meant speedy action. William Campbell showed by his stern dignity, that he was born to be free. The officers proposed, before they set out, that the company be called together and the divine blessing: be asked. A prayer, solemn and appropriate, being offered up, the party designed for t?e expedition mounted their horses, and the rest returned to their homes. With anxious hearts did these wait until the result was heard. The troops left Sycamore Shoal on the twenty-sixth. They were all mounted and unencumbered by baggage of any kind whatever. They expected to support themselves, on the way, by their rifles, or by forcing the torles to feed them and their horses. The force consisted of one thousand and forty men, as follows: From Burke and Rutherford counties, North Carolina, Colonel McDowell, 160 men. From Washington county, North Carolina, (now Tennessee). Colonel John Sevier, 240 men. From Sullivan county, North Carolina, (now Tennessee), Colonel Isaac Shelby, 240 men. From Washington county, Virginia, Colonel William Campbell, 400 men. The Sycamore Shoal Is near the head Of the Watauga. From* this point they pursued nearly an eastern direction, across the Yellow Mountain; afterward their course was nearly south. The first night they spent at Matthew Tolbot's mill. The second day two of their men deserted and went ahead to the enemy. On the 30th of September % they reached the foot of the mountain on the east side. Here they were Jollied by three hundred and fifty men from Wilkes and Surry counties under the command of Colonel Benjamin Cleveland and Major Joseph Winston. Cleveland and Winston were keeping themselves concealed that they might Join In with any party going against the enemy. The first of October?the second day after the Junction with Cleveland?was so wet that it was thought advisable not to move. Ferguson was thought to be at Gilbert Town, and as the guns in those days were all flint and steel locks, It was Indiscreet to approach an enemy with wet guns. Up to this Ume there was no commanding officer. Shelby perceived that there was a great defect in their organization, and, during the rain, called a council of the officers. They .were now in Colonel Charles McDowell's region, and advancing against an enemy with which he had lately been con- * tending. He was, moreover, the senior officer, and It was natural that he would be expected to take the command of the whole. No one doubted Chas. McDowell's patriotism or .bravery; but it was thought that he was not the man to command a partisan corps on an enterprise like that in which they were at that time engaged. Shelby proposed William Campbell as commander-in-chief for the present, and that a messenger be sent to headquarters, wherever that might be, for a commanding officer, who should take charge of the whole corps. This proposition was readily assented to by all, and Colonel Chas. McDowell volunteered to go to headquarters after a general officer and his brother, Joseph McDowell, took command of his men until he would return. Here, for a time let us leave these patriotic mountain men, until we can bring up the other forces who were* prominent actors in the battle of King's Mountain. After Sumter's defeat at Fishing Creek, on the 18th of August, he and Colonel Edward Lacy, with a small portion of Sumter's command, passed over into Mecklenburg, North Carolina. They camped on Clem's Branch. Lacy was sent by Sumter into York and Chester counties, to gather up the Irish of that region, who were known to be true Whigs, and also to collect all that he could of Sumter's army that was scattered at Pishing Creek. After Lacy's return to Sumter's encampment, on Clem's Branch, Colonel James Williams, who, as we have seen, was made a brigadier-general by Governor Rutledege shortly after the battle of Musgrove's Mill, arrived in camp, and having shown his commission, claimed the authority to take command 'of all the South Carolina, troops in that section. On the 8th of September, Williams had been ordered, or. rather "requested," by Abner Nash, Governor of North Carolina, 'to go into Caswell county and such other counties as he might think proper, and raise a body of volunteer horsemen, not to exceed one hundred." Witn these and a few other troops, Williams came to Sumter's Camp, on Clem's Branch. The South Carolina soldiers of Sumter's command positively refused to submit to Williams as a general. They preferred Sumter. The main objection tVio oaIHlore Vio H o rroinot Willio tna mai tnv. ov/iui^io iiau agcunok tt iiuauto was, that having: at one time been the -' commissary of Sumter's command, he had acted in some way or other so as to gain the ill-will and even the hatred of many of the men. What the facts in the case were, it Is impossible, at this late date, to learn with sufficient accuracy to warrant us in saying who was to blame, Williams, or the men. No doubt, both were, to some extent, in the fault. Be this as it may, a difficulty sprung up between Sumter and Williams, and but for the presence of the enemy,, it might have ended in something serious. Whilst the difficulty was pending it was learned that Rawdon and Tarleton, with a large force, were making preparations for attacking them. It was concluded by both parties, that they would cross the Catawba River at Blgger's ferry (now Wright's.) Having crossed the river a council of officers was called to settle the difficulty. Colonel William Hill, who was wounded at Hanging Rock, was made chairrnan of the council. Whilst the council was discussing the matter Rawdon and Tarleton appeared on the opposite bank of the river, and commenced firing at them across the river. It was evident that the enemy would not allow them time to look into the matter, and their existence depended upon perfect harmony among themselves. It was agreed to refer the whole matter, with all the facts in the case, to Governor Rutledge. then at Hillsborough, North Carolina. In the meantime, however, Sumter was to retire from the army until the decision of Rutledge was heard. Williams would remain in command of his North Carolina troops, and Colonels Hill and Lacy would take command of the South Carolina troops. Colonels Winn, MIddleton, Thomas In its day, the Deckhard rifle was as famous as is the Enfleld rifle of the present time. It was made in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, and bore the name of its maker. The barrel was three feet and six inches long, and carried a ball that weighed about one-fourth of an ounce. The gun usually weighed about seven pounds, was trained with great care, and in the hand of a frontlerman, was a deadly weapon. Continued on Fourth Page. ... -J