Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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^11 1 | ' : ~ -?' ? BH^L. 2a. YORKYILLE, S. C., THITRSTJ ^^^1 tioWi was aD^Hj^Hj "TbatVB I ing the roon^H I isned, and hasnH I neath the bed-clotfl bore a slight reseml drew on mjr bootM I ther develop "From I full whic]y^H9^H ihtagiotj^ carolina. hv historical sketches ~~ BHR^ MOEKAN'S BETREAT. She iqoet oSjebrated retreat 6b record, is W^m?f teothousand Greeks who had capTSLed the catse of Cyrus, the younger, in r ^ ; tiia Jxpedition igainst his brother Art&xerxes. ilk ' -e C*vu&> l^ieS0 160 thousand fGri&s C?t tleir way through an enemy's F 1 I o?4fkI7> ^ etoraed to their, satire land. i \| ; S^Jvonderfol ras this retreat, that it1is bis\^Wally 4esipated; is 'i&e "Itetreiftof'the 3 ^ Gkeat^^asthe bravery and skill exhibit-* ' ed \j th^Greee, the retreat of Geodral Mor* I ganfron^'the Cwpens, and the subsequent re: treai qjr Genera Greene through North G& olinjnwid overthe Dan, into'Virginia, is no , s ieaa^emarkable Since "it ia distance that lend* enchantmat to the view," we have no dqatt bat some [ay, in the future history of thwrorld.the Iorgan and Greene's retreat will^lipse thatif' Xenophon. J? tjara^e'ofbe Cowpens was , fougR as iM^^v^^dgs^^o^TeJT^^of Jannary, 1781. o'clock in the r" morningy. That same evening, Earl Corner walHe wiwuiforra ed of Tdrleton's defeat. On the day after the battle of the Cowpens, Gen. Lesliefbriaed a junction with ?!arl Cornwallis 38 in York county, on the plantation of John 8 Hillhouse, now owned in part by Sainnel' lQ. YpungblSod. The British camp was in front |W of the residence of Mr. Youngblood.!. Colonel Tarleton encamped on Broad river bear Hamilton's ford. Tradition says thatseveral BP of his soldiers who had been wounded sit the 8 Cowpeowed at Hamilton's ford, and . were h buried <h land now belong to Junius W. P. Thorap^. Not many years since, it is rela| ted thaj nose cultivating these lands exhumed I human bnes, which in all probability were I .the remfiafl of some soldier who died from [ wads feflicted by Morgan's men. lP^I^I^^aft|^e~#ar was over and prosperity bad efliced the devastation caused by the * British army in its progress through the coun9^ try, spair ofsilver sleeve buttons, upon which 9 were engraved the initials of a British officer's 9 nam^ were found near Samuel C. Young kL bkttAr~The8e relics of the times that "tried ^^-^Henis sonls," are in the possession of some one in Chester. To the mind that is fond of revelling in the past, these things possess an , > in tenet whieh can be better felt than describ^ ed. |A strangB and indescribable feeling pervadd^ the soul when we stand upon the ground whei^ once cammed a British army. Every movement made dtber by the army of the patriotst or by their btemies, is full of interest. Oct the afternocn of the memorable day ron wsich Morgan defeatetTTorleton at the \ CowfiAMo^n stt out to cross Broad riv^jP^jetachnent was left undertbe mm dek 0f both artuiea j>d make provisions for 9 i-wrs. ? . *hr wilkded. On the eveninsr ferThe^alu^korga crossed Broad river rr ahnre the SonttCaroIp.Ane, and by fbrceji . v mircbes, on a rute leainghim over thespot I wlere King's ltyontaii station, on tbe Air 1406. Railroad,is nov| located, he passed F through the Wrer edie of Cleveland and Gaston countiaj find cbssed the Catawba at 9| the Island FrtL He*, through couriers, B an arrangemei lad beet,made between GenP exai Greene an! Gberal lorgan for a conferM? "euee.. Morga crcesed te Catawba on the |gjx jAsf Januify. His ntrch had been slow, on'ttfeount ofthe numbt of prisoners and I baggage captted from tie British at the : S?80oa as larl Cornwalis heard of TarlewT tfor|p defeat, wth a heavyneart he began to iioaffe arrangements for is advance into B Mowa Carotin. Daring lis stay at WinnsPr ~ | F ^>*VfTjm Winnsboro to * Turke^cree^^he bad edited a large nuin-1 bery^horse^ These wieSgathered up by tbejfories, mo were gnjally . experts in I hofcge-stealinf An orgsiied band of these I depend ators iifested the botry. Their headquarters wason tbe wekgo side of Broad rivekin the iresent couii^f Newberry. ' . OA^the nigfit after the, .ttle of the Cow'N pens, General Leslie etupped on Sandy river, in fester county, "the next day Leslie marcbedtips forces in xb camp of Cornwsllis. It had already bet determined by CornWafKn tA nnoh rnmnmond if nnuihlo prevent Morgan from cro^ng the Catawba. Arrangenfcnts were made \ mount the soldiers and convert the, wtyje British forces uqder his command into Ijpt infantry. It was the. dead of winter anc&he roads, where there fare any,, were in a watched condition. ^Jlhs^&nntry over which the*Jiad to pass was broken, and roads had to bout, The country was sparsely settled, ai^t consequently, provisions scarce. Cornwijis, whilst endraped at Hillhous&V(nti$ "^juhgBTood^sjr tegan to grqW diehearlenee aad when he bard of Tarleton's defeat afhe Cow pens his bpes of subduing the couniV^Unost failed, ie met with few^-Triends am&gst the inhab_^__,tanta, and prowl around like MnWfflMffin his camp HH^BB^^BSnBHLaiik H^HHnHHHogiliood. IHnnHnHnto &? MBKHHa^HjjjMHnK of the door, HBH^HBhe opjor MnMBHHKr^e, Hn^nnnBsh amp nranraDHHHi^y %* B^^HB^HHIBnHflj^HH^^HgaDied HHHHHiwn, BIHHHH^b^^H^sBhEBb|^BB^Sh^B^^Bas he Uiir HHnn^nn^i SBnnHEinBHBH9rmv HHHH^Brp? road leading from Winnsboro to Little Broad river, in Cleveland county, North Carolina, was opened. In some places it has been abandoned, but in the main, it continues the same tjiat it was ninety-five years ago. For a long time after the war it was called the King's road i at a later period, it was known as the Charleston road. ' 'Both these appellations are at present nearly forgotten. The corps of road Cutters were followed by two three pounders. The, next in orjfer, was the brigade guards; then the regiment of Bpee; then followed the North Carolina tones. - As if to proteot tbese loyal*subjects of the King, but unpatriotjo'citizeos, two six pounders were ordered^ follow in their rear.' The two six ponhders were followed by Lien tenant-Colonel Webster's brigade of Cavalry. "Next followed the' wagons, which bore the baggage of Earl Corn wall is. Then the wagons in which were plaoed the baggage belonging to the field m T- i ~ .1 0Ulcere, in tuu rear ui uitsw wcra i?uc wuuihoition wagons, hospital wagons, and wagons belonging to the different regiment*. Then followed the provision train and loose bor&es. One hundred no^n^. selected from Colonel Yf eater's brigade of Cabal ry, under the pom* mend of one Captain andtwo subalterns, formed the rearguard." At eight o'clock on the night of 18th of Jariiiary, 1781, Earl Cornwallis issue! orders for the whole army to be ready to move off in the order already stated, at eight o'clohk on the next morning. We can only imagitM^the grand and imposing spectacle which the army of Cornwallis presented as it moved slowly along through the wilderness. No doobt John Hillhouse was glad when Cornwallis vacated his house, and no doobt. he and hil few neighbors were in a deplorable condition. The British troops bad been quartered on them for several days. A considerable field lyidg in the direction of Turkey creek from Samuel C. Youngblood's residence, was cleared by the " -- L ?ij:? c,? Driuail BUJUIOIO 1U UCUUIlug UIO trv/vvt. The first day, the army made its way as far a* Wolfs creek. On the twentieth, the Yagure were detafched and sent to Tarleton, who was still at Hamilton's ford.' On the same day, Tarleton, in obedience to the orders of Cornwallis, crossed Broad river, for the purpose of gaining intelligence of the movements of Morgan, and also rendering aid to hi? troops who had been scattered in the recent battle. It would seem from this move, that the British were igaorant of Morgan's movements. Tarleton having learned that Morgan was not on the west side of Broad river, re-crossed the river at Smith's Ford. On the night of the twentieth, Cornwallis camped on Buffalo. Here he was joined by Tarleton, and the resolution was formed to ? pursue Morgan. Up to this time the intention was to cut Morgan off. On the night of the twenty-third, following the trail of Morgan, the British reached Old Tryon Court* House in the western corner of the. jgreseut county of Gaston, about twon^^pilee Lineolnton. The next-Ay* hungry asjd footf sore, they're&fflH.ft^^our's Mill, in tb?_yi. I Cornwallis had hearth] I of tJamsou^s Mill before. The mention of the name awakened ugpleasant recollections. There, on the twentieth of June, 1780, the loyal North Carolinians, under-tbe ill starred Colonel Moore, met with a sad aqd ruinous defeat. At Ramsour's Mill, they remained* three days, collecting provisions and making arrangements for continuing the pursuit of Morgan. The weather was exceedingly ttyl, and the progress through the country wy slow.' Cornwallis had learned, since he left Turkey creek, that it was impossible to effect anything, encumbered as he was with baggage. Determined to do everything and make any sacrifice that he might succeed in his undertaking, Cornwallis issued an order on the twenty-fifth for all superfluous baggage to be destroyed. All the wagons belonging to the army, except those loaded with salt, hospital stores, ammunition, and four empty wagons for the sick, were committed to the flames. Officers, as well as men, were ordered to reduce their private baggage. That this order might be obeyed cheerfully by all the officers, Earl Cornwallis promptly reduced the quantity of his own baggage. It is difficult to. say whether this was a wise or foolish act. It 1 BtrciUB UJ uovo uccu wuc ouw ui n wau nuuoc motto was success or ruiu. ?????? > WADE HAMPTON. The following eulogium of Wade Hampton, from the Raleigh, N. C. Observer, is as graceful in conception as it is truthful in statement, and is but a specimen of the laudation which his noble bearing has won for him from the press and people of the entire Union : No man in this country?certainly no man in the South?is attracting to himself more attention or more commendation than is General Wade Hampton, of South Carolina. Of him the strongest language may be used, and yet not beget the slightest suspicion of exaggeration. Soldier, statesman and patriot, he has proved himself to be a man of whcm not only his State but the country and the age in wbictrhfi lives, may well be proud; for his is one of the grandest, most perfectly rounded characters that America has yet produced. Whether in prosperity, with money and land and slaves at his command, or in adversity, dependent upon his daily labor for his daily bread; in peace, surrounded by all that wealth could command or refinement and intelligence desire, or in war, sharing every hardship with the humblest soldier; as a free citizen of a free State, or as the leader of a forlorn hope in behalf of his people against despotic government; he stands out pre-eminently as a man to be loved and admired. No wonder that his people are ready to follow him to the death. No wonder thAt they rally to his standard, and without regard to race or color, or whether native or Northern born rend the air with their cries for Hampton and reform; for, to them, Hampton is the personification of all that is great and good, in arts or arms or in government. His word to them is as law, written in eternal characters upon their hearts. With but a word from him, and armed men would everywhere spring up ; for his people have been outraged and oppressed and incensed until flesh and blood could scarce bear it longer; and yet with a word from him the surging crowd that neither bullets or bayonets could make quail, quietly dispersed, every man returning peaceably to his own home. Grander,is he even,, in the restraint he imposed upon himself, in that hour of to malt and wroog and outrage, to utter words of peace and to teact} lessons of moderation, than when, sabre in hand^at the head of his, invincible legions, herode in resistless charge upon his enemies 1 Glorious man that he is, who is there, that is not proud to be his fellow-man I But such a man belongs not to his State alone, nor even to his section, but to the whole country; and the day will come when he will taW rabi-in history next to his great oommande!^?f^| X 1 . L. J . 1 * . . I ' " OUTSIDE THE WALLS~ BY BLUE JACKET. "Why don't yon take a trip to Havana, do yon say? For a very good reason. In the first place I hate the place and the people and secondly, Fred, I came within an ace of loBing the number of my mess there. Consequently, my dear fellow, my recollection of theQueep of the Antilles is anything but pleasant." 7 "Suppose you give us the yarn, Hal. You are a capital hand at it, you know, and there is nothing to interrupt the train of your thoughts here." "Humph 1 The incidents connected with that adventure are too vividly impressed upon my mind, and are of too recent occurrence to be easily forgotten. As we have nothing better to do this afternoon, I will humor your wiijuj. , Harry Hamscomb was a young New Yorker, who had laid the foundation of his fortune "wWe performing the paymaster in the United the civil war. He had been to make considerable prize had iuvested in the whirlpotH^^^^^HH on Wall street Fortune Wealth crowned his most rec^^^^H^^^R at twenty-five Hal Hamscom^^^^^^^HB in possession of three hundre^^^^^^^^^R lars. He was disposed to wts single, his own master, chant for the water, he schooner: yacht v Ou board the Phantom, greater part of his time. It tertained his friends, and it of the Ocean House, at NewflEH^Rj^RHj afUrnoon, with the sorf murc^^Hj^^^HH shore, that he related the follo^^^^^^^^^H i "As you will remember, i my mind to pass the severe "J&styear in the West Indie^^^^^^^^^R poiiit to point, as the spirit 1 'It was late in January frowning battlements of the hiig close under its walls,^^^^^^H| ahjhored off the Mole. /JAt sunset I ordered my gig, hl^H^^H| at unusually elaborate toilet, notl^^^^BR tqstow away a trusty revolver in picket, for I was well aware that the^^B^R itrds entertained for the Yankees an iira^H ae hatred. . "I had some thirty doubloons in my poRM its, 'besides drafts on Ruaz & Co., for fiBR bousand more, which precious slips of papeiB [ bad stowed away in my pocket-book; and N giving a few purtiog instructions to. my sail- 1 lag-master relative to supplies, I shoved off, and,was soon walking rapidly up town. 1 "I was not very well posted in Havana, although I had beeu there before. Still, I 1 knew where the Tacon Theatre was, and bad about made up my mind to attend the per- 1 fortnance there. But as it was yet too early by several hours to think of that, I turned to < the right and entered the grand plaza, and passing into Doroinick's gorgeous saloon, I 1 ordered a cream, a basket of fruit, and a ' bunch of maduras. "It would have been just as well for me if I h^d avoided that saloon entirely; but of < course I could not foresee what was fated to ' happen- As vou l^nnwr-FniU7T~Tnnr~BpcirK~ i Spanish with the ease and fluency of a native, and I soon became atfare that I bad attract- 1 ed some attention from a quarter where I ? least expected such a demonstration. j "Seated but a short distauce from me were ' two ladies, Creoles, both young and handsome ( as houris. "Well, to make a long story short, Fred, I 1 struck up a flirtation with one of the senoritas, and, notwithstanding the evident dia- 1 pleasure of her companion, the handsomest of * the two, was not at all averse to the amuse- 1 ment 1 "The lace veil had bees thrown back from ' her pretty head, crowned with a bewildering 1 mass of jet-black hair. Her eyes, dark and languishing as sloes, flashed unutterable things at me, while her fan fluttered to and 1 fro with all the grace and ease for which the ' ladies of the ever faithful isle are noted. Her i dark dress, cut low in the neck, revealed 1 shoulders of the most ravishing whiteness and 1 proportions, while a dainty foot and slipper 1 speeped from beneath her ample skirts, allow- 1 iug a transitory glimpse of an ankle that completed the impression that the fair siren 1 had already made upon my heart \ "The ladies rose to depart A chair stood | in the way, which I hastened to remove. My .fair one turned to thank me, and by some ' means caught her foot, tripped, and would 1 have fallen heavily had I not caught the 1 blushing lady in my arms. ' "In evident confusion the lady essayed to i thank me, broke down and hurriedly left the i establishment to enter her volante, standing 1 Tf nrao nnt until cKo kas) A riopn I at tut UVUit JL V TTOO UUB UUVII UIIV MMM Wt??vw away with her companion that I discovered a valuable lace handkerchief lying on the floor, j "Here was the opportunity I panted for. < In an instant the dainty cobweb was in my possession, five seconds more and I was in a i vol ante, driving at full speed through the nar- i row crooked streets of the city, which gradually widened as we neared the walls. "Through the massive gateway we dashed, debouching on to the well-graveled highway leading to the interior of the island. On ev- i ery side elegant villaB, half-bidden mid a profusion of tropical shrubbery, peeped through the gathering gloom, the white walls of the i buildings gleaming with a ghastly hue in their j short-lived twilight. "The delicate tints of the bank o?clj^p^| the west, the fragrant air, heavywi^BflBH the novelty of toy situation, mind^^Hj^^B auticipations of au amatory a<^^^P^^^B me in the very best of humor. "But I was so far gone head and habitual caution. Oh ^B^^^^B the ground I was traveling on ^^P^^BB flattered myself that I did. Sp^^^^B^B are full of intrigue, while the me^BpBpBjj and passionate, preferring to red^^^^^^B| wrong under cover of darknessj^^^^B^B medium of a keen-bladed dir^^^^Hfl^H the when my volant^^B^^HB^^^P^^B^Pj up, iooki^^B|^H|pHB|^^H brick wd|^^^^^^P^^^^^^BB^fl^Bj had| be bra I whi^^^B^^^H^H^BBHH the BB|^^^^PP^^^^^P^^^^^PP fle HBHIBBpH "The rattling pej? of lied away, when th were heard fallingin >eeped through theialf It was black as midi^ht 30 diguising the fac, A upon me, such as aripujy ropics, and there I ?s four the city with the hr verjj^^^B^^H^fl nidnigbt The situfcn wj^^^^^lBBBfl assing me, to solved the " 'Holy Virgin, senoiBHB^^^^Hfl father's house on such heavens listen to thunder shook At the sam crowded close to my si^^H^^^^^BB my arm^^^^^H^BHfl jassed my lipe to here, ier invitation to remain fact, Fred, I could scarcely^^^^^^HjBJ circumstances, eh ^^BBI^^^B^Sh "Well, she rang attitude. abed ie dence, bat my object in so doing was to reti^B yon this, which Infancy is too valable an arum cle to lose. Yon dropped it on the floor of the cafe, where I fortunately discovered it "Ob! thanks, many'thanks, senor, for yonr kindness and*great trouble. I should have been inconsolable had I lost the dear, precious relic. It belonged to my dear mamma, now with the saints in Heaven. Bat, senor, yon must be tired and thirsty after yonr hot dusty drive. Allow me to offer you some refreshments?a glass of wine and a cigar. My father, who is an officer in the regular army, is unfortunately absent, bat surely there can be no impropriety in my entertaining yon." "Do not mention the word, Senoritaand I raised her hand to my lips, while she half hid her face behind her ten. "I followed her into an apartment nicely tarnished, with jast sufficient light for as tjjaj study each other's features nicely. Seating myself on the sofa beside her, I essaye^^l make myself agreeable, while sbeto^M^S bell, which was answered by a most repulsive appearance. "He was a dwarf, but po|^H^^^H^H prodigious streiu^^^^^^^^HR| no dot^^^fl^^B^HH|M|^H " 'On^^^n|^^^n^nj the 'But ft well-611ed already "One by the her^H^^^HHHI the sighed, as her bosoo^H^H^^^^B^H ^Tfre a HHfl^fl a 8,. panion'ioj ;<^HflHHfl^B^B^Hn| ''^ofliHH ?pring my J^^HH^B^HHHH " '*ed HHM jespeiracteH^^H^^H^BHHH -ry. fair^^^^H^^H^^HDH co.j^n^^B^^^^mi "li'fi f'HBHHH nevarms; t0 y?uhave liM^H^HH^HH on my With surged through trees, tossing the booghs^^^^^^l^BBBfl same instant a vivH the surrounding gloom