The Royal Georgia gazette. (Savannah, Ga.) 1779-1782, March 11, 1779, Image 4
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taunt of t t fieri: iuihry obta’nell
V* if Hit M troop, under tbt
fc v Imm r.nd ts Li tut Qaland Prcvoft *t/r
, tbt rebel army, under tbt eomma/td of
Mu}*Gemini/.fh, and Gen,
Libert an* O'Rrynn :
THE fsbalaimy having pclie
tr*tfd with ncsr.fcaoo men,
partly Ctmtmf n:U, and part
*iy ani • ilia, M ilk vV hu i nt br
% on {Biiar Creek, j Ur wai (houghs pru
ejentsto allow thetrt to repair ii, ami to
• dra j them cm the kmh Ado of the
’ creek hefa|e,tUcy wcre./iuckei vb -t
Wing received, that they
* litd fc'ntofF all thfir cam s*td wag
* ton* tofcurtos’i fercy ortf Scvinnah
river, tad proceeding but flowjy intht
* “repain of tna bridge, the Cob conclud.
*'e and that they had ho farther bbjeft in
‘*ftw, and that-they meant td rc*urp
=fh *rtly, Th cniifeq’Jciiceof vrh*ch he©*
*Ut.e4 sh- fiif oaiiafiba of tbty.t.
vrih about 15* of {the Ca
• MaV. ,Ki rt, to proceed to ftick
®jjjrHeki ;b r iV m.ljp fom'rot thrlkrnt
"{Jl p; fi ” c, vfl nr d?ro n; . * tHe <p j# rit ions
■ji# a Wince core's witn whjih. he
TK*w n .Mfritit ofnilf in nrkr ti
rn ihe’r rear, an l'-atuck ‘.9
‘i five fi H p<vr\*b .ut ?.;b *|u.
ih . i aboML ihori-njuf theCif .li-
privately on the rft day >f
* mumstue vif*nooDS matui
’ ghr, and arrived b©ut
**• next div, At a phet wliere tb#
rebflrHad litfjy dtft/oyed a brdge; a
m t* mporify one was coirffrufled, but for
w#if of grappling* cc cables could not
Hand iVe
Creek bi.y b ■?* w:d* and roAd* %
t -.y >n wn’ nm fubftiiut: 4Hra
•fioagkic and nittrj of CunfiJerahie
delay, the ti.xjpi 1 ike artilirry were
carried overbJorc day-break
iafUhr,tlnlight Hfantry,Aahe>orfha<J
been sent forward! the p/ecec ling ere
preteht the rerreit of-ihr ehe
-toy, anti tn ccyhcrai the iafrndetl mbve
unti the fcouta gave, that
they bad dilctwerrd I tine part*cj of tine
entfftyjdiryWcrc rein for cri wubavifw
t *atuak th-m. axl to th-: ; f
yurtii to tiie ii|ato of the 4: arnw,
the fa-nr time t conceal the march
.ks the regular froepry pirt of rkrm
over the nv.*r, fciylng a icttv ‘
there, fr.r of rhr;n goeMaken, anR
few fswdUtStnfel'.TS by the great
of their horrrt, bky ;:t they bad not
and ‘revered rlif troop, k *.re n^Hi'd
cfwc it wculd claim
the?),
•0 lend a parrp-m qorfh
ha }/hewa in their rear; the f niton
ms in their that
the rirt-e'H were unapprucil of j Ur vjc ; -
fre of any enemim,nnj trulhng rrrueh to
m the moft
r erf* # Ircarity iQr lioO
with %oo Wght hot f e hats r-jned their
army the prafeccUng” avening. The .
truvoa wtigu.d thncmanchic by f^
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after four in the a fertiitt*, thtOyfttg
pwtles of horte drove to the enemy? t
took fem- prObiwn, wbe
Informed us that they knew nor of any
number of troopt, but only of a fmr
fcouters coming. The tm&pn were*
rap dly formed) the light infantry on
tlreir right with two held pieces, seat
ordered to penetrate l>y a toad leading
towards the left of t!te rebelerniy •, tM
ettiter wit poinpofcd of ihe 2d battir
lion 71 ft,'with fome r#ngtrs, and Ca
rolina foot u-ndicir left,, and one lQwi%s
zzt and tvyp 0 ah\ifu]%u ip thek /renty
Ab ut norfe warp ordered'to
take the kit of to turn the
filr.k of t]ve cnepiy.’
A refervf wn ab. vD ydi
io tie r.g;-, conliftedol .Uircecoaa
papirt ol froni,Florida, ar,d
; a troop us dragoons*, al>out 40 pr ._,q
men w f re jipfted to gmbufcaJe t
pltcethtough which the rebels might
itcmpr, un ler coyer of a*iwicpp and
tliickft toatuclTdui jest and rca j ; the
chcmy a bavy Jnc of
4nd fired fomt bftt were put tp
flight in ar in flint ; they rhuM m;t>
stand the fpirired attack of Sir Jamei
infantry on onr Ttrk’, &
the fi.ccclj fit t Ik: Jay
* They were porfjed t >
the which afref
•way thrif iifmt, t:;e mpft aHfve pfurt
{'ftl aiirl *by fwinT.i:irtftc!r
rijhr h.t i no fifeini of cfesping, bitt
ti.rv/ - ad, & thea
to croft lmckiVei aA^ftnjl* t li
bers hive herrt p* lidhed,
iniry r ,r and:. V.*Sut
• ck> . v (ien. Adi
HRf of ! ~ ir
wWWI. s of note, yr-re
battalion 7 fl for
hitit ofju: own penpl-, ns they j *A by
■ Atm , ii.
r’ Jhrrr, Col. M 1 latofUtiwo other Colo•
.neist:> j more ofTnm b iv/e b:xn ik<*n:
,CVtn ßHp.°C fwcral ftan<b of
hapeigf, armr, irnmttui*
non ild every thing in short fell lon
Ihe htfiis ot the brave victoriousf roopv;
nyt a uhole platoon of the rated army
c, ‘ a logathcr, on our right or lc:r,
he panxk by Sc terror ot
tnc tnyonci, left thnn no alotmurve,
Jfe uc oi plunging otp the water,
tn my of v/hicb wenre flnce in formal
have been mcrwithourothCrclotkcs
butnfhirt fnd b reec h cs, tn d will iu t
, n u m be rs of th yi*ou 3ci -
ciMcw
h*ii not come on so fcon.
■the lot,’ om oar fide, war^Wrli
ccr woundedftyepfiettc'jkiUfd tk ten i
wounded; that of the enenfy Abtnrt
150 killed in the purfuic.v,aft flUin
bers were drowned, and the r it
rendered ufelcfj having loft tiieir
arn.rand dotjjcs. .
The coolncfi and intrepidity of
the trocpl was Corffjpfcuoul, not a
word was heard but what wasexpirei
five efa wiih to comeu|> wt ~
Cray,a chearful foul in g conn ten aAc
Tngrtyrr~thc coaj
-dcpccef the troops tQ- a-
Jft3 certain ftgn Af tlur
tbcy met with-ik nort
every fatigi-c and eten wiMfMpl
viuoci for ajWHJtoMEm
gngement, the troops fermid, affi
rapidly,
w*VVw4 VitS &
much tub e* they c<\d U6*R
rr-cn /amej-rcund
my beta In fight.
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