their exile was, that "they discovered no disposition to 1789. return to their allegiance, and would, if in their power, overturn the British government." 2. General Gates wrote to the president of congress- Oft. " The enemy have, so far, the worst of the campaign, 16, having loft confiderably more men, officers and arms, than your army; and even lost ground, as they had feveral posts at the beginning of the campaign on Peedee, all which are now evacuated," Gen. Smallwood having left Hillsborough to take the command at Salisbury, the command of the brigade at the first place devolved on col. Williams; officers and foldiers were impatient for taking the field: every exertion was used; and the clothing being wrought up, old suits mended, and the blankets proportionably distributed, report thereof was made to head quarters; when the general gave orders for the brigade to march on the 2d of Novem- Nor. ber, with all the artillery, ammunition and baggage under the command of col. Otho H. Williams. On the 8th the troops reached Salisbury, having marched 100 miles in less than eight days, upon three pounds and a half of Indian meal per man and some beef. Having no tents, they were fortunate in a fuccession of fine days, till the fourth after their arrival. Gates had now done every thing in his power to repair the injuries of his defeat; and was endeavouring to recover as much territory to the United States, as the circumstances of the war in the fouthern department would admit of, when he received advice from some of his friends, but from no one officially, that congress had appointed an officer to supersede him, and had ordered a court of inquiry to be held on his conduct. He had even a very polite 1788. col. Gray's militia, who was taken near the Peedee, was lately put to death without any crime being laid to his charge. From the character which I have heard of you, Sir, I cannot suppose that you can approve of these moft cruel murders: but I hope you will fee the necefsity of interpofing your authority to stop this bloody scene, which must oblige me in justice to the fuffering loyalists, to retaliate on the unfortunate persons now in my power. -I am not confcious, that any persons have hitherto been executed by us, unless for bearing arms, after having given a military parole to remain quietly at home; or for enrolling themselves voluntarily in our militia, receiving arms and ammunition from the king's store, and taking the first opportunity of joining our enemies. The only persons who were hanged at Camden, after the actions of the 16th and 18th, except some deserters from our army, were two or three of the latter defcription, who were picked out from about thirty, convicted of the like offence, on account of some particular aggravating circumstances which attended their cafe." Notwithstanding it was manifest, that there was a powerful party in the state, which was determined to oppose the establishing of royal government; yet to convince the inhabitants, that the British were feriously resolved to remove from the country all who refused to become subjects, a further number of twenty-two citizens, who still remained prisoners on parole, was shipped off about the 16th of November for St. Augustine, to whom were added gen. Rutherford and col. Ifaacs of North Carolina, who were taken near Camden in August. These were treated with more politeness than the first set. The only charge exhibited against them, as the reason of their exile was, that "they discovered no disposition to 1780. return to their allegiance, and would, if in their power, overturn the British government." 2. General Gates wrote to the president of congress- Oct. " The enemy have, so far, the worst of the campaign, 16, having loft confiderably more men, officers and arms, than your army; and even loft ground, as they had feveral posts at the beginning of the campaign on Peedee, all which are now evacuated," Gen. Smallwood having left Hillsborough to take the command at Salisbury, the command of the brigade at the first place devolved on col. Williams; officers and foldiers were impatient for taking the field: every exertion was used; and the clothing being wrought up, old fuits mended, and the blankets proportionably diftributed, report thereof was made to head quarters; when the general gave orders for the brigade to march on the 2d of Novem- Nor. ber, with all the artillery, ammunition and baggage under the command of col. Otho H. Williams. On the 8th the troops reached Salisbury, having marched 100 miles in less than eight days, upon three pounds and a half of Indian meal per man and some beef. Having no tents, they were fortunate in a fuccession of fine days, till the fourth after their arrival. Gates had now done every thing in his power to repair the injuries of his defeat; and was endeavouring to recover as much territory to the United States, as the circumstances of the war in the fouthern department would admit of, when. he received advice from some of his friends, but from no one officially, that congress had appointed an officer to supersede him, and had ordered a court of inquiry to be held on his conduct. He had even a very polite 1 1780. of the field. The general occupied the hill for seve hours; but having received a bad wound, and knowin that the British would be reinforced the next morning he thought it hazardous to wait. He accordingly re tired, and taking his wounded men with him, croffe the Tyger. His loss was very small. The wounded o the British detachment were left to his mercy. strictest humanity was exercised toward them, and they were supplied with every comfort in his power *. The General Gates moved his head quarters to Charlotte; gen, Smallwood with the militia, encamped below at Providence on the way to Camden; and the light troops under Morgan (raised by congress the 13th of October to the rank of a brigadier general, upon the repeated recommendation of Gates) were further advanced on that route. Gates ordered huts to be built in regular encampment, apprehending that the winter would be too severe a season for military operations in that latitude, Such was the situation of the southern army Dec. when gen. Greene arrived at Charlotte the 2d of December; and delivered to Gates the first official information of his removal from the command-in so unceremonious a manner was he treated! The army was furrendered into Greene's hands agreeable to the orders of congress, in the following terms the next day" Head Quarters, Charlotte, 3d Dec. 1780. Parole Springfield-Counter-sign Greene. The honorable major general Greene, who arrived yesterday afternoon in Charlotte, being appointed by his excellency general Washington, with the approbation of the honorable 2. " * See lieutenant Mackenzie's Strictures on licut, col, Tarleton's History, p. 71-77 their exile was, that "they discovered no disposition to 1780. return to their allegiance, and would, if in their power, overturn the British government." 2. General Gates wrote to the president of congress- Oft. " The enemy have, so far, the worst of the campaign, 16. having loft confiderably more men, officers and arms, than your army; and even loft ground, as they had feveral posts at the beginning of the campaign on Peedee, all which are now evacuated," Gen. Smallwood having left Hillsborough to take the command at Salisbury, the command of the brigade at the first place devolved on col. Williams; officers and foldiers were impatient for taking the field: every exertion was used; and the clothing being wrought up, old suits mended, and the blankets proportionably distributed, report thereof was made to head quarters; when the general gave orders for the brigade to march on the 2d of Novem- Nor. ber, with all the artillery, ammunition and baggage under the command of col. Otho H. Williams. On the 8th the troops reached Salisbury, having marched 100 miles in less than eight days, upon three pounds and a half of Indian meal per man and some beef. Having no tents, they were fortunate in a fuccession of fine days, till the fourth after their arrival. Gates had now done every thing in his power to repair the injuries of his defeat; and was endeavouring to recover as much territory to the United States, as the circumstances of the war in the fouthern department would admit of, when. he received advice from some of his friends, but from no one officially, that congress had appointed an officer to supersede him, and had ordered a court of inquiry to be held on his conduct. He had even a very polite |