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energy     of   this  fallen   patriot。   Two    other    gallant   officers�察  �Capt。    Henry 

Mouzon and his Lieut。 Joseph Scott�察�were�察�by their wounds�察�rendered unfit 

for further service。 

     Many of the enemy had been lately companions in arms with Marion�察�

and   in   a   short   time   joined   him   again�察  �and   behaved   well   afterwards。 As 

many of his party had left their families in much distress�察�the general gave 

them   leave   to   go   to   their   homes�察  �and   appointed   them   to   meet   him   at 

Snow's   island�察  �on      the   Pedee。   They   delayed   so   long�察  �that   he   began      to 

despair of   their   coming�察  �and   proposed   to   a   few   officers�察  �who   were   with 

him�察�to abandon South Carolina�察�and join Gen。 Greene�察�at Charlotte。 But 



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Col。   Hugh   Horry�察  �who   was   his   bosom   friend�察  �and   partook   more   of   his 

confidence       than   any   other   man�察   �prevailed    upon    him    to  remain。    The 

services of Col。 Hugh Horry�察�in the field�察�were certainly highly meritorious�察�

but he   never   rendered   his   country  more effectual   aid than by  this   act of 

friendly persuasion。 The militia at length came in。 The general soon after�察�

marched up into Williamsburgh�察�and gained reinforcements daily。 His first 

intention was to chastise Harrison�察�on Lynch's creek�察�and he was moving 

up for that purpose�察�but hearing that Col。 Tynes had summoned the people 

of   Salem�察  �and   the   fork   of   Black   river�察  �out   to   do   duty   as   his   majesty's 

subjects�察�he instantly resolved to break up the party�察�before its newly made 

converts should become confirmed in the principles they had unwillingly 

adopted。      Tynes   lay   encamped   at   Tarcote�察  �in   the   fork   of   Black   river�察�

much   off     his   guard�察 �and   Gen。    Marion   crossing     the   lower   ford   of  the 

northern     branch    of  that   river�察 �at  Nelson's    plantation�察   �marched     up   and 

surprised     him    in  the  night。   The    rout  was    universal�察  �and    attended�察   �as 

Tarcote swamp was near�察�with more dismay than slaughter。 Gen。 Marion 

lost not a man�察�some tories were killed�察�and among the rest Capt。 Amos 

Gaskens�察     �a  man    noted    before   the   war   for   petty  larceny�察   �and   after  it 

commenced�察�for plundering under Major Wemyss。 The most of Tynes' men�察�

soon after joined Gen。 Marion�察�and fought bravely。 

     The     next   enemy     Gen。    Marion      proceeded      to  encounter     was    the 

renowned Col。 Tarleton。 Hearing that he had left Charleston�察�where he had 

been for some time past confined with a fever�察�and that he was to cross at 

Nelson's ferry with a body of cavalry�察�Gen。 Marion lay in wait for him�察�in 

the river swamp�察�a part of two days。 ��Nov。 1780。�� He had cut bushes�察�and 

planted them on the road side in such a manner as would have ensured him 

a deadly fire。 But in the evening of the second day�察�he was informed that 

Tarleton had passed before he had arrived on his way to Camden�察�and the 

general     immediately      commenced        his  march     up  the   road   in  the   same 

direction。   In   the   night   he   stopped   in   a   wood�察  �near   where   Mr。   Charles 

Richardson now lives�察�and was about to encamp�察�but seeing a great light 

towards Gen。 Richardson's plantation�察�he concluded that it was the houses 

of the plantation on fire�察�and that Tarleton was there。 While deliberating 

what was to be done�察�Col。 Richard Richardson came in�察�and informed him 



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the enemy was there�察�and at least double his number�察�with two field pieces�察�

and it was discovered that one of his men had deserted to them。 Finding 

Tarleton      had   now    a   guide�察  �and    that   his  position    was    unsafe�察   �Marion 

immediately   retreated�察  �and   crossing   the   Woodyard�察  �then               a  tremendous 

swamp�察  �in   the   most   profound   darkness��*   he   never   stopped   till   he   had 

passed   Richbourgh's   mill   dam�察  �on   Jack's   creek�察  �distant   about   six   miles。 

Having now a mill pond and miry swamp between him and the enemy�察�and 

the command of a narrow pass�察�the first words the general was heard to 

say were�察 �Now we are safe� ─�As soon as Tarleton received intelligence of 

Gen。 Marion's position�察�and had got a guide�察�he thought to make sure of 

his   prey�察  �and   commenced   his   march�此  �he   was   led   in   silence   to   the   spot 

which   he   contemplated   as   another   scene   of   slaughter�察  �but   his   intended 

victim  had   flown。   He   pursued   to   the   Woodyard�察  �but   could   not   pass   that 

night。    The    next    morning      Marion�察    �knowing       the   vigilance    of   his   foe�察�

decamped betimes�察�and pursuing his route down Black river�察�for thirty´five 

miles�察  �through   woods�察  �and   swamps   and   bogs�察  �where   there   was   no   road�察�

encamped the following night on advantageous ground�察�at Benbow's ferry�察�

now Lowry's bridge�察�about ten miles above Kingstree�察�on the east side of 

Black river。 In a partisan warfare this position was the best that could have 

been taken。 He could now defend himself�察�first at Black river itself�察�and 

after   that   at   three   difficult   passes�察  �of   swamps�察  �in   his   rear�察  �all   within   ten 

miles�察  �on   that   side   of   the   river�察  �before   he   reached   Kingstree�察  �but   on   the 

direct road to that place�察�on the west�察�there was but the one defile at the 

river�察�besides the possibility of being overtaken before he reached it。 Here 

then Marion determined to make a stand�察�and felled trees across the road 

to   impede   the   enemy。   On   the   morning   after   the   retreat�察  �Tarleton   found 

Marion's trail across the Woodyard�察�but went round it�察�and pursued�察�as he 

says�察 �for seven hours�察 �through   swamps   and  defiles。;   In   fact he pursued 

about twenty´five miles�察�when arriving at Ox swamp��** which was wide 

and   miry�察  �and   without   a   road   to   pass   it�察  �he   desisted�察  �saying   to   his   men�察�

;Come   my   boys�   �let   us   go   back�察  �and   we   will   soon   find   the   game   cock�察�

��meaning Sumter�� but as for this dd ~old fox~�察�the devil himself could 

not catch him。; After this�察�the two generals were thus characterized。 It is 

amusing to read Tarleton's pompous account of this pursuit。 He insinuates 



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that   Marion's   sole   view   was   to   save   himself�察  �as   Tarleton   stopped   ten   or 

twelve      miles    short   of   Benbow's�察      �he   might    not    have    heard    of   the 

preparations made there to receive him。 For the same distance Marion had 

been skirting the south branch of Black river�察�and could at any time�察�in a 

few minutes�察�have plunged into it�察�and no regular body of cavalry could 

have     followed     him。   Had    Tarleton    proceeded      with    his  jaded    horses   to 

Benbow's�察�he would have exposed his force to such sharp shooting as he 

had not yet experienced�察�and that in a place where he could not have acted 

either with his artillery or cavalry。 

      * Darkness visible。 ** This Ox swamp is twenty´three miles above 

Kingstree�察�another mentioned hereafter�察�is thirteen miles below。  

     On   this   expedition�察  �Tarleton   burnt   the   house�察  �out   houses�察  �corn   and 

fodder�察�and a great part of the cattle�察�hogs and poultry�察�of the estate of Gen。 

Richardson。 The general had been active with the Americans�察�but was now 

dead�察    �and   the  British    leader�察  �in  civilized    times�察  �made     his  widow     and 

children suffer for the deeds of the husband and parent�察�after the manner of 

the East�察�and coast of Barbary。 What added to the cruel nature of the act�察�

was     that  he   had   first  dined    in  the   house�察   �and   helped    himself     to  the 

abundant good cheer it afforded。 But we have seen before the manner in 

which   he   requited   hospitality。  It   was   generally  observed   of Tarleton   and 

his corps�察�that they not only exercised more acts of cruelty than any one in 

the British army�察�but also carried further the spirit of depredation。 

     The   wise   policy   of   Gen。   Marion   had   hitherto   been   to   keep   his   own 

party�察�as yet but small�察�constantly in motion�察�and thus to multiply it�察�in the 

view of the enemy�察�and immediately to strike at all other parties preparing 

to   join   them。   Had   parties   from   the   country   been   suffered   to   incorporate 

with the British�察�and to unite in their principles and views�察�the sense of a 

dereliction of duty�察�and the punishment expected to await it�察�as well as the 

pride   of   opinion�察  �usually   attending   a   new   conversion�察  �might   have   kept 

them firm in their apostacy。 Of a truth�察�Gen。 Marion made many converts 

to the cause of his country。 

     Many from  inclination and   principle  felt a strong desire to   join   him�察�

and   again   to   reconcile   themselves to   the   cause they  had   at   first   adopted 

and   deserted   with   the   utmost   reluctance�察  �and   became   confirmed   in   their 



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views�察    �by    his  apparent     abilities    and   successes�察    �others    had    felt  the 

suddenness   and   unexpected   severity  of   his   midnight   blows�察  �and   thought 

the step of uniting with him would be the most prudent or politic。 From 

the operation of both sentiments�察�the people of that tract of co

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