there were but few families, who had not a husband, father, brother or son
in the garrison; and these listened to the sound, with the deepest anxiety,
and, as was natural, with no little despondency.

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* Two boys, Francis G. Deliesseline and Samuel Dupre, had the boldness
to undertake, and did recover fourteen of White's cavalry horses
from the British, and delivered them to Major Jamieson in Georgetown,
refusing a reward he offered.
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As soon as the town had surrendered, Lord Cornwallis, with 2500 men,
and five field pieces, marched from St. Thomas' to Nelson's ferry.
Thence he detached Tarleton, with 700 infantry and cavalry,
in quest of Gen. Caswell and Col. Buford, who had been approaching
to the relief of Charleston, with about 700 militia, and between
3 and 400 continentals. At Camden, Caswell, with the militia, quitted Buford,
who then commanded the continentals, and retreated by the way of Pedee.
Buford's regiment was soon after placed under the command of Gen. Huger,
as an escort to Gov. Rutledge, then at Camden; and was detained,
with a fatal security, by the general, for two days in that place.
And so much off their guard, were our rulers themselves, that Gov. Rutledge,
and his council, were soon after hospitably entertained, at Clermont,
by Col. Rugely, an Englishman, professedly opposed to the American cause.
At midnight, he woke them up, advised them of Tarleton's approach,
and with some difficulty, persuaded them to escape; at daylight,
Tarleton arrived at Clermont. That morning, Huger gave up the command again
to Buford, and took the Charlotte road, with the governor
and his two remaining council, Daniel Huger and John L. Gervais.
Buford proceeded on rapidly, upon the Salisbury road, and from circumstances,