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Upon which some in front hurried off, and 

 the rest immediately followed, leaving the 

 seven men that were dangerously wounded ; 

 some of whom, however, got off on horse- 

 back, by means of some good friends, who 

 waited for, and assisted them. 



" We had not got a quarter of a mile from 

 the field of action, when I heard Colonel 

 Crawford calling for his son, John Craw- 

 ford; his son-in-law, Major Harrison ; Ma- 

 jor Rose and William Crawford, his ne- 

 phews : upon which I came up and told 

 him, I believed they were before us. He 

 asked, ' Was that the Doctor?'! told him, 

 it was. He then replied, they were not in 

 front, and begged of me not to leave him. 

 I promised him I would not. 



44 We then waited, and continued calling 

 for these men till the troops had passed us. 

 The Colonel told me, his horse had almost 

 given out ; that he could not keep up with 

 the troops ; and wished some of his best 

 friends to remain with him. He then ex- 

 claimed against the militia, for riding off in 



