In the Current of the Revolution 367 



From this sir you may judge that we had a very 

 hard day; its really impossible for me to express 

 or you to conceive the acclamations that we were 

 under, sometimes the hideous cries of the enemy, 

 and the groans of our wounded men lying around, 

 was enough to shudder the stoutest heart. Its the 

 general opinion of the officers that we shall soon 

 have another engagement, as we have now got over 

 into the enemy's country. We expect to meet the 

 Governor about forty or fifty miles from here. Noth- 

 ing will save us from another battle, unless they at- 

 tack the Governors party. Five men that came in 

 dadys (daddy's) company were killed, I don't know 

 that you were acquainted with any of them, except 

 Mark Williams who lived with Roger Top. Ac- 

 quaint Mr. Carmack that his son was slightly 

 wounded through the shoulder and arm and that he 

 is in a likely way of recovery. We leave him at the 

 mouth of the Canaway and one very careful hand to 

 take care of him. There is a garrison and three 

 hundred men left at that place, with a surgeon to 

 heal the wounded. We expect to return to the gar- 

 rison in about 16 days from the Shawny towns. 



I have nothing more particular to acquaint you 

 with concerning the battle. As to the country I 

 can not say much in praise of any that I have yet 

 seen. Dady intended writing you, but did not 

 know of the express until the time was too short. 

 I have wrote to mammy tho' not so fully to you, as 

 I then expected the express was just going. We 

 seem to be all in a moving posture, just going from 



