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to surrender. OThe British commander was in the act of deliv- 

 ering his sword to Col. Jackson, when Captain Goldsmith was 

 killed by Captain Patrick Carr. This sanguinary action 

 induced the commanding officer of the British to believe that 

 the Americans designed to butcher his men in cold blood, and 

 suddenly springing to a house which was the place of defence, 

 he ordered his men to resume their arms and fight for their 

 lives. The consequence was, that Jackson was compelled to 

 abandon his enterprise. With his force much thinned, he 

 proceeded about a mile, when he attacked a house in which 

 were fifteen loyalists, commanded by Captain Howell ; and 

 the whole party were either killed or taken prisoners. A few 

 hours after this affair, he was attacked by a superior force, 

 consisting of the whole British cavalry from Savannah, under 

 Lieut. Col. Campbell, and compelled to retreat to a swamp ; 

 but not until he had killed or disabled as many of the foe as 

 he had men under his own command. Efforts were made to 

 dislodge him, but the Colonel could not be easily caught. 

 Taking advantage of the night, he retreated towards Ebene- 

 zer. Upon reaching Ebenezer, he was ordered by General 

 Twiggs to retreat to Burke county, for the purpose of re- 

 inforcements. After his force had been considerably aug- 

 mented, he was for some time engaged in cutting off" the 

 foraging parties of the enemy. In February, 1782, General 

 Anthony Wayne was ordered to Ebenezer, and Col. Jackson 

 joined him. Between this period and the end of the war, he 

 was incessantly employed in active duty. Wayne had the 

 highest confidence in his skill and bravery, and accordingly, 

 when any hazardous enterprise was to be accomplished, Jack- 

 son was selected. On one occasion he was detached with 

 thirty dragoons to destroy the rice on Governor Wright's 

 plantation. Having performed this duty, in his retreat he 

 passed through the camp of two hundred sick tories. Fortu- 

 nate for this party that it fell into the hands of Gol. Jackson ! 

 Their atrocities had long merited punishment, but to the hon- 

 our of our magnanimous soldier, he left them unmolested. 

 On the 12th of July, 1782, the British evacuated Savannah, 

 and Gen. Wayne honoured Col. Jackson with the distinction of 

 receiving from the British the surrender and keys of the town. 



