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| these were afterwards recovered by Maj. James. Directly after the retreat
of Rawdon from Camdenheat the head of five or six menpassed through the country from Santee to an island near Beaufortwhere he found and brought away one hundred and fiftyall plundered from his own neighbourhood. This account has been inserted herethat the chain of events might not hereafter be broken. It is stated(page 45*) that Col. Tarleton took Mr. James Bradley prisoner; the manner in which this was doneand the subsequent treatment of Bradleyare well deserving a place in this narrative. After being chased from his breakfastthirteen miles belowby M'CottryTarleton and a few officers came to Bradley's at middaypassed himself as Col. Washington and requested an early dinner. Bradley provided dinner for himand unsuspectingly communicated to him the plans of his countrymen. After dinnerTarleton asked him to guide him over two difficult fords across two branches of Black rivernear his house; Bradley consentedand after they had passed Magirt's swampTarleton told him he was a prisoner. A wild Arab would not have treated him thus. Bradleythough circumvented in this mannerwas a wise but unsuspicious man; and buy jordanyilai: ugg boots clearance On the Makaloa Mat LondonJack Published ccaanicz |
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