Young Folks' histoire de notre pays ; un historique précis et palpitant d'Amérique, a dit dans la langue de l'enfance simple .. . N se tourna soudainement sur la bri-tish quand ils étaient disarranged, inpursuit et les battit avec grande perte. Le maïs-wal-lis, lorsqu'il a entendu parler de ce,déplacé en grande vitesse pour couper Mor-gans repli sur Vir-gin-i-a, l'butreached Ca-taw-ba Rivière quelques heures après la litière avaient traversé. Le maïs-wal-lis a attendu jusqu'au matin, et dans la nuit le fleuve devient enflée avec therain, et empêché sa traversée pendant plusieurs jours. Déterminé sur la poursuite, il a brûlé toutes ses lourdes baggag

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Young folks' story of our country; a thrilling and accurate history of America, told in the simple language of childhood .. . n turned suddenly on the Bri-tish when they were disarranged inpursuit, and defeated them with great loss. Corn-wal-lis, when he heard of this, moved with great speed to cut off Mor-gans retreat into Vir-gin-i-a, butreached the Ca-taw-ba River a few hours after the Litter had crossed. Corn-wal-lis waited until morning, and in the night the river became swollen with therain, and prevented his crossing for several days. Determined on pursuit, he burned all his heavy baggage, and sparednothing but what was absolutely necessary. Mor-gan pushed on the Yad-kinRiver, and was there joined by General Greene, who took command andcrossed. Corn-wal-lis reached the western bank just in time to see Greenestroops marching away from tlie other side. Here again the rain raised thewater so high as to prevent the immediate crossing of the Bri-tish. The retreatand pursuit was continued from the Yad-kin to the River Dan. Both armiesmade the most unsparing exertions. The track of the A-mer-i-cans was marked. BURN-ING OK THE GAS-PEK. VICTORY AT LAST. 167 by blood from their shoeless feet, but they were able to reach and cross theDan a few hours before Corn-wal-lis arrived. The Bri-tish general, dis-heartened at his ill success, gave up the pursuit, and slowly made his wayback into North Car-o-Ii-na. Greene received great honor for his skillfulretreat. Being re-enforced, he in a short time resumed the offensive, and advancedinto the Car-o-li-nas to watch Corn-wal-lis. On the 15th of March he made astand at Guil-ford Court-house, where he was attacked by Corn-wal-lis, anddriven back several miles. His defeat was nearly equal to a victory, for theBri-tish loss in the battle was so very heavy that they were compelled to fallback to Wil-ming-ton, near the sea-coast. Greene then turned his attentionto the Bri-tish forces in South Car-o-li-na, under the command of Lord Raw

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