s Stateburgh. But so great is the
propensity of Americans for introducing the S into the
already hissing English language, that it is now written
commonly Statesburgh.

** Tarleton despatched his favourite sergeant Hutt, who
always charged by his side, with a sergeant's guard, to
perform this deed. The visit was quite unexpected by Wiley.
In going up to his house, two men were left concealed,
behind two large gate posts, at the entrance of the yard;
while Hutt, with the rest, broke into the house abruptly; he
demanded Wiley's shoe buckles, and while he stooped down to
unbuckle them, the wretch Hutt aimed a stroke with his sword
at his head. Wiley, seeing the gleam of the descending
weapon, parried the blow from his head, by his hand, with
the loss of some fingers; then, springing out of the door,
he ran for the gate, where the two concealed men despatched
him with many blows. The cause of offence was, that John
Wiley, as sheriff, had superintended the execution of some
men under the existing state laws, at that time against
treason. After the battle of Cowpens Hutt disappeared.

Nothing could have astonished the people more, than this last
proclamation, those who had taken the paroles expected to remain on
their plantations in security and ease; but now, they were called upon
to return to their allegiance, and assist in securing his majesty's
government. The purport of which was well understood; they were in fact
to take up arms against their countrymen: at the very thought of which
they were abhorrent. This crooked policy was no sooner adopted, than
the British cause began to decline in South Carolina. The thread of
the events above recorded, will now naturally lead us to the history of
Marion's brigade. About the end of June, in this year, Capt. Ardesoif,
of the British navy, arrived at Georgetown, to carry the last
proclamation of Sir Henry Clinton into effect, and invited the people to
come in and swear allegiance to King George. Many of the inhabitants
of that district submitted to this new act of degradation. But there
remained a portion of it, stretching from the Santee to the Pedee, and
including the whole of the present Williamsburgh, and part of
Marion district, into which the British arms had not penetrated. The
inhabitants of it were generally of Irish extraction; a people, who at
all times during the war,