considerable body of prisoners; but at length, overpowered by numbers,
they were compelled to leave the field. Tarleton's legion pursued the
fugitives to the Hanging rock, fifteen miles, and glutted themselves
with blood. Baron De Kalb, the second in command, an officer of great
spirit, and long experience, was taken prisoner, after receiving eleven
wounds, and died. Congress resolved that a monument should be erected
to him at Annapolis. The gratitude of the people of Camden, has erected
another in that town, and named a street De Kalb, after him.** Capts.
Williams and Duval, of the Maryland troops, were killed; and Gen.
Rutherford, of North Carolina, and Maj. Thomas Pinckney, of South
Carolina, were wounded, and taken prisoners. Du Buysson, aid to Baron De
Kalb, generously exposing himself to save his general, received several
wounds and was taken. Lord Cornwallis states the force of Gates to
have been six thousand men, and his own at near two thousand: a great
disparity indeed. The loss of the Americans he calculates at between
eight and nine hundred killed, and one thousand prisoners, many of whom
were wounded; a number of colours, seven pieces of brass cannon, all
the military stores and baggage, and one hundred and fifty waggons. His
Lordship no doubt obtained a splendid victory; but tarnished it by his
orders, issued soon after. Extract from the orders of Lord Cornwallis:--

* Had Gen. Gates reached the important pass of Gum Swamp,
and occupied it properly, the fortune of war might have been
changed. It is a miry creek, impassible for many miles,
except at the road. He missed it only by a few minutes. And
his popularity, though gained by much merit, was lost by no
greater crime than that of trusting too much to militia.

** The Marquis De La Fayette and Baron De Kalb arrived in
the United States in the same small vessel, which made the
land at North inlet, near Georgetown, about the middle of
June, in the year 1777. They lay in the offing, and seeing a
canoe, with two negroes in it, come out of the inlet a
fishing, they sent off a boat, which intercepted them.
Fortunately they belonged to Capt. Benjamin Huger, who had
just arrived at North Island with his family, to spend the
summer. The negroes conducted the marquis and baron to their
master's house, where he received them with joy, and, it
need not be added, with hospital