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there a small party of tories
crossed at the ferryand in passing on one of them called out that he saw a
white featherand fired his gun. This occasioned an exchange of a few
shots on both sides; but (as is supposed) it was thought by Major Fraser
who commanded the Britishto be only Harden's party that was in the
swamp; he pursued the horsemen sent out as a decoyand led his corps in
full charge within forty or fifty yards parallel to the ambuscade. A deadly
fire from the swampwas the first notice he had that a greater force than
Harden's was there. He attempted to wheel and charge into the swampbut
only exposed his men the moreas they were thus delayed before the fire
and were wedged up on a causeway so closely that every shot had its
utmost effect. Finding all his efforts ineffectualFraser at length retreated
along the road to the ferryand thus passed the whole ambuscade. A large
body of infantry with a field piecewere now seen advancingand Marion
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retreated without counting the deadbut men and horses were seen lying
promiscuously in heaps on the road. Although a large body of infantry was
advancingyet Marion in his situation had not much to fear from them
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