. Down the eastern and up the Black . OSBORNES Hill and Raolev Run. B o a: ^1. once, for Cornwallis has not only turned the American flank, butrested his men for over an hour, and is almost ready to charge. From Osbornes Hill to Radley Run-a distance of sixhundred paces—the land slopes quickly, and rises just as quicklyon the other side for possibly a furlong, then follows undu-lating ground for half a mile to the Marlborough Road, fivehundred yards beyond which, on higher ground, rises Birming-ham Meeting House. The large and portly man who stops his horse close by Corn-walliss s
. Down the eastern and up the Black . OSBORNES Hill and Raolev Run. B o a: ^1. once, for Cornwallis has not only turned the American flank, butrested his men for over an hour, and is almost ready to charge. From Osbornes Hill to Radley Run-a distance of sixhundred paces—the land slopes quickly, and rises just as quicklyon the other side for possibly a furlong, then follows undu-lating ground for half a mile to the Marlborough Road, fivehundred yards beyond which, on higher ground, rises Birming-ham Meeting House. The large and portly man who stops his horse close by Corn-walliss side, is General Howe, whose face, as seen by JosephTownsend, is big and coarse in features, and owing to his lossof teeth, his mouth looks fallen in. Behind him rides a hand-some officer—young Percy—who views the landscape, and in-forms his servant, Clifford, how in his dreams he has seen thefield before in England, Here I shall die! Howe and Cornwallis also view the landscape. How wellthe rebels form! mutters Cornwallis, then shutting his glasseswith an oath, he gives the order t
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