Life of MajGenHenry Lee ..Added the life of GenTSumter ... . e hundred yards. As soon as Champe gotabreast of the galleys, he dismounted, and runningthrough the marsh to the river, plunged into it, callingupon the galleys for help. This was readily given ; theyfired upon our horse, and sent a boat to meet Champe,who was taken in and carried on board, and conveyedto New York, with a letter from the captain of the gal-ley, stating the past scene, all of which he had seen. The horse with his equipments, the sergeants cloakand sword scabbard, were recovered; the sword itself,being held by Champe u
Life of MajGenHenry Lee ..Added the life of GenTSumter ... . e hundred yards. As soon as Champe gotabreast of the galleys, he dismounted, and runningthrough the marsh to the river, plunged into it, callingupon the galleys for help. This was readily given ; theyfired upon our horse, and sent a boat to meet Champe,who was taken in and carried on board, and conveyedto New York, with a letter from the captain of the gal-ley, stating the past scene, all of which he had seen. The horse with his equipments, the sergeants cloakand sword scabbard, were recovered; the sword itself,being held by Champe until he plunged into the river,was lost, as Middleton found it necessary to retire with-out searching for it. About three oclock in the evening our party returned,and the soldiers, seeing the horse (well known to them)in our possession, made the air resound with exclamationsthat the scoundrel was killed. Major Lee, called by this heart-rending annunciationfrom his tent, saw the sergeants horse led by one ofMiddletons dragoons, and began to reproach himself. CHAMPEe I 30APB. 07 with the blood of the high prized, faithful, and intrepidChampe. Stifling his . he advanced to meet Mid- dleton, and became somewhal r< oou as 1 near enough to discern the countenance of his officerand party. There v. • in their Looks of disap- pointment, and is quickly relieved by Middletoi information, that the sergeant had effected hiswith the loss 1 his horse, and narrated the particulajust recited. Lees joy waa now as full as, the moment before, historture had been excruciating. Never waa a happi iclusion. The sergeant escaped unhurt, carry]with him to the enemy undeniable testimony of the sin-cerity of his desertion,—canceling every apprehensionbefore entertained, lest the enemy might suspect him ofbeing what he really was, Major Lee imparted to the commander-in-chief theoccurrence, who was sensibly affected by the hairbreadthescape of Champe, and anticipated with pleasure thegood effect sure
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