Guilford County NcArchives Military Records.....Paisley, Colonel John November 8, 1780
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Pennsylvania Gazette On November 8, 1780
Copy of a letter from Major General Smallwood, dated New Moravian Town, October 
16, 1780, and published in the Pennsylvania Gazette on November 8, 1780:

Dear Sir,
	“On my route to the Yadkin I was informed, on the 14th instant, at 
Captain Lindsay’s, about twelve miles south of Guilford Court House, that the 
Tories in the upper part of Surrey County had embodied and marched down through 
Richmond to the Old Moravian Town, with a view to cross at the Shallow Ford, in 
their way to join the British. Their strength is reported to be 900.”

	“On their way they plundered, disarmed and paroled many of the 
inhabitants; and determined to imprison and carry off others who had been more 
obnoxious. This induced me to march with all possible expedition to this place 
with an intention to attack and intercept them.”

	“I arrived here about 12 o’ [clock] yesterday and immediately sent out 
scouts to obtain more certain intelligence of their real strength and 
situation, and in the interim assembled about two hundred militia volunteer 
horse, mostly with rifles, and proposed marching at 10 o’ [clock] last night, 
in order to surprise them at break of day this morning, as I was well assured 
they could have no intelligence of the continental horse in this quarter. But 
upon the return of my scouts last evening they informed me, the enemy had 
attempted to cross the Shallow Ford on the Yadkin River about 15 miles from the 
Moravian Towns, the day before, when they were attacked and defeated by Major 
Cloyd with one hundred and sixty of the Virginia and Carolina militia, just as 
Colonel Paisley, who had been detached with three hundred and eighty men from 
Sumnercamp, had arrived within a mile of the scene of action.”

“Fifteen of the Tories were found dead, and four wounded; but it is supposed 
they lost more, as these were found scattered in the woods. Our loss was one 
Captain killed, and four privates wounded. No prisoners were taken, the Tories 
being well-mounted, made their escape in that woods, militia in pursuit, and 
have no doubt they will fall in with many of them. I have directed Colonel 
Paisley to return with his detachment to Camp, for which place I shall march 
immediately with the cavalry. I am & etc.”
To John Penn, Esq: Member of the Board of War, North Carolina.”


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