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Movements of the Americans .— ‘The Britiff light troops pass Broad river .—Karl Cornwallis moves from Wynnefborough. — Action at the Cow-pens. — General Lefie joins Earl Cornwallis. — Pursuit of General Mor-gan. — Margan pajfes the Catawba river. — The King's troops pass theCatawba. — Affair at Tar rani's. — Earl Cornwallis marches to Salis-bury. — Skirmish at the Trading ford. — Earl Cornwallis moves to theUpper fords. — General Greene paffes the Dan. — Earl Cornwallismarches to Hilljborough , — and creits the King's fandard .— GeneralGreene repaffes the Dan. — Earl Cornwallis croffes Haw river. — Skir-mish near Allamance. — A fair at IVetzell's mill. — Earl Cornwallis .paffes a branch of Deep river .

DuR IN G the preparations for the second invasion of North Caro- Chap. iv:.hna, emissaries had been dispatched into that province, to obtain intel-ligence of the force and designs of the Americans. Near the end ofDecember information was received, that General Greene (D.) hadt^ade a division of his troops, who did not exceed one thousand fourhundred men, exclusive of the militia and, that he had committedthe light infantry and Colonel Washington’s cavalry to General Mor-gan, with directions to pass the Catawba and Broad rivers, in order to Movementsc °Hect the militia in the districts through which he marched, andricans.

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