You will take all arms and ammunition for the use of our service.

You will forbid all persons from carrying any grains, stock, or any sort of provisions to Georgetown, or where the enemy may get them, on pain of being held as traitors, and enemies to the Americans.

All persons who will not join you, you will take prisoners and bring to me, &c." * December 30, 1780.
** Correspondence of Marion, quoted by James .-- He then laid the country under martial law, the proper measure for straitening an enemy, and compelling sluggish and doubtful friends to declare themselves.

In this proceeding he was justified by the authority of Governor Rutledge, from whom, with a brigadier's commission, he had received military command over a region of country of vast extent, which the indefatigable partisan contrived to compass and coerce, if not altogether to command and control.

Similar orders with those which were given to Postelle, were addressed to Col.