Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1819-04-13

i we met IuC DOCtOF, WHO JOt1e0 us. wear
the steamboat, we entered ter-house,
to take something; and the Doctor left us
and vent to the Steamboat, without being
perceived by Mr.. Cleman. A few min-
utes after We followed, aud bid Cieman
lgood bye. We took the road TO Newark,
and passed through that Place about 6
O'Clock without stopping. We travelled
further on the Philadelphia road, and pass.
ed through Elizabeth Town. On the
road We found barn full Of hay about
four miles from Elizabeth Town. Here
we slept few hours. About two o'clock
lin the morning we aw oke, and travelled
10 place where there was wood on
each side of the road about two miles
from the place where we had slept. We
went on little further, and stopt 10 wait
for the coach. l had forgotten TO state
that The Doctor bad pistol and knife.
Bertrand had two pistols and knife: and
had pistol and knife. We had each
a piece Of leather to cover our faces-the
Doctors was white, that OF Bertrand and
mine, were yellow. A few minutes after
We had stopt, we heard The noise of the
coach whtels.-W Guild you believe it, sir,
that this noise made my blood run cold /.
Never did | tremhle SO much could
scarcely contain myself, and instead Of
going towards the noise. retreated pre-
eipitately, as if running before an enemy.
All at once the Doctor stopt and drank
some rum. We also took some, and then
the coach was very near us. We were
all three before the horses. The Doctor
took his pistol, and cried TO the driver in
English, /" Stop or 1 Kill you." The
driver stopt, and We went near the coach.
The Doctor opened the door, and told me
10 cut the traces Of the horses, so that Il
the horses should proceed, the wheels
would not hurt US. | cut the lefl.hand
traces, and was about TO cut the others,
but the driver told me not TO do it o.
Ibeyed. went to the door where Ber-
trand and the Doctor were. The Doctor
had pistol in his hand, levelled towards
the coach, saying TO the persons inside,
+" If you move I'll kll you" imme-
diately pushed the Doctor aside, turning
his pistol another way. | told him in
French, that by holding his pistol that
way, he run the risk of injuring some
lbody and that tia, was not the way be
had promised TO behave. l immediately
threw my pistol on the road, aud with my
; hands pressed the knees of lady who
was alarmed and crying; and said 10
English, " Ladies and gentlemen, 1 i'm
lplore .yoa an the name Of God, be not a.
tarmed, ne mill not hart .you." The
lady offered 10 give me bundle of linen,
and 1 refused it. In the mean while,
Bertrand enquired of the driver where
the letters were. Being informed, the
Doctor with his knife, cut open the leather
bag, and threw several bundles on the
road and came again to the door, and
told me TO take the letters out of the bag.
complied, and the Doctor remained at
the door, as we'll as Bertrand After
had taken several bundles OF letters, /
told the driver 10 60 on, and he started.
Bertrand told him to stop a little longer,
to give US time to pick up the letters but
the driver did not mind him.
After having secured the letters, l
looked for my arms 1 had thrown Oh the
road, which | found after some trouble.
We then started for Brunswick, and
walked about short mile, when we en-
tered field on the left of the road.
Here we opened part Of the letters, and
found a quantity of newspapers, and a.
bout fifty dollars, which is all had then
seen. We here left the letters open, and
proceeded towards Brunswick. We
walked few miles passing several houses.
We passed over some fields on the right
hand of the road. The day beginning to
break it was Monday the first Of Feb.
ruary +; and being pretty far from the
road, we opened another parcel OF letters;
but they contained little else than news
papers. We found only one three dollar
bill, and another one of two dollars. The
Doctor kindled fire, and burnt the pa
pers we had opened, and we proceeded
through several fields and woods with the
| remnant of the letters in a pocket hand
kerchief. forgot to state, that after
leaving the coach, the Doctor took a
watch out of bis pocket, and now, says
he, I" shall be able to kaow 'paat o'clock
tits. was astonished, and expressed to
him how sorry was that he should have
done it, after his promises. He told me
ALSO he had received of the gentleman six
shilIings, and that Bertrand had also
received six shillings while was picking
up the letters. Having arrived in wood,
near hollow tree, Bertrand and the
Doctor opened several bundles of letters.
sat near them looking on. Bertrand
opened letter in which he found three
thousand dollar bill and another one, 10
which he found one thousand dollar bill.