The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1827-03-29
From the Rallston Spa Ga-ctte,
THE NOTORIOUS JOE BErTlo

THE NOTORIOUS JOE BETrio.
on the celebration cF the birth day of
Washington as noticed in our last, aftcithe
regular toasts were drank. 4 number of pat
riotc volunteers were given, among others,
the names Of p,ulding, Williams and Nan
Wcrt. the captors of Andre, were mention
I'd IN grateful rcmcmhrance-upon this, an
Old revolutionary soldier proposed as SEN
lucent
Tile memory Of Fulmcr, Cory and Per.
lins--nho, By a most gallant attempt, e
chieved. at the pcril Of their lives the
capture of that daring traitor and spy, J>srIA
BttfRS.
The venerable Col. Blll, President Of the
Iiav, thtn rose and begged leave 70 mention
few flcts in relation to Bct,ys, and his cap
'ura and as near as we Can recolect, the
substance was rs follows.
! During the war of the Revolution, ! was
u officer III the regiment ot the New fntk
forces, commanded by Col. Wtnlunp. Be
,uE acquainted with Bcttts, who was citi-
zen ot Balston, and knowing him g bc bold,
,i,lrtic and intelligent in an uncoMMoh de-
,N,er. | VAS dcsilous OF obtaining his srtriccs
ilr nv country, and succeeded IN enlietlng
i'm with the command Of sergeant; he was
sttcrwards reduced to the ranks, on ac-
had abused him without a cause. knowing
hs rritablt ,nd determined spirit and un-
Wiling to los him, | procured him ser
g"ancy III the feet commanded by Gen. M
I6ad, (aftrrN ards the traituY, Jon lake Cham
Glnin, "a vs. Bcttys WAS IN that dreadful
, fight which took place IL ting latter pllt o.
tll.t campaign, hctwccn the British and an
ncrican fleets on that Ike, and being skll-
ttll seaman WAS Of signal service during the
A{J.ttle. He fought until every comlhlsSlCn-
n d officer on board Ais vessel was killed or
1, wounded, and then assumed command him
self, and continued the iieht with such reCk
I, Ipss courage, that Cen Vi atcr2ury, who was
second in command under ArnolA, percciv-
4 NJ tho vessel was likely 10 sink, Wfs obliged
\ To order Bcttys and the remnant ot the crew
4 On BOARD his Own ship, and having noticed
his eXtraoi binary bravery and conduct nc
y stationed him on the quarter dcck by lh'
I SIDE, anl gave orders through him nutil t'it
4 vessel becoming a'togctncr cripplcd-th'
u crew mostly k,llcd--GcneraI Waterbury
rs oun led, and only two phiccrs lett, the col
ors were struck to the enemy. Genera
u Waterbury, afterwards told my tathcr tia
he never saw a man behave with such dellb
crate desperation, As dd Bettys; and tha
!, me shrcwdncss Of his management, shtw
I'd his conduct was no way interior TO HI
If courage.
!, Af,cr this action, Bcttvs went TO Canada
l. -tutncA traitor 10 lIs cunntty a
N 'cusiphs commission IN The British army =
became spy, and proved himself mos
io tugtrcus aud subtle enemy. lie was .
ls | u,th arr, stcd--trlcd. and condemned to b
., nnug II West Point But the entreatics q
OF 81, I'D parents, aud the solicitation OF in
le huent,h whis,, induced General Washing
~ tou Il irslon him ON promise OF amcndmen
g but tt wa in an. The generosity OF tn
cl tet anly added rancor 10 his hatred, and th
"u ~lis, vi this section OF the country, partic
uilh 81 3tllstou. had deep oc' aoon to II
- menlUcr the traitor and tu regret the unto,
t,ii.ate lcnty they had caused to be show
" lin. He recruited soldier, for the King
the very heart Of the country; he capture
i, and earn led off the most Jealous and etflcler
,,,, whi9s, and subjected them 70 the create
~ suffering, and those against whom he bui
of particn!hr malicr lost then dwellings by fir
M or the II !Ives by murt!er--and AL tAls, whi
he the iii,tl,h con nnandtr kept him IN emplc
Ids as 4 most faithful aud successful uiesseuge
raj and cunning and Intelligent spy. No tatbt
tes wcarcd hls resolution--no distance was {
nio obstacle 10 his purpose, and no danger al
mai paleG his courage No one felt secnre-
sometimes iii the darkness of the night |
as Came by stealth upon US, and sometimes
dla ven il the mldGle OF the day he was prov
ing about as if unconscious of any danger
we He boldly proclaimed himself deSperad
lae that he Carried his life in his hand. and W
y As careless OF it, as he should be OF that
~ others, should they undertake to catch hi
that his liberty was guarded by his III
Inn and whoever should undertake to deprl
pri, hlm Of it must expect to mingc their bio
r,,s- with his. And it was we'll understood I'll
ans what Bettys said, Bettys meant--and as w
~ asccrtained that when he came among us
and perpetrate his mschieta, he general
brought with him band Of refugees, a
to concealed them in the neighbourhood,
zed assist him in the accomplishment OF his pl
and poses.
sand still there were many who resolved
hi, apprehension, be the danger what
nat might. and many Intellectual attempts We
'ra- made for that purpose, until sometime III
Phs winter of '81, '82--when suspicious str;
'pi' ger was observed III the neghbourhood,
'o"- snow shoes, and well armed Cory q
,oa Perkins, on information from Fulmer, !
,,yo mediatcly armed themselves, together W
.;rh Fulmer, and proceeded in pursuit,--ti
traced him by circuitous track to the no
and of a tory--thev consulted moments and Il
hun. by a sudden effort, bursting open the dc
| rushed upon him, and seized him before