The Litchfield County post., 1827-04-05

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 flight, dust NoRwould my thoughts still finger round thy I too would fain arise and leave hahind These solitary realms of tears and death. P.B. 1 The following anecdote is quoted from the last Philadelph Quarterly. The re- view of American Biography, from which this is taken, contains a number of interest ing indidents and characters.
 When the British army held possession of Philadelphia, Gen. Howe's headquarters were in Second-st. the fourth door below Spruce, in a house which was before occu- pied by Gen. Cadwallader. Directly op- posite, resided William and Lydia Darrah, members ofthe society of friends. A supe- rior officer of the Army, supposed to be the adjutant general fixed upon one of their chambers, back room, for private conference; and two of them frequently met there with fire and candies in close con- Sultation. About the 2d of December, the adjutant-general told Lydia that they would be at the room at o'clock, and remain late and that they wished the family to re- tire early to bed adding, that when they were going away they would call her to let them out, and extinguish their fires and candles. She accordingly sept all the fam lily to bed but as tho officer had been so particular her curiosity was excited. She took off her shoes, and put her ear to the key-hole of the conclave, and overheard an order read for all the British troops to march out late in the evening of the 4th, and attack Gen. Washington's army then encalnpedat White Marsh. On hearing this she return ed to her chamber, and laid down. Soon after, the officers knocked at the door, but she rose only at the third summons, having feigned herself asleep. Her mind was much agitated, so that from this. moment she could neither eat nor sleep supposing it to be in her power to save the lives of thousands of her fellow-countrymen; but not know ing how she was to convey the information to Gen. Washington, not daring to confde it to her husband. The time left, however, was short. She quickly determined to make her way, as soon as possible, to the A. merican outposts. She informed her family, that, as she was out of flour, she would go to Frankford for some 1; her husband insist ed that she should take the servant maid with her, but to his surprize she positively refused. She got access to Gen. Howe, & solicited, what he readily granted, pass thro' the British troops on the lines. Leav- ing her bag at the mill. she hastened toward the American lines, and encountered on her way an American lieutenant colonel Craig) of the light horse, who with some of his men was on the lookout for information. He knew her, and enquired where she was go- ing2 She answered, in quest of her son, an officer in the American army, and prayed the colonel to alight and walk with her, He did so, ordering his troops to keep in sight. To him she disclosed her secret, ,af- ter having obtained from him solemn promise never to betray her individually, as her life might be at stake with the Brit ish.
 He conducted her to house near at hand directed something for her to eat, and hast ened to head quarters, and brought Gen. Washington acquainted with what he had heard. Washington made, of course, all preparation for bafi1ing the meditated sur- prize. Lydia returned home with her four, sat up alone to watch the movement of the
 British troops; heard their footsteps; but
 when they returned, in few days after, did not dare to ask question, though so- lictous to learn the event. The next eve- ming the Adj. General came in, and re- quested her to walk up to his room as he wished to put some questions. She follow ed him ill terror; and when he locked the door and begged her, withan air of myste- ry, to be seated, she was sure that she was either suspected or had been betrayed He enquired earnestly whether any ofher family were up the last night he and the officers met she told him that they all retired at O clock. He observed 'sI knew you were asleep, for I knocked at your chamber door three times before you heard me am entirely at loss to ima- zine who gave Gen. Washington informa- ton of our intended attack unless the walls of the house could speak. When we arriv- ed near White Marsh, we found all their cannon mounted, and the troops prepared to receive us, we have marched back like parcel offools.'
 BRADDOCK'S FIELD. "Nine miles above Pittsburg, and imme- diatcly un0n inc north hank of the MoDon-