Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1828-08-14

trust hlTnsef again IN tue nabdS cl NiV.
rangers, and aware that his absence, al
the time of the capture, would "
A=u the suspicion, Of his less fortunate
comrades. he appliedto Colonel More
house, who resided in the vicinity, aud
requested his CO operation. This gen
tleman had no im Mediate command,
hut pronisel to assemble and arm a
sufficient namber OF meh for this patio
ular occasion
"Accord dinghy, atthe lime appointed,
the tories being all collected at their u
sull rend-gvous, two of the members
hastily entered, with some degree of
conster nation depicted in their faces,
one of whom addressed the Captain.
"Str. there is company Of armed
mrn collecting at Colonel Warehouses;
What can be their object"
cara we ~be,rdyedi' exclaimed the
Captain, looking stern!y round tn
company, "Can it be possible that we
have any traitors among as"
% no." replied The Lieutenant
The probability is, that tn lower par
ty are coming Up 10 drive the ID
rebels off; aud that Morehouse has col
lected this comp'ny to oppose them "
Some OF you 90 out, and reconno'
tre,' said The .p,ain; "aud if there
be any danger give u timely notice ="
FIVE OF six immediately sailed forth
while their comrades remained in ang
iou' suspense for their report THIS
suspense, however, was GOT Of loCg
| duration. for the challenge Of '.stand!
,urrendcri'' 5000 sdiuted The ears of the
whole party, and threw them into a
state Of Transformation dismay and con
fusion, whichit would be difficult, ifnol
impossible to describe. Some sprang
from the windows. and attempted to
conceal themselves by Plengins into
snow banks; others ran TO the top o
the building, and sccreted the'nselVe:
ondcr the ewes Of The roof Crosby
retre2tcd 10 an adjoining room; ant
ctept under a bed; sut was soon drag
ged cot, wnen he learned, to his Sc
crei Joy, that scarcely q of the part,
had succeeded in making good his es
cape. Seeing his fellow cuptires IN
dergoiDg The process Of being bound
our hero was immediately seized with
a severe lamencss IL one OF his limbs
as rendered Ii Utterly impossible fo'
him to walk.
81 beg that You would not bind ne
sed he to The Colonel: ''for, in al
tempting to escape, ! have spraineC
my leg II a most shocking manner
and am cot able 10 move a step.
Go VOC sadill" exclaimed the Co
lionel, preparing to mount his horse
"Lamc, Of not lame, dead or alive,
J to prison you 60 with the rest. ifyOt
cannot walk, you shall. be carried;
here's a good horse, that will carry
double, and you shall he lied to the
l.crupper'
So saying she Colonel mounted, and
ordered two Of his men to raise up
Crosby and seat him strsddle on tn {
crupp~r behind him The men in
stsniIy obeyed, without much tender
ness for the sprained leg, of which The
prisoner so bitterly complained.
The whole cavalcade, horse AM
foot, now took up the line of march
with their prisoners tied together il
peirs On approaching the place o
confinement, the Colonel dropped il
the rear, and, in a whisper. gave
Crosby the proper directions for escap
lag. The escort halted in two lines
betweenswhieh The prisoners marched
into the building While every eye
was fixed upon the procession, Crosby
slipped from The Coloneps horse, an,
disappeared; nor was his absence 90
ticed for several minutes; SO that al
search for the fugaiive was rendered
unavalling."
From the Albaus 4 ,sonic Record.
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