Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1836-02-27

eide upon the case, and he was forthwith
admitted. Advertiser.
From the National Intelligence.
DANIEL MORGAN.
I From Gusts Recollections and Private Me-
moirs Of the Life and Character Of Wash
lngton.l
The outposts Of the two Armies
were very near each other, when the
Commander. DESTROYS of
particular information re-
speeding the designs of his adversary.
the famed leader Of the
Ri1emen, Col. Daniel Morgan to head
quarters.
1t was night. and the Chief was a.
lone. After his usual polite, yet re-
served & dignifed salutations, Wash
ington Remarked: 81 have sent for
YOU, Col, Morgan. to entrust to your
and sagacity,a small, but We
~ important enterprise. l wish you
to reconnoitre the enemy's lines,with
a view to your ascertalning correctly
the position of their newly construc-
ted redoubts-also of the encamp-
ments of the British troops tiaat have
lately arrived, and those of their Hes
sian auxiliaries. Select, sir, an Off
Ger, non-commissioned officer, and
about twenty picked men, and under
cover of the night proceed, but with
ali possible caution-get as near as
you can-learn all you can-and by
day-dawn, retire and make your re-
port to head quarters. But mark me
Col. Morgan, mark me well: On no
account. whatever. engage in any
skirmishiEg with the enemy-if dis
make a speedy retreat; let
induce you to fire single
shot: | repeat, sir, that no force of
will excuse the dis
of a single rifle on your part;
and for the extreme preciscness o.:
these orders, permit me to say that l
have my reasons" Filling two glass
es of wine, the General continued
..And now, Col. Morgan, we will
drink a good night and success to
YOUR enterprise Morgan qualled
the wine, smacked his lips. and assur-
ing his Excellency that bis orders
should be punctualIy obeycd. left the
tent of the Commander-m-Chiet.
Charmed at being chosen as the
executive officer of 4 daring enter
prise, the leader of the woodsmen
repaired to his quarters. and, calling
for Gabriel Long. his favori:c captain.
ordered HIM to detail a trustv SER
geant and twenty prime fellows:
who. being mustered, and ordered to
lay on theiriarms. readyat moments
warning. Morgan and Long stretch
ed their manly forms before the watch
fire, to await the going down of III,
moon-the signal for their departure
! \ little after midnight and while
the rays OF the setting moon stiI
family glimmered in the Western he
rizon. :.Up, sergeant cried Long
''stir up your men; and twenty ali
,letic figures We're upon their feet in
moment. ..Indian file and march
and away all sprung with the quici
Yet light and stealthy step of wood:
men.
!; They reached the enemy's lines
:, crawled up SO close to the pickets {
the Hessians as to inhale the odor {
!. rpipes-dlscovered. by the newl
turned up earth. the positions of tn
redoubts. and. by the numerous ten.
that dotted the field for many a roo
around. and shone dimly amid til
: night haze. the encam1ments of ii
|, British and German reinforcement
in short. performed their perilor
: duty without the slightest discover,
: and. pleased with themselves and tn
4 success OF their enterprise. prepared
retire. just as Chantlcleer. from
: nei-hboring farmhouse. was .biddin
E Salutations to the morn. The advel
turous party reached a small cmincne
at some distance from the BIRTHS
: camp. and commanding an extensi.
. prospect over the circulnjacent coul
try. Here Morgan halted TO civ
: his men little rest. before taking Il
: his line of march for the America
: outpost. Scarcely had they throw
eI themselves on the grass. when the