North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1840-01-22

anxiety about il after landed in England, /
as the reader will find in the course of this
history. Gen. Prescott then ordered one 1
OF his officers TO take me on board the Gas |
pee schooner Of war, and con6ne me, hands /
and feet, in irons. which was done the /
same afternoon ! was taken.
The action continued an hour and three
quarters by the watch, and know not to
this day how many Of my men were killed
though | am certain there were but lew
II remember right, seven were wounded,
and one Of them, VIM. Stewart By name,
was wounded by a savage with toma-
hawk after he was taken prisoner and, dis
armed, but was rescued by some OF The
generous enemy, and SO far recovered oI
his wounds, that he afterwards went with
the other prisoners TO England.
OF the enemy killed, were Nj a or Garden,
who had been wounded in eleven different
battles, and an eminent merchant, named
Patterson, OF Montreal, with some Others
but never knew their whole loss, as their
accounts were different. am apprehen-
sive That it is rare, that so much ammuni-
tion is expended, and so little execution
done though such OF my party as stood
the ground, behaved with great iofttude,
much exceeding that of the enemy, but
were not the best OF mafksmen, and am
apprehensive were all killed or taken the
wounded were all put into the hospital al
Montreal, and those that were not, were
put on board of different vessels in the
river, and shackled together by pairs, viz.
Two men fastened together by one hand
ruH hann plnealu Ey al IN p,vict rNf
each Of them, and treated with as great Sc
verify as criminals.
! now come 10 the description of the
| irons which were put on me: the hand
cuff was OF commoa size and form-but
my leg irons, ! should imagine, would
weigh S0lbs the bar was eight feet long
and very substantial, and the shackles
which encompassed my ANGLES were very
tight. was told by the officer who put
them on, that it was the kings plate, and
heard other OF their officers say that il
would weigh forty weight. The irons
were so close upon my ANGLES, that could
not lie down in any other manner than on
my back. | was put into the lowest and
most wretched part Of the vessel, where |
got the favour of chest 10 sit on, which
answered for my bed at night /; and pro-
cured some little blocks OF the guard, who
day and night, with fixed bayonets, watch
ed over me, to lay under each end OF the
large bar OF my leg irons, to preserve my
ANGLES from calling, whilst | sat or lay
back on the chest--though most Of the
time, night and day, sat upon it. Al
length, having desire TO lie down upon
r my side, which the cioseness Of the irons
forbid, desired the captain TO loosen them
for that purpose, but was denied the favor.
The captains name was Royal, who did
not seem to be an ilI-natured man, but
ofteniimes said, that his express orders
were TO treat me with such severity,
though it was disagreeable to his own
, feelings nor did he ever insult me, though
, many others who came on board did. One
of the officers, bv the name OF Bradley was
very generous to me--he would often send
me victuals from his own table nor did a
day fail, but that he sent me good drink
r OF Crog.
, The reader is now invited back to the
: time / was put into irons. ! requested the
: privilege 10 write 10 General Prescott
which was granted. ! reminded him d
} the kind and generous manner in which
: the prisoners took at Ticonderoga were
S treated-the injustice and ungentIeman
: like usage which had met with from him
and demanded gentleman-Iike usage, bu
. received no answer from him. ! soon alte
e wrote to General Carleton, which met tht
same success. In the meanwhile many o
= those who were permitted TO see me wert
f very insulting.
e | was confined in the manner have re-
l., lated, on board the Caspee schooner, ahou
e six weeks, during which time was oblig
e ed TO throw out plenty Of extravagan
4 language, which answered certain pur
o poses at that time better than to grace I
| history.
2 To give an idea Of my anger upon beinG
nsulled in one instance, twisted of mai
. with my teeth, which | took 10 be a ten
5 penny nail; it went through the mortise %
: the bar of the handcuh, and at the SAM
V time staggered over those who abu sec
n me, particularly DR.. Dace, who told m'
v that | was outlawed by New York, an.
: deserved death for several years past; tha
S | was at last fully rpened for the halter
a and 10 fair way to obtain IL. When
), challenged him, be excused himself in con
] sequence, as he said, Of my heiag crimi
- nal-but | Heng such food Of language
- al him, tha; il shocked him and the spec
o tators, for my anger was very great.