North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1840-01-22
EDITED BY CANADIANS & AMERICANS.

! was afterwards sent with the prisoners
aiken with me To an armed vessel in the
liver, which lay oh against Quebec, under
the command of Captain NJ Cloud, al the
British, who treated me in q very generous
and otlieiog manner, and sccatding 10 my
rank; ~ aboure4 hours bid him farewell
with regret, bot my coed fortune still con-
iinued. The name Of the captain Of The yes
sci | was put on hoard nj was Iiilleiahp
who, with his officers, behaved in a polite.
generous, and friendly manner. | lived
with them in the cabin. and Jared on The
best; my irons being taken off, c0ntrary,o
the order he had received from The conn
mandine officer, but Captain Liuleiohn
swore that brave man should not be used
az a rascal on board his ship.
Thus found myself in possession Of
happiness once more, and the evils had
lately suffered gave me an uncommon rel
ish for it.
Now having enjoyed eight or nine DAYS
happiness, from the polite and generous
treatment of Captain Littlejohn and his
officers, ! was obliged then 10 bid them
farewell, parting with them in as friendly
a manner as we had lived together, which,
ia the best oil my memory, was the Iih OF
November: when a detachment, of Gen.
Arnold's little Amy appeared on Pointe
Lew, opposite Quebec, who lad perform
ed an extraordinary march through will
derness country, with the design OF sur
prisine the capital of Canada, was then
taken on board vessel called the Adamani,
together with the prisoners taken with me,
and put under the power Of an English
merchant from London, whose name was
Brook Watson, man Of malicious and
cruel disposition, and who was probably
excited in the exercise IF his maIevoIence
by junto Of tories, who sailed with him
10 England /; among whom were Colonel
Guy johnson, Colonel Gloss, and their
attendants and associates, 10 the number
OF about thirty.
All the ships crew, Colonel Gloss in his
personal behaviour excepted, behaved
towards the prisoners with that spirit Of
bitterness which is the peculiar character
s,ic Of Tories when they have the friends
OF America in their power, measuring their
loyalty 10 The English king by the barba-
rity, fraud and deceit, which they exercise
towards The wings.
A small place in the vessel, enclosed
with white-oak plank, was assigned for the
prisoners, and Tor me among the rest.
should imagine that it was not more than
twenty feet one way and twenty-five the
other: into This place we were all, 10 the
number OF thiriy-tour, handcuhed and
thrust, two more prisoners being added TO
our number in this circumference we
were obliged 10 eat and perform all other
offices during the voyage to England, and
were insulied by every BLACKBOARD sailor
and tory on board, in the cruelest manner;
and what is most surprising, not one o. us
died in the passage. When I was firsr
ordered 10 go into the filthy enclosure.
| through small sort OF door, positively
refused, and endcavonred 10 reason The
helore-naned Brook Watson out of con-
duet so derogntory 10 every sentiment Of
honor and humanity,but all to no purnosc.
my men being forced into the den already:
and the rascal who had the charge Of he
prisoners commanded me 10 go in immedi-
ately among the rest. He further added
that The place was good enough for n
rebel; that 1t was impertinent for capital
offender 10 talk Of honor or humanity; that
anything short Of halter was too good
for me, and that that would be nv portion
soon after landed in England, for which
purpose only ] was sent rliither. About
the same time Lieutenant among The
Tories, insulted me in grieyous manner.
saying that ] ought 10 have been executed
for my rebellion against New York, and
spit in my face upon which, though I
was handcuHed, | sprang at him with
both hands, and knocked him partly down.
but he scrambled along into the cabin. and
alter him; there he got under the protec-
ton Of some men with fixed bayouets. who
were ordered 10 make ready 10 drive me
into the place aforementioned. challenged
him TO fight, notwithstanding the impedi-
menis that were on my hands. and had the
exalted pleasure To see the rascal tremble
for fear; his name | have forgot. but
Watson ordered bis guard 10 pet me into
the place with the other prisoners. dead or
alive-and | would almost as soon suffer
death as do it, standing il ont until tbev
had entirely surrounded me with bsyonei.
and british, prejudiced, and abandoned
wreiches they were, from whom I could
expect nothing but wounds or death
However, told them, that they were good
honest fellows; that ! could not blame
them: that ! was only in dispute with \
calico merchant, who knew moi how a.