The Hillsborough recorder., 1845-06-26
TlsKEE TRICKS.
VoLUTIONARy INCIDENT.

l#tfMxta io0ts ~ Mtse mFns sllnl8 ol 10.
seShs, and rsseals al hnnesi inaiFlAuals.
Cimnon eOnsen, slsmpsd. Yankses. -
inihsIF iTsl dsy.--as shIewd. IneampsI.
eds aiirksirrs. and c0mmsR consent was
pxsly nesrIigla js.i u li,si iims. Nhelh-
egihs fsrkffs are mslsh for sppos,li0n
u.w. ss lea,e 10 sldsr ahd wiser heads lo
dsfsmIns. We galRsd our independence
by sheer is'ee u afm-. Now and ,Isn
lospne would lsser eur side with ! liule
sxTsnr.lra.y good e.enl nr cirrumsiaree.
b4 hni very frequently. Ii was Gghi
iyenly i,mes whore i wss msuugvrs sue-
essfully once: Tie Eagllsh. always on
ths lna1-oul FOR . .sqY.lls" and !. n shkee
trI.ks." not UnIisqaenlly drcsisrJ them
seees ia iLe mosi ludirrou, manner.
IL lhe mpnlh of May, 1914. SIR James
! fse, wigh fleet oi vessel. 10 die nun
b,r u lhirleen. Of yarlons siz, ), appeared
az The mouth of the Gebeser. ,brsalning
loAnalbIlale Ruche.irr. AID destroy eye-
y improvement and person in Tie ,icin.
rs. GIest slaIm was eieslrd by this.
MessrngeIs we've dispatched al once
lhspnghoul lhe country lor aid. Tie pen-
ile were aIonssd--l,ke ihe fiery cross OF
RhodtIirk Dhu the summons sped. and
y hai, think ye, was tie iesulIi In Roch-
esleI lhrre acre then jnss thirty -,lree peo-
re capable of bes,ing arms, and about
bali dozen came in 10 help ihem. Truly q
frrmlJable army ioIepel an English feet,
and oppose clever 0ff-shcot Of lilo Brit
.ish forces. The first thing that The llllle
band Of Americans did us. 10 throw up .
breast woik--,nde ard slighi--near the
deep hollow, beside .he Lower Fslls
This breasi-work Was csl!ed Furl Bender.
They then hurried duwn The Junction of
he Gsnesee sud lake O,t.rfu. because
sLere The enemy declared they would lAaa.
They leli hth'nd them Two old men. with
, seyrTal sa,sll boys, 10 Iemose the women
and children into The woods in case the
British should land for the pro, isions. aud
she destruction oil the bridge al Roches-
ier.ssf.t n. asn r.raas7 u,.s r-z = .rr
The Rochester ioTces were commanded
,by Francis Blown and Elisha Ely. who
acted ss captains, Isaac w. Stone was
toppoinseu haJ'f. he Americans were
elegantly acc0utred in rvarious garments
Of shapes and makes slmosl aDledeluyisn.
No two men were dressed alike. No Two
men were armed with the same weapons.
Cer.sinly they oil had FIRE arms but ihey
were not fashioned in the same style.
The discipline Of these t,oops w-s sscu
rious as their costume aud equipments.
lIui il lhay dspl.y sd an awkward front
TO The wa,lke eye they also exhibited
sagscity aud coursge-two qusliics quite
as much needed as pie ~ uniform and
good .aclics. The enemy watched ille
on. shore proceedings with considerable
interest. They beheld, as they supposed.
numerous hodies OF militia marching TO
head quarters ndpreparing to give war IN
reception. To deceive the English, the
forty men marched and counier-narehed
necessarily through The woods, from poin'
10 point. in sueh manner as 10 convince
The soldiers in The vessels that ihe whole
cauntry was aroused and preparing foI
action. The English thought i, was high
time 10 be cau,iaus, aud therefore sen, an
officer with flag of Truce. TO the shore.
One of the militia captains. with ten Of the
best looking and most soldier-lke men,
were sent 10 meet the officer. The men
carried their arms as upligh, as might be
consisteD, with their plan Of being ready
Tor action, by keeping hold Of the uig.
gers. -
| The Brush officer was as onished
lie looked all kinks of things. u,terable
aud Unut.erable, and with swelling cres
leads
| Sir, do You receive flag Of ttuce
lunder arms and with rorked riggers!"
"Excuse me, beg" SAID The Amer
lean captain. 1--WE are not soldiers, only
back woodsmen. and know more abou
Telling timber and foil wing the plough
THAN Of military tsclics;" sa, lug wh,ci
The American. to rect,iy his first error
OIdered hiS men I" ground arms!
| This. Of cour.c, siitl more sstonishe,
the Brilon. He h,oked indignan,--thel
suspicious--,hsn lil,le ierri6ed-and a
lass delivered a brief message in haste, an'
'nconiinen'ly s"ught the fleet again. HI
declared tina. The ignorance OF tactic We
feigned to draw The conmodore into SOM
snare. and ,nfotmed those who zen. lin
} that some !" Yankee trick" was under pro
} cess of development. .s.. -,.e
The British wanted the spoiis. but the.
We're too suspicious 10 attempt a landing
il by making complo plonise, they @oul
secure part Of them. Accordingly, an
other officer, uith another flag Of uuct
wassentto parley. Captain Francis Brow
was this time deputed to receive the Off
Ger. Brown took a guard with him.
u The British officer looked very susp
ciously upon Brown and upon The guart
He conversed with the utmost caution. an
walked as though he expected either |
find a trap door, or . sptinging mine. b
meath his feel. Alter spending sho
Tune in conversation, the officer sudjenl
r L.. n q III. Il II,