Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1846-09-17


! twenty-iouT hours bade him farewell with
regret; hut my good fCTtune still continued.
The name OF the Captain Of the vessel
was put on hoard, was Liulcjohu; who,
with his officers. behaved in polite, seneI-
Gus, and friendly manner. lived with them
in the cabin and Jared on the test my irons
having been taken of contrary to the orders
he had received from the commanding Off
GER; bat Capt. Litilejohn swore that
brave man should not be used as a rascal
on board bis ship.
! "Wh hem detachment of General Arnold's
! little army appeared on Point levy, opposite
! Quebec, who had performed on exiraordina-
! nv march through a wilderness country,
with designst, have surprised the capital
of Canada. | was then taken on board a
vessel called The Adamant, together with
! the prisoners taken with me, and put under
the power of an English merchant IRON
London, whose name was Brook WATSON
man of malicious and cruel disposition.
/ a small place in the vessel, enclosed with
white oak plank, was assigned for the prison.
| ers, and for me among the rest. should i'm
/ agine that il was not more than twenty feet one
way, and twenty two the other. Into this place
! we were all, to the number of thirty-four,
thrust and handcuffed, two prisoners more be-
ing added to our number. and were provided
with two excrement tubs in this room
we were obliged to remain during the voyage
to England and were insuted by every black
! guard sailor and tory on board, in the cruellesl
manner; but what is the morst surprising is,
| that not one of US died in the passage.
! ssWhpn was first ordered to 60 into the FL
| thy enclosure. through a small sort Of door,
positively refused, and endeavored to reason
| the before-namcd Brook Watson out Of con
duct so derogatory to every sentiment OF hon
or and humanity, but all to no purpose; my
men being forced in the den already; and the
rascal who had charge Of the prisoners, com
handed me 70 go Immediately insamong the
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| "About the same time Lieutenant among
the tories insnlted me in grievous manner,
saying that ought to have been executed for
my rebellion agair g. New York, and spit in my
| face upon which, though was handcuf1ed,
Sprang at him with both hands, and knocked
/ him partly down, but he scrambled along into
the cabin, aud after him-there he got under
the protection ofsome men with fixed bayonets,
who were ordered to make ready 10 drive me
into the place before mentioned.
"Ichallenged him to fight, notw ithsanding
the impediments that were on my hands, and
had the exalted pleasure to see the rascal trem-
bic for lear His name have forgotten, but
Watson ordered his guard TO get me into the
place with the other prisoners, dead or alive;
and had almost as lief die a. do it, standing
it out till they environed me round with bay
onc;s. s( =. ..H..-.,.
i" W hen the prisoners were landed, multi
tudcs Of the citizens Of Falmouth, excited by
curiosity, crowded together TO see U.S. | saw
numbers OF people on the top of houses, and
the rising adjacent grounds were covered with
them OF both sexes. The throng was so great
that the Kings officers were obliged to draw
their swords, and force passage TO Pendennis
castle, which was near mile from the town
where we were closely confined, in consequence
of orders from Gen. Carlton, who then COM
manded in Canada. ...,.R..t e..... 49,.
my personal treatment by Lieut.. Hamil-
tor, who commanded the castle. was very gen
erous. lie sent me every day fine breakfast
and dinner from his own table, and bottle OF
good wine, Another aged gentleman. whose
name cannot recollect, sent me good supper.
But there was no distinction in public support
between NE and the prvates-we all lodged
on a sort OF Dutch hunks, in one common apart
ment, and were allowed straw The privates
were we'll supplied with fresh provisions. and
with me took effe ctual measures to rid ourselves
ot lice.
"Among the great numbers of people who
came to the castle to ,s ssee ,hhey had come fifty
fiillts on purpose TO see me, and desired to ask
me number of questions, and to make free
with me in conversation. ! gave for answer.
that chose freedom in every sense of the word
Then one of them asked me what my occupa.
tion in life had been ; answered him, that
in my younger days had studied divinity. but
was conjuror by profession. He replied that
conjured wrong at the time was taken and
was Obliged to own. that mistook figure at
that time. but that | had conjured them out of
Ticonderoga. This was place of great noto-
riety in England, SO that the joke seemed to 60
in my favor.
The prisoners were landed at Falmouth
few days before Christmas, and ordered on
board of The Solebay frigate, Capt. Symonds,
the eighth day of January, l77G, when our
hand irons were taken OIL.
The So,sbay, with sundry other men Of war,
and about forty transports, rendezvoused at the
cove Of Cork in Ireland, to take in provisions
and water.'
The narrative is TOO long to be follow
ed farther. BY a circuitous route Allen
was carried TO Halifax, where he remained
confined in Jail from June to October, and
wGs then removed to New York. In the
latter city he was admitted to parole with
ohcr officers, while the privates were
thrust into the loalhsome churches and
prisonships with the prisoners taken al
Fort Washington. He was kept al New
York about u year ind q half, much of
the time imprisoned, though some times
permitted to be on parole. 1-Fg a
Col Allen was exchanged for Col. Camp
bell. May 6, l77s. and after having repaired
TO head quarters, and offered his services to
Gen. Washington, in case his health should be
restored, he returned to Vermont His arrival,
on the evening OF the last Of May. gave his
friends great joy. and twas announced BY the
discharge Of cannon. AS an expression OF con-
Gdence IN mis- patriotism and military talents,
talents he was soon appointed major generaland
commander Of the state militia. II does no,
appear, however, that his intrepidity was ever
again brought to the test though his patriotism
was tried by an unsuccessful attempt to bride
him 10 attempt union Of Vermont with Can
ada. He died suddenly at his estate in Gel.
chester, February ID, 1850. .......
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