Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1847-04-06

WAS ABOUT departing, Wnen the fo1mel
messenger approached, his whole demean
or was changed; humble simplicity marked
his gait-he approached the guard with
seeming fearfulness, and begged him in g
suppliant voice, to give the poor woman
her -four. Stool, idiot," exclaimed the
guard, 'who are you? you see yondel
guard house-if you interfere here you
shall soon be its inmate" "May be so
sir; but wont you give the poor woman
the means Of supporting her children one
week longer. Recollect the distance she
has walked, the weight of the bag, and
recollect--"
"Hell and fury, sirrah! Why bid me
reeollect? You plead in vain begone,
or I'll seize you as spy"
"You won't give the poor woman her
-four % ..Fa
"No." .sa
"Then by my country's faith and hopes
of freedom, you shall, "and with a powerful
arm he seized the guard by the throat and
hurled him to the ground. "Run madam
-run--see, the guard house is alive
seize your flour and pass Vine street and
you are SAFE" Twas done. The guard
then made an attempt to rise, when the
stranger drew pistol and shot him dead.
The unfortunate man gazed around him
with fearless intrepidity. There was
but one way of escape and that through
the wood. Selling the dead mans niusket
he started like deer pursued by the
hounds. "Shoot him down! down with
him!'' was echoed from one to another.
The soldier was lost in the wood, and a
general search commenced; the object oil
their search in the meantime flew like
lightning the main guard was now left
behind, but the piquet would soon be
alarmed, one course alone presented itself
and that was to mount his horse which
was concealed in the thicket and gallop
down to the Delaware, boat was ready
there for him. The thought was no sooner
suggested than it was put into execution.
He mounted his horse and eluded the
alarmed guards, and had reached the
Delaware.
Here he found himself headed 81 hemmed
in by at least fifty exasperated soldiers.
One sPrang from behind a tree, and de-
manded his immediate surrender, "Tis
useless TO prevaricate you are now our
prisoner, and your boat is in our posses
sion." -ia
''Son Of slave slave of king how
dare you address freeman Surrender
myself, hs freeman, surrender myself a
Doale never surrendered himself to any
man, far less to bliuded paltroon, away
or de- and he attempted to pass. The
guard levelled his gun, but himself bit the
dust, the ball of Doale's pistol had been
swifter than his own. His case was now
truly desperate behind was the whole
line of guards on the north of him the
Frankfort piquets and on the left of him
the city of Philadelphia filed with British
troops.
One way and only one presented itself
and that was to cross the river. He knew
his horse, he plunged in, a shout succeeded
and ere he reached half the distance,
twenty armed boats were in swift pursuit.
His noble horse dashed thro' the Delaware
his master spurred him on with double
interest. while the balls whistled around
him. The tide running down, when he
reached the Jersey shore, he found himself
Immediately opposite the old slip atMarket
street. On reaching the shore, he turned
round, took out pistol, and with a steady
aim fired at the first boat. A man fell
over the side, and sank to rise no more.
He then disappeared in the wood. The
angry, harassed and disappointed pursuers
gave one look, one curse and returned to
the Pennsylvania shore, fully believed thai
if he was not the devil, he was at least
one OF his principal agents.