Litchfield enquirer., 1847-09-23

the British commander. A liitle ailes
midnight tho moon rose 10 i.s full and
found the adventures nearly Opposite
HARLEM. The difficulty Of making z
landing when they should hive arrivrd
at the place OF rendezvous, u pl acs OF saw
pits near the foot ofsWhat 10 ut present
RooseveIi street, was more than usually
great in consequence ofthe side otihe
river being directly 10 The range II the
moons rays 80 that the crew were 0tlis
ged 10 keep the yawl Close 10 thr Long
Island shore. Sing the s'Feam
At lover 81 Noold have been
caurtiug detection, and pulling dnsn III
the way N open yi;:w, was equally IAN.
gefpus. Al q sign from sTalmadge. The
men desis,ed intheir Ia bar, wiped awsy
the perspiration, and examined their
arms. A hasiy review Of their position
was made, an it was iinall7 resolved to
choose the least Of Two evils. and keep
10 the shore in shadow, until nearly OPP
q I. =
posiie the spot they wished 10 reach, and
then make the best Of their way acrnss.
In case of discovery and pursuit, the
yawi was to be pulled away for lite TO
BlackwelI's Island Chen private property
and occupied as a residence by tho own
ers,) where by lodging alb 'ut, or by get
ting on shore, concealing the boat. they
might eyade capture. se a.s,a
This settled, the word was given 10 LEI
co. and the quintet were once more
gliding noislessly along aver the smooth
surface of the sleeping waters, They
had made about three miles when the
peculiar sound Of oars at work in their
thole pins arrested their attention. Tai>
madge looked aiteniively to ascertain
the whereabouts of the craft, but for the
moment failed TO see il. His practiced
ear told him however. that the inoppor>
iune arrival was on the same side Of the
river. Bidding HE men to shoot into a
little cove or indenti0n nrar which they
were, and keep as quiet % death, Tai.
madge anxiously awaited the approach
of that which was expected. the injen>
ton or recess, was mere irregularity
Of the shure, offering nothing 10 get be.
hind. AIlthey could do. was TO lie down
in the bottom of the yawl, and ust to
the shade, silence and chance for escape
from recontre. As the boat neared
them, another shot out hundred yards
above. They met nearly Opposite the
yawl. and only two hundred yards or SO
out into the river. @
~ VINO goes there = cried q voice from
the boat downward bound. a't
Officer of the day answered a voice
from The other. ' ~ 3sf8 wo'fF #
ss They came close together, and after
d coafab of five minutes, 10 such low
tones that the ambushers could not hear,
there was q change in portion Of the
crews--and an order 10 one Of the boats
10 hang about the vicinity, was given as
the other was urged towards the city. In
that boa, len behind, the spies counted 9
men. besides the coxs vain, in the fatigue
dress of British marines. Amer waiting
80 minutes and seeing no Ind, ;atIon Of
their departure, Tainadgc determined q
adopt bold expcdicnt. His time was
being wasted, and he WINS no, going
to The starting point without having ar
complisbed the ed which bro,ighi him
out. One Of the men, an expsiri swisn,
mer was directed to diytst himself VI
nil clothing save his breechfs and q
.fisnncl shirt, drop into the wafer md 20
float into The tide. He was 20 f'.ign pnr-
iisi death by drowning. gel on board the
other boar, and when the enesDy Icas'
expected II, recover, and seize whatever
might be the best weapon hc-conld g.,i
do allthe damage possible, and trust q
bis comrades for aid.
He fioated out as was directed, and wa,
picked up and pitched into me boas. Hs
managed the business with such dextcri'
", performed such strange manDusres
and floa.ed about. gasped, snorted, and
sky -Iarked, as the phrase goea, in q
novel a style, that the attention Of the I
roy alisis was completely centered upof
him.