Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1848-03-29
From the Home Journal.
Passages i'm the Life Of n
Refugee of the Revolution;
OR,
CRUISES OF AN OLD SAILOR.
From the Home Journal.
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LOGGED FROM THE REcoLLEcrroNs OF LANDsAAN.
Observation-Disclosures.
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o, pity God, this miserable age
What stratagems, how fell, how butcherly,
Erroneous, mutinous, and unnatural,
This deadly quarrel daily doth beget!
Shaks.-3d Part King Henry iv.
Who's this? o God! it is my fathers face,
Whom in this conflict, unawares have kill'd.
Oheavy times, BETTING such events Idem.
The next evening, as soon as the master was
below, Talbot began:-"You know" said he,
s'my sentiments in regard to the disturbances
which happend before your departure. These
continued to increase; and better read IN my
litany than in discussions of abstract political
rights, / still chung to the side of the king, so
far as | could do, without coming in conflict
with nv countrymen. The increasing Ter
ments gave me real unhappiness, and as the
event was approaching, when it became neces-
sary to decide; resolved to observe a strict
neutrality between them. To fight against
my sovereign, | could not: and TO take mp arms
against my countrymen, was utterly out OF the
question. This position was for some time
able to maintain: and it was known that had
refused to accept a midshipmans warrant IN
the kings service, offered by my far-awav cous-
in, old Talbot, of the Barfeur, preferring to re-
main in the merchant service; and as many of
the revolutionary magistrates OF the colony
were my relations, fattered myself, that
might be enabled to avoid any participation in
the approaching conflict. | had married into
family as loyal as my own; the head ofwhich
had determined to pursue similar course of
neutrality; and who, being advanced IN years,
and residing in different ueighborhood, at ma
nv hazards was able 10 sustain it.
'.But had more dificulty: was surrounded
BY revolutionary zealots; and among others,
mortal enemy of cur family, old Bullock, the
butcher, whose son Joe, you will remember,
was always at feud with me at school. lie had
become a leading member of the committee Of
Public Safety; and furious denunciator of ev
cry one, whose opinions did not square with
his own. ice was enrolled in corps of min
ute men, and being non-commissiOned officer,
had great influence with the members of the
company, which was always ezerted to my pre-
ludice. had been more than year master Ct
vessel, owned in conjunction with my broth
in-law, and was about making another voyage.
when one of the committee called on me, with
request that | should bring home quanty of
gun powder: intended to increase the military
stores, then. secretly about being deposited at
Concord. This promised TO do: and on my
arrival at Earladoes, I notified the agent of the
committee Of my willingness to take it; and in
formed him OF the time of my intended return.
BIT as was preparing to sail, kings sloop
arrived from Toston; and upon communicating
: with the Governor, the permit to ship the pow
der was revoked. A vessel sailed the day OF
this occurrence; end | notified the committee.
through my brother law, of the failure OF
their expectations.
"On nv arrival home, found that my wife
and children had taken shelter with her father
at. left the vessel below, as the tide
was unfavorable, and proceeded, in my yawl,
to town.
"On reaching the house of my partner,
found nv sister alone, in great distress, (which
she was about TO explain to me, as my brother
in-law entered. Jack said he, 'you have not
moment to lose: you will find my horse ready
in the stable; you must mount directly, and
make the best of your way to Cove.
have ordered your men off to the brig, with in
strucfions to the mate to make sail instantly;
and to stand in after dark, and send the boat
for you there You had better go to New York,
where you will be better able to square your
conduct with your principles of neutrality: for
me. have come to the resolution of joining
the patriots. If they are not entirely right, the
kings party are, to say the least of it, obstin-
ately wrong, to persist in the measures they
are pursuing: of course, / must denounce you.
as having run away with the vessel. | could
not convince the committee that you were I'M
able to comply with their demand; and you are
prescribed as an eneiny to the country. Joe
Bullock has dismounted the post-rider, and is
squirting through town, to gather posse tC
take you into custody; as it is known that you
have come on shore. If you escape hanging
a coat of tar and feathers is the least you car
expect. God bless you. my boy! mount and be
off; and farewell until better times
~ was soon in the saddle, with riding
xvhip. heavily loaded, in hand, and on the way
20 the avenue leading to the York road. There
was prodigious clamor in the upper part OF the
town, where the public meetings were held
News of the battle of Lexington had arrived
and the patriot fever was highly enkindled.-
This heard, as, with handkerchief bound
round my face by way OF conceaiment, passed
a .house where three or four men were assem-
bled. gave my horse the rein as we got IN
to the suburbs, and found he was goer; nu
resolving not to blow him, / kept him under hii
ordinary trot. / had crossed the bridge, anc
canned an emiaeuce a couple of miles beyond
when, looking back, 1 perceived three horse
men in pursuit, and urging their horses to the
top of their speed. The sun was down, and thu
lane leading to the Cove was three miles dis
tant: where it struck off at right angles will
the post road. And perceiving that my pursu
ers were much separated; one of them very ia
in advance of the rest: was determined +
preserve the wind of my horse until the mo
ment OF action.
"My pursuer was gaining on me; and CLAN
cling backward, IrecOnized the very man whoI
Twas the most eager to encounter, Joe Bullock
a mile in advance Of the rest, and straining on
ward. Grssping my whip at due distance fror
the but, drew rein, SO as to have full com
mand of nv horse, and suffered him to get a
iongside Of me. sAh! hap said he, I'VE hav
ron. and as ne stretched out his left hand t
catch the bride of my horse, drew a back
stroke, which taking effect just above his eye.
emptied his saddle in a twinkling. The posi-
-;der's horse, supposing himself upon his usu'
tour of duty, continued his course; relaxin
his speed, so as to keep abreast OF mlnei VINE me
coming to the lane which was to lead me to tn