Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1854-11-30

to meet Arnold nj Albany aud expedit,
/ his movements. but although the late
/ soon arrived at Fort ID lvton. countless de
! laws still occurred in The assembling ofhi
forces, ana the danger grew daily NOR,
imminent. Bat Dudley. ever active anC
yiglan., had not been lille during the alb
sencs of Wtllett. H1ving learned of ;
secret meeting Of The emSsarleS oil 81
I John Johnson in the neighborhood wh'
were melting the dlsaiiecied 10 take u
arms in the royal cause. he quietly sur
rounded the place of meeting with tnrce
and in the midst OF an eloquent h1rranga'
of one of their leaders, entered the room
aud made the whole assembly prisoner:
of these several were Immediately triet
as spies and sentenced TO death. Thi;
circumstance afforded the means for that
memoriable ruse Of Gen Arnold. of which
the reader needs scarcely TO be reminded
Among the condemned was Il half wlited
fellow by the name of Hon. YOst Schuyler
for whom at the foot of the gallows an
aged and widowed mother pleaded with
all that earnest and eloqucnce which al.
fecion only can inspire. Arnold spared
his life on condition that ne would hasten
to the British camp, where he was well
known as loyalst,and spread the tldingS
of his immediate ap pproach with large
force. a brother of the prisoner consent
ed 10 be his hostage, and would suffer
death in his stead If the oiher failad OF
fulfilling his contract. Hon. YOSt prnvei
faithful, and with the aid Of a few friend
ly Indians, who assisted in his plot. met
with tho most perfect success. The large
hodY OF Indians under Brant at once took
the alarm and as no iniucement of 81,
Lqgor could stay them, ha was compeil
ed to raise tie seigo and retreat with his
whole force.
The exulta,ion with which the wei
come intelligence was received at Fort
DAYTON, was fel, bv no one so much as
by Dudley who with C1l Willette. i'm
modiately FASTENED to rcloin and congrat-
ula.e their friends. Bat the happiness of
the former was destined to sad and sud
den reverse. Beguiled by counterfeit
cd letter purporting to have come from
himself rs prisoner. wounded and dying
in the British camp, Ellen had left the
fort. under ,he charge of an emmissary
of Waldon, who had not hesitated TO desc
crate the sacred character OF Il flag TO so
vile a purpose. This aflliciing news was
rendered still more alarming by the adji
tional Intelligence that Capt. Wells was
dangerously i'll from The effects of wound
received in the battle of Oriskany. The
privatons incident to a travelling camp
would Of course diminish the chances OF
his recovery, and in the event OF his death
Ellen would be l5fl.remole from her lrlend
to the tender mercics OF Waldon ,unshieli-
ed even by the slight projections which
such n parent would have afforded.
Still another startling item of news.
which was disclosed TO Dudley: on his
arrival vas that Rogers, his faithful friend
and ally in the affair at Lees, had desert
ed to the enemy; an event SO incredible.
that when forced reluctantly to believe
its truth, he for a moment lost all .hith
in human integrity, The deserter had
been as remarkable for his honesty and
frankness as for sagacity and his personal
attachment to Dudley. was matter OF
general observation. There was no time,
however. for reflection on this secondary
calamity. To pursue the retreat!ng army
to keep in the neighborhood of Ellen
and watch the chances which fortune
! might throw in his way for her rescue
was his immediate and prompt resolve
Among the few Indians in the fort. he
found only two whom he was able to pre-
vail upon to. accompany him. They
were. however. brave and sagaclous, ano
as his hopes of success must depend less
upon force than skill, the small number
of his confederates was perhaps scarcely
matter Of regret.
(To BE Continued