Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1855-02-16
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NiOaGAM AND HIS nIFLEMTM.

The outpoSts Of the two armies were
very near each other, when the American
commander dcSrous of Oh aiming particu-
lar information respecting the position Of
his adversary, summoned the leader OF the
regiment, Col. Daniel Morgan, to head
quarters.
1t was night, and the chief was alone
After his usual polite, yet reserved and dig
niIiel salutation, Washington remarked ::
Il have sent for you, Col. Morgan, to
intrust to your courage and sagacity, a
small but inpo!ta enterprise. ! wish
you to rcconnoiter the encmy's line, with
a view to aSccl tain correctly the position
of their newly constructed redoubts, also
the cncampments of British troop that has
lust arrived, and those of their IicsSian
auXiliaries. Select, sir, an officer, non
commissioned officer and about twenty
picked men, and, under cover OF the night,
proceed with all caution, get as near as
you can, and by day dawn retire and make
your report at headquarters. But mark
me, Col. Morgan. mark me well: upon
no account whatever, are you to bring on
any skirmish with the enemy if discover
d,make speed y retreat, let nothing induce
you to fire a sing lie shot. [ repeat, sir,
that no part circumstances will excuse
the discharge OF a single shot on your part;
and for the extreme preciscness of these
orders, permit ME to say, | have my reas-
ons." Filling two glasses of wine, the
General continued, "and now, Col. Nor
gan, we will drink a goodnight, and
success to your enterprise Col. Morgan
quailed the wine, smacked his lips, and
assured his Excelcncy that his orders
should be punctuslly oboyed, and left the
tent Of the Commander-in-CAief
Charmed at being chosen as the cxecu-
tive officer of a daring enterprise, the lead.
er ofthe woodmen repaired to his qnarters,
and called for Gabriel Long, his favorite
captain, ordered him to detail trusty
sergeant and twenty prime fellows, who
being mustered and ordered to lay on theil
arms, ready at moments warning,
Morgan and Long stretched their manly
forms before the watch-tire, to wait the
going down of the moon, the signal o1
departure.
A little after midnight, and while the
rays ofthe setting moon still family glm.
mered, in the western horizon, "Up, Ser.
geant," cried Long, "stir up your men,
and twenty athletic figures were on their feel
in a moment. "Indian file, march," and
away they all sprung with the quick, and
yet light and stealthy step of the woodman
They reached the enemy's line, crawled ur
SO close to the pickets of the Hessians as
to inhale the odor Of their pipes; discovered
by the newly turned earth, the r o ,ition ot
the redoubts, and by the numerous tents
that dotted the field for "many a rood
around" and showed dinly, amid the
! light haze, the encampment of the British
and German reinforcements, and in short
! performed their perilous duty without the
slightest discovery, and pleased with
themselves, and thesuccess of the enter
prise, prepared to return, just as
chantic.e,r ftom neighboring farm
house was bidding salutation to til,
morn.
The adventurous party reached small
eminence at somedistance from the British
camp, commanding an extensive prospec
of the adjacent country. Here Morga,
halted to give his men little rost, be