Weekly Council Bluffs bugle. (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1857-1860, 1857-07-07
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In she annn@ and aHtN@n q Al
wkiis Sir WilIiam Hewes nth Asss alssa
1 paEsF 81 Ete FoyaI army, was lying " ssR
| kosk aanaxsa kzsgeyas, sstA kls asssyy
maFe axlsAnaing fNsaa Caamds ao Albany.
The ob3ses end aesign Of tbs eHsmlE
| vas 10 possAss themselves of Lake Chan
plain, win the whole ea the nndsou, and
ihassby d sas oH ali iaARsouRse asa
le0mmmai saki0n hnsYean Eha kmseaxn and
SoakhegnE States. FaK tbs paTDoas Of
wasahing sha naosionB and annoying the
operation 81 the hostile aFmies. 6ease-
raj Waahtngson lad hired sEaMEl Bodies
Of tzoops e hs ssAsisnsd - FsaA MGll,
He'd Huah, GsTesnbRah, aad several okAeT
places on The eask side OF The r;yer be-
tween AfhaMy aud Naw York, with strict
0rdars 60 take ap and examine ali ssfan-
gsrs tEaFalaing up ind down the river,
either By basad or Wasers and II datscted
IN espionage or szapl 5yed IA eommunica-
tion iaformakion bstvean the British ar
miss, 70 be panishet according 70 the
RRaIea Of w&aR. ~ sH @1
About the kEst Of EaptsmbsS, psaasr
sEiaa p4sssag poEshw &dly vas hailed aBd
stopped by sentinel IT the guard paae-
ed as Red aook, AHa ymnaazsded BY Capt
Jsha Mansaeld, og e. Maectiszt.
The maa was about shiTty years of age,
and clothed i'm the haiait Of fGEmer. Hs
was eondustsd TO the suard house, Capt.
M. inquired Of him hi name, the place Of
bis resiasnss, rs wsal - thzt 20 which he
was going. his baaiRs . thsRes It.
he repllad by givir name sad sas-
ted that he belonged % the place above
Red Hook and was tarmeg, ttlA2 be was
now on his way 20 tha nsxt town &boye,
With q EisE 20 purehaBs ~ . pair Of oxsa
from farmer Ofhis fequaintaaee living
there.
He was asked whefaar hs had about |
hiEa any iaktsT oT communication from |
Lord Howe 0E any okhsg BFitiah 0kesx Il |
New York, addressed 10 Gen. BurgeYne |
or any other 0HEeer in TIE army, 10 which |
he promptly answered in the negative.
Capt. "a tksn todd ham that gueh were /
the eFdsEs qE his HupeFi5 y 0f6eex that is be-
came bis duty to seaEuh this person Of |
every traveller under s.aiiRF eiFsumstan- |
ces, 10 whieh he replied be had no objee-
Eions 70 being sesFohsl. gaPs. d. then I
direcaed two OF three ef kha gard 10 take !
OF his soat and examine the pockets.
folds, lining. and syeFy other part eriti-
cafly. While this waf DONG, ene Of the 7
guard observed the pT sousT to pass his |
band with o qaick motian fFom has vest |
poekss to has mouth. s-a.-..s. /
The search, however, continued, and |
was finished without AIT discovery which |
would Justify the further detention u shs I
prisoner. Eaps.- 4s-Eras then informed /
Of the saapaEsoRs circumstances notiesd I
by the guard. WhaE wa now to be dons2 I
Strong suspicion had attached itself to
the stranger but no positive proof had
yet appeared against ham. 1
An expsdaeas soon Suggested itself 10
the ready thoughts Of ear Yankse Cap
tain. he ob@arusd 10 the prisoaer, "we
have det&ined you on your journey for
some length Of time, aHd subjected you 10 /
q pretty strig4 examination. fees bound |
By the rules Of civiiitylt lto treat yoa to .
bowl Of toddy before yen proeeedon aud |
If ron will drink with az you shall be |
made welcosnssD The man was pleased /
with the inSisatiUn aud readily agreed 70 /
aceept Ii. Tke Captain took apoa him
aSsA Ss4G NHttfS Va SsA4 30 @1ASs&&A kaf
pgTed the tbddy. To make il genuine
and TO answer the purpose for which he I
wanted Il, be stirred In good 80 -
siena dose az anas&as tartar. 0aaa a&smm
KeE being thirsty and somewAat fskigMsa I
BY travelling, drank veEY Freely ef the
beverage. whiie the aAsEAin and others I
present bAfely tassasT and passed ii |
roani. ssf
-- d free eomsatien sooa cOmmsneed
between theh MneeE ard his new aeQuAin-
taness. al EhQufred Of Captain n. the
Manshea 81 saam under his eoan naaad. and /
a - ds dsMe1sak msiiAAxy stations zbeys
Ka Mpok, mhsaher thsy were faxnished
eta Aeld pisces ef any kind of cannon
whaa numbeF sf ssntinels were placed on l
the watch All tims-h0w often, and what
tima In TIA Right thsy relieved, &sss &es
About swaAVs o. aftsea naiRRtas Afsar
the soddy went roHnd and wsns down, Cur
gnest begaa 70 grow pale and look wild. +
. someskinga - said BE, Esfa tue matter !
with mel ksat xsxy aisk &s my stomach
all al onee l'g~~Hs rose ianms7l lakely from
bis seaa and wsnk into the wo0d yard
where quaSkity Of chips were lying, and
soon began 60 yofnft. he was carefully I
waaahed by CapaaiH d. end several "a
he gaaxa, asd was sesn b. sAaEA - axaw
vita hia foot parcel Of chips syer the
matter emitted from bis stomach, before
he rusnrnea Into the house. Whils he waa
riassng his usoashin tke kease, Uspe&in
Al. diFected 3 saaxsh IN DO Maaas azAoas
tbs chips, where Was soon foand . silyer /
ball Of Eha ai8e oE q snail mnsket ballet,
made by twv pieces Of very khinly plated
silver, hsua foslaad and lighsls ssadsrsd
tegsshag. 81 tEBs
Enclosed IA shis fatal ballet was found /
q lettef 0p b sheet Of silk paper, signed |
by Lord Howe, adarSssed b Gen. Bars |
x9ima, giving imfoFmaAaiSa ssMpssking the |
sisaatioa Of 1As Eeyal Assk and szms - |
New York, and ksq tIAx advice fFDm tAs /
GeaegaI by Tie bearer What Rsowress he |
waa making wikh tie Mxzay aazAeT Bis e0za- |
mnnd towassu AIhany, Ii whioh place hs |
hogsoa sad expected soon te msss him. |
The bearer, pf course, was consinasd i'm |
custody ,and ooass magkial speedily fcxm- |
cd, by whoms 0a tie elsafeaa aviaeacs Of
guilt, gha ungoe tassas psisoasr was eoa-
viuAsa, aause@aed and exscatsda
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