The Van Buren press., 1859-07-27

upon his mind, he thnndesed out, s. No.
not farthing," Once snore did the
,vretches swing him of. aad this time he
was kept suspended Anth they thought he
was dead, sheg they lowered him. aud see-
ing now no change Of obtaiiing the coveted
gold. they departed.
The agony OF the wiie during the scene,
eau Only be Imagined. A tssy Was station
ed by herside, and with apistol at her head,
silence on the pei.sits og her life.
When they had gone. wssh What little
strength she pcs -essed, ira ssei her husband
into the house With thestagae hope that
he might not be dead. she nsgliee festora-
tives. and soon had the urlS pcakahle Joy of
decting signs of life. Ere sxl.ning, he MAS
entirely restored, and that fss-ss's gginei
his scout.
Continuing their route, stss ferries fell up
on several other of the nslghbors, ali Of
whom suffered some crueitysat then hands
At one house they placed Is master III a
chair, tied him down, and built FIRE under
him, by which means he vas at last com
PEELED by his unsnpportabe agony, TO re-
veal the hiding place OF goid Bat
terrible retribution was praraiins for them.
Major Pauiding had gatherod u party Of his
men. and were in hot pursuit OF them As
The Major was following up tirir track h.
stopped at the res idence OF r. Wright. an
old Quaker who felt a Song sympathy
for the American cause, hu whose princi-
pies prevented him from i:as.king an active
part IN the contest. 70 tiNinquiry ii such
party OF torres as has btkE described. was
seen, tf,e Quaker rcpliea iEsthe Affirmative,
pointing out the course t.tsy dad taken
At the same time. he inEsRMcd them ol
most admirable place fer asSssam brseaie, and
told them ii they would ssssfete themselves
there the enemy was celsain to fall into
their hands The wings hsa not been con
cealed long, ere the party~Yas heard APP
preaching At the sign9i, the patriots
sprans forward, aud discharged their wcap-
ons. At the very iirst frs. The blood-thir4-
" tory fell:
Some little time afuers the preceding
events, while Mr. Fisher Mas on another
visitto his family, sudden wOri was brought,
that the tories we're approashing. This. as
before, was during the night. Mr.. Fisher
had reason to suppose tllatshe object OF this
party, was to secure his psrsot ami it be
game necessary to o6tain spla.fe ot conceal.
Inent The mos, advantageous ono that of
fered, was beneath the iiossing, which was
loose, where WAS ample reasn iof him, and
where II vas hopcd, the tssies woutd not
think Of looking Tor theH.saeny. Scarce-
ly had he secreted hilnseifbs.sllcn the tefies
Sppea,,...ii 'fHcy burst il4{{.sthA t.raAcnce OF
with brutal lests and oxtlayagant threats.
demanded to be informed where her has
band was. 10 the inquiries, the undanteI
woman deigned no reply.
:. Come, give us Iight, said the lead
er. " that We may ferret our your rebel hus-
bands hiding place. III swear, that YOU sc
got him slowed away somewhere here"
have no light was the calm reply.
The difficulties OF procuring stores, some
tiihas tei, whig families for weeks without
the common necessities ~ cannot pfve
You one. SO you may blow my orains out
the moment you please. . The heroic spir-
it that breathed in her words, and the nrm
look from her undaunted eye, convinced the
tony that she was not TO be intimidated.
They were compelled to make the search in
the dark. Alter rummaging into every
nook and corner in vain, they gave up their
object. On several other occasions, Mr..
Fisher had similar narrow escapes.
We cannot yctrain from referring to one
enterprise in which Mr.. Fisher was engaged.
by which means fifteen wings put to hlght,
over three hundred Hessians The news OF
their approach was abroad, and the utmost
prevailed. The Hessians
were always he'd in great terror by the
country people. On this occasion, they
He'd at their approach into forests ami other
secure businesses. Concy Hill, was the usu-
al place Of retreat on these alarms. This I
was a hill somewhat off from the main
roads, and was surrounded by narrow de-
tiles, and reached only through dense thick /
cts, while Its rocky and irregular surface, /
Afforded means of defence impregnable. /
No fortress could have been more secure. |
All the inhabitants, therefore, retreated to
HIS iastness, Mrs. Fisher alone OF allneioh- /
Jqrs, yenturing tn scrIIafn witiIiI, i,ar own
house The usual road travelled bv the ar /
mics, that led north form White Plains. in /
Dne place described a wide circuit, but there +
Was a harrow, irregular road, sometimes
lse1, that shortened the distance consider
ably But this Toad was Very dangerous to
my large body of men. ltled by the Co.
ley Hill, which we have mentioned, and it's
whole length was through a rocky region.
with tangled thrke.s of laurel.
hat would have Afforded efectual protee.
ion and concealnent to BODY of assail- 1
lnts, and have made 5 IN a Ii force
formidable to a large ona At a point
IN this road, therefore, Majsr Paulding and
fifteen followers stationed themselves, with
. belief, that from the irregular and incau
ious manner the Hessians we're MARCHING
hey would be induced to Essen their their
quite, by taking the shortf cut The be-
ief proved to be well fouided. The spot
where Major Paulding postl his ambuscade,
vas one remarkably well adapted to that
Kind of warfare. 1t w,S, where the road
passing through desileimade a sudden
urn around a huge rock, sid where it was
80 narrow, that six men could not pass
abreast, while the whole ising. ground ON
.ither Side was irregular, fifth rough, iagy- /
I'd rocks, and covered win dense growth
Of laurel
Stationed at different p,nts, and protect {
ID by rocky battlementsjth little band t
quietly awaited the COMMIT of their enemy. q
AT last they appeared. approaching careIcss-
", and with an utter wat of military pru-