Delaware inquirer. (Wilmington, Del.) 1859-18??, 1859-09-03
VOLUME I.---No. 10.

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way. 'sshua 'hias' ins -o"-'ne pioo'
WINDOW Just as uaiA suio ""a ''o- .S-i-,e ',t
towards tne ooor, WIN nuso s'oho e''u'n.'
10 Do useu as Ainu VI pa''o,ns ia
Aiouu shrlek, rent 'he ar anu 'ho s.us''
anu ihuisiuuai ,ei 'Ose'"of " sn0 e.o" -
III al INSTANT 'ho .o.ioS sa'n',ou " o
comrade anu arew MN oiose " 'ne ''ou9e,
uiioer 'iie paih' eNe '"a' pioJe0'' "'o"." '""'
ahtequated puiioing' here he was sai' Noin
any shot that might pe hreo az 'he ihv"uoi'
from the upstairs WINDOWS; iora iew minutes
the siege was suspended, ana a'ten''oh was
paid to their wounded comrade'
l dafandinU
vantage oil TINS suspending Oh hos.iii',''eS
proposed 10 issue from the house anu a'''0A
the tories IN the street. but 'oshua whose
wise counsel was Always Oh great utihty
thought that they mad better stay wthih
doors, and act soieiy upon the ueiehce. ih's
| course was approved OF by the orand father,
who did not wish any unnecessary plood 10 ne
shed.
The curses OF the tories were loua ana ve-
hement. They swore vengeance against the
quakers, who preached non-resistance--a
dogma that they relied considerapiy upon III
getting possession OF the Treasure oepos''eo
in the well.
once more they commenced pa''eriner' s"e
door-taking good care 10 Keep directiy ne
meath the painteve, so that no more oi thelr
comrades should fall rom shots rom the up
stairs windows. The crash that had peen
heard, before Joshua had made shuch goou
shot, was occasioned ny the breaking oi the
bolt Of the lock- The door was held now ny
the barricade within. AT every stroke it would
sway backwards against the tables anu u''-
ferent kinds OF furniture that were piieu up
| against it, At every plow these tilnss l,oVeu
farther back, and the door opened lew m
ches. The besiegers had no idea Oh any one
being present but the Veherapie quaker "ho
occupied the house, our gaiiaht h''ie sq"ao
stood, with their fingers upon theh trigsers
ready the moment the door opeheu W hio "
volley at the INVADERS. MOI voice pe'rayeu
the number OF the deienders-so quie' were
they that they did not even Whisper among
themselves Inc door became weaker' anu
| yielded little by little TO the heaVy pio"S VI
the tories. IL was evident that IL coniu no''
out but very little longer, and the anxiety
OF those withn became amos ip'oie,aV'.'
The groans OF the wounded man could DC
distinctly heard as he lay under 'he "iii"o"'
and the voice OF Fitzgerald, rudy cheer''u VI
his companions to the siege lie was heafa 70
say; Blood for blood no quarters 70 th'
d-d quakers." II was pretty evident to the
young men that they would stand no chanc'
for their lives If the tories should get INT
better of them. There was no DOUBT tna'
the building would have been iired but that
that would cut off all opportunity for getting
possession of the so much coveted treasure
The voice Of Fitzgerald was heard to give or
der-for them all to lay hold OF huge timber
that he had placed against the door ana heip
pry it open. Just as the door was pressed
back far enough for man to enter, and wmle
our friends were waiting for some one to enter
the Aperture volley ofmusketry was heard
ring loud and sharp upon the stiffness Of night
The shrieks of the tories, as they, either feli
wounded or flew for safety, were loud and
terrific. The little band rushed into the stree'
and pursued the enemy but they could cap
ture no prisoners except those that were found
wounded upon the ground. Three OF th'
tories, among whom was the famous fitzger
aid, were found weltering in their blood, OF
the pavement. These were taken into th'
house and their wounds dressed.
- -. ,,o,,,o and told what was probably