New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-01-21
bouors name is subec1hsd 60 :, wac "Comhssasyoi
Prt onerh' for New JsIsey.
" 10 the KeeSsr Of me ComnoR Jad to' he Coa~y@

bonors name ,s subecrhsd 60 :, wac "Comn'ssafyoi
pfh onerh" for New JsIsey.
/" 10 the Keeper Of he Comsoa Jai fo' the Co@"y@
RaFltR Rtos-titettRg
" Yoa am, hereby oo,pnsnjci 70 receive into your
custody the body of Cal. Christopher ii1op, prisoner
Of war herewith delivered 10 yes', and having pus
iicYs on husbands ard feet you ere TO cham mr. i9wn
to the fOST in ce ROOM in re tald }a,, go for lie
90 retain him giving him brSta and water oAly ior ha
food until Won receive further orders IRON me, Oh VIC
(omrissa,S q! Pris0reys fr the State OF Now-Js,scy
for the time beng. Given Tnder my haps, ~ hn'"
BEETHOVEN, thSs nth day Of Nova l'!9. ,o.
"EITss BoupINoE, Com. Pre', Ncw-Jelse!',
The Copnh sor er expressed his Iegce, TO bui1p 'nH
zeees,i,y made this t.eatmen. proPcg. bn'' nc
said. retaliation is Greeted, aud VIII, moss shr
cereIv hope be in year power to relieve yourself ron
the s.aatiop, by writing to Ncw-fork TO procure the
relaxation Of ire meripgs Of John Lesbier ard Capt.
Nathaniel Randall" Fits Raado,ph was the correct
NAME Of the lsst mentioned person. de w2ss we'll
known patriot, and daring end brave soldier, from
woodbri5ee. who afterwGd fell gallan'iy in one
az the Jersey attles At ths time he was confined
end ;roned in the Old SugarJdouse, New-YoTk.
Col. Slp,cce, who then commanded the famous
"ooeens Rangers" and was stationed on Staten
Isaud making sudden aad rapid incurson into New
Jersey with his dragoons and during fight near New
BrunswicS, his horse was killed, and be himDelf,
,tunned by tie fall, was captured. He wac also
taken td53urlington, and made the feIlOwprisoner
his royslist friend, Col BiIop. Several plans were
laid for ME liberation and the day before his exchange
by Gen. Washington forty friends othe British csuse
reached the neghbcrbood with hOrses for his rescue
Billoq, also was soon exchanged.
Al bis bouse which has since the Revolution been
known or the " BAlop House. Lord Howe, Gen.
kniphauren, Col Shncoe, and others who had cons-
nsands on the lsand, often met. Immediately after
the gnfoItuDate bsttle on Long leland Lord Howe
senta communication to Congress in Philadelphia, so
Icitine Committee of Conference. Franklin, Aders,
and Rutledge were appointed for this purpose. The
important interview was held in heOld Biop Hease.
when the American ENJOYS declined every proposition
for2eaee that did rot frat acknowledge the indepeRd
enee of their souny Howe expressed his regret and
distress az this announcement, in that case, he Ss
be would be compelled to take "severe messurss
aeaia.t the Americans, for whom he had go warn n
regard. DIR. Frapklin in reply, assured the British
| commander that The Americans would endeavoT 20
lessen as much possible the pain he might feel en-
their account by taking the best they could Of
| hemseires. When the interview was over, Howe p9
lely conveyed the Commissioners in his barge 70
Ansioy and when they reached the wharf, franklin
ngng some gold and silver in his pockets oferedisto
tie oarsmeu The commanding officer, however, would
not permit them TO receive "rebels money" This
incident cansed much amusement to bis companions,
but Franklin explained that 4" as the British under
the impression that we have not a fathng of hard
" money in the country, thought would convince
them of their mistake. knew at the same time
Iisked nothing 10y an offer, which their regulations
"S0ald4aot permit heaa TO ectetR."
Such are among the reminsceneesof the " Old Bill
lop House" splace u the Olden Time well worth
visiting. G.P.D.
JJe (llose Staten LSqai.