The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1861-11-05

Iaus ard HnIfnmci, While i3le briars
stretched over Tie walls. covering the
ilie ground from SIGHT
T Under lhi. cover and within ten feet 5.
TIE Col aad Cla.-rn. lay crouehcd the
very man OF which obey we're mikiog.
lie had barely time TO escape from the
house apd conceal himself o1l the approach
ot the hotsemen, whom he did not then ex-
pecl 70 be within ien iniie- of him.
Twice, ou hearing the base lies OF
Classen be was oa The point Of rising and
confronting him but d it'll rejection
was Jeff, aud he thought ta, was not tile
occasion 10 place hs lie 10 jeopardy, which
he certainly would d2, ,iucc the party Of
troops had come expressly 10 take him.
DO you know wllh any certainty, Clas-
sen, how long since Peler Van Dyke was
IN the neighborhoud
i heard thai he was seen last night two
miles from here, in by-path through the
woods, coming towards his house.
This is the information | received. and
! am determined TO capture him sooner or
later. lfyou can point ont his whcrea-
bouts or arrest him yourself, you shall
have reward Of Giiy guineas.
Iiassen wns as avarieious and fond OF
money as he was wicked Fifty guineas
vas q large sum indeed when gold was
rarely seen.
IA catch him, Colonel, before he Is
three days older. | know one Of bis
iaants.'
Why not lead us thcreY
II would be OF no use this time Of day.
Besides he may not be there for a day or
two, aud shall have TO be cautious IN
looking for him.
Wen, secure lin, and fifty gnineas
shall be yours.
Several Of the soldiers now came from
the house, and stated that they lad search
cd the house from top 10 bottom, but could
find no one, although from appearance
some one had been there lately.
The Colonel, followed ny Classen, passed
on to the house, while the fugitive lay
quietly 10 bis eoncealment.
Il vas plain frame house of middling
size, built partly Of stone, in the Old Dutch
style, and very comfortable within. There
was butyery little furniture; d few chairs,
tables, and cooking utensils The better
part, CIassen SAID, Lad been taken away
on the occasion Of Van Dykes sisters |
rs her part.
Here is gFeet coat, sir, said one OF |
Tie soldiers, that we found on the floor Of /
the kitchen, near the back door. II must
have been dropped by some one in a hur-
ry.'
Feel if there are any papers in the
pockets, said Col Harcourt.
Yes, sir, here is a bundle of them
The Colonel took the package, looked
It the superscripton, broke the seal, and
going TO the wndoS, commenced reading
Q himself, with a coanlenanee Of surprise.
So, so--here is II list Of our troops and
heir numbers in and about the city. AT
Powell's Hook three hundred and fifty.
At ElizabethIown and Newark one thou
and. Gen. Clinton leaves for Charles
own with one thousand. Why. these
documents are indeed OF Importance
Who can play the Spy so well in our
ampy This Van DJ Ike is most danger
us man to be abroad. Men, and you,
Jlassen, search every hole and see if any
more papers can be found II
Very wei, We viii now leave the place ,
nd return 60 quarters at Powells Hook.
lodgeson, place some dry wood in lhc
middle Of the room, and when ! give the Z
'ord, apply the MATCH /
What! are you going to burn the Viii 4
1ws, Colonel Z 4
Yes, will burn down the nest Of this
arlion bird. 1t is well he is not within
~ reach-he should swing for if. One ]
uch fellow with his secret spying, is more c
ljury to us than regiment Of rebels in I
pen field r
Little did the British commander mag +
lc that the young man was almost within il
ne very sound of his voice.
10 horse, men, all except Hodgeson.'
Now, lIodgeson, apply the match, Il
lounf and fall IN n
L vas with anguish that Van Dyke y
AAA tito bAAti liblh HiA AiuiliE place. d
he Willows, as the farm house was y
died, had been the birth place Of his an Il
ssiors, as ii was his own, and there be II
I'D passed his life. But what could he fe
d: Nothing. III
Presently thick bright smoke arose "
I'd burst from each door and window b
bis was followed by bright flames, that Al
loi far into the sky, and The cracking Of pI
e well seasoned timbers, dry with a cen ii
ry Of preparations could be heard at 4,
'eat distance. "
There viii be one rebel shelter less q
might. II is a pity they were not all m
irned down, then the king would have al
ore friends on this side of the water.
iese rebels are like dogs, a good whip
ng makes them better natured. Tie n,
use will be consumed, for the embers a.
g beginning 10 hy before the evening pl
'eeze. BY file, 10 tile right face, trot n
q the horsemen wheeled into the road. 4
Fiiiy guineas you say Colonel Il take y
an Dyke asked ClAssen again. IN