The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-03-03
Misc Han @ O u 8.
For The AgiS &c H,telligcucer.
The Quaker Alarms Col. st. Leger.
A TALE OF THE REVOLUTION.
by MARS.

Early in August, 1777, Gen. Burgoyne
sent Col. st. Leger to reduce the valley of
the Mohawk. His force consisted of seven
hundred British and about tine same num-
Der of Tories and Indians. lie devastated
the country and committed many shame
full acts of vandalism. He laid siege to
Fort Schuyler, on the site of the present
town Of Rome, New York. This post was
bravely defended by Col. Gansevoort, but
the ammunition and supplies of the post
were inadequate for siege, and the haugh-
ty Brton felt sure of his prey. The situa-
ton being made known to Gen. SCHUYLER
he sent Benedict Arnold with 800 men to
relieve the beleagured fort. Arnold with his
great military skill did not feel easy to
engage with double his number il an &C.
tion could be avoided. st. Leger was in
great spirits, as the garrison had ceased to
return his fire, as their ammunition was
exhausted, and in council of war it was
determined to take the fort by assault on
the next day. His Indians were gloating
over the butchery of The helpless garrison,
and were quarreling about the prospective
scalps of their murdered victims.
On the night before the projected assault,
just as darkness had set in, q Quaker came
dashing into the British lines. He was
mounted on a fine black horse, which was
covered with white ilecks of foam. He
came at full speed and paid 10 attention
to the guard until a cross of bayonets in
front of his horse, and an order to stand,
brought him to, when he informed the
guard that he wished to see friend ST..
Legcr without delay, in order that he
might do his friend George the King o
favor. He told them to hurry him into
the presence of the Kings officer. The
guard soon ushered him into the presence
of Col. st. Leger. The British Colonel
was greatly surprised at the wild, fright
ened appearance of his visitor, who told
him that he was man of peace, that his
name was Micajah Murray, that he was a
true friend of George, the man the people
called King, that lie had ridden full thirty
miles at full speed to do the good king q
favor, and to prevent the kind friends he
saw from being butchered by the Philis
tines around him; verify, said he, as il
were they are upon thee. Micajah was Q
dull looking fellow. He wore homespur
clothes made of tow linen, and huge bea
yer with an immense brim. His cothe!
were all made In the plain Quaker style
but his dizziness soon torsuok him and hi
fired up and became eloquent as he pro
ceeded with his tale of woe to the gallan
Briton. He said, "Frieud, / am opposed tt
war, am man of peace, but do wisl
that the troops of the good George ma.
drive those wicked rebels out of the lane
of promise; for to day whilst Ruth, III,
loving wife, and l were at monthly meet
ing, these wicked sons of Belial killed m,
finest yoke of bullocks, which had fattet
expressly to feed the Kings troops, ant
stole oil Ruth's pies, my firstday shirt, ant
verify they likewise stole my keg of whit
brandy which / kept for medicine; 70
Solomon says Look not upon the win
when it is red but my brandy was white
and it was good, tell thee, but it is gon
now, all drank up by those wicked, god
less sinners. And, my dear friend, if the
stays here another night thee and all tn
fine men will be like unto the mighty arm
Of Assyria under Sennacherib, for whe
you arise in the morning, verify say unit
thee you will all be dead corpses, as til
prophet Isaiah saith for say unto the
my good friend, that a wicked man Gale