The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1895-03-07
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At the end Of the half hour Cap
/ tain French met Colonel White anC
agreed to surrender his whole force
consisting of one hundred and forty
men. the four ships, and one hundred
and fifty stands of arms.
Colonel White was greatly aston
ished and startled at finding so many
prisoners on his hands, for from what
Joe had said he supposed there were
only about fifty men at the station.
But be affected to think that there
Onght to be more, and at length Cap
tain French confessed that fifty men
had left that day.
At this Colonel White became very
grave, and with much seriousness and
some emotion II his manner, told the
English captain that he was afraid
his men would become ungovernable
through disappointment at not bag
ging all the game. and that he feared
to be responsible for their acts.
After few moments thought Colonel
v hlte directed that the surrendered
force march out unaImed and follow a
man ald two boys whom he would send
to guide them and they would lead
them TO place of safety. They were to
get away quietly without letting the
Americans know the surrender had
taken place. he required Captain
French to promise that he would not
allow his men to abuse his humane eff
forts to save them from death by at
emtphng to escape. The captain will
Iingly gave his word and returned to
marshal his men. At the same time
Colonel White and Etholen gleefully
hastened back to inform the boys and
Ray Ct the success of the plan.
Ray was put t. work keeping the
fires, and Etholen, Joe and Hiram ac
companied the colonel to the British.
Etholen and the boys were to lead the
prisoners toward the American station
at Sudbury, over twenty miles away,
and the colonel and Ray, Immediately
after their departure with the English
We're TO get assistance and overtake
them.
The British marched out and Cap
tain French, on behalf of his soldiers.
thanked Colonel White for his efforts
i'll their behalf. Then the prisoners
tramped away with their small escort.
anxious to hasten their pace for fear
the enraged Americans would advance
on thom and cut them 10 pieces.
On the departure of the captives the
colonel and Ray hurried to where they
had left jim and the horses. They
fouc1 the boy and his charges and at
once galloped away to arouse the
neighborhood. the first of whom were
sent to secure the arms at the station
and to run the vessels up the stream
to point where they would be safe
from recapture.
In the course of couple of hours
/ Colonel White and his comrades sue
ceeded in raising a band of twenty
men besides those whom he had sent
to take care OF the ships. With these
he set ont after the prisoners.
They We're Overtaken after having
made about half the distance to Sun
bury, and not one Of the British haC
made any effort to escape. Befor'
morning the whole force was safe il
! cndfSe OF the Americans at the post
This affair was not very momentou
IN its results and was completely over
/ shadOwed by the defeat which th
| Americans and French sustained a
/ Savannah. Colonel White reached hi
command before the assault on th
city, and in reporting he affair at th
/ Ogecnee, to his commander, spoke IL
I the highest terms Of Joe, explainin.
fully his part in the capture. Gener
al Lincoln was much pleased with al
who had taken part in the enterprise
and offered Joe a commission in tn
! Continental army. Colonel Whit,
/ promised to see that Mrs. Warrer
would be we'll taken care of if he woul,
accept, and the boy gladly did so. H
| served with credit to himself and whel
the war closed he bore the rank of frs
lieutenant.