Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1896-08-15
Address, DR. G. u. SHORES,
aE. Second South o. SdtAEs City, UtaA

"a Second South o. Salt Lake City, UtaA
ing off the Prince William Henry and
Admiral Digby merits applause; and
yoc have my authority to make your
attempt in any manner and at such
time as your judgement shall direct.
81 am fully persuaded that 1t is un
necessary to caution you against offer
ing insult or indignity to the person of
the Prince or Admiral should you be SO
fortunate as to capture them; BUTT may
not be amiss to press the propriety of a
proper line of con duct upon the party
you command.
Sin case of success, as soon as you
get them to place of safety, treat them
with all possible respect; but you are to
delay no time in conveying them to Con-
gress and reporting your proceedings,
with copy of these orders.
Given at Morristown, this 2Sth day
of March, 1881.
GEORGE WASHINGTON"
"Note-Take care not to touch upon
the ground which is agreed to be neu-
tral-yiz; from Railway to Newark and
four miles back"
Colonel Ogden drew up detailed
plan of proceedings. The Prince lived
in Hanover Square the Fortieth regi-
ment was quartered in Broad street, In
Lori Strings old quarters. Two
sentinels guarded the princes horse; a
captain with 40 men were in TIE city
hall, then in Wall street, where the sub
treasury Is now; sergeant and = men
were stationed at the head OF Old Slip,
and another guard of equal strength was
at the Old Coffee house at Wall and
Queen NOW Water streets. To handle
the guards he found that he needed
four whale boats, with "their respective
crews, including guards, etc; besides
these, one captain and one subaltern
three sergeants and 60 men" They
were to start from the Jersey shore at
such an hour as would let them reach
Coenties Market by half past nine. At
that time on March night there would
not be over much light to interfere with
the kidnappers. The order of proceed
ing arranged by Colonel Ogden was as
follows:
"First-Two men, with guide, sec
onded by two others, for the purpose of
securing the sentinels-these men to be
armed with naked bayonets and dressed
in sailors habits. They are not to wait
for anything, but Immediately execute
their orders.
"Second-Eight men, with myself,
preceded by two men, each with a crow
bar, and two, each with an ak. These
are for the purpose of forcing the doors
should they be fast, and to be followed
by four men entering the house and
selling the young prince, the young no.
blemen, aides, etc.
"Third-A captain and 10 to follow
briskly. form, and defend the house I'M
til the business is finished, and retreat
HAL BuuSllOl III our rear.
"Fourth-A subaltern and ID, with
half of the remaining boats crew, and
form on the right and left of the boats,
and defend them until we return-the
remainder of the crews to hold the boats
in the best possible position for en-
barking"
Colonel Ogden decided that he need
ed two crowbars, two axes, four dark
lanterns and four large oilcloths-these
last, perhaps, to wrap around the expec-
ted prisoners. He drew up an order
for the retreat and one for the embarka
ton. According to the latter, "the
prisoners with those preceding them"
were to embark first, then the guides
and hoatmen, then the "subaltern and l"
and finally "the rear"
But the cup never reached the lip.
Almost Immediately after his letter of
March 18th Washington wrote to Col.
Ogden, quoting from an agent in the
city, that "great number of fatboats
were discovered which are said to have
been intended to fire the suburbs, and,
in the heighth of the confagration, to
make descent on the lower part of the
city and wrest from our embraces his
Excellency, Sir Henry Clinton, Prince
William Henry, and several illustrious
personages, since which great precau-
tions have been taken for the security of
those gentlemen by augmenting the
guards, and to render their persons as
little exposed as possible.
From Newburg, on April ?, 1881,
Washington wrote again to Col Ogden,
saying that he had learned "that the
sentries at the door Of Sir Henry Gin
ton were doubled at o'clock every
night" and that It was "more than pro
bable the same precaution extends to
other personages in the city of New
York"
This intelligence knocked out Col.
Ogden and his plan. He could have
handled such a number Of men as he
had arranged for, but more than that
number. especially II they were to meet
twice as many guards as he had arranged
to pnaet WOULD he un,uiaIdIv CO h.,