Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-08-15
BRAVE RYMEIcKA DE NYsE
How q New Utrecht Girl Saved III.
American Army.

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How q New utrecht Girl Saved III.
American Army.
Here Is q good story that was enacted
in l776, but just discovered by The
writer who, in his researches AMONG
the manuscripts of the Long Island His.
torical library and the New Utrecb,
library found in the daily reports Of
Col. Jnqus Cropsey, reference TO IN.
following historic facts:
1t was hard times in the colonies {,
august, 1916. Disaster had followed
The fortunes Of the American armies
and this fact was well known to The.
English generals. Orders had been is.
sued TO give n decisive blow, which 1,
vas expected would nnnihilate the "a.
triots.
Gen. Washington was called hurried.
~ to New York and calls were issued
for recruits from al parts of the col.
onies, rs IL was expected n determined
battle would be fought on the westerly
end of Long Island. For weeks each
side was gathering their cohorts for
what was believed would be the final
struggle. The English. under Lord
Howe. brought their troops in vessels.
which were anchored in Gravesend bav.
and the arrival of additions 10 the leet
were OF almos, daily occurrence.
Gen. Washington was preparing for
meeting the enemy and had in punu-
hncc OF n well arranged plan erected
d~efenscs extending from Wallaboui to
Ray Ridge.
During this time four farmers, Grrrit
DC Nyse, of Kings Highway. Tunis
Cropscy. Abram Bennett aud Cornelius
Lott, Of Day Ridge, owned n fishing ne.
and boats and had "a small building o.
hut on the Van Brunt farm. jus; where
Avoca Villa now stands. in which they
kept their nets and oars and had beds
for use whcn they occasionally stayed
over night. They fshcd nearly every
day: they were patriots and with the
arrival Of the English fleet saw their
opportunities gone for fishing. but not
for long, because the English fleet
needed fish mud a squad Of marines had
soon found the owners and they were
pressed into service to furnish fish for
the fleet. They met ~ the hut and de-
cided TO be willing workers, but with
the secret intent Of making daily re-
port OF what they might see and hear
10 the officers ia command OF the pa.
triot forces; md thus they fShcd, re-
ceivcd t. British gold, made them
selves fri"rhly TO the English and each
evening ~" result Of their oLscrva-
'ions were given TO Rymcicka De Nysc,
the youngest daughter Of Gcrrit DE
Nysc. and sh" carried the rcwS the next
morninG.ow ,shingtop's headquarters.
That this Information wHs desirable
md important goes withoutsaying and
the patriot ishcrmcn were Instructed
to pursue their plan nrd on the first
knowledge Of a move on the part Of the
English they were TO get word TO Gen.
Washington. The day the fact Of n
start was learned fishing had never
been better md the largest load was
taken 20 thu ndmiral's ship and the
finest fish w'rc for his table. Every
movement of the fishermen was de-
layed. to give all the time possible 10
look and talk. and when the quartet
met at the hut at dusk IL was with the
satisfaction o! having done n coed days
work for the patriotic cause. They gave
to Eymcicka FUN details OF the British
i''' 'A-N sA' tsAs'AaA WI b'l' 81 lllt1-
sage Of more import TO the world than
that carried that night hy Rymcicka
Dc Nysc to Gen. Washington. II gave
him the knowledge that enabled him to
meet the attack OF the british md 20
retreat successfully and thus avoid the
defeat TINT surely would have been the
result had i; not been for the faithful
services OF GcTit DE Nysc. Tunis Crop
soy. AbraT Bennett md Cornelius Lott.
not forgetting IiymCicka De Nysc. The
soil on which stands Avoca Villa should
be n sacred spot to al lovers OF the
United States OF America.
Eymcicka made the acquaintance Of
the officer Of the guard Mt Gen. Wash
ing'on's headquarters. Licut. John
Walker. Of l;hodc Island. TO whom she
was married At the close Of the war.
Their descendants are the Walkers, OF
Providence, Il. I.-lSrooklyn Eagle.