The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-07-24

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80 1rUATED so near New York. where he British mad heir American
headquarters it was natural that Newark should ONE in for more thar
her fair share of the ravages OF war. Most OF the time, particularly
during the earlier years Q. the struggle bands IF soldiers from the patriot q
English arm were stationed here. During the breathing spells when the w
"a free from soldiers sorues from New York on the part of tn redcoats served
to keep Newarkers reminded that thu war was not over. During the occupancy
of the town by the detachment left by CORVALLIS when he continued his ur
suit of Washington the depredations and outrages reused the niger OF the
townanen to white heat. This flaming arc of wrath a responsible for the
amous Jersey Blues" al organization which contributed much pictureuueness
and many British deaths to the story o. the ar. Newark as responsible for
this active guerilla band, and has considerable reason to De set up over its per-
frmances.
After one Of the more fragrant breaches Of the public peace on the part OF
the unwelcome guests, Captain Lnten quietly gathered together a band OF
minutemen and waited for a opportunity to strike where it would do the los
good. The wives n sisters of the volunteer vigilance committee made them
crude uniforms. The pannloons were dyed blue Hence thu "a Jersey
Blues" Captain Liaen N his men lid not have lon to wait. They LEARNED
that the commandment of the British troops IA sending a foce toward Eliza,
BEETHOVEN and a smaller detachment toward Connecticut Farms. 1t was az
his blue legs to srround this smaller detachment nd compel the enemy to lay
down their arms. The sheer audacty Of thisa let shocked, surprised and sore
amazed the British commandant. He had it investigated before he would believe
1t. When lie discovered through his probers that it vas even o. his honest anger
was a terrible thing Immediately he summoned forth a detachment o. Eess.ans
and ordered it to extermnae annihnate or utterly destroy the Jersey Blues
He intimahdi in an astde which was easily overheard that if they cam back
emptyhanded with xcuses there would be nothing doing payday The Hes
had not gone Tar from the centre of the town when they were assahed
with a most exasperatns crosshre.w which cam from behind trees and rocks
and apparently nut OF the clouds They replied to a unseen enemy as best they
could, but we're gradually forced into a swamp, where rattle than submit t
determination, they laid down their arms. To whom9 Why, to Captain Lattel
and his Jersey Blues" for vas that doughty commander. n n other,
who had driven the Hesaansi into he swamp and forced hem % surrender
If the reader will remember how mad the British commander was when his
detachment ws captured take that anger, multiply it by even times
.seventy-seven n rub a little coarse salt in it he will hve som conception OF
the state of the said officers feeling when the ddings of this second reverse
a brought to him by a trembling subaltrn. Naturally, his language as unfit
FOR publication. For days arerward,. in fact, until the soreness left the
subaltrnp plotted his superior officers death. The commander summoned a dis
grunted Tory and persuaded hm to lead three hundred horset to Ltterrs house,
when that patriot raj supposed to be at home Liuen heard II this ntte
scheme, n let he three hundred horse &C as far with it a. surrounding his
house, the fell upon them from hi rear ar administered such a drubbint
that, had the survivors been afoot, instead of horseback, few Gould hay e
to tell Tit tale. Fortunately for the main body, Quartered ip Newark
vas recalled about this i'm by CORVALLIS. A little iatera therem might ha"
been nothing to recall. #@