The daily Alaskan., 1912-03-19
WaSiiagton's Dispatch
How l, Was Delivered and the Reply That Was
 Brought Back
3, ETHAN ToMuNsoN

At WAS tNe MihttI Aiht ttte 4t.-'N. iNt--' patriots were dying ike sheep at Nol- iey Forge washiugtcu's headquarters were at Moristewn, x. J
 One day Captain Alexander HamA' ion went hurticiJy into his office wiiii. out stepping to knock Washington ! locked up at him, surprised ai his want of military deference Bot he soon chauaed bis expression
 The French are coming Co help us' I ceneraIr' said Hamilton The general sat thinking X great many matters hinged on this iniorma tlon
 "Csptain.~ he said at last. "our enc mics win strain every nerve 10 win their cause before our allies can reach us. or the different moves they viii make the one ! fear most ts attempts Co seduce our people by offering liberal terms for a surrender of our indepead- ence. They wlll try Co win over some Of our most prominent patriots not only by such promises. but by offers or money end position if they will use their Influence Go induce our people to submit to tbc slng The place from which these offers will eminate Is Phil adelphla. now occupied hy General Howe. surrounded by many sympa thetie Tories shall send message to those of our prominent men there urging them Co stand strudiasi. aud with this help of the French our in- dependence will be achieved
 When toward eyeuing ,he message was ready. Washington handed it Co his aid. saying
 1t Is too important Co tru 2 Co an ordinary post rider e must be car |! rlcd through the British Ines into Phil sdelpaio"
 .Yes. general. and -om'Ug from you. it win doubtless have great etect ! General Howe would give balf his ar- my to lnterccpt or delay iis reaching those for whom t Is io;crde.l before he has a chance to rorupt them AS Co the messenger yuuug Irneway Is your man by aIl msauS-he who cHr ricd the message tbrruga Co our friends in New York when we were on Long Island
 That night Wauer Jaueway. a young : officer of the Cuutjuouta 0rmv, mount cd on the best horse thai cnuid be ' fouud, started Co mase ;se distance of eighty miles between Murris'uwa and Philadelphia in as short timc as Dos .ihlc. He had uulhiug to fear for some distance. ltr thc rrEian r9Unda lout was patriot ground Never. heiess he
 ras lrrssrd for The whole iorrnng, of. rather. for his enjraBop into Fa.lalel phia. and since thc cijv wae iIc home af the Quakcrs. had chosen thcir eos iGme
 ] ue rode sn night and breakfast ' cd ai Trenton. which place was more than haif way Go hts destination and ! was as lar as bis hUrsc could 70 ou
 stretch After resting and fec'ling the ilgimaI he rrocpeded more cisurely.
 9r he was now on British and Tory territory aud had part tu play ! At Trenton young Lancway crossed tha Delaware in the aatbolt ferry oi ithe peijod aud pursued his way down the right bank of the river through PgrnSyivauia. Midway between rrcn- lon and Philadelphia reaching 8 small village. be stopped for dinner at tavern,
 Being DOW within ton or dftecn miles pf Philadelphia. those be met were cit izen patriots and Tories, with here and there a British soldier A member of General Howe's army srouting in uni form sat opposite bim at table
 ~whence come you. ncirhbart be iasked of Jancwly
 Prom the College of Ncv Jersey where 1 am studying replied Jane way
 And ~hitbcr gH youE
 Home Co my fathers plantation ia Maryland
 .Prucetou Is not far from Morris town. where they say is the headquar .ters Of thc rebel Washington Has De maay troops with himF
 .I have not been away from college. SO can form no opinion as to that Thee cau find out by going there thy self"
 "I. am not on that business Ny oo- feet is to look out for eniSsaries pass linz from the rebels to our camp with communications Co prominent sympa- lthizers in Philadelphia To which side do you bciougf'
 How can !. who believe that those who use the sword are sinners. belong leo either sidef"
 "weH. shall return this afternoon sud. so far as our paths Iie together.
 would like yOnr company
 Janeway accepted the offer. since he f,uld not well decline without exciting
 suspicion. On the way the trooper who was sarrulous bad much 10 say about the number of communications he had intercepted between tlr rel'els of New Tors aud New Jersey aud iheir fellow rcl,eis la Philadelphia. Wben they Narhed the outskirts Of Philadelphia .laneway told hiIu ai 'orl Of the road l that he must bil him goodnt since the |, ,,-av ,o bfa home In NarVnud iaF Co