Those prisoners had their hands securely tied behind them when we left the house, and it was my supposition the knife was given to them at tire house where we stopped, to cut themselves loose unperceived by us, the night being very dark."

The following probably has reference to the foregoing:

Phiilipsburgh, July 7 1 h , 1777- Rec'd of Mr. John Dean the sum of three pounds ten shillings in full for a gun which he borrowed of me and lost by an insurrection of prisoners which he attempted to carry to Peekskill. Peter Garrison.

A FORAY IN THE TORY REGION.

During my residence in the southern part of Mount Pleasant, 1 was so much annoyed by the Tories that I could not sleep in my house with any safety ; therefore 1 left the place and went to Somerstown, formerly Stepbentown. One night a company of us started on a scouting party, when arriving near the East River, in the southeasterly part of the county, we learned from some spies that there was a dance in a house not far off -- we proceeded until we came near the house, then dismounted, left our horses with one of our company and went cautiously to the house, surrounded it, stove in the door, and found

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HISTORICAL SKETCHES.

among- them a British Doctor by the name of Tucker, bleeding a man.

I took hold of the Doctor, and told him he was my prisoner, and "he must go with me." His wife was present, and begged of me "to treat her husband well." I gave her my word I would, and I always invariably did so. We brought off all the men that were in the house. This Doctor I took upon my horse before me. While riding along, the Doctor slipped into my pocket five guineas.