Replacing *B fence, we allowed him to remount his horse and go in advance You never saw such an alteration in any man's face. Only a K" minutes before, he was uncommonly gay in his looks ; but after w' had made him prisoner, you could read in his face that he thought it was all over with him. We felt for him ; but that was all v. ■ could do, so long as we meant to be honest to our country. A 1

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made our way as quickly and silently as we could, to the encampment at North Castle. We never went into the main road, but kepi in the by-ways, and never stopped except to give the prisoner a little milk or so, which we got from the country people. When we arrived at Sands Mills, which was ten miles from where we captured him, we surrendered the Major to the commanding officer, who was Colonel Jameson.

"I wish you to know, that after traveling one or two miles, Major Andre said, 'I would to God you had blown my brains out when you stopped me. ' During this speech, and the whole of the journey, big drops of sweat kept continually falling from his face. He suffered much in mind, as was apparent from his great dejection ; but he acted like a gentleman, candidly and politely. He never once attempted to escape."

Isaac Van Wart was baptised Oct. 25, 1758, and died May 23, 182S. He married Rachel, daughter of Nicholas Storms, and had two sons, Abram and Rev. Alexander Van Wart. Was buried at the old Greenburgh Church, Blmsford, of which lie had long been an esteemed member. A monument was there erected by the citizens of Westchester Count}- in his honor.