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THE YOUNGS HOUSE AFFAIR.

of Wesson's, Lieut. Burley of Tapper's, Lieut. Maynard ofGreaton's, Ensign Fowler of Nixon's, Ensign Bradley of Bigelow s, witli 89 others, were taken, prisoners. The enemy left three men dead on the field, and a Captain of grenadiers was wounded in the hip and a Lieutenant of infantry in the thigh. The British in their account of the action, acknowledged that they had 5 men killed and 18 wounded. Lieut. -Col. Bad lam, with the relief for the lines, was at the time of action far advanced on his march, but not within reach of those engaged.

"One INI ay hew, a peddler well-known in Massachusetts, was of this detachment ; he made off up the road, but finding' the horse rushing on, he struck off into the snow almost up to his hips. Two of the enemy's horse turned into his track after him and gaining fast upon him he asked them if they would give him quarter, they replied, 'Yes, you dog, we will quarter you. ' This was twice repeated, when Mayliew, finding them inflexible, determined to give them one shot before he was quartered ; and, turning round, discharged his piece at the first horseman^ who cried out, 'The rascal has broke m>' leg,' when both of them turned their horses round and went off, leaving Mayliew at liberty to tread back his path to the road and come oft."

An account of this same affair at Young's house is given by Thacher in a single paragraph of ifis " Military Journal " as follows : "February (1780), Lieutenant-Colonel Thompson had the. command of about two hundred and fifty men as an advanced party 011 our lines. He was instructed to be constantly alert and in motion, that the enemy might not be able to take advantage and form a plan for his destruction.