house; and, on the way, passed a guard I did not expect to see; havh.g Sir Henry Clinton's directions not to go within an enemy's post, or to quit my own dress. In the morning A. quitted me, having himself made me put the papers I bore between my stockings and feet. Whilst he did it, he expressed a wish that, in case of any accident befalling me, they should be destroyed ; which, I said, of course would be the case, as when I went into the boat I should have

a Lite of Major Andre by Wintnrop Sargent.

THE TOWN OK GREENBURGH.

Item tied about me with a string and a stone. Before we parted, some mention had been made of my crossing the river, and going by another route ; but, I objected much against it, and thought it was settled that in the way I came I was to return.

"Mr. , to my great mortification, persisted in his determination of carrying

mc by the other route ; and, at the decline of the sun, I set out on horse-back, passed Kiug's Ferry and came to Crompond, where a party of militia stopped us

and advised we should remain. In the morning I came with as far as

within two miles and a half of Pine's Bridge, where he said he must part with me, as the Cow-boys infested the road thenceforth. I was now near thirty miles from Kingsbridge, and left to the chance of passing that space uudiscovered. I got to the neighborhood of Tarrytown, which was far beyond the points described as dangerous, when I was taken by three volunteers, who, not satisfied with my pass, rifled me, and, finding papers, made me a prisoner.