Sometime about the middle of the war, he was below with a flag of truce, upon which occasion Colonel DeLancey took him aside, and intimated to him the expedi-ency of withdrawing for a while, along with Michael Dyck-man, from his usual service upon the lines, as some of the Royalists, whose relatives had had their houses and barns destroyed, were much excited and determined to retaliate upon the Odells and Dyckmans, who, as influential Whigs, and persons engaged in all the important excursions below were supposed capable of controlling illegal operations, and were to be held responsible for the acts of marauders professing allegiance to the upper party. DeLancey added, that al-though he was commanding officer of the refugees, it was not always in his power to control their proceedings. In con-sequence of this friendly intimation and for the purpose of saving their friends from outrage and loss of property, both Odell and Michael Dyckman withdrew for some time from Westchester, and served a campaign in the Mohawk country, the former as a lieutenant in Colonel Graham's regiment of the New York levies. An instance of the circumspection for which he was dis-tinguished, occurred in the month of June 1781. He had been below with a small party which had been very success-ful, and was returning at night, along the Sprain road, with seven or eight prisoners and their arms and horses, but upon passing a farmhouse somewhat celebrated for the hospital-ity of its owner, Mr. Jacob Vermilye, five or six of the men an-nounced their determination of stopping for refreshment. It was in vain that the commander of the detachment and the guide opposed this proceeding, and remonstrated with them upon the danger of making a halt so near the enemy. The men said they were faint and weary, and without more words went in, while the rest of the party pushed forward with the