quently came out of their dwelling and stopped the march of the young soldiers, like Spartan mothers, addressing them to this effect: "What is the matter? Why are you running away from the enemy? Are you frightened? Come! be brave boys and do something for the good cause. Turn back and strike a blow for Congress." Mortified and excited by the taunts and entreaties of the housewives, many of the volunteers wheeled about to skirmish with the enemy. Some lost their lives in consequence, and many others exposed them-selves unnecessarily. There can be but little doubt that upon this occasion, the British army narrowly escaped destruction. As the last day of the expedition drew to a close, both parties, but more particularly the invaders, had become excessively fatigued from the combined effects of marching, watching and insuffi-cient food. When subsequently the American commander learned the condition in which his adversaries were, when they reached Compo, he declared that had he been in posses-sion of such knowledge at the time, General Tryon would not have re-embarked in safety. So weary had the British soldiers become, that some of them it is said were unable to walk. When carried on board the transports, they fell upon the decks of the vessels, where for a considerable time they lay immovable and torpid. Lieutenant Colonel Eleazer Oswald of New Haven, who served with great zeal during the last day of the incursion, had acted as Arnold's secretary throughout the Canada cam-paign. After the latter had been wounded and carried from the field, in the attempt upon Quebec, Oswald with great gallantry led the remains of the forlorn hope. He was after-wards transferred to the artillery service, and as Lamb's lieutenant was enlisting and drilling men for the regiment, when the news came that Tryon's forces had landed.