In a moment after the Refugees passed by. Carpenter and Knapp continued their flight towards the hills of New Castle. The mare urged beyond her powers at one time fell, but after panting for a moment on the ground rose and justified her origin in resuming the race. It had cleared off and was a bright moonshining night, nearly as light as day. Car- -penter and Knapp rode with great judgment pulling up as they crossed
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the hills and sometimes in the early part of the race allowing the pursuers to approach near, but leaving them again at a distance when the ground became favourable for running. In this way the pursuit continued as far as White Plains, but when the Refugees reached that place they found that the fugitives were far ahead with horses apparently untired while their own steeds ready to drop down with fatigue could no longer run. Here then they gave up the race and returned. Ferris at first thought of going to his mothers at Throg's Neck, but a moments consideration convinced him that this was too hazardous, and he then made his way back on foot to Wright Carpenter's residence at North Castle, in the Kitchen of
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whose house which stood opposite the blacksmith's shop near Sam Smiths Tavern, he found Goliah and the mare, like himself, safe but weary. Ferris lay in the briers till near midnight when he started for North Castle. He was never made prisoner - Wright Carpenter was afterwards taken prisoner, and Delancey threated to hang him, but being a lieutenant in the service, &c. he escaped.