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But these conferences concerning the philosophy of ethics overweighted two hearts as young as ours; and while our new love and the happiness of it at ti of our souls, ht in one another and in our freedom dominated; and we lived for theembers that must one day die out or flash to a flaates of heaven fro in hed even the voiceless orders of the West Point cannon, I argued with the officer of the guard on deck, day after day, to let us go; but it was only after fifteen days' detention there at anchor that I found out that it was an order from his Excellency hi in early September, boats from the fortress put off loaded with provisions for the Wind-Flower; the guard disee, and an officer, in a cockle-shell, shouted: "Good luck to you! The Mouse-trap's sprung, and the Mouse is squeaking!" And with that he tossed a letter on deck It was addressed to me: "HEADQUARTERS, PHILADELPHIA, "September 2d, '81

"CARUS RENALT, ESQ'RE: "Sir--On receipt of this order you will ie off West Point to Albany, disembark, and travel by way of Schenectady to Johnstown, and from there to Butlersbury, where you will establish yourself in theit your headquarters, unless force of circuers, to be employed as one scout or several, are placed under your authority; the militia, and such companies of Continental troops as are now or may later be apportioned to Tryon County, will continue under the orders of Colonel Marinus Willett Your duties you are already familiar with; your policythe situation as it is or as it threatens Close and cordial cooperation with Colonel Willett, and with the various civil and military authorities in Tryon County, should eventually accomplish the object of your mission, which is, first, to prevent surprise from all invasion; second, to prevent a iven you to open and read the sealed orders delivered to you by ned by Colonel Hanature, then at the name of the city from whence the letter was dated--Philadelphia What in Heaven's na in Philadelphia? Was his Excellency there? Was the army there? I to storm New York?--impossible!