officers of the English army, some of whom treated him civilly, but others were abusive and insulting. At the expiration of six weeks, he was removed to a vessel off Quebec, where he received kind and courteous treatment. Here he remained until his removal on board of the vessel which was to carry him to England. Here all of the prisoners, thirty-four, were thrust into a small apartment, each heavily ironed. They were compelled during the whole voyage to remain in their confinement, and were subjected to every indignity that cruelty could invent. When first ordered to enter into their filthy apartment, Allen refused, and endeavored to argue their brutal keeper out of his inhuman purpose, but all in vain. The reply to his appeal was insults of the grossest kind, and an officer of the vessel insulting him by spitting in his face, hand-cuffed as he was, the intrepid American sprang upon the dastard, and knocked him at length upon the floor. The fellow hastily scrambled out of the reach of Allen, and placed himself under the protection of the guard. Allen challenged him to fight, offering to meet him even with irons. upon his wrists, but the Briton, trembling with fear, contented himself with the protection afforded him by British bayonets, and did not venture to oppose the intrepid American. The prisoners were now forced into their den at the point of the bayonet. The sufferings of the captives during the voyage were intense. Their privations soon brought on diarrhoea and fevers. But notwithstanding their sickness, they received no attention from their gaolers, and even those who were crazed with raging thirst, were denied the simple boon of fresh water. On arriving at Falmouth, the prisoners were all marched through the town, to Pendennis Castle, about a mile distant. The fame of Allen had preceeded him, and multitudes of people were gathered along the route to gaze upon him, and the other prisoners. The throng was so great, that the guard were compelled to force a passage through the crowd. Allen appeared conspicuous among his fellow prisoners, by his eccentric dress. When captured, he was taken in a Canadian dress, consisting of a red shirt, a red worsted cap, a short fawn-skin jacket, and breeches of sagathy; and in this dress he was escorted through the wondering crowd at Falmouth. Ticonderoga was a place of notoriety in England, and the hero who had so signally conquered it, was an object of interest and wonder to the people.. Allen was now visited by a great number of people, some of whom were attracted from great distances, in order to see and converse with the American celebrity. Discussion ran high as to his eventual disposal. Some declared that he would be hung, and argued the justice of the act. But others defended and supported the Americans. Even in parliament the merits of the question were discussed. From their prison in Pendennis Castle they were removed to the Solebay frigate, to be removed to America, stopping at Cork for provisions and water. The commanding officer was harsh and cruel, and on the first day, ordered the prisoners from the deck, declaring that it was a place for gentlemen only to walk. A few days after Allen shaved and dressed, and proceeded to the deck. The captain addressed him in great rage, and said, “Did I not order you not to come on deck?" Allen replied that he had said that it was the place for gentlemen to walk, and that he was Col. Allen, a gentleman and soldier, who had not been properly introduced to him. His reply was characteristic of his bru tal disposition. -n you, don't walk on the same The sufferings of the prisoners continued, but when at Cork, their situation received the attention of several benevolent gentlemen, who exerted themselves to allieve them. Ample stores and clothing were sent on board, but the captain refused privilege to the prisoners to enjoy them. The vessel proceeded to America, first casting anchor in the harbor of Cape Fear, North Carolina. From this place Allen was removed to Halifax. Here his treatment continued of the same kind, that, from the first had characterized his captivity. He received here some kind attentions from Captain Smith, which he afterwards had occasion to return in a signal manner. After a confinement of two months he was removed to a man-of-war, to be conveyed to New York, for the purpose of effecting an exchange. When arrived on board of the vessel he was delighted to find that he was under the command of Captain Smith, who had before served him. When Col. Allen met Captain Smith on board the vessel, he greeted him with thanks for his kindness. The noble captain. disclaimed all merit, and said: "This is a mutable world, and one gentleman never knows but that it may be in his power to help another." This sentiment was strikingly verified in the course of the voyage. One night, as they were sailing along the coast of Rhode Island, Captain Burk and a few other prisoners, came to Allen with a plan for destroying the British officers, seizing the vessel, and carrying her into some friendly port. A large quantity of cash on board was held up as an inducement for the enterprise. But Captain Smith had generously distinguished the prisoners, and for this reason Allen strongly condemned the plan. He declared that if the attempt was made, he would assist in the defence of the Briton with all his skill and strength. Finding the conspiracy so strenuously opposed by the most influential of the prisoners, it was abandoned, upon the assurance that they should not be betrayed. Upon arriving in New York Col. Allen was released on parole, but restricted to the limits of New York. An attempt was made soon after to induce him to join the British ranks. He was offered a heavy sum of money, and large tracts of land, either in New Hampshire or Connecticut, when the country was conquered. The integrity of the man, however, was unassailable. His reply to the proposition was characteristic. He said that the offer reminded him of a certain incident in Scripture. The devil, he said, took Christ to a high hill, and showing him the kingdoms of earth, offered him their possession, if he would fall down and worship him, "when all the while the damned soul had not one foot of land upon earth!" It may be believed that those sent to negotiate with him did not fail to understand the illustration. Col. Allen, in a narrative of his captivity, written by himself, gives a fearful account of the condition of the American prisoners in New York. Before his exchange he was arrested on the absurd charge of breaking his parole, and thrown into the provost jail. Here he remained from August to May, during which time he witnessed instances of suffering of the most agonizing kind, and was himself compelled again to feel the barbarous treatment of British officials. At the expiration of the above period he was exchanged, and once more tasted of the sweets of freedom. A FAIR EXCHANGE. "IN 1779, Major General Silliman was appointed Superintendant of the Coast of Fairfield, Connecticut. In the month of May, Sir Henry Clinton directed a small company to cross the sound from Lloyd's Neck, and, if possible, make him prisoner. One of them was an inhabitant of Newtown, and he was well ac quainted with the general's residence, and the best modes of access. to it. The party consisted of eight, who reached the house about midnight. The family were awakened by a violent assault upon the door. The general sprang from bed, seized a musket, and approached the door. As he passed the window, he saw the men, and at once comprehended their design. He attempted to fire, but his musket only flashed. At that instant the assailants broke through the window, and seized him, exclaiming, that he was their prisoner, and that he must go with them. They permitted him to dress, but plundered him of pistols, gun and sword, and then hurried him away to the shore. As they approached the shore of Lloyd's Neck, Col. Simcoe, the commanding officer, who was waiting for them, exclaimed, 'Have you got him?' They answered, Yes. 'Have you lost any men? No. That is well, replied Simcoe, 'your Sillimans are not worth a man, nor your Washingtons.' Gen. Silliman's eldest son was taken with him. They were ordered to the guard house. "At that time there was no prisoner in the hands of the Americans whom the British would accept for the general, and consequently it was determined to procure one. The person selected was the Hon. Thomas Jones, of Fort Neck, Long Island, and Captain Daniel Hawley undertook to secure his person. On the |