Sketches of the Life, Character And Times of Paul Jones
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" What is it?" "Do tell us, sir," &c. After they had become still, he told them that General Washington and all his army were taken, and that all of them that were not to be hung or shot, would soon be set at liberty. No good to that news, said many. On being asked for the particu- lars, the turnkey told them they were not yet received, but would be in a few days, when he would tell them all about it There was a deep sorrow, rather than rejoicing, with those suffering prisoners. " A few days" p...assed, and even a few weeks, and not a word more from the turnkey. But the prisoners per- ceived they were better fed and more kindly treated than they had been. They overheard scraps of conversation, and saw some indications that those about them had im- 80 8KET0UE6 OF portant knowledge they did nofc wish the prisoners to get hnld of Thoy soon succeeded in getting a good file of pafiers cont-ining all the news from America for sev»ral weeks, from which they learned that the good news the turnkey had given them was a mistake, that instead of Washington and his army being taken, Burgoyne and his entire army were prisoners.
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