Beadle's Dime Novels No. 298: The Hussar Captain — page 17: what you’re looking at

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a DARING SCHEME. 21 form a crew of some thirty men, get up sail and run your vessel again around the city’s point, and drop anchor just off the spot from whence I took you.” “ But, what will prevent the seizure of the vessel, for you must know it will be daylight ere I can brave the waters of the Hudson ?” “Yes; in the schooner’s cabin yvu will find suits to dis- guise yourself and crew, from Ccntinental Rangers into naval - seamen of Great Britain. See nere—” and so saying the Hermit placed in the hands of G.en Tarleton a large paper, bearing the official seal of “nglan1 and the signature of Lord Howe. | Glancing over the contents, the young officer read: ‘‘By order of General, Lord Howe, Commander-in-chief of His Majesty’s Army in New York, Captain Sutherland of the sloop-of-war Vulture, will detail a lieutenant and thirty men for special duty, the particulars of which they will learn from the inclosed instructions which the officer in charge is commanded to obey, with dispatch. Hown.” “Well ?” simply said Glen Tarleton. “ Well it is, sir, fur the Vulture lef: this night on a cruise ‘South, and I took from the orderly, who is an ally of mine, this dispatch, and hence—” ‘Myself and crew are to impersonate the lieutenant and men of the Vulture ?” “Exactly, and you will bring the schooner around and anchor at the spot [ designated, until nightfall, in faet until Jater, and then I will come aboard with my party, all of whom, excepting Colonel Vancourt, must be at once made prisoners.” ‘This is a bold and daring game, Sir Hermit.” “Ay is it, and I like it for its daring; but now, you must be off, and I also, for I must see Lord Howe and let him know that the detachment from the Vulture will go aboard the schooner to-night, and be in readiness for a secret expedi- tion he was to send me upon in the vessel.” “How mean you, sir ?” ‘ “Simply that I was to embark upon an expedition, which though upparently successful to the British arms really did the Americans no harm—you see I must curry favor with General Howe by some seemingly bold act‘now and then,” | comicbooks.com