About sunrise a chair appeared with two ladies escorted by two British officers.

I was ready in advance with an officer to cut them off, but reflecting that they might escape, and alarm the town, which would prevent my taking greater numbers, I desisted.

The officers and chair halted very near me, but soon the chair went on, and the officers gallopped in retrograde into the town.

Our party continued in ambush, until 10 o'clock A.M.
"Nothing appearing, and men and horses having eaten nothing for thirty-six hours, we were hungered, and retired to a plantation of my quarter-master's, a Mr.White, not far distant.

There a curious scene took place.