telligence was immediately carried to General Carlton and in a few
hours we were all put in irons. Thus we remained until our army raised
the siege, which was on the 6th of May. During this period of our close
confinement our sufferings were greater, and our situation more wretched
than it had ever been before. We were most of us afflicted with the
scurvy and the flux, at the same time. Towards the last of April there
was scarcely a well man among all the prisoners. We were also, all of us
without comfortable clothing, and many of us almost entirely naked.

While in this deplorable situation, General Carlton, came into the gaol
and gave us the offer of returning home on parole. This was to me very
pleasing and joyful intelligence; but though this was on the sixth of
June, we were kept between hope and fear until the first of August, when
we were assured that we should embark for New-York by the 7th.

The general presented each of us with a new suit of clothes, for which
he received our most hearty thanks, and on the 7th we went on board, and
sailed for New York on the 11th. We forsook our direct course and sailed
near to the west end of St. John's Island, in pursuit, as I understood
of some American pirates--from this, passed through the gut of Canso,
and after being delayed some by contrary winds, we arrived at New-York
on the 10th of September, and joined the British fleet which lay at
George's Island, and Statten Island, consisting, as I was informed, of
450 said--principally square rigged vessels.

We tarried here from the 10th until the 22d, during which time the city
of New-York was evacuated by the American troops and taken possession of
by the English; there was also in this time a great fire, which consumed
near one-third of the city.

On the 22d of September we were landed within about 3 miles of
Elizabethtown Point, to go where we pleased. The joy we experienced on
setting our feet once more on the shores of our native country, with the
liberty of returning to our families and friends cannot be conceived by
any but those who have shared misfortunes like ours. We had been more
than a year absent from our homes, seven months of which we had been in
prison, and the remainder of the time had been suffering hunger, cold
and fatigue.

We were kindly received by our countrymen and furnished with whatever
was necessary to our comfort, that they had to bestow. Those of us who
belonged to New-England, set out for o