Husted, two noted Refugees having heard of the frolic, lurked about the house, and communicating, probably, with some of the dancers, found out where the Skinners had stacked their muskets. Having possessed themselves of these arms, Hubbs and Husted suddenly made a great noise crying out -- " Surround the house! -- Shoot every one that comes out!" Having succeeded in convincing the Skinners that the house was surrounded by a numerous party, the two tories compelled them to come out one at a time and surrender. As they came out they were tied and secured and all conveyed below.

Once during the war, Jared Palmer,

a tory from near Horseneck and a man of great strength accompanied by two boys named Joseph Close and John Conn, came down in the night with a drove for New-york. It was in the winter and towards day that Palmer and the two boys stopped at Mr Hart's in Purdy Street to warm themselves by the fire. (?) They had'nt been long at the fire before two armed men belonging to the upper party came in and called upon Palmer and his boys for immediate surrender. The names of the two boys Whigs or Skinners were Eli Nelson and Thomas Pew, and they threatened the three drovers with instant death if they attempted to escape. Thereupon they proceeded to secure the captives who were all three unarmed. Pew drove the boys into a corner of the room and there guarded them, while Nelson proceeded to secure Palmer by tying his arms with a cord taken from one of the farmer's beds. Palmer re- =fused to be bound, and a fierce struggle ensued between him and Nelson who had laid his musket aside, in which the former was victorious having succeeded in tying his antagonist fast with the very sad bed cord he had