. Narrative of the life and suffering of William B. Lighton. (minister of the gospel.) Who was a soldier, bound for life in the British army and in which is contained an account of its character, and the barbarous method practised in punishing their soldiers; with an interesting account of his escape from his regiment, his capture, imprisonment, trial, and condemnation to death; his subsequent sufferings, and final escape from captivity, and from the British dominions. corded with ourfeelings. At four oclock, just as the dawn ofday was making its appearance in the easternsky, the watchmen left
. Narrative of the life and suffering of William B. Lighton. (minister of the gospel.) Who was a soldier, bound for life in the British army and in which is contained an account of its character, and the barbarous method practised in punishing their soldiers; with an interesting account of his escape from his regiment, his capture, imprisonment, trial, and condemnation to death; his subsequent sufferings, and final escape from captivity, and from the British dominions. corded with ourfeelings. At four oclock, just as the dawn ofday was making its appearance in the easternsky, the watchmen left their several posts ; andwe then conceived, at this propitious moment,while darkness overspread the face of nature,and kept man lulled in his slumbers, we shouldbe able to leave the city unobserved. Havingsecured our bundles, we proceeded to unlockthe door of the garret, which we did with butlittle noise ; we next secured one end of ourrope to a brace, but in dropping it by theeaves (for the window stood in upon the roof)it made considerable noise, as the roof wascovered with tin. We paused a moment to as-certain if we had alarmed the sentry, who wasin the yard at no great distance ; happily, webad not. After dropping the rope 1 was sotransported with the prospect before me, andfearing my bundle would occasion some dill-culty, I told the Doctor I would leave it for thereason assigned ; be urged me by all means totake it, but without any further words, I seized. I ■ • ■ ESCAPJ FROM PI I- LIFE OV W. IS. LIGIITON. 175 the rope and was quickly in the street belowwhere I retired a short distance to await mycompanion. He was somewhat longer in de-scending, as he was unwilling 1 should lose mybundle: iie encumbered himself with it. Thusburdened, lie had but one hand at liberty todescend with ; he had however, contrived toplace the rope between his feet, but unfortu-nately, in turning the eaves of the building, itslipped from his legs and he had to descend thedistance of four st
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