The young, who were making them, could not be supposed to espouse my cause, to the detriment of their own interest.

Of those whose necessities made them go into it for a livelihood, I could not get one to come forward, without doing so much for him as would have amounted to bribery.

Thus, when I got one of these into my possession, I was obliged to let him go again.

I was, however, greatly consoled by the consideration, that I had procured two sentinels to be stationed in the enemy's camp, who keeping a journal of different facts, would bring me some important intelligence at a future period..