CHAPTER XVIII.

THE WAR OF 1812.

Previous to the second war with Great Britain regula"trainings" were kept up by the Cape May militia, and the residents were ready for any emergency which might arise. They were trained in both land and sea service. The military commissions issued from 1800 to the opening of the war follow:

Uriah Smith, captain, March 11,1800.

Jeremiah Daniels, ensign, April 8, 1800.
James Ewing, captain, March 15, 1802.

Jeremiah Daniels, licutenant, March 15, 1802.
Daniel Garretson, ensign, March 15, 1802.
Nicholas Willets, captain, March 27, 1802.
Enoch Young, lieutenant, March 27, 1802.
Joseph Hughes, adjutant, June 1, 1802.
Abijah Smith, paymaster, June 1, 1802.
Jonathan Hand, Jr., captain, May 28, 1802.
George Cresse, lieutenant, May 28, 1802.
Cornelius Bennett, ensign, May 28, 1802.
John Dickinson, colonel, November 25, 1806.

Commissions were issued November 23, 1808, to Cresse Townsend, Jeremiah Johnson, James Ludiam, Joseph Corson, Isaac Smith, Jacob Foster and Levi Foster for various officers from captain and under. On November 25, 1809, a commission was issued to Eli Stephenson, and November 1, 1810, commissions were given Shamgar Hewitt and Levi Smith. What offices these commissions were for we have not discovered. When the War of 1812 broke out Cap May county had its "Independent Regiment," and the commissions issued to its officers were as follows:

First Battalion.

Jacob Foster, lieutenant, first company; appointed August 9, 1806; commissioned December 26, 1806.

Jonathan Nottingham, ensign, first company; appointed August 9, 1806; commissioned December 26, 1306.

Jacob G. Smith, captain, second company; appointed March 12, 1814; commissioned May 6, 1814.

Elisha Collins, lieutenant, second company; appointed March 12, 1814; commissioned May 6, 1814.

Richard S. Ludlam, ensign, second company; appointed March 12, 1814; commissioned May 6, 1814.

John Goff, lieutenant, third company; commissioned February 12, 1814.

Jacob Eldridge, ensign, third company; appointed August 9, 1806; commissioned December 26, 1806.

Second Battalion.

Amos C. Moore, major; appointed November 3, 1813; commissioned same day.

John Douglass, captain, second company; appointed March 17, 1814; commissioned May 6, 1814.

Christopher Hand, lieutenant, second company; appointed March 17, 1814; commissioned May 6, 1814.

Swaine Townsend, ensign, second company; appointed March 17, 1814; commissioned May 6, 1814.

Aaron Hughes, captain, third company; appointed March 27, 1813; commissioned April 15, 1813.

Jacob Hughes, captain, third company; appointed March 12, 1814; commissioned May 6, 1814.

Jonathan Crawford, lieutenant, third company; appointed March 27, 1813: commissioned April 15, 1813.

Aaron Eldredge, lieutenant, third company; appointed March 12, 1814; commissioned May 6, 1814.

John Schellenger, ensign, third company; appointed March 12, 1814; commissioned May 6, 1814.

Jesse Springer, captain, fourth company; appointed July 7, 1813; commissioned July 21, 1813.

William Hildreth, ensign, fourth company; appointed July 7, 1813; commissioned July 21, 1813.

Furman Leaming, captain, artillery; appointed October 2, 1813; commissioned October 27, 1813.

Joseph Ludlam, first lieutenant, artillery; appointed October 2, 1813; commissioned October 27, 1813.

John Haines, second lieutenant, artillery; appointed October 2, 1813; commissioned October 27, 1813.

Isaac Smith, captain, artillery: appointed June 30, 1814; commissioned August 4, 1814.

Stephen Stimson, first lieutenant, artillery; appointed June 30, 1814: commissioned August 4, 1814.

Ezekiel Stevens, second lieutenant, artillery; appointed June 30, 1814; commissioned August 4, 1814.

Richard Thompson, captain, Fishing Creek artillery; appointed July 16, 1814; commissioned August 4, 1814.

Aaron Woolson, first lieutenant, Fishing Creek artillery; appointed July 16, 1814; commissioned August 4, 1814.

Recompence Hand, second lieutenant. Fishing Creek ar-tillery; appointed July 16, 1814; commissioned August 4,1814.

Amos C. Moore, the major of the second battalion, was born at Lamberton, near Wenton, March 19, 1776, and was a son of Nathaniel Moore, the ferryman there. He served in troops which went to put down the Whisky Insurrection in Pennsylvania in 1794. He died at Dennisville June 25, 1857, aged 82 years. He was fifty years a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, and for thirty-seven years was a teacher and Sunday school superintendent. He "rendered efficient service in the late war (1812) in defense of the coast of Cape May."

Captain George Norton's company, an organization of volunteers, which was composed of four officers and ninetyone men, did service at Town Bank principally and at other places along the Delaware Bay shore. It belonged to the "Cape May Independent Regiment" and was ordered into service by Governor William Pennington for the defense of the sea coast of Cape May county. They were first called out in May, 1814, and from that time until the close of the war they were often under arms and performed several toursof duty away from home during their service. They were all enrolled into the service on May 15, 1814, and continued in active service or in readiness therefor until February 17, 1815, when they were finally discharged. The following were the members of the company: Captain, George Norton.

Lieutenant, Joshua Townsend.

Ensigns, Jesse Springer, James T. Scott.
First sergeant, Ezekiel Van Gilder.

Sergeants, Samuel R. Springer, George Rutter, Jedediah Tomlin, Joshua Crawford.

Corporals. Webster Souder, McBride Corson, Gideon Palmer, Jacob Nottingham.

Fifer, Jonathan Hewitt.

Privates, Jacob Baner, Constantine Blackman, Joseph Bowker, John Braddock, David Camp. Eli Camp, Daniel. Church, Zebulon Collings, John Conover, Aaron Corson, Amos Corson, Cornelius Corson, Jr., Elijah Corson,.

Jacob Corson, John Corson, Nathaniel Corson, Ezekiel Creamer, Anthony Cresse, Jeremiah Dagg, John Daniels, Thomas Douglass, Mauldare Earnest, Amos Edwards, Jacob Eldredge, Jeremiah Ewing, Jr., Stephen Foster, Thomas French, David Gandy, Joshua Garretson, John Gaskill, Elijah Godfrey, Jr., John Godfrey, Daniel Goff, William Hacket, Aaron Hand, Miller Hand, Elijah Hays, Job Hickey, James Hildreth, William Hogburn, Jacob Hughes, Moses Hughes, William Hughes, Edward James, Jacob Johnson, Daniel King, Spicer Leaming, Jr., Abel Lee, Anthony Ludlam, Norton Ludlam, Thomas Ludlam, Jr., Elijah Mathews, Enos Mulford, James Nickerson, Jeremiah Norton, Samuel Oram, Jr., Amos Pepper, William Peterson, John Pierson, Thomas Pierson, Joseph Ridman, Abel Scull, Jeremiah Shaw, Smith Sloan, John Smith, Uriah Smith, George Stites, Israel Stites, Charles Strong, Daniel Swain, Samuel Taylor, Wallace Taylor, James Thomas, Zebulon Townsend, Daniel Vaneman, Joseph Ware, Samuel Warwick, Jonathan Wheaton, Joseph Wheaton, John Yates.

During the years 1813 and 1814 the Delaware was blockaded a part of the time, and there was almost continually some British man-of-war upon its waters.

It is related that on one occasion while the British fleet were blockading Delaware Bay, a boat was sent ashore from the 74-gun-ship Poictiers, with a flag of truce to Cape Island, with the request to Captain Humphrey Hughes, commander of a small body of men stationed there, to allow them to obtain a supply of water. On his refusal the boat returned, and shortly after another was sent ashore with the threat that unless allowed peaceably to get water they would bombard the place. Captain Hughes, with the advice of his officers, discreetly acceded to their demand. He was, however, arrested on a charge of treason, for giving supplies to the enemy, and narrowly escaped severe punishment.

Another story, which probably refers to the same incident, reads in this way:

One day, while the British ships were lying off the Capes, it was observed that several barges from the ships were being rowed ashore, containing numerous Redcoats. "Long