- erally adhered to and knowingly and willingly aided & assisted the enemies of this State and of the United States of America," etc. On the 15th of June, 1778, another proclamation was issued to the same effect, but including many more names than the previous one, about two hun- dred in all. Still another

indicated that of Colonel Nicholas Houssacker, who, after first serving as the Colonel of a Lancaster county regiment, went over to the British at the battle of Trenton, carrying about a score of his men with him. Since then some facts have come into his possession concerning Colonel Houssacker, and these