CHAPTER VIII. 

AN INTERRUPTION. 

Nathan, who had looked upon the men under Colonel Allen much as he had Corporal 'Lige, was literally amazed by this ready submission of the king's troops, standing silent and motionless by the side of Isaac as the garrison was paraded without arms, and the surrender made in due form. 

Some days afterward Isaac learned that the spoils of war at this place were one hundred and twenty iron cannon, fifty swivels, two ten-inch mortars, one howitzer, one cohorn, ten tons musket-balls, three cartloads flints, thirty gun-carriages, a quantity of shells, a large amount of material for boat building, one hundred stand of small arms, ten casks of powder, two brass cannon, thirty barrels of flour and eighteen barrels of pork. 

Forty-eight soldiers were surrendered and preparations were at once begun to send these, together with the women and children, to Hartford. 

Hardly was the surrender made complete when such of the troops as had been left on the opposite shore under Seth Warner, arrived in a schooner, much to the surprise of all, until it was learned that Captain Herrick, who had been sent to Skenesborough to seize the son of the governor, had succeeded in his mission without bloodshed. 

He took not only the young major, but twelve negroes and attendants, seized the schooner owned by the elder Skene, and had come down the lake in the early morning with the hope of aiding in the capture of Ticonderoga. 

Isaac had supposed this victory would end the adventure, and was saying to himself that his experience had been rather pleasing than otherwise, so much so in fact that he almost regretted the time was near at hand for him to return home, when he saw, much to his surprise, a portion of the troops being formed in line as if to leave Ticonderoga. 
What was Nathan amazed about?
Did they win that battle?
How many ended up giving up?
Where were they headed?
Where were the king's troops standing?
Were there soldiers left elsewhere?
Where?
Who was in charge of them?
How did they show up?
Who was sent to Skeneborough?
Why?
And did he?
Were there any casualties?
What rank was the son?
Did he capture anyone else?
Who?
Who owned the boat they were in?
What time of day was it?
Why had they arrived?
Was Isaac excited to get home?
the ready submission of the king's troops
 was literally amazed by this ready submission of the king's troops
yes
 the surrender made in due form
Forty-eight
Forty-eight soldiers were surrendered
to Hartford
Forty-eight soldiers were surrendered and preparations were at once begun to send these, together with the women and children, to Hartford
by the side of Isaac
standing silent and motionless by the side of Isaac
yes
such of the troops as had been left on the opposite shore under Seth Warner
on the opposite shore
 troops as had been left on the opposite shore under Seth Warner
Seth Warner
 left on the opposite shore under Seth Warner
in a schooner
troops as had been left on the opposite shore under Seth Warner, arrived in a schooner
Captain Herrick
Captain Herrick, who had been sent to Skenesborough 
to seize the son of the governor
 had been sent to Skenesborough to seize the son of the governor
yes
had succeeded in his mission without bloodshed. 
no
 had succeeded in his mission without bloodshed. 
major
He took not only the young major
yes
but twelve negroes and attendants
twelve negroes and attendants
He took not only the young major, but twelve negroes and attendants
Skene
seized the schooner owned by the elder Skene
morning
come down the lake in the early morning
to aid in the capture of Ticonderoga.
hope of aiding in the capture of Ticonderoga. 
no
 he almost regretted the time was near at hand for him to return home