He understood that this man had come with serious purpose, and knew full well it might be dangerous for him to hang back. Darting ahead as swiftly as the corporal would allow, he conducted Colonel Allen to the door of Captain Delaplace's dwelling, and the leader gave three resounding knocks with the hilt of his sword, as he shouted: "Surrender this fort, commandant! Surrender at once in order to save the lives of your men!" The door was quickly opened in response to this demand, and a half-clad man, over whose shoulder could be seen the frightened face of a woman, appeared in the doorway. Before he could speak Colonel Allen cried: "I order you instantly to surrender, sir!" "By whose authority do you make such demand?" the captain cried with dignity. "In the name of the Great Jehovah and the Continental Congress!" These words sounded in Isaac's ears like the thunder of cannon, and even while he questioned to himself if it were possible this handful of men had really captured the fortress, Ticonderoga was surrendered. 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.