"You are a rebel doctor, eh?" cried Jailer Walley to Cornelius; "then you can dose yourself;" and he confiscated the doctor's commission, which was signed by Surgeon General John Cochrane (grandfather of that namesake who is known to this generation as Alderman, Police Justice, Congressman, Union General and President of the Society of the Cincinnati.) The commission was also signed by Washington's staff physician, Doctor Craig, who it will be recalled medically ministered to the dying ex-President. Dr. Cornelius' father was a tory living on the Sound shore of Long Island and had resented the rebel proclivities of his son--at this time not yet of age--and blamed his medical preceptor, the famous Doctor Samuel Latham Mitchell, afterwards the first Federal Senator from New York, for instilling rebel sentiments. Being without funds and clothing the captured Cornelius begged for pen, ink and paper, so as to write to his father; but Jailer Walley not only refused but struck him in the face with his cane and reduced his allowance of mouldy bread and water. The father, however, learned of his son's capture and imprisonment through the tory "Rivington Gazette," and came to see him; but only to urge him to obey Lord Howe's proclamation, which gave pardon to all rebels who should return to their allegiance unto King George. Dr. Cornelius indignantly declined, and the old tory father left his son to his fate; but after the war ended that son was enabled to save his father's property from confiscation. New York rebels were then situated toward Captain General Lord Howe much as Havana rebels are by the forgiving proclamation of Captain General Weyler.