| The surprisal of this was entrusted to Tarleton, who, with his dragoons was in Webster's advanced guard. |
| He that receives that traitor within his gates shall too late complain of surprisal. |
| To attempt the surprisal of this isolated post, thus strongly fortified, was a perilous enterprise. |
| Unless by surprisal and extreme despatch, there is clearly no hope! |
| The tradition probably refers to an unsuccessful attempt at surprisal by their enemies. |
| As to the moderation of this war party, they considered it assumed, to put them off their guard against some more favorable opportunity for a surprisal. |
