The Litchfield County post., 1827-04-12


 mer, was without danger-of the latter at more important, but perhaps not more dangerous man than Bettys.-Both tempt ed their captors with all seducing gold, and both failed. And venerating, as I do, the noble achievement of Paulding, Will ams, and Van Vert, and believing, as do, that their deeds, form proud commenta- ry on the honest strength of the American character, I cannot withhold my approba- sion of the sentiment expressed, as to the conduct of Fulmer, Cory and Perkins-& l second it with all my heart. The toast was then drank amidst thunders of applause, and the day was passed without accident, in the enjoyment of high and patriotic fec ling. ,~
 | Believing statement of the names of l those inhabitants of Ballston, who were cap- tured during the war, by Joe Bettys, who also had an associate with him in crime, by the name of Walter Myers, would be ac- ceptable to our readers, we have procured the following Information from one of our aged inhabitants.
 In May 1781, Bettys, who it will be seen in the above statement was great despe- rado, came into Ballston, and carried off among many others, the following persons, Samuel Nash, Joseph Chard, Uri Tracy, Ephraim Tracy, and Samuel Patchen, the latter was carried off to Canada. Those taken by Myers, were Epenetus White, two men named Bontas, brothers, and John Fulmer-all these were taken and carried off to Canada-suAered the greatest priva- tions, and barely escaped with their lives.
 In addition to the above, we are inform ed that Bettys did not con6ne himself to this section of country alone fer plunder, but that he made an attempt to take the brave Gen. Schuyler, who was in the house of the patroon (Gen. s. Van Rensselaer) of Albany. He was however foiled in this att tempt, and rescued by a man by the name of Ward, who for this heroic deed, was presented with farm by Gen. Schuyler. Mir. Ward, we understand, is now enjoying the fruits of his bravery, bestowed by his generous donor. MT. w. is respected inhabitant, and lives in the town of Sarato- ga, in this county.
 From the Petersburg Virginia h,teNigencer.
 The following details are almost too SlIoChiuS loI DcllGl Uut we l0eI du ODllSd- tion to publish them, as they are derived from an authentic source:
 HOrrid Murder !--One of the most shocking acts of murder which stains the ! catalogue of crime ip this section of the country, was committed by his negroes on the person of MT. John Hamlin of Lunen- burg Co. Va. on Friday night the 9th inst. It appears that the murder of MT. H. had been in contemplation for more than twelve months. Availing themselves of the ab- sence of the overseer, the negroes carried into effect their horrid desgn-Grst by cho- king him to death, and then in brush fire, prepared for burning tobacco plant patch es, they consumed his body; and to avoid detection, literally pulveriscd his bones, strewed them in the field, aud turned them in with the plough. MT. Hamlin was an enterprising and intelligenrfarmer, whose death will be much regretted by that class of the community particularly, and by so- ciety generally. Seventeen of the negroes, charged with that offence have been com- mitted to the jail of that county to await their trial before special Court to be inn pannclled on Monday the 19th inst.
 Lunenburg, March 15.