Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1836-04-15
From late London paper.
SINGULAR DISCOVERY OF HIDDEN
TREASIIRE

The village of Sianmore Middescx. has,
within the last few days, been a scene Of ex-
lraordlnary excitement, in consequence oil a
singular discovery Of a very large sum Of
foreign gold coins, computed by some at not
less than Ei000. in a ditch, upon the glebe
lands of the Rev Arthur Chauvel Ii ap.
pears that on Saturday evening week, the
goodman and gardener Of the reverend
gentleman were engaged in clearing on,
ditch, in a field not far distant from the
church and in the course Of their operations
observed some pieces of metal among the
dirt These they examined and found them
to be gold. and they subsequently turned out
to be louis d ors." and Portuguese coins
called ports, or Johannes OF the value OF
about 36s. each As it came on 10 be dark
the men did not pursue their search the
same night, but resolved on the following
morning TO make more minute examlna-
tiol OF their golden mine, Instead, however.
of keeping their own counsel, they let out
the secret at public. house the same night,
and on reaching the field the next morning,
were not lltle mortified to find q crowd
of men, women, end children, assembled on
the spot before them, many OF whom had
been equally successful in their discoveries,
and showed several of the large and small
pieces which they had collected. The
coachman and gardener then commenced
digging about the spot on which they had
been at first engaged, when suddenly show
er of gold fell into the ditch from the bank
which came from tin box they had forced
open.-A Simultaneous rush was immediate
y made to the spot, and the crowd jumping
into the ditch. a scene of confusion beggarlng
description ensued The men above KEEP
those that were below down. I'LL they were
in danger of suiocation More sack in the
mill" was the cry, and il was not till sol
emn promise was made 10 make an equal
division of the spoil. that the dscorerers Of
the treasure were allowed to rise A collec-
ton was then made, and all standing in a
ring-men, women, and boys-the pieces
were handed round, one at a time, to each
the gardner and coachman, however, taking
care to reserve the better share for themsel
yes, and especially to keep the larger pieces
! New arrivals led TO fresh search, when two
more boxes were found equally well stored
With one of these farmers man made off
but the bottom coming out, another scramble
followed, and another division took place
some getting from twenty to thirty pieces
each and others moro one or two the extent
oftwo hundred each, and the coachman and
gardeper receiving about three hundred and
twenty each, The news soon Obtained more
extended circulation throughout the town
and the whole parish hocked to the spot, the
church being thereby stripped of nearly the
whole of the humber classes of its congre
CATION, to no small establishment of the par
son. The cause of this detection was ascer
tanned by the Reverend MIR Chauvel, aitel
the service, who sent for his gardener, and
obtained from him the circumstances OF the
case He Immediately declared the whole,
of the property to be his, having been found
in his glebe land. and demanded from the
gardener the amount of his prize, The gar
dener was not disposed so quietly to relln'
quish his unexpected gains, and, on consult
ing with the coachman. they resolved to put