Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-12-05
December 5, 1888.

Dear Sir 81 hasten TO give you the la
test news. although such as have to re.
late. AT nresen, is indeed melancholy
The Pa,rios until to-day fairly held
their own but this day, at noon, the CO.
boura and five other boats brought down
800 regular British troops and some OF
,he heaviest cannon in the Province
THESE, added TO one thousand militia, were
TOO much for the Patriots. They were
surrounded by land, and The steamboats,
KEEP! up q murderous fire, from the river.
The Patriots Tough, nobly, but It was OF
no use they were driven back and scat.
tered. The excitement here is tremend.
Gus the utmost Indignation prevails a.
cainst the Patriot officers and leaders. :"
], is a solemn truth that there was but one
General officer in the action The bat
Die was splendid about 1000 fighting at
time the numbei Ct killed an! wound
I'D in the action canEo! fail much short #
Eve hundred ......
The Sacket.S Harbor Journal Extra Of
DE 18th instant, publishes The following,
Received by the steamboat Oneida III.
On Friday, the 18th inst, the Patriots
ID Wind Mill Point were attacked by
about 1000 British on land, and armed
sleamboats--the British planted heavy
battery within $50 or 200 rods OF the mill
md fired with such effect that their balls
passed entirely tho the stone buildings
1.-The fight lasted something more than an
Jour- when the Parrots surrendered, 10
the number Of about ninety-the rest hav.
Ing been killed in the action or taken pris.
oEers previously. The prisoners were all
aiken TO Kingston on board the armed
Steamboats,.
Bill Johnson the buccanccr Of the
lake, was taken prisoner by the United
6lates officers on The 18th inst. Mr.. Birge
Me Patriot General, has also been taken
EGnklin Messenger.
LATEST FROM TIE FRoNTIER.-AI
length we have the Intelligence for which
We have been prepared ever since the H.
nngs reached Us OF The nal and crirnina!
otempt upon Prescott. The deIuded par
ties engaged in it have received The terri
ble reward Of their insane loliy. .s
Ga the 18Th they were attacked by a
iarge force oil regulars and militia, wei
pfovldtI with caHI.on, and after sustaining
heavy FIRE for 5. lnt time, by which the
81 ] was completely ridiled, they made .
aperate sorie, AMI were all k;iIed or TAX
Mprisoners. 1t was believed at Ogdens
bafgh that only one MN hid escaped.
ION Schultz, their leader, is said t
have killed himself The number in tn
mil is said TO have been I'll, besides Il
wh , were wounded ia theprepious affairs
One account says that they surrender
81, TO the number of 50, the rest beinz
Tiled or previously taken and that aie
iheir surrender they were placed on boar,
tIk Steamboats, and taken to Kingston.
Not one Of the instigators who project
Cd the invasion, was with their delude,
Mowers when the catastrophe took place
n BIZ! Johnson" was captured on thu
al III by the United States marshal, an,
lak cn on board the Oneida Brge wa
alsC captured.
Nlr. E!Ijce and his lady, who wer
inade prisoners By the rebels at Beanhau
nois, arrived at Albany yesterday mon
ing.
The court martial for the trial Of tn
pfisoners was organized at Montreal 0
Monday. General CIitherow is the pre-
ident.
The ferry boat Paul Pry, which a
sisted in towing the patriot schooners
Pfescolt, has been seized BY the Unttt
Siutes mIrshal, ana taken to Sacket,
Hrbo:.
The prisoners taken to Kingston wi
betried BY court martill.-N. Y. Spec.
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