The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1838-08-14

ed in throwing the tea overheard IN boston i"f'
Dor, gives the following account or the trausac-
ton, which is copied from the f'ih' @<u"i'e'V
Review . :,
I labored as a iourneyman blacksmith WIN
Western and Gridley, blacksmiths by trade, and
Baptiss by profession Western at the time was
neutral but afterwards became a tory. Our num-
Der was between twenty and thirty. or my as
sociates, only remember the names OF troth-
ingham, Mead, Martin and Grant. we were
met together one evening, talking over the tyr
anny of the British Government, such as the
heavy duties, shutting up the port OF Boston, the
numbering of Mr. Grays family sending people to
England for trial and sundry other acts of imprs-
onment.-Our indignation WAS increased by
having heard of the arrival Of the tea ships at the
time. We agreed that if the ten was landed the
people could not stand the temptation ana would
certainly buy it. We came 10 n sudden deter
mination to make sure work OF 1t, by throwing 1t
all overheard. We first talked of firing the ships,
but we feared the fire would communicate to the
town.--We thea proposed sinking them, but we
dropped this project, through fear we should u
larm the town, before we could get through with
it. We had observed that very few persons re-
mained on board the ships, and we finally CON
cluded that we could take possession OF them
and discharge the tea into the harhor without
danger or opposition.
The greatest objection to our plan was that IT
would ,ake such a length of time to carry 1t thro
and render us more liable to detection. we a
greed one and all that we would go on at the
risk of our lives. We proceeded to contrlVe the
mode of accomplishing our business one olthe
ships laid at Hancock wharf, and the other few
PAGES out in the stream, with their warps made
fast to the same wharf. A brigade OF British
soldiers was encamped on the common, less Than
mile from the wharf We, agreed IN order to
disguise ourselves much os possible, 10 wear
ragged clothes and disfigure ourselves as much
as we could
We concluded TO meet at an old building at
the head of the wharf and fall in, one after anoth-
err, as if by accident, not to excite Suspicion.
After having pledged our honor we would NOT
reveal our secret, we Separated.
AT the appointed lime, we oil met according
to agreement. We were dressed to resemble In
dams as much as possible. We s,neared our
faces with grease, and SCOT or latnphlack. we
should not have known each other except ny our
voices, and we surely resembled devls rom 'he
bottomess pit, rather than men. we placed one
sentry at the head of the wharf, one IN the MD
die, and one on The bow OF each ship, as we tooR
possession. We then proceeded rapidly to bus
mess. We boarded the ship which was moorcd
by the wharf, and the leader OF our company, IN
a stern and resoIute manner, ordered The captain
and crew to open the pathways, and hand us the
tackle and rope
The captain asked us what we intended to do?
The leader told him we going to unload
the ships of the tea and ordering him ana the
crew below, assuring him that IT he obeyed, no
harm was intended. They Instantly obeyed with
out murtnurs or threats. Some OF our number
jumped into the hold, and passed the chests to
the tackle. AS they hoised on deck otil-
ers knot ked them open with axes and others
raised them to the railing and discharged 'neir
contents overheard. All that were not heeueu
for dischargng the tea from the ship, went on
board the Others and warped them into the whati'
where the Same ceremony was repeated, as at inc
first ship.
We stirred briskly in our business-trom the
moment we left our dressing room. we were
merry in an underlone at an idea of making so
large cup of tea for the fishes but were as still
as the case ould admit. No more words were
used than was absolutely necessary.
Our most intimate acquaintance among the
spectators had not the least knowledge of us. j
never !abord harder in my life and we were so
ex peditous that though it was late in the even
ing when we began, we had discharged the whole
three cargoes before the morning daWned
While we unloading, the people collect
ed in great numbers about the wharf to see what
was going on. They crowded about us 80 as to
be much in our way. We paid no attention to
them, nor did they say any thing to us. Our
sentries were not armed, nor could they stop any
one who insisted OH passing. If we had been
able it would not have heen good policy, for in
that case they might have complained OF us to
the civil authorities.
believe that our object in sat,oning the SEN
tries was to communicate Information in case we
were liable to detection by the civil or military
power They were particularly emerged to give
us notice, in case any known Sory came down
to the wharf But our main dependence was on
the general good will Of the people.
1t may be supposed there was much talk about
the business the next morning. The Tories, civ
ill., military and spies, made great fuss, and call
ed the business divers hard names. Proclaim
tons and rewards, to procure detection were all
to no purpose We pretended to be as jealous
to find out the perpetrators as the rest. We of
ten talked with tories about it, We were all so
close and loyal, that the whole affair remained in
Epvptian darkness. We used, sometime after
wards to meet and talk the affair over, never fail
ed to end by drinking THE hearty boys of Amer
lea forever'
MILK SIcKNEss.-The following account OF
the Milk sickness which has been go fatal in
some parts of the West, is from correspondent
of an Indiana paper:
"At Logansport, on the bnnks OF the Wabash,
I h., otI lu lady nnaip