The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1838-02-06
From the EreHonin IN. " Censor.

TERRIBLE WAR IN NEW QUARTER !-CHA-
rAUQUE Coon Saturday the 9Th ult. several OF
the eastern toWrs in this county were thrown III
to the greatest commO!iOn by report that got
into circulation that three thousand Lngi0nS from
Canada had landed at the mouth OF Cattalaugus
Creek, and had made their way into the region
of The ConneWango valley, and were pressing on
numbering and scalping every body in their way.
An express came into Sinclearville to the Colon
ell Of the regiment there, afier t!e greatest e%-
element, tears actually standing in his eyes,
Immediately the runor flew. All the old guns
were instantly in requisition, many that had re-
manned dumb for years, unless breaking silence
at squirrel hunt-the tea chests OF all the stores
were riEcd for lead, which was Immediately run
up into bullets-eycry ounce OF powder n the
place was bought, and Il team got up to send to
this village for more-drections were given to
the families of those who were going TO meet
the enemy how to secure themselves, and IN
short every preparation was made for bloody
encounter. In The town of Arkwright, the eX-
citement and alarm was, if possible, still greater.
During the afternoon and night families were fly.
ing from house TO house, in some cases half
dozen families congregaled together, the greatest
dismay depicted on their COMMUNICATIONS
were kept harnessed TO wagons oil night ready
for instant fllfigt-weapons of defence OF every
kind were brought into requsition, the women
assisting therein--one old lady we arc assured
run hundred bullets. We are told that the
reason the express did not come through from
ArkwYight to this village, was the Intervention OF
about q mile of woods, INTO which he did not
dare penetrate for fear of being waylud. horse
on one route, we are informed was actually rode
to death.
But our readers are probably anxious by this
time TO know what gave rise to all this hubbub,
and we think it is time to inform them. Well,
a drunken coot in the village OF Rutledge, which
is situated the eastern line of this county, hav
ing taken his usual deep potation, retired to the
edge of piece CT woods and stretched himself
out upon log to sleep it Off. short time at
forwards one of his children, little girl, dlscoy-
ering him in this situation, and at the same time
perceiving little farther in the woods couple Of
squaWs, who were however very peaceably en-
ployed in making brooms or baskets, ran home
in great terror and told her mother the Indians
had killed her father--the mother spread the u
larm in the village with the usual accompani-
ments--the couriers were sent off and by the
time they reached the next towns the number OF
Indians was multiplied into three thousand and
from this simple circumstance arose all this fer
ment, that for "a hours kept the inhabitants of
three or four towns in fear of instant death by
merciless savages. And for the time being, we
suppose that neither ancient or modern history
furnishes parallel to it. The marvellous eX-
PLOTS of Sancho Panza upon the Island Barata-
ria; the battle of the kegs, and the ever menor-
able outbreak of the Windham frogs, when the
sable African ran in terror TO bis master eXc'aim-
ing,
cold Lucifer's come, and call'd for his crew,
And you must go massa, and Elderkin too,
were not n printing TO this Indian war. The
next day, however, brought little sober refec-
ton, and with it feeling not much more agree
able than that caused by their tears. Like the
good people of Windham, we understand those
infected do not say word upon the subject. So
we will spare their feelings by stopping where
we are.
At u Military School, in Paris they are boreng
for water, and have already dug well 1900 feet
deep, without success.