Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1838-12-11
Escape Of Cen. Tbe!lcr and Col. Dodge from the
Fortress of Quebec.

To ht Ed,t0r Of Wactea-ies Gasene
Nh DIAN Sin As much interest has been expressed
by many persone here ns well IN Canada hear the
nccount OF our escape from what has always been CON
sdcred the mpfogHabc fortress q Quebec will tfoub.
le you fort column Of your journal, aud IN brief
ranncr az possible give true narrative Of facts, pre-
mIsing that as Tins will unqurstOnaby meet the eye of
many Of The Government officers prudence viii! pre-.
vent me giving the names OF those warm hearted ind
Elduals who rskod every thing giving aid or shelter
20 u> and would for that bring tneir devoted heads
the wrath Of the disappointed blood hounds who long
thlrsicd for blood.
We arrived n Quebec on Sunday The tenth Of June,
and received at the wharf by stfonR guard Of the
Isl regiment Of Gtcusdier Guards sr Msrsty's house.
hold Troops and escorted by them to the citadel amid
the groaus and hissrs Of Tory msb pfepsed for the
occafon srat upon, teyiled and torInented IN every
way their Ingenuity could invent they followed US al
the way. unt the gates Of the tort shUi out from
ucm--ir Their abuse Of us aud country We
were confined ia Of the bomb proof casemen ted
rooms that .efsed the prison Tor the military prison.
crs. II was furnished as uu ordinary prson Iron bed.
sttndsi IRON silprr on "h ch were placed boards for
table aud hr orcinary teuchrs-lt was about twelve
ieci broad aud thy feet drcptNo windows the front
strongly barred with fun-and 10 the back part were
small Doc phHcs i9f nushet y-h0t 90 front and IA ID.
rear were Pilccd board nces Of twelve feet hgb in
siae Il winch wa s'9toued feuuuI who could watch
ali our motions Another sentinel placed outside
"' ''e fence l"p ntfs we p1ctd ~ lie Test, and
one on t top ct thr roof the wall These I've were
pat 900 ior speca protection and k+pi on sin aner-
We haa s'ue trouble az fret md some little hardship
respecting ffoElapn- bot OWING 70 the industry and
~ i.s R]11 heated old man, We were very literally
supplied, VIZ we bad NJ complaints e. nake We
lived 30 tlr dolly r' "ctlans OF herring snmcthirR re-.
sffrtuy uuf ie, h4t hen two mYntls had pass,a and
nothing had taken place. we began 10 lsok around 10
see "aAt could De done 90 th- wsy ~ mixing or es.
cape Many were The plane prUpOsrt, bot Ell last Il
Wa dec crd tt3t the most dangerous one 0: esca ping
hy Ws mont >nH9n and Ginning the fence 10 the pres
tHer % one srrun. and 10 tcv 81 thr oihrr vas the
most probable way and one ts would DO attended ia
more Likelihood Of tgec-rs b-sdes The y.fy holiness Of
lr~ anil s .,.f-,
mind ~ tine quad.
II vas uen received That We would Try and proeur.
spm- implements % one Ut The bars II the window
ana ahlhy a1Faua ol tbr net DARK ard stormy gt
Whrn Doe scot Dele az dO5fs Hrl those On tie
different other parts Which ~, must naglldably pass
Wcfr b. the ram obliged L, keep .n their botes We
would venture oct Ct o. the walls ard Try !oruHe
90 getting over them. We walked out each day Tor
bag an haEfi thee az Tine guarded ~ "a soldiers
"'" hFta h5yonsis, and 90 $40 grHrraiy stopped for
s1DFuinc 90 ihe ssuung bHteues, -afionhliy
iurnd ~ one ~ whoa slipped paper e. aiming
our plan and beFsns bio rD offfzoni ~ supplying
i1e'' and 30 directing place Where they might be lad
The reri day rfc-ig-d ihs tools required, ~rspped
ZAP u ono 81 your Gatr,tes alth hue saying that Il
90 could accomplish Zoe pan pr1poaed need give
onrre.ssa no trouble afrf ae would GET oct, freud
uH4i1 slrn rarr me a. nsI 0i tciHF fs4dy, BE- ~
CERTAIN spa pointed cot % Ele Is 70 place n safely
Tbs zee aLtn from d. place s1d Esefstsd On ny sef
en-. whsle tl- sfrersai and cafysftis attention Nho
were Ing bs.r 90 9ccupied b. tie Other
whH nri slil We Del gan o. Nsrk with sfGof
r.. every sHLrysou g sueerrsi slt1gEh o. l0ak q
ftIr mn.irf rnw tH.rHtFf Htfnff hpW w. possibly
could Hese r.rarfa drtfcirnl cav ~ baf 81 iron.
zthart thv aoairtgs of taf guard, and b. fhs :
fH frttaf us hrt s-eh % ihr fact. Colrrs Dodge,
sa afr a. ~ rsh. ks "a 81 srtE 81 - sindos,
ulr { o. i4e otrf erFrunr ms tslrhf in kfepsnk
tlr fri.lfi cu-srfsauua. OccHsilfs q would
t.ssak rather hlfd trc ros.+ hetf - -.n Fncagh,
go Gee Hsn Nouia caurr tr4 ing Ac go I sf tf0sn-
81 ta- r51Hf ef tia Hoi Eiaa % nave teaft lie
sos pralaart all rr hsH pa thr geo -tg Hsy rho
sc-sf g. lfeg hatrc ihr aehe0nsr 3aH his D0ssY
afftfcrs NeFr o.. -.alg n fcqalsurn. ~ hsis ntT
q Nfrf rso i aafa "A fafaf
t9lkg i~ies sasf1. ea1 ncgle 30 ettrf siiiasiy
alto aanFsf.--f s.ari sanss nofe smart ihsn
nfHsrs El,sl fle.fat ee eogls r0i 81 essy bed
a.nf inefrs 81 4s f4.i 90 ksle 80 70 100 -
fa1 out h- esihfs " h. anc 81 fse Hosipe tifshs,
ugbf irs@ Ain - Ne sef fsfnstsH ihsi ~ss'e