Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1838-02-02
WAR IN a NEW QUARTER.

On. Saturday tho E h inst. several OF
the eastern towns IN the county were
thrown into the greatest commotion by
report that 90 into circulation that
THREE THOUSAND INDIANS from
Canada had landed at the mouth Of Catta-
raugus Creek, and had made their way
into the rec ION of the Conncwango valley,
and were pressing on, numbering and
scapng every body in their way. An
express came into Snclearvllle 10 the Col.
Of the regiment there, under the greatest
excitement, tears actually standing IN his
eyes. Immediately the rumor flew. All
the old guns were instantly in requisition
many that had rema med dun for wears un-
less breaking silence at a sqnlrrll hunt
the tea chests of all the stores were rlhed
for lead, which was Immediately run up
INTO buI)c's-cvery ounce OF powder in The
place was bought and a team got up 10
send to this village tor more-dlrections
were given to the families Of those WHO
were going to meet the enemy how to Sc
cure themselves, and IN short every prepa-
ration was made for a bloody encounter.
In the town Of Arkwright the excitement
and alarm was if possible still Grester,-
During The afternoon and night famihes
were tlvlng from house TO house. in some
cases half dozen families congresated
together, the greatest dl>may depicted in
thr coun'cnances -horses were kept har-
messed to wagons all night ready for in
slant tlight-wcap on- OF defence of every
kind were brought into rcqulsi,on, the
wornen assisting lherein-one old LACY VIC
are assured run hundred bullets. We
are told that the reason The express did
not come through from Arkwrght TO this
village, was The intervention Of about a
mile of woods, into which lie did not dare
penetrate Tor fear Of being waylald. A
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 it is time to inform them.
We'll a drunken coot in the village of Rut-
lodge which is situated on the eastern
line Of this county, having taken his USE
ma deep potatlOn, retired TO the edge OF a
piece Of woods and stretched himself out
upon a log to sleep it off. A short time
afterwards one of bis children, a little girl,
discovered him in this situation, and at the
same time perceIving little farther in the
ever very peaceably employed in making
brooms or baskets, ran home in great ter
ror and told her mother the Indians. had
killed her father--the mother spread the
alarm in the village with the usua accom-
panlments-lhe 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 SIM
pie circumstances arose all this ferment
that for twenty-tour hours kept the nhab-
irants of three or four towns IN fear of in
slant death by merclless savages. And
for the time. we suppose that neither an
Gent or modern history furnishes paral-
lei tolt, The marvellous exploits Of San
cho Panza upon the island of Baratarla ;
the battle of the kegs, and the ever memo
rable outbreak OF the Wndham frogs,
when the sable African ran IN terror TO
his master. eyclamlng,
sod Lucifer's come, and calPd for his crew,
And you must go massa, and Elederkn loo,'
were not pruning TO tins Indian war;
The next day. however brought a little
sober reflection, and with It a feeling not
much more agreeable than that caused by
their fears. Like the good people of
Wndham, we understand those infected
do not wish to say word upon The sub
lect. So we will spare their feelings by
stopping where we are.-Fredonia Censor.
MArNE,-We learn, from the Portland
Advertiser of Tuesday, that JOHN WEBB.
Esq, (Whlg) has been elected to fill the
vacancy in the House of Representatives
of that state, occasoned by The resignation
of the Rev. VIM. Gelchell, Loco Foco,)
in the district of Pitlsfeld, PALMYRA,
Chandiervllle, and Hartland. At the Sep.
tomber election, this district gave msjof-
lily Of one hundred votes for GOfham Parks,