The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1841-10-12

e,hs dock, whore s"" w.
"d OIL "" ~ supposed to BIO guaro' ana co"1'u,
here w,v ~, 90, out of trouble yet eo"c'uueu
ded "40 I'D while looking for place 10 40 so' 'ne
Ohide' S"' 49,. ho,t side rushed off, cast her OH
people ." cha was on fire. concluded 'hen
Snd Inc" Inck with the two men whom sup
UW Wy ,,ords. and going up 10 them' FOUND
P0'' no men belonging to my boat
"'" ,h.D nearly light as day. from the hre OF
WIS asked them where was King-anotber
ib' boa" t.-but they said they knew nothing OF
dmc "'"I .oome of him or OF any other OF tho
What "'T 1,., then n man whom supposed to be
han'' .5o his appearance on the dock. spoke
AIps ,d he answered He was very badly
WH'"' The next morning he saw Duriee ly-
wO''' ii. face, dead, in the spot where saw the
W. ~so living tho night before His mead was snH''
"'' and his brains were blown out HeapPear'
m''' h.vo bled good deal saw tho seaiette
,o,o m that night. There were two holes
c'p u" o,noste sides, and appeared to be singed
N on The back SIDE
h,vo been between 12 and ! o'clock
a A., ossoilapts boarded the steamboat. Wit
Kinks the number of assailants was between
msAM Ihey caihe /" NV Jaw ' 49, ~
IA s,b pould carry or 10 conveniently Inc
81 ,o watch on the steamboat were not armed,
',r,, auy person who was on board. The crew
M .a,,od ol 10. and there were % sleeping on
''..I Tbev had arrived too late for the and
IL, rnblic houaes, being OVERLOOKING, lie provided
hom with lodgings to accommodate them. ! had
,,oDded 10 run up to Black Rock Bend that night.
and Ind invited few friends TO go with me, and
49,, ,,ere also on board Schlosser is about two
miss above Niagara Falls, in the town and county
,rNiororo. Orall on board, six or seven have
o,vcr since been heard of as far have learned
Nv object in running my boat from Buffalo and
;o,srmediate places on both shores, wes to make
money carrying passengers and eght-touching
Grand Island, Tonawanda, Navy Island, and
soUuing at Schosser On the day before she was
dssIrOyed she had made two such trips, but little
Gsisht was offered to navy Island, and none from
H. took what was offered. On that day Capt.
AuDIeby called for me. Neither or my boat had
auy connection with the Navy Islanders, whatev-
e.
I do not think it was Durfee whom saw lying
on the dock in the night. think heard as ma
ny as 40 or so shots fired during the attack
On The boat. No swords were in the possession Of
any body on board my boat, to my knowledge
The assalants boarded the boat in two parties -
Oh, a, the forward and the other at the after gang
way,
Cross examined by Mr. Spencer. When I left
i Bdalo, I had but two whom had right TO call
hmds one was my brother-in law, King, the 9TH
! gabIack boy never found more than one per-
son who was killed in the attack: do not know
III, names of any Of the missing. There was no
sDue,ance Of Durfee having taken e stop after he
"A wac shot,
IA Bu MNe Seight was lax en- on board at Buffalo
~ hMIsy There was one cask containing heavy
n articles, and some other articles do not remen-
ber do not think there were moro than half a
\ dozen passengers from Buffalo. I never saw no
aims npon any person except one man on board
had rife, with which he shot ducks on the pas,
sage. do not recoliect of taking in any freight at
Black Rock Bend, aud but about half a dozen speo
ps' | saw no arms with any Of them, except the
rifle before named. There was an old sword ly-
ing about the boat somewhere. IL was the first
Trip had ever made in her, and my attention was
mostly taken up with the machinery, &c. of the
boat. have petitioned the government for COM
peusatlon for loss OF my boat, and have been ex-
ahmed by officers OF the government on The sub
jecl. My intention was 10 run between Schlosser
and Navy Island as often and as long as would be
Profitable. have never understood that if any
Ooatwas used 10 convey munitions, &c to the Ne
Wy islanders, government would not allow me com
Pesation for her loss.
Among the articles took that day from Schloss.
81 10 The Island, was six FOUNDER, some lumber,
straw, horse Sc. which j left at the Island.
come muskets also went over--perhaps 10 or IS
were might have been more-may be HUNDRED
also, some articles of provision. was informed
meNavy Islanders wonld in the course of IA week
'a'e The island, come TO this side, and dispense.
never had any idea they would 60 into Canada
VI 'ae 10Th visited Navy Island saw about $50
PERSONS there, eleven pieces of cannon, some noun
~u ann pointed toward both shores. do not
VINO mad command at that time, but under
=" was Van Rensselaer,. I do not know that
c. "au al That time been any firing either to or
a.. Na'y Island. Il received some $40 for freight
AZ, Wv 'aSI Gay my boat ran between Schlosser and
d,r ~ Gid moi receive regular freight on that
Il. ~ Nnow OF no firing between the island and
a.; '"aaa shore on that day. There had been
s..s 'e" days before; and few days after the
AUCTION Of the boat saw shells thrown
"' canada shore to the island. Before run