The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1841-06-15

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and thus prevent those, who navigated the
Creek, from perceiving the Orifce, or cherish
ing any suspicious of a. retreat. They inhab-
tied the cave but a few days. 1t was merely
their retreat for spending the nights more
securely, till they could make arrangements
for leaving the country. What a train of
evils attend state of warl Who without
agony can think of
i alag.ess chiefs" whose laurcls bloosn'd
And wantOn'd in the widows flowing tears.
! Their guilty joys bought with mankinds distress"
The above story will doubtless appear some
what incredible. Besides many others, it was
related to the writer by Mrs. Storey's son-in-
law, Capt. Amos Goodrich, of Middlebury, of
whom the incredulous may inquire. Mrs.
Storey afterwards married Benjamin Smalley,
who has been mentioned as the first inhabi-
tant of Middlebury. After his death, she mar
ried, in his old age, Capt. Stephen Goodrich,
who was member of the Congregational
Church in AIiddebury, from 1871 till his
death in 1923. He was one of the most ac-
tive settlers after the revolutionary war, and
his name will be repeatedly mentioned, in the
subsequent narrative.
! Joshua Hyde first settled in the west part of
made considerable progress in clearing his
land, holding it under title from New
Hampshire, certain men came from n. Y, to
arrest him as an intruder, and carry him to AL
bany for trial. Having taken him across
Otter Creek, they rested on the bank and were
refreshing themselves. Watching for an OPP
portunity, Hyde sprang into the boat, and
made a very free use of the paddle. Before
they could seize him, he was beyond their
reach. Expecting to be followed by his per-
secutors, he FASTENED home, called on a neigh
Dor and authorized him to give assurance to
the New York agents, that, if they would per-
NIT him to leave peaceably, he would never
come back to his lot. Having found means
in due time of crossing the Creek, they return
ed to his habitation, which he had prudently
left. His friends negotiated for him, and his
captors acceded to his terms. He abandoned
his premises and came to Middlebury; but he
took care to sell his land in Watham to
true yankee, who, as soon as the New Hamp-
shire party were strong enough TO use the
''beach seal" successfully, entered into poss-
ession. The "beach sea" or beach rod was
often applied to the naked backs of the
I''Yorkers'' without much reference TO the
principles of the moral law. This "instru-
ment of punishment" as is remarked by the
author of the Vermont State Papers, twas
termed the beach SEAL in allusion TO the great
seal of New Hampshire, affixed to the grants
made by the governor Of that province, of
which the beach rod well laid on to the max
ed backs of the "Yorkers" and their adherents
was humorously considered a confFmation!'
! " When Martin Van Buren, was appointed
Secretary of State, &c swept out the old Clerks
in short order. Among them was WILLIAM
SLADE, now Member of Congress from Yer
mont. Van Buren's note informed Mr.. S.
that he regretted 10 state that the rule he V.
B. had prescribed to himself required Mr..
Slade's removal. Mr.. Sade, in turn simply
asked him whether this notice was intended
10 intimate any unfaithfulness or misconpuct
on his (Slade's part, as the terms employed
seemed Ambiguous. Mr.. Van Buren, declined
to give any explanation II is rather pleasant
to hear the late Postmaster OF Hartford, who
was than a Van Buren, Editor, scoldin. very
ferociously because Dir. Granger gives no
reasons for superseding him.
AT an investigation before the British
Consul in new York, on Saturday, in rela-
ton to the slowing Of the cargo of the steam
ship President, nothing of Importance was
elected. The pilot, stevedore and cOaler
were examined and all testified that the
ship was slowed in the usual manner, and
that she was about tuo inches by the head
which, in ship other length is very trivial
matter.
Captain Cole, ofthe ship Orpheus, stated
that he sailed in company with the Presi-
dent from n Y. on the 18th March last
that he was in sight of her until the evening
of the next day when he last saw her she
was rising on tremendous sea, ard appear
cd to be laboring and pitching very heav-
lily. The Orpheus at the same time was
ais laboring very much, and shipped large
quantities of water on deck. Captain Cole
thinks the President must have been at this
} time also shipping heavy seas-,hat the fires
, were probably extinguished, rendering the
vessel comaratively- helpless. The storm
was dreadful during the whole night; the
wind shifted, the next morning, from N. E.
to S. E.. causing a still more tremendous
! tsea, and the gale continued with undated
, fury until midnight on the 18th. Captain
Cole also stated that it was his further be-
lief that the President did not survive the
gale, but foundered. with all on board, before
, Sundo,cn on the 18th, or in less than ttcenty-
four hours after he Inst SAP her; and most
I probably in the terrific night of the 18th of
: March. In aoliich opinion other nautical
: gentleman present seemed fully to concide!
Mr.. EDITOR Il challenge any person in
the County of Addison to produce a heifer,
: under &c months of age, and raised in said Co.