Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1841-09-22


~ shirt cherished on both sides would
.oke these, as much as possible, s0Grs q
- ,rteyminatise description. These
s - made witk Africans are nearly
III decidedly unjust. A mere trifle IS
.;,en for thousands of acres of land. The
BENEFITS OF trade are put before the ignorant
Dsonle IN all their fascinating forms, a
ioo,inc is obtained, aid force IS used to
retain that footing. and extend, il neces-
sarv, the boundary lines as far as the ag-
rressors think proper to wish or desire"
without further remarks under this head,
nv article being already Of greater length
han at first anticipated, will now give
Browns letter eDlife. Il is as follows:
LETTER FROM LIBERIA.
LAST Saturday morning, about A o'clock,
We were awakened in our town by the fir
mo ola gun, about two miles from u.s..
And while we were musing on what il
eouId mean, we were again alarmed by
The voice OF several of our people exclam-
ing" War is conei war is come !"
Brolher Sion Harris got out of bed i'm
meIaielv and went out in town. But he
returned in about che minute, and told me
70 BE- out Of bed and load The guns, for war
was at hand. ! Immediately arose, slipped
On nv clothes. and was on my knees to
ask God to help Us. BY this time the en-
yu,y we're within muskct shot of the miss
ion house. Brother Harris went down
and gave them the first shot, and was an
mered by 10or ~ muskets from the enc.
my, while was loading muskets in the
chamber The natives came on the path
leadng from Millsburg, across the creeks
near our house, and struck into my cas- IVA
wlch, at the corner OF the woods, and in
straight direction towards the house.
They completely covered the casava patch.
llnou b gan TO be a iltle light. The en-
gagement BY this time was well under
way, and increased rapidly. Toms peo-
Die salled down toward the lower gate,
and gave Them few shots, at which time
one Of bis men received slug through
his bowels, and Immediately came into the
chamber with his inestines in his hands.
Aud Notwithstanding Tom and his
peu relreated under the lee ofthe mission
house, yetlhey turned, as it were, the left
wing Of The enemy, who soon fell into the
main body. directly back Of the mission
house. And in lees than one minute.
they were running up and down the pick
ri fence, about three rods from the house,
rs thick MS bees around hive.
Brother Bennett pemory and brother
| huis were the only two who stood in
ronl, between the enemy and the house.
T6ey both stood their ground and cut them
. down ike mowers cutting grass. Mean.
. white brother jarvis z Nichols came into
. the chamber where | was loading mus
kcls, Tor We had l8 muskels i'll the cham
ber, which we knew would 60 at every
soa.,, and 100 ready made cartridges, and
q key Of powder beside,) and poured q
stream Of lead down upon them from the
| wndow, as fast as two boys could hand
| hlm loaded muskcls. La the midst of all
lhls, the enemy broke through the fence,
aud pouring into the yard like bees. Broth
rr Harris aaj Dtnlory now retreated to tat
door, in which both stood side by side
about two rods from them, with two musk
us apiece. throwing buckshot into thel
bowels, hearts, aud brains, like tornado
Soon brother Nichols received slug l
his breast, at he window, which brougt
linn 10 the floor. lie cried OUT" DaC
dy, gun catch me-" The blood pourc
birth freely. then sent him into bed
room in the lee part Of the house. Fl
| bad given the enemy, who were not NOR
than 8 rods IRON the window where b
STOOD, as thick as they could stand loadini
and firing, about 20 shots. Beside al
this, the air was darKened with poisone
arrows, flying in every direction.
AT this line. j. e., The fall of Nichols,
Stepped immediately into his tracks, ha,
ing ii muskets loaded, and renewed III
ire from the window. Atthis time u
sua was MP; Golelah had got into II
yard with.a considerable number OF b
men, growing like mammoth lion, an
Milling about on the ground, and sayin
to his men, 49,. Come on, come on" 81
he soon fell lIfeltss corpse, within Nv
aud halt rods Of the house; supposed
be from a shot by brother Harris, WI
then stood with Demory. AT This time
VS. directly over their heads, taking d
lberte aim ut filiies who stood 10 THE
groups. about FIVE or six rods from Il
Window; Of which time some one OF u
Enemy shot nice tube out OF my waite
key and spoiled it. The ball or slr
went through the partition ofsister Harrl
loom, and afer Strengthening her ha
vent out the lee window.
Three ai their s!ugs entered the hon
about inches from the side of the doc
about 10 .inches. in various direction
around the window where [ stood. He
ever, they soon found the curTe"t /
strong, and the water too deep.
Tha,, La k-ll &c Gufor,.h their hp