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

Mr.. W. Was you the owner Of , e.,
theyear 1887? S'eaaS
Witness. was. TWAS the Ca,o,
cember she was lying IN the Cana, ..
fitted her up, and ran her to sohlos D0a'
eoth December ran her to scAIo'
there about 6 in the evening and rY|
with chain cable to pile a, tho 49,. ."u0
AS soon as we got our suppers, wa %,
and went to bed. On board Of steamr MI 'N
sci, IT is usual to set watch ovo. '
watch on that night was set abou, lV
vanus Saring was one of the watch ~ '@
do not reaollect the o,hers,--Abou 10
was awoke by some Of the hands wb.
iagara Falls, crime back and fndDn M
occupied by strangers, they called ma NJ,
rected the strangers TO get up and pv. n~
their berths. While on deck ope :,
told me he saw boat approaching. "
told him to look after il ard see nj
but allow no one to come on board. #
to the cabin and got in bed again, bn, -.
watc h came down and told me there m..
five boats, filed with armed men. ,,1
could get my clothes on heard nso,n.
manking great noise, and also heard Il, n
several guns or pistols on deck. hand N
deal of hailooing, but coul d not di.Gn..,
was said. / concluded that the ooo,I.
come on board wanted to get posse,,io.
boat; and knowing could not resist b.r N
sed myself fully, secured my papers and n,
the companion way. Before 1 60, II Il.
which would take me on deck, I heard oI,
en- to "give no quarters" to "kill the d,m,s
kees," or words to that effect | then h..,.
larmed: and asked Capt, Appleby, who W.,
me, what we should do? He replied W. n,
the best we could.
Capt. Applcby was in advance of me- IN,
j ust put his foot on deck, when he was ,.i,
the collar by some person, who told him nj
out there or they would kill him. As bs 81
back there appeared to be two parties of man
coming from the bow OF the boat and fl.
from the stern.
They met by the cabin door, which tbey n
and ] heard swords clashing and guns firm, 4
Appleby and myself then returned into ,he u
and turned round the machiDry to the forv,n
of the boat, TO make my escape from Ii, s,l|
hatchway by a plank communicating vE
deck. While ] stood near the hatchway BY n
to get out, man put his hand upon tho hatcI
and spraDg down into ,he fire room, without
ing the plank. He Immediately caugh, N
the poker, and commenced working a. the III
l supposed for the purpose of getting up sia
take the boat off. stood there, not daring
noise, till he got busily engaged, when \
cd back into tho cabin without his hcarin, a
escape through the window. When put M
ont of the cabin door, my hat brushed The
the leg of a man who was standing iher.
thinking he felt it sprang below again /
cabin door ut the top of the stairs was open Il
time. again went forward, and in dOOg~
some one who ran against me; supposed
be one of the attacking party
We spoke, and each passed on. Whal&
the fire room, and watched my chance
the man who first entered still sat theroAv8
rose, seized some one who had serressd
there, hauled him out to the light, and
language asked him who he was and whnlh
doing there. then saw it was Amos
whom he had seized. Dursee replied that
longed to the boat. I did not then know b.
was Durfee, but only knew him as a stage
The o.her'then used very opprobrious hug
him, and keeping hold OF him, ordered hin [
low him on deck or he would blow his brain /
Thy both went upon deck.
My intention at first was to 60 up andsnHt
but from the treatment SAW Durlee receive |
cludedIhad better not do SO. Iobserved lhnhI
hole in the starboard side of tho boat, ~
throwing fire out was open. 1t was ) OrlV
square, and thought Lcould make my ese'F
Of it; but / soon became satisfied l coud n
tried but did not succeed. 1t would not hS"
safe tor me had succeeded, for there was
right under it. then went into the alef
and threw on my overcoat, with Inc P"ry
swimming. returned to tho hole, IOoR''
and saw close by yawl boa, with men 'l
with boarding pixies, &c.
They appeared to have just thrown INC
on board the steamboat, and made 1t last ''' \
boat was swimming round with the cO"'
saw there was no chance of escape 'he'' ="
turned 10 the after cabin, and had gov wv
windows nearly out, when diseoTefeu",
boat made fast TO the stern OF the sle'D'
man in each, backed out again, %1
ing till felt the boat move from no w." n.
up The stairs, and while Idoing so' ''" ,,,a
strike the wharf again. Seeing no O'V ,u
the cabin door, but from the noise ~ I'M,
the boat concluded il was not sale 10 w..
Hearing the word given to cast OIL "" ,ri
enquiry for rockets, slept out on u'',' IAN,
,L.oa ,oa, s+a,d;pu n Loco nv armed. -