Litchfield enquirer., 1845-01-09
From he albany EUening JosEpql,
The ANTI-RENT TROUBLE

We announced in Saturdays journal; tne uNII1r-
ture of the Emmett guards for Hudson% my tntn-
ed out nobly, mastering forty The balance
of the I3urgesses Corps went with them. we IN
derstand from citizen who came mp with despatch
es.thatthe Sheriff, incompany with a posse conss-
ting of about twenty Of the Bnrgesses Corps, star
ted Saturday to make further arrests OF
plicated in the murder at Smoky Hollow. Twoper-
sons of the name ofREYNoLDs, father and son were
arrested under circumstances which, as related 70
ms would almost form the basis Of three volume
novel; or az least decent sized novelette, We tell
the tale as told to U.S. believing It to be IN the main
strictly correct. d..
which, upon their approach, had been dcubly bar
red. and put in state of defence against the anti
cipated siege Admittance being peremptorily re-
fused. was effected without leave, by cutting the
door into pieces The son was encountered IN the
doorway who attacked the first soldier, and endcav-
.ored to strike up his bayonet But while thus en-
gagged, he was hoored by stroke from the bayonet
Of another member of the Corps, and was secured
Then came the hunt for the sold one. and 1t was
along and ,wearisome business. A glimpse Of the
fugitYeswould be obtained as he entered room,
and close upon his heels, poured in the posse, but
fEebifd had flown, although no mode Of egress was
visible, except by the chimney. Soon word would
hbs brought til at the bird had made his appearance
in another quarter Of the buildings and again would
be re4enacted the appearance, the chase, and the
mysterious disappearance. It appeared that the
house was supplied with trap doors, and convenient
%chimneys, almost without number. and thus was
the chase prolonged until even the patience of the
posse began to be exhausted But at last the fugi-
tive had been hunted to the garrett, whittier the
posse followed and. though enveloped IN Egyptian
darkness, began a search for the gentleman WIN
their bayonets Silence prevailed, broken only by
the successive punges Of the bayones into the raf-
tiers, &C. until yen proclaimed that the search
was successful Lights were brought, and the pris-
oner was found pinned to the wall. thebayonet hav-
ing passed through one Of his hands Thus sue
-cessfully terminated the exploring expedltlon--l
May all its successors be equally fortunate.
The same posse also came in sight ofabout so 1n-
dams. who Immediately took to fight. Thepursu
ers separated, and by taking different paths, en- !
deavofed to come out ahead Of the flying defach- |
rnent But the Indiansp for their lives, and es-
capei] THEY evidently have no taste for cold lead,
with which they doubtless knew their pursuers !
were wen provided. The insurgents are in pos
session Of field piece which they captured last
week at Germantown. a@ .f'@ 81 fs
From Rensselaer,, we learn that the Sheriff has
made further arrests cf the following persons. i'm
plca.ed in the Sand Lake murder: Ira Allen, Esq,
Ira B. Ford, Jabez IIaikes, John p Haravile, and
Elisha p. Barlish They are all in custody at
Trey. The Argus saysthat on saturday the Sher-
if Rensselaer,, through Capt. Willard. fhe Troy
Artillery, arequisitionsupon the Governor, for
arms and Ammunition to defend the Jail against an
anprehended attempt to rescue the prisoners Three
fsd-peces, number of m,lskets, and aquantity Of
ammunition, were accordingly forwarded forthwith
frorn'the Arsenal p ~ H3 tf@f se
The Argus has also the annexed extracts in |
relation to the state of affairs in Greene and u
star,:-- 'asS.R FL ses44f
EaoM GREENE.-Information from Greene re-
celved at the Ajutant Generals Office, states that
although all was quiet in that county, II was con-
sid,red necessary to organize force for active
services and to furnish arms and ammunition -
Several of the militia officers are ant-rent, and one
or two had refused to obey requisition to be in
readiness; but generally the feeling among the
military, if supplied with arms and munitions, was
tosact with efficiency and promptitude.
From UIsrER.-lnformation has also been re-
ceivod at the adjutant- Generals Office that two
companies, the Rondout Guards, Capt. Suydam. and
the Ulster Greys, Capt Ostcrhont, were holding |
themselves in readiness to march at q moments |
trenters seem to furnish cause for alarm at least
for efficient preparation. They had meeting in !
Woodstock on Christmas, about 500 present, but
Only go Indians They are becoming very bold,
and rash in their disposition to intimidate those
who do not act with them" a.. csves4
We are rejoced to be able to state. that under
The judcious ADVICE OF the Governor elect Governor
RoUoK is taking the precautionary measures neces-
sary to prevent spread of the infection in other
quarters. The Argus says:--e s5 twsJ
Orders have been or will be issued from Head
Quarters, to furnish troops arms and ammunition
at these and other points, and wherever necessarily
to vindicate thelaws @ 'T7H
This is right, but what striking commentary is
it upon the pretence OF want Of power ard approx
prations, upon which the Argus made its pteops
appeals to the publcto spare eensures, upon its
friend the Govenor' But this is an age Of progress
and tsh become fesh"with wonderful rapidity!-l
But we again say shelter late than never"
.-.... THE MANOR TROUBLES. @
HrTl,o oo,nt;oS IF Alhanv paYssal ,.,r ard Cr1,xo
bia, in the State Of New York, have for the last |
few weeks been thescenc of unprecedented excite.
ment, arising from the mobs and murders Of the
",Anti Renters" and the papers in Hudson. Alba
ny, Troy, &c, are filled with divers movements of
the authorities and the dsaficcted.
A short time since, Richard Knowlton, of Sand
Lake, Rensselaer, CO., purchased piece of wood.
land of William Van Rensselaer,, and employed
Elijah Smith to haul wood theretroun. Last Thurs.
day week, Smith was accosted by some 30 elm
carrying off the wood. Smith finished loading and
started his horses, when the Indians shot him
dead -5=s Fl.'..l ..y........-. 90. -t
The Sheriff Of Rensselaer, CO., has since arrested
William Parks and Chas, Smith, Of Graften, on
charge of numbering Elijah smith, sf.. -sa
AT an Anti-rent meeting in Smoky Hollow,
town of Claverack, Columbia Co. 18th, clan Of
these Indians fred pistols several times at random,
aud finally shot down an unofiending young man
named VIM H. Rtenburg, of llillsdale. No att
temps were made to detect and arrest the muir
derers "a ..-Ar sr tt-t.t..- ...r"
DR.. Boughton, alias g Big Thunder" M. C. Bel
ding, alias Little Thunder" and Samuel A.
Wheeler, and Esau Craig, have been arrested and
committed to Hudson Jail, charged with murder.
ing Ritenburg-and from witnesses examined in
this matter, the Indian plot is likely to be inlydi-
vulged. Gov Bouck has issued proclamation,
authorizing the Sheri's of Rensselaer, and Columbia
counties to call out all the abled bodied men with
in their precincts, TO put down insubordination-
but as a majority of these able bodied mem are