The Woodstock age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1844-1845, 1845-01-16


the anH Rent Erciicmeai-Thc Alba.
ny Argus Of Thursday contains despach
from Capt. King to the Adutant General,
norrotlng the movements of the party sent
to arrest llutchns. They got sight ,of
him once, but he took to peice of woods
and cyaded pursuit Capt, King is strong
ly of opinion that the anti-rcnters are
coming to their senses.
The following is letter in the Courier
and Enquircr;-
The examination Of witnesses in the
case Of Reynolds, now in prison, has cstab-
lishod the fact that Or Boughton is the
real "Big Thunder" He is graduate of
Columbia College, and a regularly cduca-
ted old school physician, the powers of his
mind, however, have been almost dsroycd
by the constant use of opium. Since his
confinement, he has been deprived of his
accustomed stimulus, and, as consequent
cc, has lost the little physical and intellect
nal energies he posed when arrested, and
he is now more like feeble child than a
bold leader Of band of rebels
lie has not mlde n confession, as has
been stated, although he talks freely. His
wife made him visit a few days since,
and severely rebuked him for his want of
energy and courage. Among The papers
found in his possession, was journal Of
his visits to the different counties he had
assisted in organizing, by which it appears
that the poor and oppressed tenants Of
Columbia county were obliged to pay him
six dollars per day for his valuable service
es! He is a resident Of Rensselaer, coun-
", and does not own foot Of manor or
any other land. Full details Of the rebel
lious organization were found among his
papers,
From the Argus ofThursday.
From HudSW. Tie Van Rensselaer,
Guards, one of the companies ordered in,
to service at Hudson, have been recalled
and returned yesterday.
Meanwhile in the ncighborlng county Of
Rensselaer,, the Ant-Rcut feeling is far
from being Qnieted, IIandbiIIs, headed
Down with the rent" have been extern
siyely circulated, calling meeting at De-
frecstyillc, in Grccnbush, on the | lth inst,
"by order of the executive Committee.
Quarters, a. r. A,
Hudson, Jan. 7, 6 p. NJ.
Dear Sir The detachment of the Ar
lilcry and BUrgesses Corps which left this
city with the Sheriff on Friday evening,
did not return until this afternoon. They
brought with them six prisoners, taken at
Galatinyillc. The prisoner made very
little resistance, though they complained
that it was hard by right to take them on
Sunday! 10 avoid, | suppose; this desecra-
ton of the day, two oGthcm ran mile and
half before they were ovcrtakcn and cap
turcl.
IIutch.ns the man the Sheriff desired to
capture above all others, escaped by fight.
lie is the ylugIeudcr of the militant anti
renters-and he owes his escape, it is be-
lioycd, to the celebrity with which informa-
ton is conveyed through his spies, who
are Oh the alert ut al times. His csc ,pc,
however. was a very narrow one. When
the Sheriff entered his house, the bed in
which he had slept was still warm! Search
was Immediately made for him, but it re-
suited in little else than asccrtaining the
route he had taken--Ior he eiudrd pursuit
c0cc,ually.
The detachment suffered good deal
from exposure to the cold. Soon after
leaving this city on Friday, it commenced
raining, and they were drcnchcd to the
skin; nor had they any seIrcshment
worth naming, until the next afternoon
about 8 o'clock. They were commanded
as have before stated, by Capt. Cooke
and 1T, Frcdk Townsend OF the Albany
Republican Artillery.
From the Albany Atlas of the Slh,
,2,3,5er .2g,i-Rcat Ouiragc.-Mr Fla
naoan private of the Albany Emmett
Gn,rd. while standing on Guard in f ont
If Tho Hudson House. att o'clock this
mornjnr was fred at by a stranger on
borscback. The horscman rode up to with.
:, % feet Of the Hotel. faced his horse to
tho rnord and when challenged; drew a
bor.o nis,oI and fred it at Mr. f. The
h,Ij n1sscd within 8 inches of Mr. F., and
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