Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1847-04-29

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H. ilo camp itsiiNp I.f..ns iad been az.
f's''fl ni. g., If,ti.us a., 81. ,l4e. aud 'ia'
a tli' martial ~ uid a.stmll that even
inr hc'sc vlieh hey would be auale',c,l
IL - h.rdlt ncr,ssary g. ol.Dr,,. tl4, tie
VAL oi 81, r,Olu'i.u found d. ,tl,in. nts
al ~ tie upper pat 81 tie valley Vl the
NokaWi Ani upon tie h,Ad-vAt.fs 81 tie
>uslu'l annah ~ u very exposed sliua'i~r.
ST William johnson died IN Ia For
more tan quafi'r e century w. had
ex,ricIa rf,at iDHu,ne, ,,,r he ilhal,,-
ant, 81 that rcgiun. AID over the Iudian
,rih,' AMI especially over tia, uihc whi.h
even ihcn bad their Gw,iiins-i lace, on TIE
hanks q tie iit,r g. Which th,N ial .i,,u
tie naue. and WHO Us thor -liil All irow-
60 stood a, the head II tie goa, con,,dcr-
acy u tie Indians 81 New York TIE in
hacucc Which was 's,os,,d by Sir William
wa retained bS Ia, spn-iu- law Guy John
SD. ospccall, over the Indians, mos, of
whom IT, 'hc following YEAR lest their pleas.
asst homes, aud vcut with HIM 20 Canada
lie wa followed also Nv large number Of
tie white inhabitants. who ,spouscd tie
cause 90 the m,thor cout'r, Man, OF these
mcn a.torwafd enlisted into . regiment o.
ganI1cd aud commanded hy >if John john.
.pn q, son Il >ir William aud known ia
the h0rl,r wars Of New lork Is the name
- 'Johuson's Gr,cus. t,hoTs loin,d with
the Indians. and assuming tie Indian garh
and adopting the Indian mode Of warfare
a. Ifls i., al
lald thcm waste. marking their rrogrrs. hy
dc,D, w '.anrr sa'a .
OF these men who had been engaged IN TIN,
border warfare had been, A. before observed.
arrested a. sl!cs ia the camp Of General
Clinton aud were now t. be ,.icl for Their
Ives
The lrchmlaar, arrangements having
hc,n made an order was given To- hiiug IN
the usonors The charges were few aud
briefly stated They set forth tia, "ihc
prisoners Lad in tie :irs, instance abandoned
tl,ir country ia hci houi oi need aud hay.
ins gone over t. the enemy, did Afterwards
enter into that cncm,s service. and did
commit acts Of aggression npon tie true and
patriotic Inhabitants Il the Province of New
loIhi aud h.ng thu engaged Ia the s,;,i g
@. the enemy, did co'ac into tie camp a.
spies
The trial preceded Witnesses were
examined. who testified to the prisoners
having been rcsidc,s OF tie Province re-
yious to the war. aud indeed. their families
at tic time lived in tie vicinity and within
a few miles Of the camp They knew from
conceal reputation tat they Lad joined the
enemy. Bu' no over, at was proved. cslc-
ciall, against the principal prisoner. whose
name was Ncwhcrry
Have all the witnesses been examined !?
a.k,d Geo Clinton
There j, one other witness. who i, mo-
mD.iar.y expected, was TIE reply til,
judge advocate
In n few minutes a man entered. lie was
bowed down. not with Years hu, with sor-
row For moment his eve rested on \cN.
berry, and The guilty prisoner grew lalc a
he met the searching glance OF the witncss
liz was sworn. aud commenced a minute
do,all Of the destruction, in the pre-, lou, veal
ithc uoighhoring scttlcmcnt where ether
lived: tat he was absent when the Indians
aud tories Disguised as IudiaIs reached III
house; that lc FASTENED n me only f. hn'
l',hause on fire. and Ais whole family. ii
vic and iouT children. n.a.sacrod, that b.
succeeded IN cx,lngui>hing tie FIRE. aud ol
examination found one OF Bis children
daughter abuu, eleven wears ot age, s'ii
alive: that lac carried her to the door. and
she revived - a. t. be able to III up tia
wh.r supporting ter in his arms. he sal
another party q the enemy approaching
Whom H. Nd md conc alcd himself; ,h~
tic lea l"r q the second patty was know
T. him and that -. be approached the doo
tie tory l,alcr with a low 0. Ii. ,on.ahavl
cxtingul.hcd the spark # Ito which Wa
lindlcd up IN tho bosom OF his child An
,hcrc pointing e. the prisoner Ncwbcrr,
six, tia, tn lcadci' Nay Eod lave mci
as on. Im. ~ ra o.f
He at DIVA, under great excitement q
feeling and burning hls face IN his hand'
, sllh,d aloud. ~ tor NcVhcrrv. his ;ac
palod aud lis lip quiycrcd, when the witnc'
4 Muiouccl hi, narration; and when he con
p GUIDED despair scoiD,d 10 have s,zcd lin
Tie curt pronounced lin guilty, and h
Was hung the ne,, ia! HIS We plcado
. 'ar hlm. but IN vain The Interest Of ,h
D pa,sip, cause required that rctrlbutI'e lu'
,.r, SHOULD h. deal; out She was Icrinittc
A.. huvbert take to- body ~ her hushar
e,r the purpose of burial !, Vas placed !
O. rldc O. On and laid iD tie basement rooi
, oia house IN tie N.,i -, 81 /. e camp, an
A while several Ieg. .ns were s.t'ng rrld