The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1847-04-10
Vol. 10. No. 80. Whole No. SOC.

am resolved to have or die, now do whnt you
please, for | am AZ easy TO haYe you fight MS
to give it up. | told the General that in case
OF extremity his proposal would do, but mas
much us was not here by my Master the
General TO defend this fort, it would not be
consistent with my orders TO give it up unless
was better satisfied that he was uble to per-
form what he had threatened: and further
more told, that it was poor encouragement
to resign into the hands ofan Enemy that on
one of them being killed they would put all TO
the sword when il was probable we had kill
ed some ofthem already.
Well, said he, 90 into the fort and see
whether your meu dare fight any more or not,
and give me an answer quick for my mon
want TO be fighting. WherGupon came in
10 the fort and called the men all together,
aud informed them what the General said,
and then put it TO vote which they chose Ell
Their to fight or resign, aud they voted to u
man to stand il out as long us they had life
Upon this | returned the answer, That we
were determined 10 fight il out, upon which
they gave II shout aud then fired and so con-
tinued firing aud shouting until daylight heXt
morning.
And it being now about noon, when they
called 10 MS and said good morning aud de
sired n cessation of Arms fortwo hours, Ihut
they might come 10 Il parley which was grant
ed.
The General did not come hirnSelfbut sent
two Indians who came within about two
rods ofthn fort and stuck down their flag and
desired thai would send oGt two mon TO
them which did, aud the Indians made the
following proposal, viz that in case we
Shonld sell them provisions they would leave
us and NOT fight any more, and desired my
answer. which was, that selling them provis-
ions for money was contrary To the law OtIhe
nation but itihey would send in II captive for
every five bushels Of corn, would supply
them. Upon the Indians returning the Cen
erul this answer, four or five guns were fired
against the fort, aud then tIIcy withdrew as
we supposed, for we heard no more Of them.
In all this time we bad scarce opportunity
TO eat or sleep, the cessation of arms gave as
no great matter ofrest for we suspected they
did it to obtain an advantage against us. |
believe men were never known to mold ont
with better resolution, for they did not seem
To SIT or lay still one moment. There were
but &c men in the fort, and although we mad
some thousand Of guns feed at us there were
but two men slightly wounded, viz. John
Brown, Jun. and Joseph Earl.
by the above account, you may form some
IDEA Oi'the distressing circumstances we were
under, to have such mi army of starved creu-
lures around Us whose necessity Oblige IhcnI
to he the more earnest. They seemed every
Minute MS tho they were going 10 swallow
Us up, using all tie threatening language
they possibly could invent, with shouting and
firing, as if the Heaven and earth were COM
ing together But Notwithstanding all this
our courage held out 10 the last. We were
informed by the French Lieutenant that came
iuto the fort that our cap,iyes were removed
from Quebec 10 Montreal, which ;lpv /,
say are three hundred in number, Ly /.
reason ofSickncsS hiatt is al Qucbcr and
thai Ihey were all well and in good health cX- .
cept three who were left sick, and that about
3 capIiyes had died which were said 10 be
Dutchmem. They also informed that John
Norton had liberty TO preaci. TO the cnptiyce,
and that they had some thousand of French
and lndiulls out aud coming against our from
tiers. PHINEAS STEVENS
\ very beautiful silver hlted sword has been
purchased by order and nj the expense oiIhe
Commodore Charles Knowles to
he presented 10 Capt. Stevens for Ills bravery
IN the defence of the iortabove mentioned. II