The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-01-05

- hnnh M nhlAHthn lulfly hbl lutouf corp
which had kept 10 station on. lhe opposite
side ut ihH stream, wac silently Withdrawn
and took ground beside Reidessl's druaoons
on lla lille bill above alluded "a, There ~
pansed lha night not very comfortably nf
may we'll bs supposed seeing lhnl no Ores
we're lighted, and ihat We were all Impress
ed with n. powerful sense ofimpsnding dang
er, Bul iftlinff Wns an absence nf ninth
from amongst ~, lhara wac 40 upproXin,n-
ltou 10 terror fnT we held our own yulOr az
tho highest, and rated that Of oar oplio-
nenis somewhat too cheaply, Vet there wero
few amongst uH that slept very Houndly. We
could not pW remember, that We Were cul
OF by q wide tract Of desOlalr country, from
all coymuuioniiuuH with our ffirndr, aud eKr
pnzsa Ia aliark- oa spafy sits ifoni n tiuurur-
Ous enemy and The whOop which The Snva-
gees rnised from Inns 90 time, M we'll a. un
occasional muAkut shot, gave notice, that g.
ven pow that snemy was not Inactive. oar
anxiety for the return OF day WIS greater hy
ihr than perhaps any Of us would have been
willing 20 acknowledges, even ~ his dearest
friend; and the feeling Of satisfaction wAs
general, when Ihe redduning Of tho eastern
SKY denoted IliaI morning was last approach
ing.
The morning ofIho sixteenth rose henul,
fully serene, Tho storm Of the preceding
day having expended ITSELF not cloud was
LETT 10 dnrken The face Of the heayonH; whilst
the very leaves hung pollonless, aud the
long grnFH waved not, under the Influence
Of perfect calm. Every object around, too,
appeared t0 peculiar adynnihgc,lur the fields
looked grcon Hnd refreshed, the river WHs
swollen aud tuurulluous, aud the branch hes
were nll loaded with dow drops, which gilt
4..s.-,.a.i!...- !p-laAa = Ake- Aa.Iu.aIA
diamond. Nor would 't be- easy 10 imngino
nny scene more rife with peaceful mud even
pastoral bcnuIy Looking dowG from the
summit oftho rising ground, beheld immo.
dialoly bvncaih ne vide sweep of stately
forest, interrupted NJ remote intervals by
green meadows or yellow 'rorp6olds whilst
here and there cottage, she'd or some
other primitive Fdfficc, rrHrUd TN Wud-st
head az II for the purpose oi reminding the
spectator that mhn had begun his nroad-
upon nature, without us oi.lARing awhl from
licr simplicity aud grandeur hardly rrcol-
lcct a sCeHe which struck mo Al the moment
more iorcibly, or which las left deeper or
more lasting impression on NY memory.
| hay. SAID that the morning OF tho lGth
rose boanliully serene; aud 1t is not to tie
operation Of the elemenls alone TINT Diy oN,
preston applies. All was perfectly quiet az
the outposir,put un enemy having brcu seen,
nor nn alarming sound heard, Tor several
hours previous To sunrise. So pcncnhlc ~.
deed, wnS the aspect which nhliers bore Tint
our leaders felt warmly disposed to resuineihe
Offensive, without waiting the arrival of the
additional corps Tor which they had nppliod;
mud orders were already issued for lltc nru
10 eat their hJeakfhsis, preparatory TO mofp
aclivo operations, Bui the arms were scarccl,
piled aud hie havcrsnok 'unslung, whrn
syuionls Of a state of hilhTs different from
hat which had been anticipated, began to
show lhclnfcivos,Hnd our People were recall
nd TO their ranks ~ NIL haste. almost ~ Eopu
~ they had quilted them From moro Than
one qunrler, scouts came ia To rcpori thnt
oi armed men were approaching;
though -lhelhcr Will friendly OF ho.iila in.
cutiou, neither their appearance nor actions
enabled our utunnauts To ascertain.
II has bruu stated. shat during the last
lays march our litllc corps WIS joined by
many otthc country people; moe, OF whom
lcmnudcd aud Oblainci arms, M persons
rrndly 10 tho royal cause. How Col Bnutne
became 50 completely duPcd as 10 place re-
lance on these men, know not but having
isinned with complnccucy their previous
,ssurancos, that ia Bennington n large major
~ OF the populace were cur friends, leo was
.omo how or other persuaded to believe, that
he armed bands Of whose approach hc was
warned, were loyalists on their wny tu mike
endcr of llair services 10 the tender of the
Ing irnnpA- EillHd with Tins idrn. hc dcs.
'atched positive orders to the out posts that
10 moleslnlious should bc offered 10 ttH nd
ancing columns; but lrut the pickcs rctir-
NJ before them should Join the main body, |
vtruru rvrry EruEtTtur vvTrr ~ rrrr7v-l
ilher friend or foe. Unfortunately for US, |
Inn 4.
About half past uino o'clock, !, who was not |
n the secret, bcheld 10 my utter amnzcmcnt,
ur advanced parties Withdraw without fir |
Ig shot, from hicheJs which nItgtr tuvu I
cen maintained for hours against any supe-
loriiy of numbers; aud The same GhiEkcTs (
uickly occupied by men, whose whole de- |
1eunor, as we'll ns their dress and style OF q. |
nipmeni. plainly aud incontes,ably pointed .
hem out MS Americans.
] cannot pretend To describe the state of
and alarm into which our hule
and wOs now thrown, With the solitary
reception Of our leader, there was not man
nong us who appeared Otherwise than sat.
fled ihnt those TO whom ho had listened
'cre trnitors; and ihni unless some prompt
I'd vigorous measures wuro adopted, their
eaclIsry would be crowned with its full re-
ard. Capt. Fraser in particular, seemed
rongty nbuGd With the conviction, that we
'ere wilfully deceived lie pointed out, in
lain Nanguage, the extreme improbabiIity of
10 story which these rcsertors hud told, urtl
'armIy urged our GHETTO Withdraw his con-
dence from them; but all his arguments
roved ftuilcss. Col. Baumc remained CON
need of their fidelity. He saw no reason
} doubt that the people whosn approach ex-
ted 80 much apprehension, wcru tho Snmo
whose arrival lac had been fOrewarncd:
nd he was prevented from placing himself
itlreiy in their power, only 10y the positive
iusal oChis followers to obey orders given ,
TINT eficcl, aud The rnsli impeuosity orthc ,
iemy. We might hnve stood about hnlf nn