The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1850-08-15
HISTORICAL INCIDENTS OF
THIS VICINITY, No. 23.
Az INDIAN IxRoAp.

UtSt&btttSAL bNCIDTN - Of
THIS VICINITY, No. 23.
Az INDIAN IxRoAp.
The vcrmopscse sciilcnsnts wcre,
daring the year 1880, subjected 10 Va +,
r,cas u,rusds Of Indian parties attended
by tory rrfsgcs and Briiish olIieerA--l
Tie oae mot memorials for ths num-
l.s II prisoners taken, and dwellings
fasodc,ed sSd Destroyed, vas tho attack
upon Rsyal,oa asd vicinity, in Ocs.
lao. About the Arss of July 1850.
,Aer occurred ono d uese marasding
expeditions into Pittlosd, and tic par.
,xnhrs thereof, though never before
ysbIi.hca, msy perhaps b worthy Of
yrnserysiion. ID
The s,,ack on Brxndon in tbe Fall
d l779, (as mentioned ~ nuatcr two
4 the.e articles,) caused The govern
uenl u this State to erect a picket
kr.. suitable for The defence of the from
ie, se,,lers in ,bs town Of Pistsford,
tlh was located On land of Caleb Hen-
lse, and being coaplesed sbesl June,
l.s0, major Ebtneser Allen, Of Tin
noa,h, with abous 80 men vas pot 10
osnnand Of l. Tho garrison was
scarcsly es,aAished In their now qsG-
sers before ono Of IL number was mis-
s,ag. Caleb Hoagheou, . youag man
.xed about thirty years. Who cnms
isom tho eat part Il this State, went
~ unarmed 10 scsne Of the scighLor.
Ing dwellings, on IN errand and did not
return within tho Time expected. For
s0e,,me previous 10 this, the principal
Acme Of conversation among tho gar
r.sn had very naturally been the lndi.
"a. rumored 10 10 rrowlins about and
the nature and Particular Of their hor,
nd Atrocities. This had produced such
a. eflrct upon Hough,on's mind that ba
lad friel,,fal dream Of his being cap.
,aIed aud tortured by them. ard he had
aiierxar,s solmenly declared 10 hi
conpAnioas thai under no circumstance
xouM he ever allow himself 10 be takcs
alive by the savages, and be thereby
exposed 10 their fendish cruelties. Thu
hius recollecicd in connection will
Houghton's reputation for resolution an'
avugth, sad fears began 10 settle dowI
upon the minds Of tho garrison, as hi
prolonged and annccountable nbscnc'
grew longer and longer. Parties wer,
sm ust 10 srpur tho country around
ssd ai length bic corpse was found al,ou
Aalf ,nils Sosih Of the Fort. with ev
cry appearance Of a 6crce struggle am
a,asc revenge. He had been shot b.
soms Que 70 near him that part cf tn
val was still in the wound tomaha~k
I'd, scalped and run through with
s#orl, pinins him 10 The groand.
MAJOR Allen, 10 whom were attsib1s
ID .one Of the pecuiari,ies Of his reaa
,ne. Old Ethan, cxasperated BY the los
d GOOD soldier and The asdacity an
l,artarily of the attack made strenuou
forts to discover the murdercrs-bu
no ,race Of them could be found fo
ssesai days. Allen narshalled his me
N iruat, thal is on tho Eass side OF IN
ir,, and there publicly vowed seagcne
against al and every Indian that shoul
O,>ne within his power, and then ~
nemorial of his vow, and in accosdane
sah iarle<qus custom Of the time
sa. 4 Junk bottle Alled with rum. stel
I'D cut in front of his men and dans'
u ,he bottle furiossiy as.inst the 'are
ne and chrisaened the tcrt, "Fort vel
reans,' and by that name It was cvs
rau knovn.
The burning desire cf the garriso
10 venssnce, had scarcely began I
M, ere ,he Indiana wefe again q wor
NJ. Samuel Crippen, twho win Be =
aemh~red u enc ii the ipurfeen N
'rmed church In Ruland, In Q:
l'7s,) then living In Pittsford on q
w.a sznk It the Otter Creek, ne
ias auth line Of O,e torn, started fro
10 lay -6e,d TO 60 to tho Fort y
Vic nosieed that - hc went sway.
"a hay-rake standing and abe 90
ss,r saw IL fan without there being Al
sisd 10 blo~ il 6own-ths VAS q
srsej n the time and ~ 40 iil-osn
ssaii ~as prophisied thai be would ne
~,e,usu. A. he was about passing
1 siA rock about milo and half sou
d he fort = party of Isdians dass
VI frua behind The rock scis
u bis horse puilsd him - of The hos
c-iacsed hcrse and rider behind
rsa, cut tAe throaa of the horse.
'--ss~A sheir hands and fsces In
snea md secured CdppeN - . capt.
sooa after this Miss Eiisabeth G
s~e Aloag oa horsehAek, ths Indh
= scsseassa riiA haocd dASAed
s~ their hiding paace, secsred
asrs she vas riding end condaese'l
scaiaA sAe roek, ,ASSiaedhcs 10 tisuoe
"a she threai q hss hsrse ssd detail
s~ . captive 1Ie IndiaAs remsi'
assins shcu unsil they haA aken /!
sSs eaptives, vis: Joserd Ro~l