The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-04-13

d0HTt by IT, " WIS tTuu,thu ruUUtertnit wHs
perfect, aud rui himself almost doubted
whgriIHT ttg bind iiHrit had not anticipated
Dufkce nnd executed tho order, Convinced
beyond q doubt 1lial their cuurse would he
up creek, Dufkee Instantly followed he
alarm whistle to the hnnicado " join Put
nam. nnd sad-n think they ore near one
thousand, or they have M uuuslul number
Of boats and cuuOeE they extend near ouu
third ufa mile They are, said l'nl, aud
hutf turning, that hiH low tone should ho
heard ,6oys, are you ready Then add Two
more halls 10 , our charge aud le' not wills
per boz heard
The advance guard of iho euamS ihlH mo-
menl huf u leN lAIds lhia eide of Tho NOUN
OF The Bay wora closely followed by the
I whole feet and MI wete-''ssp gliding 80
noiscess ihal the crack ola dry limb or bush
could be- distinctly heard, Tho moon, set
t in iiH rilyery brightness, uudlmncd hy even
one Aeecy cloud, lFhlcd them on their mo
Andcriug way nlOng HE lake uniil now sud
denly, the pass % narrowed IN 'front.' ui tho
. lulo ioriross that have briuro mentioned,
i thnl tho broad 6ill-ohNed hranchcs Of HE In.
meUse forest trees nFched nnd shaded
Il most dnrlly, Nc looked too Indian ua
one uf them rnid afterwards, like the en-
ifnncc 10 drep cnyr Of denth, and the nd
vance, which were Indians, hcsilalcd
/ Aud now lho brave Nlolang, oftho French
I IN command, was with tie advance closely
/ followed by The mnin iioet Ia the closest or.
der mud himself past the parapoI, when lns
Intention wan nrrosy'd lay noise from tie
shore; II wus FROM behind the parapei, Hud
war occnsioncd by q trillng hll Of gun a.
/ gninsl The wall ofslcnc, Al was silcut--lhe
nGyance ehcckod-nt the signal Of one, tho
onrg on the whole were pointed upward from
the wntcr---lht Indian word, 'Oirlsh,' repeat
ed from one Indian lo another, md instantly
nsnfly the whole number we're drns"ly
grouped directly IN tiunt OF lbo extended
Iampct IN fearful suspense.
Thcir death signal Wus The discharge 0l
| putunm's guu, md the iirst vollry almost al
the same instuni made terrible havoc. Inc
/. E4ench AID Indiana we're tenor and death
stricken. Their canoes pcrccd hy balls their
sEipTTfs fniliHg on oHr Fii-,- -Roinc fast sink-
mo nuG all thrown into the greatest disorder
WIN tre snVggc yclls Of the surprised foe
vastly cop.rn,to,, with the quiet stiffness of
the nipht nnG sccLes OF preparation, The
French rallied, bu. the surviving INDIANS
dr,i rhol hy lu their ca,0er "a ,e''ous ui.Sls
tons; but NJ the more brave i''"'p """'
tanned thcir position. they ,oiul 80" "n"
maintained It with their allies, unth an ''"''
wns given To effect n landing at whht - no =
called the Gfsi bend, Just llIlc south Of i'r
entrance To the bay. With the geography
ofthis, Dnrkcc could bat be- lnmillnE u was
ronf his pet ambush, and here win hls de-
kuchmcnt oftNclvr, ere the party had sct
foot on shore, our brave scout was well post
ed, aud adroiily hid from view. The ground
was low aud murphy at the spot, aud Durkcc
~ .-1444I sAAal4t
oHr 'heRtth HEd home boys, but iIs been
pretty good iofgiug the last four nightr, md
mind Sc, wc'll drfrud IT, Charged with 3
lmll- in each hluudcrhuss. the canoes now
huddlng in preparation TOR lundihg aud
closely UpproNlmunug dcbnfhal,on, II need
not bc told that dicir reception was a. dHpll.
cate of their surprise at the gloomy r''es.
Tic return fire of the Iudiens aNd Frcuch
was mstButH6rhus but they were 10 conlus'
cd its ctfcrt wuv rntirclyS lost, aud Dnrkce'r
men. on giving the fret vollcy, tcll 80 pros
lrn,,ng themselves ns to bc quite hidden
from the kocn sight OF the Indians. On riS' !
ine nrnin they gave another voIlry, wan "a
s,ynrc yrli, vhich they know very well how
10 prodncc aud moro Than n dozen OF lhen /
Yrli iWniipuE into the Lake lf"u, ih's hro,
md lhr confusion aud uphctuug ol their ch-
noes Tho rrmuludrr now rotrCutiug little
rururrr;srttu,i- ~ 49, et'1''ll4'''1'a
shots wiihau, orders exchanged u'' llnrkce
snw them making way 10 JON ihe mann par .
~. -
with desperation incredible, Mol"ng bad /
mCauWTIiT maintained Ucdrty rtir S'Irirr iir7Tr.
ton, nlhuugl hc had sent detached pnrirs /
at ynrious points to effect lnnding One !
OF these parties was met by tho scout Par :
sons. and others nrriviug ;,,,,a j!S. ne the :
foremost, a tall, ulhlulicJndiau, was running
his caGGa 10 ihc shore and himsclti tiandng.-
Five of them landed nt the same moment; !
r,,l ,la4.- -ia.lnA Aal scnlcclY Y-lccll erect
when the foremost WINS pierced 10y the huyo :
nnt of The Einut scout pnrsons, aud the seven |
doing their work equally summary, the i've |
were driven at the Instant on the shore INTO I
the immensely deep wntcr. What tho hnyo.
net lad not entirely done for the five, the
lake completed; aud ibc unerring ann oi Pur-
sons aud his men, now directed to those yct
,;eeysistinr in landing, told fearhllly The
Indinns returned the fro M the instant, aud I
The snnlc moment renewed their attempt for
the shore, believing our men would employ
tho present moment to reload. The guns OF /
Lotl, parties discharged, How came work ior
the hayeHot, taniahnwk, and match oipliysl- !
chi strength In position our scouts had cv-
ery ndynntnge-thc rcndy Use Of bayOnotE, I
not loss skilled in hurlmg the tomnhnwk, and |
on terra frnid They at The peril OF unequal
their canoes, from confusion aud
excitement receiving thrusts and stunning
bIoyys. while Our footholt was firm. Their
nunbcrs. true. were six TO one: but three on
Iy landed to he immediately llesor,ed at the
cali of Moang, while their denth groOns
were lost in tho shouts of "fiuazn for Long
Nose ~
Tho manslcd cnrcasscs of-thosc three In
dinus laying crosswiso one above the other,
with n large stone on tho upper apparently
in dorision, as n monument, were seen by the
French and Indians on uhoir next expedition
this way, the same which made Putnam lAu-
-. @ 1-rQA ,hnir i,rinnnnr IhnN nIlnninr Tho /