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

rom me Vdrsi o. Northern .Neip York;
W. the VOLTS dan--at the athletic games
Hlhr ColouirlH,--nH reaper o. ploughmau
90 The hed,--us a WOOdmnn with his axe in
lle lorraI,-as n rnuEer with tho rifle and
lumnhnwk, hunting the enemy through Ihe
mountain pnaseH, df their snow clad tops, nr
Wherever thcir EIcgiJhy track IN Tie Northern
wlldH might bO found, israel Putnam was a
character, and made his mark wherever lac
vent lie was equally noted Ia the peril Of
nnWgahng, ~ The iinil bnrk canoe, the fsAf.
iuI i"P'dH hlgh up the Hudson, csraping ihc
ale ann Of ihe red man there. or ~ the
'ou1iug of III Moro ~ Ponto, IInynnn.
Nov three years la that war costing lis
milllons and wbiol, finally loot 10 France
and gained To- England vaAi country, Ia scr.
wee tpmalhie, % battles singular aud unc.
plllcd Pnlnonl, daring as crafty, aud Gun
nmg IN cconomising the lives of his COM
plulons was we'll suited TO lho times. I'us.
cuualod by those early dawuings 0Ellea- ,4lin-
cpes, now, though grudgingly, shining from
lhc court of George the Second,Iho Colonists
for the Campaign Of l75S eagerly responded
To Iilo call Of William Pin, aud Putnam had
new amhllons.--A newspaper Of the day,
says "liis Majesty in order To have the best
discipline observed IA his troops IN America
has ordered five commissions of Brighter
II
missions FOR the Co.'s Of Foot, TO BE- dispos-
rd Of 10y Geu'1 Abcrcrombic or whoever may
lc commandments IN that country, to
'h" H'"si worthy aud deserving persons, aud
that MI the officers are To rise IN rank aud
-s-niuriiy nccurhiur turtIrirruurugGuu mrr
% without The udmiTuhu custom Of puTrhHs
ing whnt they ARE so Justly entitled To-
Putnam was raised to The ruuk Of Major,
aud Joining that division oftho army destin-
ed for The conquest ofNouhcrn New York
and 1ls Lakes wns now under the Immediate
y0mmuut ut -tburrrumtru ~ ron Edward.
Now nt The nge Of forty, IN ltc fuII yigor Of
Ms physical power, siuguarly skilled ns u
scout, his rcndy perception aud intellect in
A Ir,r strength, aud familiar with all the pass.
Yes 10 lhG vicinity of the strong holds Of The
French, and wilhal Injured to hnrdships aud
iry1tiuns uf no common kind ho wns fit 10
hc one Of The master spirits IN watching the
morcmcnts ofthc French, ropnl-c their in
'nsaus while The main army was IN pfcpnr-
titnu for It's splendid cmhnrkntion on Lake
George, nnd The slorming of'ricondcrogn,
To Ffing IUIOfW0IIdn 0EtIiC d0iugs uI The
lJcEch az ucir stroug Gnlrcnchnent at Ii.
cuudcrogH, Miossihlc capture prisoners or
60 defeat The same designs on their part TO
learn anything oflhc main body oflhr Eng.
',h aud Colonial nruy n strong scout wng
Creek aud South BAY. Putnam advised in
This order mud selected the command. There
VAS scarcely one ofthc pnrty of sixty fran
lne h,o.a Robert Durkec 10 all the high pri-
Nn'cs who was not n character in himself
lHrrunlclN tlrcc tod the van iu this lillc ar.
nay OF ltoppcrs, NOW rangers tile three in
utl' KIND %! ranging service were usually Ia.
daus and called runners, but Putnam made
this service alternate so Ibat all mgli he
como heroes and leaders md we'll skillod IN.
The geography OF the country.
The iurcs, then dcuscly thick almost to
aaIhhess was TO- - ~ iis5u-ilnirn wlt1rinc same
'sgiion 10 ayoid surprise ofthe enemy which
was the habit ofIhc Colouis, in their hunls
el Inc dner- The double march oflhe van
guard or runnors,mnde the distance actually
marched from Fort Edward To knh.cho-
qu0si.ua, gtunt fishing ground, (uow White
hnl) more than fifty miles; although their
route was near the track aud but lldc ccvn-
'ot at the left of the Saratoga aud Whitehall
hail Road which is but twenty-five miles.
'hnk now soc thG englG eye Of old Put n
moment IN sight from behind these primitive
oll hllls, oaks aud rocks, or, more elevated
'nlmiy surveying The present rapid mHrch Of
lhc lucUuutrvrs ut hrs citr-rtr-'va ra,h,ritir
sAo Shriti wht-tlr cchorS from the uonr
mountains aud no fearful voice saying: who
comes there p
Pursulng thGir way almost ns sicalthily M
night wnIkers,thc hound OF deer or the pluy
~ n fish IN the still wntcrs of the creek ,,ns
always distinctly heard 10y the well prncticcd
ear Of the rangers. Arriving AT Fort Ann The
cleaning here with It's small but friendly Fort
heNencd pleasing contrast, while the val
iey Of the creek, now nnygable for canoes
Was revealed for some miles. A little be-
yopd their momentnrv halt was gantl battle
hllli al the sight Of which, the Ilighauder,an
nmcteur ia tllis see,,I, -wlt,lo lac saw loo Ia
close proximity the border mountains of
Lake George, declared the view like The APP
Woach to his own Grampinn hills. II is
Sorthy of remark that the soldiers aud Off
GERS of the Highland Regiment were exceed
ihgly fond Of the romance and novelty Of the
service Of the American scout. One from
Wc Regiment hndrbeen allowed TO join Put
nam.
Ip TO the third day Of Ihe march not gun
had been discharged although it now became
apparent that the scent might he protrncted
and like opportunities for the deer might not
nc presented. One unerriug shot brought
down fine buck, aud Durkee humbly upo- |
oR'zed for lbSe breach Of discipline. Here
W'een Of the party, who, Putnam now thought |
were insHihelenl, IA well fran their Isosaat
situation nv the coming fuigues of the ser
wee, commenced their return, and the main
scout picked disciplined and hardy men, e.
9uoI to any service, arrived ut this singular
battle rock, though theR.tho mouth Of Wood |
Greek, now The hend of Lake Chnn,plain.
=, II is'Bne mile from the present village of q,
w W hiohali, sud 50 near the termination oftlic
h,aiIrood on The Lake, that ! fenr- -somo day |
ne rock itself may be covered 10y MS grcni /
'epnts ar warehouses and this primitive !