Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1858-03-30


here peaJ Up within narrow channel not over
3 hundred yards IA width 30 that few box, :
would venture 10 cross near IT, and, of course,
there Was little danger oi enemy from that
side.
Upon the disappearance OF the boat. Lazy
ear possessed himself oI the package OF Iet-
ters; and, when he was rellet Cd by another
sentinel, repaired immediately 10 General Van
kenSseiaer and, giving him the package, stated
that he had accidentally discovered II "a the
lty OF The tree. The general recommended see.
rccy to the traitor, which was needless, and lie
Itli for Detroit. That there existed traitors IN
the tort, the American General lett certain but
as Lee, In his letter, mad spoken OF . Lear as
our trGsty friend. d" our messenger etc. as had
oeeh INSISTED On which be wuu4I serve his en-
PIoyer7, ne WAS not suspected. Sir Edgar also
spoke OF the ir,euder of Huils army as certain:
/ though he did not state explicitly that General
hUtt held any reasonable correspondence with
General Brock, bus as il he thought him a cow
ard. He dwelU chiefly on that was IE,Terrlost
III his thoughts, that the colonel should either
persuade, or. II necessary, compel Florence 10
accompany them 10 England, and the means 10
effect this But IN the packet letter from
Sir Isaac Brock imselt, Jhanking Colonel Set
ton Tor the valuable information he had given
ann OF the best means OF succeeding IN taking
( Ie"lstoWn, OF tie number of men IN garrison,
( etc, etc. This WIS decided proof ofhIs treason.
! an RENSSELAER, would have had him arrested
at once, had not Sir Edgar Lee stated IA his let
ter that II would be most prudent TO discontinue
. lueir correspondence until General Brock ad-
/ Naaced TO LewIstoHu and, as lie was very de-
Sifous oi discovering who We're leagUed with ,ha
colonel, he Thought L. best ts leave him aE larrg
having him closely watched and all that Ee
associated with. lie had immediately, ON dis
covering the treason, written to General Dear
/ born an account OF the whole affair, one which
greatly aElialed hlm, as lie both loved and es-
tcemcd Henry Seton highly, and had but a few
\ days previous TO the discovery, sent ham on To
+ Sacketts Iarbor with dispatches and, when
Howell arrived was hourly expecting his re-
/ tufn lie knew Of Captain Meredith attach
/ Inen5 10 Florence, and resolved not to inform
him OF the matter. but to permit him to return
TO Detroit without waiting Ior Hcarv's rctuF7I
scuuiug General Hull wCru that. when news
from headquarters arrived, he would traa slnlt it
TO HIM by Lieutenant Seton ; thus securing the
absence OF both young men during what he knew
must take place, the trial and execution of Col
onel Seton. Poor Henry this would bc dread
( iul blow to him, and the kind general telt much
sympathy for the young soldier OF whose ioy-
! atty 1t was impossible 10 doubt indeed no one
who looked upon has frank, open couutenaucc,
+ tne hlgh, broad brow, the deep blue eye spark
hug with intelligence and depth OF feeling, with
/ his noble though slender figure, could harhor
the doubt that Jru;h and sincerity had there a
4 dWeIH1S-piace. Henry was Inore free and COM
. luGUlcattEc ia has disposition, being VuUnlrer.
aud having seen less Of the world than Howell
( Truthful and uubic-mnted himself he had not
! learned, what q knowledge OF the world So soon
+ teaches, TO distTUst; and taia Jloa- WoulG, the
general feared, have stunning effect
+ The messen-crscnt with an account Of Colonel
/ Settons treason TO General Dearborn now lrIiy-
/ ed with his answer, and still Henry did uot
/ make his appearance. Bat, the very day of has
fathers trial just after Florcnces painful inter-
T view with an Rensselaer,, man came. bring
ing the dispatches he had expected by Iicnrv.
/ VINO stated that the lieutenant had be-u thrown
from his horse about bait way between Lewis
town and Sockets Harbog, was badly bruised,
and had an arm broken ne was BOW lying nj
the house unable to move, and had engaged him
to bring the letters on TO the fort. rae general
almost uttered prayer Of thaukfuiuCss aJ jhe
. accident, which had saved him from tho agonIz-
ing knowledge of what was TO take pine.
/ General Dearborn, in answer TO Van Eunssel-
aer, ordered Colonel Soften 10 be immediately
4. arrested and trIed by a court martial, and, II
found guilty, shot adding that he telr deeply
for Lieutenant Seton. who had, onIy She morn
ing that he had received the news of his fathers
treason, lett for LewIstuwn, and that it was sole
lv IN consideration OF his worth and patriotism
that he was TO be slot, instead u icing haJsgcd as
he richly deserved, as the letters proved him to
be a spy Is well traitor.
lie was, accordingly, as we have seen, brought
down to the fort Iue court was already form
ed 1t Consisted Of General Van Rensselaer, and
the principal officers OF the regiment. His pa
Pers, which had been seized, fully proved hs
guilt In copy of letter addressed 70 Cen
Z eraI Brock, hc Informed him. after the English
had possession of Michigan, aud, as { matter OF
course, after tae Irrenderof Lewstowu, his in
tentIon was to visit England, tailn. both Flor
ence and Mary with him, he felt sure such
measure would have the effect Of causing Henry
TO follow, and &" FLORENCE, he hoped, to forget her
Yankee lover" as he chose TO eau Captain Mer
edith
After the letters had been read before the
ccurt, the colonel, who had scarcely spoken
word, requested if he might be informed who
had discovered the package. When told II was
Lazy = Lear, " DouDie-dyed traIjor!" he
claimed, with vehemence: and he then inform
ed the court that O'Lear was the agent employ
ed but it too late, he had already escaped.
The result OF the trial Is already <uowd. He
was sentenced TO be shot, between the hours OF
eleven and Twelve o'clock, the day following.
Colonel Seton fell assured that revenge was
the motive that prompted Lazy OLear 10 be-
tray him. Some months previous, when the
colonel first opened reasonable CORES pond
eHce with the English through his means he
had the presumption to ask for an introduction
TO Miss Aylmer, and PERMISSION from him. as her
guardian, TO pay his addresses to that lady. Iu-
dIgnation too strong for words, al the proposal.
at nTst nlIed the breast OF her proud uncle
Mary, the niece OF has departed and still loved
isabel, the lovely, the gifted, wealthy Mary
AyImer one that even he wlth al his pride.
was delighted ia think of as the tusUrg BRIDE or
Henry, and whom he wcEi4 raJiser call his
daughter than any princess ia existence that
such p creature ~ Lazy . Lear-hIa tool, whom.
though ne employed, he drsPlsed from has heart
"a fawung svcophant, without wealth, educa-
tiou, or any qualities mental or personal, 10 re-
commend him-should have the presumption to
aspire to her hand Ii too much 4ui, al
ter the first shock-if may use thc expression
of aStonishmeut was over, he poured upon she
unfortunate sergeant such q tarrcntof contempt
; and iuvectiye as reused all the nercc hate aud
malice OF MS nature.
"Celouel Seton he said, his little black eyes
slaring like two Goals of fire, :. I viii bear this
no longer. / have you In nay power, SIR Do
YOU remember the letters you gave to Captain
Henry There they are " said he, taking a
packet from his coat pocket; and there = tint
! IL them that viii hang you high a7 Haman =
l Either a promise in writing of Miss Ay.meg's
bend. or the American government shall know
that Captain Henry made at least one traitor
= Yen nave your choice ~