St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-02-04

/ been made dcsolatc. Towards nirht
they returned towards Caughnawaga.
! which they burnt to the ground. and
took all the men prisoners, and then
| rctracinG their steps 10 Johnstowu.
took up their quarters at the old hall.
which was the homestead Of Sir John
Here the fine figure and handsome
face Of Thomas Sammons attracted
the attention of Sir Johns daughter,
a young lady so gentle and amiablc.
that it was matter Of surprise how
she could have been born of such a
father She Immediately y contrivcd
plan for his escape ; intcrceding with
all the clolucncc and persuasion of
which she was mistress, on behalf of
two or three prisoners to whom she
had formerly been under obligations
Tor safe conduct, and finally obtaining
an order for their release she managed
to smugglc Thomas Sammons in
among then, and with kind words
and a look which stirred ncw and
strange emotions in his heart, he was
permitted TO return.
The next morning old Mr. Summons
requested an interview with the COM
mandcr, when he rcproached him for
his trcachcrous conduct briefly re-
viewed the various acts of kindness
which had been bestowed in the past,
and asked if this was fitting return.
His remonstranccS produced such an
effect that an order for his release was
signed, but all efforts on behalf of his
sons proved unavailing.
Jacob and Frederick were therefore
taken to the fortress of Chamblcc. lust
within Canada, between Lake Cham
plain and the st Lawrence.
Atthat post there were about seven
ty prisoners, and not very strong
garrison; SO that the first thing to
which the young Sammons made up
their minds was an escape. Finding,
however, their fcllOw-captivcs indis-
posed to do anything for themselves,
Jacob and Frederick determined to act
without the rest ; and, accordingly,
the first time they We're taken out of
the fort together, TO assist in some
common service, they sprung from the
ranks, at a concerted signal. and
put" as the phrase is in the West.
The guards, startled, and less fleet Of
foot, could not catch them; and though
'"o'' i',' "'i' 9P'''iou n'> "'N''' nc
'"''i"9cu' u''"', cover vi '''e SMOKE
/ thcm, to hide bimsclf i'll clump of
bushes, which his pursucrs did not
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hour ana Lo,.in,r r,rn ~ thn snI,+ omI
no+ tinI;ro HI. Lr,,hor hn ,aft u.;.l ..
thn ;ntont;0, Of o...t,;ne. 40 f,, r.n,, .i,, ,,
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ancianrt .nat;,a. +in,a oen!yai@7 y i7rIi'' ;'''
nort,nt to Lim H. nnccor,I;na.i,. H.
ed nm tha wnstorn L,nl, of +6n' cnrnr
rivor tor,,rI, Jol,o Ch,,,J,;n in.or1
;n~ to SWIM i inst hninw th, Iai.a
AMI tLnn find lis w,y ,,,y.rl', thn
n,stnrr sInrn V.r;n,,s o,.oMts Lt,.
.vrr oc,rrroJ :, nro,ont bic la;n,.
this but after rupniuo. GREAT risk hy
putting himself within the bower Of -
Toyv whose chief eycclIencn sorrns :,
have been the possession of a kind
and fearless wife. he was 50 luckv AS
to find a canoe, of which he took
charge. and in which he made GOOD
hcadwav towards home until in one
of the narrow passes of ChampIniu
the British Notifications. on both sides.
forced him to leave his vessel and
take to the woods again.
At this time he was without shoes
food or gun. and had to find his way
to ALBANY through an unknown wildcr.
ness along the Vermont shore. For
four days he lived entirely ON birch
bark: he then managed to catch few
fish and a duck, which he cat raw
thus he laborcl on for ten davs His
feet, meantime. had become terribly
cut, and were bleeding at cvcrv sten.
SO that he could hardly crawl and if
he stoned to rest one moment
swarms of musouitos settled upon him
and stuno him into madness
Will .hr, r,Ir,ol :, a., o...
oct misery maxine. his w,v ~ host hn
cnpIJ ON his hands and lsnoos noa,l,.
tI;nI From, svoII;no. anl ;naa r,,nti,
and Surrounded hy vnrac;ons inSants,
corrr for thnir nrry Ln boarI tLn
shsrn b;ssin~ sound wh;ch ;nJ;cotnd
tho presnncn IF a still mnro IroadoJ
enomyN, rottlesnake Thoro ',as nn
nnssiIiI;tv of csc,nn. closed ;n nn
evcy,, aida unahln tn movo ho tbn
glitterinr evn of b;s soaiy ,nrsrnr
tastcn ifsrlf unon him withrnt thc !
nnwnr to savo himsnIf fran, ;ts r,n~s
I moment and IFS shorn tonth werr
buried deem in the shudderin~ flesh
and had co;Ind ito vcnnmnns forn
round his leo Another and his lack.
knife had desnatched the rentiIe laid