The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-05-04

along, the mother saw the body of her
other sou lying on the bank of the river
mixed with a hole made ny the shot thro'
his hip.
The Indians after arriving at their
camp, proceeded to bury their dead after
the Indian custom. They then, together
with the r, RES, held counsel, (tho To-
rics took no part in the combat,) which
resulted in decision to return to Ticon-
dcroga, viii h they did. T is ended the
whole plan Of their attack on the Forts ut
Pittsford.
1t was stated by the pri-r ners, who
heard and saw the proceedings of the
council, which was held to decide whether
to proceed to the attack on Pittsford Fort,
or return, (as the Chief had manifested
some misgivngs on the occasion,) and
while the Tories we're endeavoring to en-.
courage the Indians in their undertaking,
and endeavoring to convince them that
the worst of it was over with, the old
Chief looked very sad-said nothing for
some time, when he took up a stick in his
hands and broke it, and then taking two
others Of the same size, placed them in
his hands as BEFORE and with the same
strength only bent and dropped them and
said nothing. What says Long Leader,
do you think we have not men sufficient
to take the Fort? Tue Chief shook his
head.
10, says the Long Leader, our free is
SpIT''t, for all the fighting men are
gone and they will make no resistance.-
Upon this saying the Chief rose and in
his broken Enclish said; Ah ha, so YOU
say when we say 90 um, YOU say these
Mountaineers no ftc no fir um and there
lies seven, (pointiDg to the graves and
counting his fngers) seven of my hest
warriors took to conquer two of um, and
how many take to conquer Fort full um,
no 60 no 90 um. And they abandoned
the enterprise and returned to their Fort
at Ticonderoga.
The narrator, after observing that what
he laI rchersed of that transaction was
what he had taken from the mouth of the
mother, who was an eyewitness to the
whole transaction, added. by way of inn
provcment, some appropriate applications
to the assembly in setting forth the great
results of the individual valor which was
exhibited in the Revolutionary struggle
and which was so wonderfully displayed
at Lexington. Bunker Hill, HubbardtOn
and Bennington battles, &c, &C., ; and
the. glowing colors, set forth the dis
tinguished part taken in the Revolution
airy struggle by the Green Mountain Boys
! las they were then sty'cl,) and being him.
self soldier in the wars, he entered into
the subject with all the animation of a
Green Mountain patriot, and rchersed the
scenes OF Ticonderosa ard Crown Point
and SPOKE Of Warner with his legions un
der Montgomery. IN his artful attack or
Tarlton, and capturing the enemy witt
their shipping stores 9nd munitions o
war, to the Provincial Army. He thel
mentioned the efT,ct produced on the in
vading enemy from such bold resistanc,
as they met with in their encounters will
these two individuals, which has calle'
us together on the present occasion, AM
which was the means OF checking the fur
ther pursuit of the enemy for fame or mis-
chief, in the then Grants and saved
whole garrison of the inhabitants of Pitts
ford from long and bloody siege, an
perhaps long captivity; and OF which
probably, this would not have been tn
only instance, had they not met with sue
determined resistance from those distiT
gui>hed individuals.
The inhabitants or garrison from II
Fort At Pittsord proceeded, the next du
to the -..ne heretofore described, an il
TERED thc two corpscs in grave dug !
, such implements as they could make vii
on axe, having fr,t placed them in cofi
, which they prepared from the bark
y trees. They then returned from Il
shocking seen , and the remains of tho
1 two pcrsons have thus reposed till tn
were dsintcrred for exhibition at t
, present anniversary.
After the services on the above ocC
sion were closed, the spectators formed
y procession and marched each side of
L remains to where they were deposited
a coffin, and then exhibited to all "
IS wished 10 look at them, by Commit
is appointed for the purpose. In exhit
s. ing the skeletons, in the one thought
be Aaron's, hole through the hip b'
o was. found, which was supposed to h,