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

and, of course, not feeling much disposed,
encounter with Green Mountain Boys, las
they then styled them) since the HUI
bardton bait e, thought the present a good
time to make diversion into the Grants,
as they then anticipated that all the
available forces would be drawn off to
Bennington. And accordingly, they med
itate an attack on the Forts at Pittsford.
Thinking to find these Forts, (Which were
only stockade Forts,) in situation TO be
taken without much resistance. (3ut, as
these Forts were manned only by the in
babitants of the townthey did not think it
prudent to part with any of their forces
for Bennington, While their enemy was so
near them,) And accordingly. they, the
Tories and In iians, fitted out a small dc.
tachment of Tories and Indians, to exc
cute their base anticipated mischief,
This detachment after making their
way up the Otter Creek. as far as Bran-
don, Chen called Neshobe,) made prison.
ers OF all the inhabtan-s Of Brandon, ex-
cept those two Robbins of which they as
certained that they were determined never
to be taken by the Indians.
These two brothers were like most of
the inhabitants Of the Grants. They pos
sessed but little of this worlds goods
They had aiken ul their land and made
some Improvements, built them log hous
-pial ted some CON and potatoes, W tn
other vcget ables, aud Were determined to
stand their ground and stick by their
stuff, Although they, with their neigh.
bors, had it in contemplation for some
time, Of going to the Forts at Piitsford;
but these two bro hers chose rather to
fight on their own ground than TO be PEN
ned up in the Fort and, being strongly
attached to each othor, they consulted to-.
geher to stand by each other till death,
should separate them, rather than be ta-
ken by the Indians. They had their moth
er and little sister with them. They were
stout, resolute, robust men, especially
George, and possessed a large share of the
= Green Mountain detcyninakion,
On the arm being given of the ap-
If proa,h OF the Indians, they fed to the
woods, hut took their station where they
IT |ould see all that transpired about their
i house, nd kept lookout for the Indians,
'' not fearing any harm Tor their mother
= until they should he 'aptured The lndi.
Is ans We Ia!ing all their plans night and
V day to enirap them, Tor they felt it un.
p ie for hem 10 attenp pit an attack On the
'e For at P.usiord, with two such antag
O. oDsts in their rear, with what force they
nc then had.) The Indians we're frequently
Ut at their house interrogatiDg their mother
Vi abou her sons, why they did not CONF
as home and see to their mother. Oh, sh,
C. woulc say. that they were hunting deer
IL and o. hard chase. &c. At length tn,
IL lndiaB withdrew to secret covert Nher
they tlought they should be unoha rived
u, (but nc so but that their watchiui moth
''' er coui occasionally discover some o
, them,) moving that their party would
~ before Ang, come to their house, an
~ ~ they VOID be ready to fall upon them a
"' once.
III On theday of the encounter, they ha
Ion been long Watching and had seen no ar
pearances the Indians, and being yer
''u faint they oncluded to 90 to the housC
on On entering their mother cried out be
''' gone, bcgon, for the Indians are but jus
IL" in the edge the woods, watching ever
CT movement. Well, they said, just give I
~ morsal to ct, and we will be gone, an
'ne before the wods were out of their moutl
iois their dog barred, and they looked out al
'o"- their house WI surrounded with the
'i' dams. They sprang to the door al
'n' barred it, and ,linched their guns, al
"e- fired through btween the logs of the
e'' house, and kille four of the Indians VIII
'e' they were tryinlto pry the door from
hinges, which sobaffied them with t
" sight of their nulbers falling thai tn
. were about to gis up,--but finally, 81
W ceeding in unhingig the door. they rush
VIZ VIZ in upon their ntaSnists.--At this cri.
.t Aaron leaped out back window, a
tn, in an attempt to each the woods
- crossing the stream,n a log-was 81
..Y through the hip anofell into the riv
and was drawn out dad.
any While in the hous, George stood
,ppot ground and fought vii the breach of
,,oh, gun until he had dispsched three otht
,oh;, and leaning over forwrd, he receive
.obar. blow from tomahawk which sunk IL