The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-10-28
TEE VERMONT RAID.
Over 100000 Stolen from Banks---
100000 KecOvered.--SOlne Of the
Raiders Arrested.-.Canadian Au-
thOrittes Assisting in their Capture.

BURLINGTON. VT, Oct ia party of TWEEN
ty-tive armed men rode into st. Adams this af-
ternoon and robbed the three banks there of
$150.000. 1t is supposed they We're Southern
ers from the borders of Canada Five citizens
were shot; one, it is thought fatally. Having
accomplished their object the band left for
Canada.
LATER-The man Morrison, who Was shot,
has since died..
BURLINGTON, VT, Oct 2O-Eight of the
robbers who entered st. Adams and robbed the
banks, and murdered the citizens have been
caught and $4,000 recovered They were
caught at Walbridge, and Farnham, c. E. The
remainder have been seen on the road, and will
probably be arrested.
BURLINGTON, VT, Oct 20.-The recent rob-
berry of the banks at st. Adams has not affected
their solvency.
ST. ALyANs, Oct. 2O.-Later advices from
the parties who are pursuing the raiders con-
firm the news of the capture of the freeboot-
ers and 10000 of the stolen bank bills. Con-
siderable excitement still prevails. though all
apprehensiOns of any further danger at present
from the marauders is entirely removed
Capt. Nlckerson, Of the Veteran Reserve
Corps, is garrisoning the border with 115 con-
valescents from the hospitals at Brattleboro.
Judge Aldie of the Supreme Court, has lust
returned from Montreal. where he had q pro-
tracted interview with the Canadian author-
ties, and is now preparing the necessary papers
to bring the captured raiders before our courts
under the eXtradition treaty
Major Austin has dispatched Major j. L. Bon
slow to ST. Johns, G. E., in order if possible, to
secure the arrest OF party of raiders who are
approaching that place from 'Stansted.
The banks of this place suffered severely.
but the Stallan's Bank announces they will re-.
deem their bills. We learn that in skirmish
last evening at Torlesburg four of the raiders
were captured.
William Hunter one Of the bailiffs of that
municipality fell MORALLY wounded while gal
lantly endeavoring to capture the raiders. Tie
Provincial authorities of the frontier towns did
every thing in their power to accomplish the
arrest OF the rascals. Six of the horses taken
by the scoundrels have been recaptured
ST.. ALBANs, Oct 20, p. M-Capt. Ccnger's
party have just returned, and report that they
caught the leader OF the raiders at Steuben
Bridge, and recovered $4,000 to the 500, 900
recovered this morning.
The Canadian authorities are still after the
villains. and there is good prospect of the
capture of the whole gang.
The Governor General of Canada has tele.
graphed that he will respond to Il reauisition
from the I. 8. Government for the surrender
of the robbers already arrested and SUCH as NAV
be hereafter arrested.
The 81. Adams Bank lost $50 600; the
Franklin County Bank $4,000, and the First
National Bank 900.
QUEBEC, Oct. 21.-Information of the ST. AL
bans outrage was communicated to the Gov
eminent yesterday. A number of detectives
and body of troops were Immediately dis
patched to the frontier with orders to arrest
the parties at all hazards
The Government is fully determined to use
every possible means to put stop to such
abuses of Canadian Inequalities, and when an
opportunity is offered an example will be furn-
ished to prevent similar attempts in future.
The police are on the track of the robbers.