The New York herald., 1864-10-24
The Ipvas sion OF 81. Albans.

The Invasion OF st. AIbans.
From the st. Abans Messenger, Oct. 20.
st. Adams has been eurprised-excted Al half-past
ahree O'Clock yesterday, our peaceable community
taken some sbnck TO nnd in our streets company
ana OF it WIS Impossible to divine Men rushed from
her ,t res and oaces not, perhaps, parayzed with
!" @ha. does lhs meanin . They are armed with
voivetsn :" is rebel raid" :" they to destroy
the village" the ions that greeted
ali sides entered the street. We knew ourself
vns Il mesnt, aud the neishbofs, OF whom inquired
she livery establishment Of VIM. Il ID. Fuller,
With horses, embarrassed, lead by the hostlcr OF
" No." said tho man who ordered them, We will
take care Of our own horses.o Jumping IN TO them
with inpctuous haste, large navy revolvers showed
themselves IN The bands OF all the mounted men, MIR.
l.. Fuller, who then approaching the scene
claimed what docs this mean take back those horses
"God damn yon, II you Goa't keep stu we sill shoot
yoc" producing their revolvers The next part OF the
programme was the appearance oil Fuller with poor
Fx shooter lie stood the shoe shop OF hr Biidad
Paul aud tried shoot his .gun" but for three
secnve times the "thins failed TO give other
than a"cllck." Mr J. Mcrrison the contractor for
larse hotel standing the stops Miss Peat.
lies shop just door n1rth OF tho Messenger Office,
With band on the latch or TIE door aud received q
seo, through his right hand which was 10 his D cket.
passing through his bowels lie staggered 10 the STAIR
way OF the G.sero Office exclarning I'M shot press
ipG his band the time upon his one or
two Of the Messenger hands Immediately assisted him to
she drag store OF L. l. butcher x Son, whose medical
heip was inne lately summoned.
While this was gong on the moro southern part Of
Main street was In great excitement. As we looked
guns WITH the greatest impunity Our citizens stood
siiont and almost speechless. man running up
sSal we se1 "Wna, can we do was the universal
answer. About TINT moment appeared Captain George
coneer OF the First Vermont cavalry, VINO urged tEa
citizens TO arm themselves with any hing. with
broomsicke. 'Ne have lot OF Iebe raiders upon
10 emi haticaly exclaimed, ald let ms catch Them
Daring the Il ST len minutes time the raiders
tsng our banks Stealing horses and asing citizens
y the most hllhtul manner. Their irst descent was
upon National Pank They entered it with 1ut any
look S2s $50 10 10 treasury bonds IN denominations
tender Interest bearing notes; 5000 Ia curren-
@ q New Engsnd banks and grsenbacks on
entering the Franklin County Bank, tie cashier, NJ.
Beardsiey end mao by the name Of Clark, with whom
the CASHIER was settling for some work be ha been doing
xals, I'd HE Key turned upon them The raiders, Of
course thcn helped themselves TO oil the visible funds
90 coo Mr. }. X. Arlington coming into the bank
ie1 inmates after, finding itsp2arenty vacant and mis-
trusting something, asked. who's hereg' When Mr.
us out - The safe was opened, and out came the i'm.
wisonsa, somewhat alarmed, as may be readily sup
posed. ihe 81 Adams Bank was the ne1t operation OF
tbe raiders. Quietly they entered it, and the telers,
1sesrs. Bishop aud seymour, compelled To take the
Confederate oah, much 10 ne dgust OF those 10y
respec,able men. Mr.. sreck Of the nrm ~ Bfeck a.
Wetherbee coming INTO the bank at this time with $500
u hand Deposit insocntiy informed BY The
from him. The raiders then proceeded to rausack the
money department OF the bank and succeeded IN carry
Our citize's ab1ut this time comnsnced reaizing
ihcr position They felt that the town invaded ID
earnest. All went In search OF and, indeed, few
there were in town Horses were 10 great requison,
we're shot and revoi.ers Tnc raiders, maruuders
or Confederate thieves quietly proceeded porthward In
swenty minutes or less company Of hcrsemen 10 the
number OF about forty, should judge organized
brave Captain Conger and few others having preceded
them-which Immediately started IN pursuit The pur.
sbesan e sre 10 me- srepe so IN inc ssrn NJ
Alfred Keith. but the Gre was promptly exiingushed
Beng closely prrsaed by the party IRON here they
tbe raiders therce went directly towards Canada
70 Slab city, where The advance guard Of toe
suers reached them Some jumped from their horses
In the greatest haste, and toog Tor woods
On Application TO the Canadian authorities, OF the
robbers arrested and put IN iroIs The Canadian
authorities then, with conimcudabie energy, went
search OF the robbers AT this writing learn there
have been arrested at Slab city Or near tha. place
three ard six a stanbrdgc where nifty thousand dollars
we're also recovered.
Our town is most Thoroughly orsauized Never before
country and the presence OF military rem Darlington,
Montpelier and Brsttcooro Is safeguard security.
81 buildings An atfemps made 10 hre the
American HoieI last pisht-or rather discovered
fns i-aursdayl morning Mir. Atwood, on attempting to
opn his store, found that portion q guted With
pbosphorus Along our streets cannot ia TO the
bnet holes Ia mont AID sides we observe the
attempts os the rebels to Kill nd murder.
In The window OF A. H. Munyan four bullet
holes 10 be seen II was near this point that II. Hun
tnston received his wound the shot being occasioned BY
hs determined persistence to stop the the
RAIDERS We are glad % be able 10 say that Mr. Hun
siDgioD is likely 20 recover.
The appearance Of military here last evening" COM
unanded by IasueIsut Colonel Benton, somewhat aided
citizens N preserving Orders and the orderly
o The soldiers during the night and 70 day staches
much credit TO Colonel Benon, MAJOR bsrstow and Lieut.
Burnett.
We are reliably informed that from sixty to eighty
thousand doas Of the oaey taken by the raiders iron,
here ycsercsy is IN the hands OF the Canadian
S,ties, awaiting the action OF our state government
FROM the Burlington Times, oct 2o
II tnat for Days these raiders had been
banging abost the cincrsnt notels Some them bad
roonIs. al the Tremont. ners VI the American while
Sigh o them hsd quarters al the 81 Aleats House, and
their singular behavior attracted the attention
The landlord Mr. Peirc., aud he viewed them suspi
characters did not dream Of their being envoy
extrsordMary of Ien Davis. ..~
Tue lesdor OF the party is described as a tan wen
built man, good looking, aud 'sgstered himself at the
nemont House as r. n. Llydc, of iliuOe. lie first ap
p~sred 81, Abans about 10th OF October when he
s " st tue fremont House and renamed Two three
ays ~ that tine he mostly kept hw room but several
srsnEer w the meanwhile wired him at his room. lie
Vert visited - Abaps tie morning OF October Is.
=. NI evaently man q talent cooness and 0; good
high rank :
rne estimate Of their Numbers il various but we place
sssm ~ rom thirty 10 ioriy They we're well a. med
yiio hofbe psios Of most iceabIe pattern
yooy eAeb Lad from one 20 tvur OF these formidable
weapons
Afser anner these perscns seen occasionally In
Govps, put mosuy walking oareessy along Nsio street
rHE ST. aLsASs RANK
About half past three or three Young nep verx
Soii drcssed, and evidently men Intelligence cam.
eto the bank. All we're lar IN appear rance save one
vbo 10 described by our former iovpsman, N. A. sev
peor. Who In the directors OF The The
Mne, az Of most malicious vssss these fellows sp.
otoanbed Mr. C. ~ Bishop, teller OF The bank, and, pre
bepioG pair OF pistols. proceeded TO rob the
" Bishop ioto the room where Mr. seymour va.
hsd ATTEMPTED 70 bo the door but they anick
r ttom and, forcing the door, Bsbop was dragg,d
~ Ice throat ano Mr.. Sey presented with rebel
escufot 10 the shape Of pistol a. bic head They we're
tbsa oe,ged ~ oatn OF allegiance 70 the South
~ eonsederscy, and rot 20 dvulae any OF these pro
@sohgs iyr two hours The leader Of The party said;
we &c here onder the order Of General barly. You
Ssse ocen down IA the sbensndosb valley, burned our
10y yoa oast " iee came CON" Hr seymour, being
.smu"sy saoo Union mar, hestaled about taking the
sSs 49, , outa threatened applications 0 "cold
-" s"n hcvshi hin " the rebel tam.
FhAskLiH CouNry BkNs
=, AecoietD9 70 iee s,s.snsais q iLe osshler, w.
Eem%sySsox Sants.. "a wood "a vyer, a me tine
ba QsaxsH r@ entered late after tnr "a ol.nk by