Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1864-10-28
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BURLINGTON
FRIDAY MORNING OCTOBER IS, 1854.
GUERRILLA RAID VERMONT,
ST. ALBaNs INVADED.


mitteu IN 81 Adams yesterday, by ban
Of mamuders
About P. N. yesterday, a company 0
about TWENTY-FIVE men. come Of whom ha,
been lounging about St. Adams for seyera
days. suddenly appeared in the streets o
that place As al organized body, armed witt
reyolSers. and separating into squad. at one.
went to their work Of plonder. Part o
them seized horsez in the streets. euttiaa
them from vehicles and taking them wher,
they could find them, aud rode II . and down
firing their reyolyers and intimidating the
citizens. The rest in squads of four OF Gye
went 10 each OF the banks, and presenting
their pistols DEM nded and seized the funds
The First National Bank l,st, as If stated
about $55, 900 in bills an l 5 Ibonds, the
st. Adams Bank about $4,000, and the
Franklin County Bank vari9usly stated from
$4,000 to $4,000 Mr. Beard>ey. Cash
eir of the Franklin County Bank was locked
up in the vault. and nearly 7mothered before
/ h. could be released
TIE party in ;be streets. meinyhile. an
nJuueing themselves to be confederate ofc-
ers and soldiers, ordered every one who offer
ci any Resistance, TO the Green, where they
were placed under guard MIR. c Il. Hunt
'nstgn, jewcller "a brother to our townsman
si"ue! huntington who was at the door
oi lis store, refusing to obey suca an order,
"s- -hoi by the rufEan who gave IL, wound
ed IN the nap, and then marched bleed
ing O. l4e green. Mr. Z y. Morrison. mus
ter builder. while standing in the
street, was MORALLY wounded receiving a
ball. which passed through Lis hand (li-
hands ing in his pocket-) aud into his
bowels
These operations proceeded for nearly an
hour, when having stolen all the money
they could find, together with twcuty-.he.
horses, which probably indicates tro cxac,
number Of thc party, tley made Of ID ,.e
direction OF sheldon, ~ita thcir booty.
As eolna- the citizens recovered 7lthl,ut-
ly from their surprise and alarm, IL COMPANY
was organizel. and Capt. Conger oi The VI.
Cavalry witH .,ycn OF eight former mentcr-
Of that regiment and about 20 citizen, start
ed IN pursuit
We learned next morning that they over
hauled ana captured eight d the robbcr.
across the line, taking ia in Stanbridge G.
E.. and two IN relghsburg. with nine ha--
ses and some OF the money. Two of Con-
gers party are reported wounded in the
afray
When lhe news reached here about half
past four, the alsm-bcli- were at once runs,
the citizens assembled, and a party Ut ior,y-
seven men, armed wrth rifles ami reyolycr-,
started for s.. Albau- BY the first train, uu-
der command Of Lieut. r. L. Burnett, 18Th
L. ; Infantry.
Louis Follett, E-q., now addressed the
crowd from the iron; Of the Town Hall, ure-
ing prompt organization, and stated that
arms and ammunition had been sent for from
the Arsenal at Eergennc=
BY vote Mr. Follett and Sheriff Flanagan
and A. Shedd, we're appointed a commit
tee to take sll measures necessary for the
public safety, II being then unknown
whether or no the euerrillas were coming
this way, or whether the affair al s.. Albans
might not be part OF a much more exten-
sive and combined operation.
Four hundred stand OF arms With ammu-
milton had 10 the mean time been ordered
here from Vergenncs by Hon. +. f Wood
bridge, and arrived by the six 0 oclock train
\ company ofeIghty citizens was at once Or
ganized by Capt. Page and 1t. Benedict, and
armed and marched to the Central Depot 10
readiness 10 take train north if required
Another company Of Ike number was
subsequently organized under command OF
Lieut.. Tobin.
The soldiers and couvalescents from the
hospital, 60 in number, were armed by Capt.
Gleason, Provost Marshal, and placed on
duty at once. A guard of the invalid corps
was sent out with the steamer United States
going North.
Dispatches iron the Governor and Adjt.
Gen. washburn were received, ordering
capt. Bancroft of the Invalid Corps 10 pro-
ceed at once to 81. Albans, with all his men
lit ior duty, directing the Selectmen TO for
ward there all the available arms, ana stating
that Col. Red6eld Proctor, Of the 18th Vt,
had been ordered here 10 organize the militia.
The Governor also ordered up from the Ar
senai 1000 muskets TO be distributed-s00
here, 200 to Montpelier, snd 1000 TO ST.
Al5aus, with 81, 900 rounds OF ammunition.
Col. Proctor arrived by train at nine
o'clock. and at once took all necessary meas
ures, not already taken. Strong guards
we're placed on the docks. The Bridges
soposs the River on the North we're guarded,
and mounted men stationed on the roads
North 20 arrest ali suspicious characters.
4 rifed FOUNDER. belonging to Nj.
Barnes, was manned hy j. P. Flanders and
company from the Pioneer shop and luui-
Der yards, and wac stationed on the steambnat
wharf. Another artillery squad was alyo
orrauise-d, Tor the jackson" cannon. ii Re
quiIed.
Tue masket. 0rierec oy tbe Governor
iron Vergenoe7 arriv,'a about . A. NJ, and
part Of them we're imnedistely -ent on to
ST. Albans under guard OF twenty-five
uuu, under Command OF Sergeant Geo.
Thompson.
some anxiery was fell le.t another party Of
robbers should have seIzei -as steamer Can
add at Rouser Point and n-kes descent upon
this piaee but the stezDe- c.lne in as us-
ual about 10 p. NJ
Tia. s,irig-r- u.,t IN i..r arms s,en iisrs.reej