Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-10-25
The Raid on St. Adams.

W. give ..-svh1s ftoA othor papers do
'aiIrl account Of The r4csnt raid an ST. Al
bans, and rob1ery q the thrse bank, located
,hsr.. When lh' Intelligence reached here
Wednesday aiteruson, the sKsitsn snt it coca.
s.oaeI wn ini'aw. The Legislature, which had
adjourned, At oAer oenvsAedl AID ssnt commit
lie, to Gov, Smith, asking il they could rendOi
any s.Atanss in the measures taken TO mert thu
danger q nptute the robbers and murdeferS
lie rcpi.d tat be va, dong all thit ha deemed
necessary. Tho mail train from tn South, Just
do, h'ie, vs. delayed. relegt'm' we're sent al
o.eo 70 Was.ingor, Bnuleboro, Rutland, Yer
ssnun .nd Burlington. Arms vero forwarded in
m,da,siy fiom thc arsenal Al Vefgenngs to Mont
! psI,r, 6urli0stos, ssd St AlbaaA military
soapaoj am insnnnntsuty oignnsi hsrs
somp.sd Of cliEsm 4sd nsmbers Of tsc I4Ss's
nutt, (~s slI L.nes ls,Ansther ploe') aud were
ready rs cave in Tho train at aaJ moment a
COMPANY Of Iay,ld Sodon from lhs he,pts
here were or.cted al once to 81. AlDibs, ard efl
os the mad trta CT Pfoo,of, CJl. B.n'on
Maj, B,,How, md Maj R'usd,, Sh' whe here,
also took tho tram iJr 81. AIbans Tho velun'
tosf company did nsi SO, as 1t was not clearly
socl th'i tA'y wsto sosaed al" tho mont" but
rsm,IDed her. .ad pei,o,eA their organization.
Quad, with mu,kcn were stationed a. the en-
trance, 4 tho Save House grounds. and at
each door Of III, C,pIsl The town, 10 f4s', wa
decidedly exci,ol, AID put on quito military
a'peo', and was prepared, We suppose, TO give
the ra.lers warm reception il they should TAKE
a hucy 10 ro'urn 10 Anada by the say 4 Mont
p7lIef. Ins night however, pissed asly quietly
the n,JJry Of our people sleeping As usuiI,
wtIhou apps;nsa'on ji Alarms; aud 'mce Ih-t
.p,r. lro III the interest every oso has isI 10 new
It ans, and Of the result u ,he pursuit.
OF the raiders, T community h, been As unlit
lutb. d a, Oh Ordinary occasions.
Tao e1otemen. over tho news at iarge FIac ,
/ IN he Sac was As great or greater than mere.
! A military com shy vas Timed al Burliu, ton
and p,tl or tl5 WnOI. OF It uerI a. once to ST.
Aban. TIE company has slnco perfected ts or
gahz,bua. CT. Pfocor has charge Of the mill
r4rJ pos. f B.aa goa, l.. Col B'noa At S O..
40 ~, U.I Ncho' here, aud L. Col. Groul a
D,rJy-H d, ..-s. ii, Was ths disposition Of
military cjmmaodant, Al the last offcal nnnoune,
ment concerning "lhe situation. force ha
as., We lsarn, been ,ent to Derby Line
Tn, raid was he act ofa blnd Of de,psradoes
and robbers Every ona Of tie band WAS, NJ
doubt, friend Of the rebels, and WAS wiling to
aid the southern C,nfedor,ey, but their real 90
cct wa, pIu'der simply raey will Of course
claim to be confederate soldiers, 80 that such Of
them as may be captured may be treated a,
prisoners OF war and undoubtedly Sanders, And
other rebel emmisirIe' n Canada knew Of II
p.o. aal were perhaps to i1iyo share ia tn,
spuils. Canada /. il u such lc,mps, aho tai,
advantage OF these unqulst times to torn free
bootcn while pretending to be reb'l soldcy
| If thy could have been shot down Of oGcr, with
out NE trouble Of = capture, the summary pun
i.hmsnt would have been 10 more lh,n thel
crimes deserved. Il il now, however, question
Of soms embiua.m.lt Shslne' lh,J so BE-
trtd BY N llary lsa, Of pc delivered YER 10 tn
civil su.horitIrs