Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-12-11


first guarding a.. the several passes tat le tllilleT
r. -rr Of all intelligence between -Lt garrison az.
rho country made forced march from Bennington
and arrived al the LAKE opposite O. Ileonoerog oi
the evening o. the ninth uay u Nay. lsts, VIII "
hundred and thirty valiant UreeL Mouutall boys
and II Wa with the utmost cfthcuifF that procure
boats o cross the lake However ianoen el-ui'
three men near the garrison a-l sent me noais iaaci
fr- tho rear guard commanded lF Col Setl warner
ami Tho daV began o. dawn aut i1lri 11-ei uuo RI
ra-ass-r Co attack the fort. before tue rear coal5
cross the Ike. aud. az % Wa vieWe- hlzAra0us-
AarauEucd the oiL-el5 -al s-laers Do tn' manner tal
lowing;
hercf wears past been scOurEr an4 g 10Y = arni
rra-v mower Your vaI0r has been famed ABROAD
and acknow lodged. a. appears by the aqF zee anu or
der 10 me- from the General Assembly % tonnecticu
10 surprise and take the -a-rislu nov before L.
uoV uropose TO advance before You. and On person
couduct vou through tine WieAet-Grtei DIT W. mus
this morning either gut on pr tensions % ss4o o.
uossess ourselves OF this fortress l- lew minute.
and iuasnuch a. 10 D. desperate attempt which
none but the 3rayestui men dare unleTtake d. noi
urge IL on any contrary o ms wal. Aou tAt WI
undertake voluntarily puise our ireiocts-
The men being al this time drawn ~ .n three
ranks each poised his hreiock ordered them o.
lace o. the right and az the head Of the centrele
marched them Immediately O. the HiiAt i-lte aiure
said where Z IND sentry posted. VINO instant 3
snappsd ME fusoe a. ne ] ran immed ateiF TOW ild.
him and ne reiterated through the covered way iutr
the parade within the -arr,So-, saNe ha!ioo, -ne
ran under homl-prool- 81 party WHO followed
me into the fort, formed on the parade III such o
manner as face the two barracks which faced eacn
other.
The garrison being asleep. except the sentries We
gave three huzzas which greatly surprised them. one
Of the seutries made pas az one Of NY officers with
d charged bayonet, and signify wounded him Ms
nrsi thought vas ~ kiil hrE with my sword bul 10
az instant altered tie design lnc fur q tne blow
20 a I'll ght cut on the siCe O. the head upon whsch
he dropped his gun AID asked quarter. which
readily granted him. and demanded CT nm the place
where the commanding o.icer kept he Showed me a
pair Of stairs N tine front o. harrack. on the west
part Of the GARRISON which led up secour stor iu
said bzrrack. TO which ! immea lately repaired and
ordered the commander. Capt. De La Place 10 come
furtl instantly or ] would sacrifice the whole CARR
son al which the capt. sane Immediately ~ the
door with his bFeeunes IL his hand When ordered
MIN 70 deliver me the IT Instantly he ask 81 Is hy
what authority demanded IL ! answered him IN
consrsss" The authority Of the Congress being very
little known a. that time he began 10 speak again
but interrupted him and with NY drawn sword
over his head, again demanded al immediate Eurren
Ger o. the garrison with which he then compiled
and ordered his men 10 be forthwith paradea with
out arms, as he had given mp the garrison. II the
mean time some Of ny oeiceEs had given 0rders and
in consequence thereof surdry q the bsrrAck ors
were heat down ana abou- third o. the garrison
ilsprs0pla. which colsis ~ o4 saia e1Iuuanfel
lielt. telfianl- eonsuclnr 81 artillery Gunner
two ser-eants and tityiCur rank aud Ale about one
hundred pieces cannon, one thirteen inch mortar
and number Of swirelt This surprise was CARR ed
into execution IN the grey n tho morning Of the
tenth day ofMay. i!7s.n