Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-07-30

Col. The, aexer Atien.
rur urRo or ,,orNr DEFIANCE

uf remembrance Whlth w w ~ NAtfs
But Ira served Vermont as efficiently viii
tongue and pen as Ethan did with the
sword, and Ileman, Heber and Iimri, IN
their several spheres, were not unworthy
brothers If the two WHO We're more con
spicuous than they. Nor ought Il to ~
out Of remembrance that another Allen
kindred to them in bravery, though mol
| in blood, rendered service, both civil and
military, which had great and good in
aueneo upon the acstinios II Vermont
Tho purpose II this paper i to record such
facts concerning him rs con ho he rescued
from oblivion,
Ebeuexcr Allen, ron of Samuel Allen
Was born in Northampton, Mass, 18th Of
October, lii3, and was baptized in infancy
IS that eminent divine, tho Rev Jonathan
| Edwards, u. - When he was but few
years old his father moved 10 New MARI
boro, whore his father died. leaving him
and tho other children almost entirely lie
pendent upon tho mother, Al tho early
age &C twenty he married Miss Rich
ards, aud with her and their two or three
chiliitn be- moved, in April, l,sl, t.
roultuoy VT, Of which place hc and his
brother.iu-law, Thomas Ashley, were the
first settlers Whom the controversies be.
tween Now York and Great Britain be-
gan, he became an active partisan and did
good service as civilian and soldier.
lIe was one uf the immortal 50, who. with
| Ethan Allen at their head. surprised aud
captured Ticandproga, lie also became
captain Of company Il minute men in
| Col. Samuel lIerrick's regiment If Ran.
Sers. After a few years residence in
Poultueg he removed 10 Tinmouth and
| was one Of the delegates from That town
20 tho convention which met at Dorset,
18th september, 100 and which, at an
| adjourned meeting, declared Vermont an
independent State He was also della.
gate 70 convention which met at Wind
sor, 81 July, 1887, 10 adopt the constitu-
ton If Vermont.
lie participated in the battle of Ben
nington, 10th August, III. and one time
during the battle, with only thirty men,
taking advantage Of a natural breast
work of rocks, he successfully fought the
main body Of BaumS troops, and COM
PEELED their temporary retreat. After the
Americans were driven from Ticonderuga
and defeated at Hubbardton, Gen. Lin.
colin determined TO make a division in the
rear Of the British lines in the hope of re-
! trioying their disaster. Three detach-
ments of men were ordered forward from
Manchester toward Fort independence.
another in the direct'cn u Skeneshoro
now Whitehall and t'~ct Ann, and
third toward Ticondsscgs and Lake
| George. All Of the ato7o places were TO
be attacked at the same tiSs If circum-
| stances favored. Captain Allen with his
Rangers constituted a part Of the third
detachment, and to him was assigned the
| honorable and dangerous duty of taking
Mount Defiance. This is a Hill about $50
feet high on the south side Of the outlet
Of Lake George. With immense labor
| Burgoyne had opened a road up the
northern slope of the hill, and had drag
ged battery Of heavy artillery To the.
summit from which point he commanded
the entire area of Fort Ticonderoga, and
compelled its evacuation without firing
gun.
Allen attempted the surprise and cap
ture Of this stronghold 10Th September. /
1911. With only one subordinate officer. /
Lieut. Isaac Clark, afterwards famous as
" Rifle" Clark, and forty Green Mountain /
Boys, made his way with great difficulty
and danger up the PERCEPTIONS hillside
When they had nearly reached the sum
nit, they came To a cliff so perpendicular
that they could not climb il in the ordi-
nary way.
Allen ordered one Of his nan to stoop-
and clambering upon his back, the other, /
went up the cliff Having gained the .
summit without being discovered, Allen |
rushed upon the garrison. followed by his
little party, who he said g" came after me
like a swarm of hornets to the charge"
The garrison fed with the exception Of
one man, who attempted to fire a cannon
upon the assailauts. Kill the gunner,
cried Allen at tho same time firing upon
him with a musket At this the man ran
away with the match in his hand, leaving
the Green Mountain Boys in full possess
ion. The entire garrison were captured
by party which had been stationed
to intercept them, and the victory was
complete.
he took part in the severe action Of !
October, III, which led to the surrender
of Burgoyne. He then returned to Tin
mouth, but when Ticonderoga was ahan-
doned by the British in consequence of
Bureoyne's surrender, he again took the
field NTH his regiment, cut Of the rear
division Of the retreating garrison, and
captured 30 men, with large quantities of
baggage and military stores, and many
horses and other animals. This took
place near the present village Of Essex,
\. y. 1t is believed that he was after
wards commander Of Il small garrison Sta
toned in a block fort at New Haven. TO
protect the settlers from entertainments OF
the Yankees and that he was for a time
commander of the fort at Pittsford. [ pom
the organization Of the military Of Yer /
mont, he hecam" major, and afterwards /
the colonel Of II regiment In lii9 he was !
one Of the grantees Of Fairhuycn and also
If the Two Heroes" In March, 1888, he
walked on snow shoes from Tinmouth 10
81. Albans, and then crossed the lake to
tie islands whore he and some other
proprctms decided by drawing cuts"
the mode in which they should choose
tltcir locations. Inc last choice Of all fell
tohim, aud he selected the extreme end
of South Hero, which 70 this day bears
the name ii Nllou's Point.
lie soon moved his family 10 Sholburne
Point, where he had gathered materials /
for house and barn, and with them con-
stguetug . raft lie RATED his family stock
and furniture to tho Island, on which he
landed p August, 1888, and became the
first settler Of South Hero Here, he was
II miles from his nearest white neighbor. |
and al least 80 miles from a mill. Here
son, Ehenezer, was born to him. whose /
birth and death was the first upon the
Island. While be lived in South Hero he
kept a tavern and a ferry. and traded in I
oak lumber. pom the organization OF
town in 1856, he was first justice Of the
pcdce, and in l1sS was elected the first
representative lie was also a member of