Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-10-16
The. Vermont Historical Society.
LIBRAR1AN's REPoRr, Der. 5 1872.

The, Vermont Historical Society.
Librarians Report, Der. 1872.
. To tie Vermont Historical Society.
j list Of the additions to our library
for he last two years is appended. And
| submit the following notes
DIARY a. JONATHAN CARPENTER.
Jonathan Ctrp nter died at r ,ndoph.
March Il 1897. See Vermont Historical
+ Gazetteer, vol =. o. 1850. Gen. Stephen
TaomIs mas presented to tse l0arary the
diary OF Mr.. Carpenter, sept from Sept >.
I774, to Jan'y ,, 1888.
I From the diary it appears that Carpen
ter enlisted and served out his term Of
enlistment in the forces raised to oppose
I Great Britain, several times previous to
I Dec. -, III. wden be went from Reno
both, his native town, to Boston, and
shipped tor q cruise in the brig K prisal
James Brown, captain. His laconic ac-
count Of his capture, copied from page IS
Of the diary, is as follows.
tl77oI Feby. ye l3. il hard gail Of
wind we were drove down to ye Castle,
e.. and lost one Of our Anchors 4 cable
I i ye l5th we put to sea < having d fair
/ w.nd we cIaw'i OF the coast pretty fast
/ but ve - having got acros- the gulf stream
/ at DIyilg ght We saw = sail which our Capt
impruiently chased for nearly two hours
/ but finding his mistake Put about but she
came uO with Us at T. O'Clock which
+ proved 10 be The Unicorn 20 guu ship
! 10 ye service of the Tyraut X ny Of Great
+ BrJton Commanded by John Ford but We
are no longer our own men but have new
master ani one of 10. BJwars's Master |
think ha ha.
4 After suffering the usual hardshps Of
T the prisoners to the British 10 prison ships
+ in American waters, Carpenter was trans
ported TO Portsmouth, England. ard con
daad 10 Forton Priso0. where his diary
+ continues. page 46
HIS. ye l9,h OF June. We were
again sent Or shore. where we we're Exam
inad, tryed a. committed to Prison as
Rebel taken % the high seas IL beng ms
birth Day the very Day saouId have
bad mY freedom, but 10 get clear from
cruel masters | rejofced az an opportuniy
10 = to Prison where | found l15 Prison.
+ ers some Of them had ben there year aud
were in good heart but expected long
Imprisonment &5
J y - This Day 10 Of our officers
made their escape & got Of clear.
Jug ye 80 about L O'Clock at night We
were discovered n our work which was
diging hole 70 make our escape which
would have ben done 10 , hours we had
dug about - feet underground
sept ye last night there was a breach
made out Of We Prison INTO the highway by
underm nin5 about b feet Underground by
which about 80 ofh ;ers got of, but 20 OF
them taken up x put into the black hole.
&c. X the rest got over TO France-we
was sept locked up till noon Il broke the
dore lock a the Deyel TO pay & no Pitch
hot
Deer. ye TO Last night Of our men
made their escape JOY 20 with 'em The
tell u We shall soon DE Exchanged. but l
suppose they Lie as they used to do or
money is Reduce to Is per week we have
had heretofore ever since | have bin in
this troublesome scene in high Life below
stairs
u7-91 March - Bartholomew White
Z ~
boldly by Corporal OF ye Guard which
consists o. 60 OF the Westminster Melitia
he died in - hours after The Corporai
was tryed by Jury and cleared Proved (but
very talsly) 10 be BY accident
April 10 last night y Prisoners made
snift to glt of through hole which we
have had 10 hand about months, but not
getting complicated till Daylight was the
ocation OF no more goiBg-afterwar all
brought back but ,
May - last night Z Prisoners broke |
Prison from the grand Lob-tcr Guard at
Fortin &c ha, ha, ha.
Ye Doth The Guard Il re 'eaved 10 day
by the Lincolnshire Melitia of 100 men
Ye 2Stn The Guard is relieved by the
Surry Melitia.
Ye 20 Our agent tells US that ne ex-
pects the cartel IN every Day (Which /
suppose is only to content US that we may
not run away also he has sent our Names
to London for his Majestic's Pardon on
which commenced a d ,alogue.
Prisoners-Pardon D-n his Majesty |
Il his Pardon too, who wants any OF his
Pardons, what murder or treason have we
done, Prey.
AgeDt-Why; you impudent Rogues
don't you know that you are Rebels and /
we're committed TO Prison as Pirates for
Numbering and pIunderlDg his Majcstys
subjects Is if We shond subdue America
The Laws Of ye Nation would swing every
dog OF ye. and without his Majesties most
gracious Pardon you would never step a
foot from this place except it was to Tiburn
or EXECUTION Dock which you dererVe
rather than an exchange.
Prlsoner-Overpower and subdue Amer
ica-ah that is the least of my concern.
You have not done it yet nor won't till
the DIS blind and his eyes amt sore
vet and if we wait here for that our heads
will be as gray as woodchucks and then
twill be great shame for you to hang Us
as it was for your troops to run through
with their bayonets our inotensiVe aged
Grand Fathers 4 grand Mothers who
could not get out of their beds and rooms
but ley at your mercy beging their
Lives
Aeent-when was that done
Prlsoner-When your Troops went Out
to Concord in April 1775, SIR, and like
wise your officers or Commander IN Canada