The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-05-04


parricd the weapon with his sword, and
struck blow at the soldiers head, and
inflicted wound thereon, which would
probably have killed him, if the force Of
the blow had not been obstructed By a
comb with which the soldiers hair was
done up, The above statements | had
from Major Noah Calender, son Of Amos
Calender, who was with his father at
the time and saw the wound. Allen
pushed on to the apartment occupied by
Captain De LaPlace, who was yet in bed
and demanded the immediate surrender
Of the fort. The Captain asked, "by
what authority he demanded it ~ To
whom Allen replied, "By the Great Je.
hovah and the Continental Congress"
With such celebrity bad the men, under
Allen, entered and pa-aded themselves
in the open area within the fort, while
the soldiers were yet sleeping in their
barracks, that aroused thus suddenly
from their slumbers, no opportunity was
afforded them to organize and resistance
in such circumstances, being impracticable
was not for moment to be thought Of.
In few minutes the officers and men were
paradcd on the square embraced within
the walls, and surrendered themselves,
forty -four in number, to the Hero of the
Green Mountains.
In a short time the men, who had been
left on the opposite shore Of the lake, I'M
der command of the brave Col. Warner,
came over and joined their comrades in
celebrating triumph achieved without
the cost Of single life or drop of blood
on their part, and with no essential inju-
ry or suffering on the part Of the enemy.
On the same day, Warner was sent with
detachment of men TO take Crown
Point, which with sergeant and twelve
men 10 it was surrendered without resist.
ance. Amos Calender was also dispatch.
ed Immediately in command of a small
party, to take the fort at the head of
Lake George, which was easily accom-
plished as there were then only one man
and one woman in it. BY these bold
enterprises, pushed on with such celebrity
and secrecy as not to awaken suspicion
or alarm in the ranks OF the enemy, were
three important posts secured TO the cause
of America, on the 10th day Of May
1775, only twenty days after the shed
ding of the first blood in the war Of the
Revolution, at the battle Of Lexington
Amos Calender, with party Of men
was sent to conduct the prisoners, fifty
two in number, to Hartford, Connecticut
In few days, all the vessels. boats anC
warike stores. belonging to the enemy
were taken, and the command Of the lax,
secured, and the inhabitants o! Shorehau
permitted to remain unmolested on their
farms for more than two years. Som
of them engaged in the regular service
, but most of them continued to improv
their lands, until the approach Of Bur
goyne, in July, 1777, when all, excep
Paul Moore and Elijah Kellogg, fled t.
the south.
Thompson, in his History of Vermont
states that ait was with difficulty tina
! boats could be obtained to carry over th
troops. A Mr.. Douglass was sent t
Bridport to procure aid in men and
scow belonging to Mr. Smith. Douglas
: stopped by the way to enlist Mr. Chap
r man in the enterprise, when James VIII
cox and Joseph Tyler, two young mer
who were in bed in the chamber, hearn
> the story, conceived the design Of decoy
ing on shore large oar boat belongin
: to Maj Skene, and which then lay o
T. seized their guns and Il jug Of rum, {
' which they knew the black commando
3 to be extremely ioni; they hailed tn
: boat, and offered to help him row t
Shoreham, if he would carry them thei
U Immediately to join hunting party, thi
would he waiting for them. The stratC
!, gem succeeded, and poor Jack and h
d two men suspected nothing, till they a
;, rived at Aliens headquarters where the
were made prisoners of war"
1t has been stated in history, ard tt
i common opinion has been that the boi
u belonging to Major Skene, was dccoye
/, from Willow Point near Fort Ticondcr,
i ga But this is mistake. The oar bot
5 Of which the black man was com nandc
y lay near Crown Point and was decoye
!" over to Willow Point, which is on I'll
v, farm Of Hiram Smith, in the extreu
, northwest corner Of the town of Bridpor
;, The conioundiug Of two points on the lal
u bearing the same name has led to tn
u error. Major Noah Calender, who va
with Aliens party at the time. said
- the author some time before his dealt
10 that the boat with the negro in it, W;
:, decoyed from tho vicinity of CrownPoin
- and all historians agree in stating th
both tho boats arrived at Aliens hea,
" quarters, nearly the same time in II
= latter part OF the night. The idea thi
q those two young men, with the four mt
- who joined them on the way, should con
- from Bridport in the night on the eai
~ side of the lake, and pass Aliens part
d" which lay concealed about two miles nor
Y Of Fort Ticonderoga, is incredible. w
=, low Point, little north of that fort, W
~ y. not the usual place Of landing The tie
" timony Of several persons who settl,
70 near the place where Aliens party la
T soon after the Revolution, was that bo
Us of the boats came from the north,
Hands Cove iu Shoreham.
, REPORT OF CAPTAIN EDWARD MOTT.
0 PRESTON, Friday, 2Sth April, III
N Set out for Hartford. where arrived t
d same day. Saw Christopher Leflingwe
lg Esq, who inquired of me about Il
re situation Of the people OF Boston. VIII
lie | had given him an account he asked n
d. how they could be relieved. and where
Dr. thought We could get artillery and store
st told him knew not, except we We
30 and took possession of Ticonderoga al
IN Crown Point, which thought might
Of done by surprise, with a small number
IN men, Mr., Leiingwell left me, and in
r. short time came to me again and broug