Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1875-09-24

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take us" He then ordered us to march. !
We went three or four miles, it was very
dark. We came to an old log hut and
stayed till morning, then marched to
Fort Ann. As soon as we came in sight
of the fort, we saw the Indians firing at
marks outside the fort. "Now," said
Captain Lane, "there is man near by
that is a friend to us, and if we can get
to his house, he will tell hs how many
Indians there are in the fort Now there
was large piece of land that had been
cleared and burned over; on this LAND
the fire weed had grown up as high as
mans head. Our men crawled through
these weeds till we came to the hut, then
we saw path which led to a spring of
water. Here we lay concealed until the
old man came with his pail to get some
water; as soon as he came by us we
sprung and took him. Our captain ex-
amined him to find how many Indians
there were in the fort. The captain said
there were 10.
"Well. A" said the old man, there were |
but 10, till last night, then came on 500
more, so that there are now 500 or 700 |
in the whole" Our captain finding the
number too large for his so men, retreat |
ed into the woods after going a small
distance we crossed brook, and then
went over little knoll into a small
round hollow. Now" said the captain,
i" let us have something to eat and
drink" Soon it began to cloud up and
look like storm. After we had all sat
down, there was soldier, Che being a
Judas came to the captain, and said he
was so dry he could not eat till he had
some water, and wanted to 60 back to
the brook and get some. The captain
told him he might go. As soon as he got
out of sight he ran to the fort and told
G the Indians and they came down upon
us. The first we knew our sentry halloed
g Indians At this time | had eaten
!. my dinner. and sat holding my gun with
! my knapsack on my back, but the others
had not got half done eating. When
= the alarm had been given, the guns be-
gan to crack all round. As | looked up
| could see nothing but blaze of fire.
The Indians answered three or four times
:, apiece. Our captain cried, Take care
of yourselves, every man look out.
Then we all started together and rushed
!, through between them. We then sepa
rated and each man took care of him
= self, and had two Indians at his heels
suppose, for | had. Soon after | go
- away they would call out in good En-
- glish stop rebel" But this wasn't m.
:. name, so didn't stop then they woul,
fire, and hit the trees and limbs near m,
- side, but this didn't stopme, for though
- of the bounty Burgoyne offered upoI
:. scalps. The Indians would kill thei
own men for the rum, then he made
proclamation that he would not give an,
- without the body These hell hound
followed me till dark. In the afternoon
they were SO close that | expected the,
would soon have Isaac by the hair, ther
- thinks |, you cant have your rebel, s
| would take courage and 60 aheae
- Once they came so near that gave ther
my knapsaek, but | saved little foo
~ and my canteen. They and their dog
followed me till came to a small river
here | had to swim, and wet my gun an
he ammunition. By this time it was darl
or and it rained. | went little way fror
ers the river and stopped. Here / hear
led them say in good English, " He is drown
we ed" Then they turned back and | coul
10 hear them yell and others answer the
ex- | found they had left me alone in th
Il woods. | blundered along little wa
cir till | came to a large white pine tree.
sb. set my wet gun up by it, and then
found my bayonet belt was buckled owe
100 my canteen belt, which had prevente
lev my treating my sweet followers. S,
NOT myself down at the foot of the tre
"Now," said /, +" Isaac, let's take SOM
md thing to drink, for you've outrun ther
at red devils" l had nothing to eat tbs
on night, nor the next morning, so | keI
len fast This being the old of the moo
,ed and l not knowing where l was Nc
ing which way to go, l sat and thought a
der night what to do.
ito just before day it cleared off, so hel
tito l stayed till daylight in the east, l hear
,ha morning gun fired, and in few mil
"a utes another. One was from the mort
the other from the south. | knew ii
30 south one was from my army. / got u
nId as wet as though / had been in the rive
1;a all night, and took my wet gun and w
ammunition and started toward the a
my. After some time | came to a smootl
=. level piece of ground covered with M
= pie timber, and no underbrush, so
could see thirty or forty rods before m
As / was going along, to my surprise,
en- heard the report of gun, only a lit
ere ways ahead of me. | stopped, and soc
ard saw an Indian he was looking up tire
ace As soon as | saw him l stepped benin
go tree-his back was towards me; SUI