The New York herald., 1878-08-14
NEW YORK HERALD. WEDNESDAY. al

on the top OF hill thickly covered with evergreenS'
near the iorL Ateariy dawn on the lith Inc Indians
moved from their encampment toward The fort nav
ing learned from scou wbicn they had captured thas
The officers OF the garrison lodged IN different private
out OF the Tort Brant arranged that hs force
should be SO disposed that party should surround
every house IN which an oihcsr lodged wnIs .ns
the night. turning 10 rain, mo ,,,s..nn, rsa.an,
being thick and hpzy. Tho whole settlen'ens en-
thought themselves secure Everything Iavoleu ."s
approach OF THO enemy undiscovered no nssi in', ~
hsenre OF the attack Of tho Indians was pfougnt ~
Colonel Alden by man who, while on ~ ~,
formation at Mr. Wells house but the oicer eei.ev
ing il only 10 srsgGling party ordered tne su.Ia
70 be called in the delay s.rs Sse stopped 10
examine the wet hrelocks wnen the ihuAns, nPs. Pu,
Ing this opportunity, rushed by me navanos "oad
was OF Seneca at that time the Widest ano
most isrocous OF me SIX Nations and Coohcl Aiuen
escaped and toward the tort. no WAS cahcu pPon
hin, with a tomahawk ana then scalped him. Tho
Seuecas now com menced an indiscriminate hassscro
d tte Wells family ana Deiore Tue sls. n~r
sons in all. Reinforced by the Mohawks and the
tories the bloody work went on till tho whole settle
ment was either killed or dispersed lbl,l
A moro pathetic scene can scarcely be pictured 10
ones mind the Survivors OF Cherry valley at
the close OF tAs Revolution returning 10 tns4r old
homes from which they had been 80 reientessly
driven by inc tories and their savage allies But,
alas tho scene that met their tcaru eyes! ING iuas
him who had watched over them, the foe Inc dwell
ings and every vesge OF civilization mad been swet'
M - CONN ENokATIvE ExERCIsEs. 9. IN
On Thursday, monument erected IN The cemetery
in nsem0ridm OF the brave little band who 1911 "
Cherry Valleys massacre, will bs formally unvsiieo.
All who have seen tho monument, which Is flashed,
are please with the work manship and anticipate
that it viii present appearance sutselc TO the pa
oUjecs Tor which It Is desgned as we'll ~ crsd
liable 10 the citizens OF Cherry Valley and others
who have co-operaled in the undertaking Nearly all
OF he militia in county will attend the ceebration
II is proposed Only brioi exercises IN cennec
lion with the ceremony Of unvssng az the CEMETERY
and principal addresses. &C. DO given IN mo
grove adjoining Juage CampbelPs residences. Al the
cemetery tho troops viii be dispos"d In hollow
square, facing inwsrds extending around great part
OF The knoll on which the old fort stood, the space
inside 70 cleared Of people. except tho speakers,
autborites the SINGERS, band, SO Here II 10 pro-
posed 10 have q dirgc by the band, chorus apd
brief account OF the history oil tho monument enter
PRISE accompanied by an oration by Judge Campbell.
GoveRnes R,cc, Of Genera
Arthur ana Colonel George W. waiisce, oil Brooklyn,
have been invited 10 deliver orations and have &c
ceptcd The cclebratisu was originally tutcudcd te
take place on the tcnniul anniversary OF the
massacre. the 1lth OF November, but tho committee
With good sense, transferred u 70 the moro senis
dayS OF August.