Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-10-08
Miscellaneous.
t"r thu Ell-wo1h American
British A;rocity IN Maine
DURING rnr WAR or rnr REVOLUTION.

Among the first settlers in Ellsworth
wefe two men. We vii ca,l them Il. and D.l
They were in the middle age OF life. and Of
remark Aabie characters and Injured to the
Wild life IN the wilderness. Their younger
+ da,s were spent hunting On the borders Of
the large lakes Of Maine and New Hamp-
shire. a, that time the home of The red men
they had lived and hunted with one tribe Of
Indians several years aud fought with them
in their battles with other tribes, Their
wives we're sisters and loved tile ~ild iIfc in
the fores, SIS much as Their lords. The, re-
maincd in the settlement about eighteen
months then left said i, was too much
crowded for them. They vent up the rlyer
about twelve miles and buit strong !og
house for their families near the bank Of
the river; cut down the forest and made
small clearing and occupied the double
position Of farming and huntng. Men Of
undoubtcd courage, they found life in the
forest congeniai. and with their rifles they
FELT perfectly con,en,ed and ,Af-
The meadows and banks Of the river
Welded abundance Of luxariaut grass. and
they soon had q nice stoc. OF cattle. They
were on the mos, frie.dly terms With The
Peuohsco; Indians, Who frequently erected
their wlgWam. near their g-house and re-
maiued their neighbor, for weeks, and some
times months.
4 family came al.o Win the early settler.
consisting Of parent, an three sons. In the
war Of The Revolution the, were firm loyal
iste. In l.-> the British had possession Of
Css,ire and built strong for, there. 10 nro-
,ect the harbor which va, occupied a, q
rentezyau. for heir armed shin, ard trans
oorts These Young men were fr.ouen,l,
At C,.flne and n. col,uj,,, were very sus.
picious. regarding them as sni.s several
small cruisers were fitted ont a, Casrioe ,o
nr,,dsy and rob witb sa,.r. ba,ha,;,y ~.
inhabi,an,, residing near the sea-coa,, Of
Mann pr,bsbl, ,lor. c,,,il mo-, ~. f,,,,.4
more f.ndi>b g, or officer. and men than
,be crows Il these commissioned rira,as
man, families suffered ex,remel, from their
depredat;ors. In several p!aces where the
settlers a,t.mpted To secrete any Of th.ir
proner,y or made any resistance ,bav wore
shot down and ,h,.;r buildings ana every
thing in them were burned. boats cres
from one Of ,hes. uiraticaI CRAFTS landing m
an island near Tnion River Raw fnupd
only one house. occupied by woman and
two small children cher husband being
from homel She was grossly iu.ul,ed by
these fends in human form they shot down
her two cows neal the door, skinned them
took a lot Of fish driving on fake. and ali
her poultry. and returned to their vessel
with their booty. One of these cruisers
was piloted into Union River Bav hy one
of the Young tories mentioned above. Armed
boats crews landed on the island and along
the shore robbing the few settler. Of their
cattle, hogs and other property The set
tiers near the mouth Of Union River. learn
ing of their approach. collected their cattle.
about fifty head. and drove them up the
river by foot-path to b. and DIS place,
and left them in their care, and the
two young hunters, who were the compan-
. ions of the old hunter Reed. The cattle
were kept in meadow near the house
where they had ample supply of grass, and
soon became very con,ented. About eight
days after the cattle were left, B. and d.