The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1912-07-25
FORT POWNALL.
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forms ! Indians come in from the bord-
Of thFs7 1sna.a, & that they brought
Ct; % Mere was number of Regulars
1ea' sn. Indians. commanded by one
Fr5''D rbir3 were designed to come on
L0nrf y. Of these Eastern Rivers: on
hi 7 asa. Col. Lowder consulted Col.
grlea A. they Immediately sent ex-
Br5"el r., ras officers of the Regiments
pr5's' Communicated to the Eastern Set
a1l'i w. naith gave them a General
leHs.'' Hsi it not been for the indie
A&J, s industry of Mr. James Nc
isilE''Iifi- m, opinion that a great part
.1'F iobAnirauts on the lower part of
u 'L e,'sr would have fled. The Depon-
trIs d,.-5-r saith, that he was sometime
ia' , .i lsst at the Guard House about
. Ju,' there came two Indians of
:lI'5 1,.5 Tube in great hurry, which
9l'G, lauier they had Great News
oN -5,t he hight before, the Canady
Rl.ns had ike to have taken their
'l,S" hat they saw about fifty Indians
oy5 ..5bt x fired at them three times
~ 'sat ths1 now came in to acquaint
grsrl IL get a supply of powder and
y =. Gshr them; and one of them
a. H. NJ must return that night to
u. -i' -,an lf eng then after sunset or
' ..,u. NNect to find his Family
i afhl Head. He was immed-
wy. ..'. asrt.aed with six pounds of Pow
~ .,.-,. -a- balls in the Guard House
!. mas ll L went off. The Guard
~ or.arrd to repair to the Guard
,'c.- serd Col. Jonathan Lowder
'. w. rar must be finished with all
''....... N aNen must be had, if he
10 press them The next
Us. AIRS & his oxen was en-
n . pienetts, as he informed
r. --s. morning J. Airs appeared
W.. .-ts... AS he promised.
"a. .s. IF employing him in haul
l- ne was loaded with the
,e. rorrre Stores, & sent up to
r.. uu House, which is Five
truck House or Fort, &
.f.r .n 4iss of the Indian Penob-
,ot z without any Guard what
,scs. l Lo. Lowder who then COM
.r. Guard followed the stores.
in .rert further saith, that he
.sl-. nformed Col. Lowder said,
-.-t a- Iarm respecting the Indi-
r.. d. uswer any other Good
ra-- oJII be the means of stop
me- Petition of Wheelers.
FIN .sol Aug 18th, 1777.
JED PREBLE
.t-. Attest;
FoHN AVERY, by. Sec'y.
.r. 5ssei the Deponent of law
-.e tqta and saith, That l was
.5. a Company with Mr.. BenJa-
IN #tar Of Wheelers Borough,
ri a., MIN say that he feared
ar riea would not be able
~ g4inst Great Britain for
l. u~-l reasons viz: He feared
elu would not be united, and
al w .tcent Powder and Can
r U. ma not doubt we had men
a- added, He would willingly
FOO his skin to gain the victory
.r Ia. H. and | never see or knew
n. NJ .. 4.sjsting. either bv word or
.ust the interest of the States
If the Regulars. The Massa-
-s- Fay. sent down Powder and
Oa ..res to the people of this
h. went to Col Brewer for
.a.4. t8 .4i for bullets. that ! mioht
.r.a. -. to engage the enemy: b1t
t- ra- any Ammunition until the
,ar attacked US. I then went off
17 as..~ tnis | was telling Mr. Wheel.
a.--. mad applied to Col Brew
.r milton to be in readiness for
ssc. tut could procure none of him
Per EDITIONS: SAID Mr.. Wheeler
G. would supply me with Pow
p q out of bis own stores for
ss. iIesaid. and further said
.n.. nV the PeonIe with amm,1,
-r as he had anv and said
.s 10 time. | requested nv
H Corn and Molassps and
TO time of Col. Brewer
egy. Ter. but thew navar Lot
.e.,. aOt. and but two quarts of
las-. te said nv share of corn
.-s TO he the Truth K, an,
1921. +rm it with NV oath as
md al Penobscot Deem
JACoR Rr7ssRrI
oaart Thomas Howard If
-l-.. lawful age testifeth and
.a Fiji. Deponenf hath Iono hann
0 .ruaintpd with M Ran
.rt. this place aforesaid and
FAR .ftrn saw. He had ammnnit;on
'h ne reserved to disperse
s- 'lAa9itants here, to enable
,,.r. 'ne enemy that should
aT ..a '1Ie an INVASION on this
= heafd MN speak driend-
.,-- lrahqulilty OF the State
f-T 'c%' ana l never heard,
3-r...., -5peeCtq' that he held any
aesa .. f WIN any person, sus-
arr 4, allachea TO our common
,se. 'l were chemical to the
NJ .r.. QUA not be secreted from
IL .en.., any such ,thlng had been.
gje ....l' ana at III times said, he