1775September 4
Arrival of Gen. Schuyler at the sandy beach of Isle La Motte, where the army under Montgomery had been waiting his coming since August 31. That same night the army moved on towards Isle Aux Noix. On the night of August 30, Montgomery's troops had encamped at the Gilliland settlement and Mr. Gilliland had furnished some of the boats for transportation and acted as guide for the army.
1814
The enemy's guard is within eighteen miles from us. Some of the bold and brave militia-men have exchanged shots with them.-Eleazer Williams.
Thence onward marched o'er stream and lea, Passing the town of old Chazy-
-Mrs. Palmer.
According to the best of my recollection, however, the town (Plattsburgh) was deserted by the inhabitants on or about the fourth of September, 1814."-Mrs. Davidson.
The main body of the invading army had indeed reached Chazy and Lieut.-Col. Appling, Capt. Safford and Lieut. M. M. Standish with a troop of New York State cavalry were sent out on the State road as an advance guard, while Capt. Sproul, with two cannon and 200 American soldiers went to defend Dead Creek bridge. About 700 of the militia of Clinton and Essex counties came pouring into Plattsburgh, in re-sponse to the call of Gen. Mooers, and the Vermonters rallied in great numbers under Gen. Strong. Early in the morning the boys of Captain Aikin's company, who, only the week before had been pupils in the Academy, marched to West Chazy where they remained all night.
On Saturday at 11, P.M. the Phoenix left her dock at Burlington, in command of Capt. Richard W. Sherman, son of Col. Jehaziel Sherman, the regular captain. It was a clear moonlight evening and the route lay near Rock and Appletree points, between Colchester reefs, on the west side of Stave and Providence Islands. Among the passengers were George Burnham, the Custom house Officer and John Howard, on his way to Montreal with $8,ooo as a special messenger from the Bank of Burlington.
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