the Indians threatened him ; but he was
afterwards released. The facts we have stated relating to the cap-
ture of Asa and Samuel Blodgett, and the escape of Bextlfy,
were received from the late Acraiia.m Williamson of Cornwall,
and his wife, who was a dauMiter of Samuel Blodgett.
But the most serious and extensive depredations, on the inhabit-
ants of the County were committed in the fall of 1778. In the
earl}^ part of November in that year, a large British force came up
the lake in several vessels, and thoroughly scoured the country on
both sides. Such of the men as had the temerity to remain on their
farms until that time they took prisoners, plundered, burnt, and de-
stroyed their property of every description, leaving the women and
children to take care of themselves as they could,These four men were brothers ; Er.i Rob-
erts and DuRAND Roberts, father and son, were taken at Vcr-
gennes; PiTCR Ferris and Squire Ferris, father and son, of
Panton, were taken on the west side of Lake Champlain, while
hunting ; Joseph Hulcomb, Elijah Grandy and Spaldtni^
at Panton, JoHN Bishop at Monkton and Hopkins at New
Haven. These were part of the captives taken during the fall of
1778, consisting in all of two hundred and forty-four. They were
all taken to Quebec and imprisoned. Tradition says, that but forty-
eight were brought back in June 1782, and exchanged as prisoners
of war at Whitehall."
'•Of the thirteen persons above named, all returned but one.
John Grisavold Jun. enlisted on board a British vessel at Quebec,
upon a promise, that he should be restored to his liberty, on the