begged to be thrown overboard, and the gunner,
on returning from the galley, told him he vv'ould be dead before slio
blew up. He remained on deck at the explosion, and his body was
seen when blown into the air. His remains w^ere taken up arid
buried on the shore of the lake. To the credit of Arnold, he showed
the greatest feeling upon the subject, and threatened to run the gun-
ner through on the spot. The British fleet arrived at the mouth of
the bay before the explosion of Arnold's vessels, and fired upon
his men on the shore^ and upon the house of I'.Ir. Ferris, which
stood near the shore. Some grape shot and several cannon sliot
struck Mr. Ferris's house. Mr. Ferris and his family returned
with Arnold to Ticonderoga ; from whence they aficrwardswent,
for a short time for safety, to Schaghticooke in the State of New
York. All ]Mr. Ferris's moveable property at Panton was either
taken or destroyed by the British. His cattle, horses and hogs
were shot, and his other property carried off. His orchard trees
were cut down, his fences burnt, and nothing left undestroyed, but
his house and barn."
" After some weeks had elapsed J\Ir. Ferris returned to the re-
mains of his property, and endeavored to repair his injuries, so
far as possible. He had restored his fences to preserve a crop of
winter grain sowed the previous autumn, and had got in his spring
crops, when in the month of June following, the army of General
BuRGOYNE came up the lake. A considerable portion of the army,
commanded by General Fraser, landed at INIr. Ferris's farm,