us 12038.1.3 (v.2) 1512638.1.3 DEC 88 1883 Cooke bequest. Νο. ? Entered according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1857, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern EDITION 50 COPIES. CHAPTER XIV. CONTINUATION OF THE DISPUTE. THE BURNING OF ROYALTON. Representatives from Cumberland county in the New York Assembly-Guilfordite Yorkers-Elections held by order of New York-Micah Townsend's Letter to Gov. Clinton-Convention of Committees at Brattleborough-Samuel Minott to Clinton-Charles Phelps refuses to serve in the Vermont Militia-He and his son Timothy are fined-Second Convention of the Committees-Major Jonathan Hunt sent to Philadelphia-Action of Congress-attempts of Vermont to effect a Settlement with the Yorkers-Petition of Inhabitants of Cumberland county to the New York Legislature-Gov. Clinton's Letter to Samuel Minott-Josiah Bigelow and Peter Briggs, the contumacious Yorkers-Col. Patterson's attempts to enlist Soldiers-Suspicions concerning the loyalty of Vermont to the American cause-Gov. Clinton's opinion-Hearing before Congress of the Claims to the "Grants"-Incursion of the Indians at Barnard and Bethel-Fort Defiance built-The British and Indians plan an attack on Newbury-Are diverted from their object-They attack Royalton-Sufferings of the Ilavens family-Adven tures of Gen. Elias Stevens and Capt. John Parkhurst-Escape of the Rix family -Heroic conduct of Gen. Stevens-Various incidents connected with the capture of the Inhabitants-Col. John House and his men pursue the Enemy-The Fight The Threat of the Indians-Their Flight-Fate of the Captives-Opi nions concerning the conduct of Col. House-Review of the Losses—Incidents connected with the Inroad-The Exploits of Mrs. Hendee-The Alarm at Brookline-The Flight of the People-The Burning Brush-henps at Newfane--Prepa rations for Defence--The gathering of the Soldiery-The Calmness of Noah Sabin Sen. misinterpreted-Explanation of the Alarm. DURING the winter of 1779, 1780, and the spring of the latter year, various attempts were mado to obtain from Congress a decision of the controverted question of jurisdiction which continued to harass the people of New York and cramp the energies of the inhabitants of Vermont. The attention of Congress was so much occupied in furthering the general welfare of the Union, that the points of difference between the contending parties, were allowed to remain undecided. Meantime, Cumberland county was represented in the Legislature of New York by Micah Townsend of Brattleborough and Elkanah Day of Westminster. The former occupied his scat from the middle of August, 1779, to the middle |