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Peace having been established in 1783, the valley was open for settle- ment. Prospective pioneers purchased soldiers' claims and other tracts from the government. At a meeting held at the home of Judge Zephaniah Platt, in Poughkeepsie, a company was formed to effect a settlement. Of this company, Judge Zephaniah Platt acted as agent, securing sup- plies in New York, while his brother Charles looked after the company's interests in the new settlement, became its first permanent settler, and bestowed the name " Plattsburgh." Their brothers, Captain Nathaniel and Judge Theodorus, soon came, and with them several sons of Zephaniah. Through the lake, on ice in winter, in boats in summer, came the settlers from New York, especially from Dutchess County and Long Island, and New England, among them, the Addams, Allen, Atwood, Averill, Bailey, Balch, Banker, Benedict, Coe, Halsey, Ketchum, Miller, Mooers, Moore, Newcomb, Ostrander, Platt, Ransom, Roberts, Rugar, Smith and Tread- well families. From France came Peter Sailly and Marinus Francis Durand.
Groups of people come through the trees on the right with household goods in ox carts; men on horseback with women riding pillion. Men, women and children in bateaux. All the people gather in the center of the Green as Mr. Platt offers a prayer, after which they go in different directions to prepare to build their houses.
CAST OF CHARACTERS (Descendants)
Charles Platt, first settler at Plattsburgh. ... John Thompson Witherill
Mrs. Charles Platt. . Mary Louise Perry
Mrs. Platt, wife of Judge Zephaniah, the Patroon .
Mrs. Elizabeth Graham
Captain Nathanial Platt
George Henry Beckwith
Mrs. Nathanial Platt
Margaret Palmer
Judge Theodorus Platt
Thomas Carlisle
Daniel Platt.
John C. Stoughton
Levi Platt. .
Ross Platt Lobdell
Mrs. Levi Platt.
Mrs. Ross Platt Lobdell
John Platt Myers
William Pitt Platt.
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Photo by Bigelow
Jessie George as Princesse de Lomballe
CAST OF CHARACTERS-Continued
Mary Platt.
Mrs. J. B. Hagerty
Charles Z. Platt.
Frank Hagar
Mrs. Charles Z. Platt
Mrs. Frank Hagar
Dr. John Miller
Clarence H. Jones
Mrs. John Miller.
Mrs. Clarence H. Jones
Lieut. Benjamin Mooers eral) (afterwards gen-
Benjamin Nox Mooers
Mrs. Benjamin Mooers.
Carolyn Allen Newton
John Mooers, brother of Benjamin.
John Hooker Mooers
Kinner Newcomb
. George Lobdell
Mrs. Kinner Newcomb
Mrs. Harry Viall
Nathan Averill.
Frank Moore
Mrs. Nathan Averill
Mrs. Allen Rutherford
Children of Mrs. Averill:
Malcom Graham, Elizabeth Rutherford, Joseph Willard Tuttle, Kenneth Tuttle, Jr., George Reid Tuttle.
Captain John Boynton.
Stephen Boynton Mooers
Anne Mooers . .
Elizabeth Mooers Ulery
Phoebe Mooers
Hilda G. Mooers
Charlotte Mooers .
Helen Myers
Mrs. John Boynton
Edna Adelaide Inman
Mrs. John Mooers.
Mrs. Charles J. Vert
The Averill Family
Jennie Burch, Frances Moore, Mary Moore
James Platt
Charles B. Tillson
Mrs. James. .
Mrs. Charles B. Tillson
Descendants of Judge Levi Platt: Katherine Lobdell, Helen Woodward Bach, Kinneo Newcomb, Levi Newcomb, Lucretia Newcomb
OTHER EARLY SETTLERS
Carl J. Banker
Emmet Ryan
Mrs. William Chappel
Albert H. Lewis
James Frazier
Mrs. Robert Danis
Roy L. Allen
John Fitzpatrick
Mathilda Kempter
Samuel J. Whitley
Robert Viall
Muriel Angell
Ira A. Rowlson Raymond Boomhower
Alice Laravie
Albert A. Hagar
Andrew Ryan
Howard W. Rymers Marion Pond
Benjamin S. Hagar
Mrs. George H. Rymers Mary O'Connell
John P. Devlin
Mrs. Edwin L. Peck
Mary Rymers
Roy R. Richard
Everest Carroll Mrs. Howard D. Hadley
Gertrude Frazier
In charge of Mrs. William B. Mooers, Mrs. Frank P. Lobdell and Miss Helen Myers.
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INTERLUDE THE CREATURES OF THE WOOD
As the settlers disappear, the little wood creatures come out from among the trees, and glide stealthily about. They act disturbed and frightened as the settlers come on again. They steal quietly into the woods.
CAST OF CHARACTERS
BUTTERFLIES
Mary Kelley
Louise Twyman
Blanche Brunnell
Mary O'Connell
Eileen Cross
Dolly Payette
Barbara Leggett
Caroline Howell
Genevieve Senecal
Elizabeth Justice
Emma Hunter
Leona Carpenter
Peggy Edwards
Doris Dominy
Arthrilla Browne
Maud Tifired Mary Rascoe Katherine Twyman
Helen Connell
Viola Sawyer
Edith Richard
Marion McDonald
Julia Hunter
Katherine Delaney
Dorothy MacDougall
Lillian Valley
Elizabeth Tabberrah
Elizabeth Thomas
Mary Brenan Katherine Connell
Dorothy Dodge
Jennie Jacques
Janet Justice
Sarah Kesson
FROGS
Francis Fitzpatrick Albro Traynor
Francis Lynde S. Palmer James Riley James Tierney
Paul Ochsner Wilford Twyman
CRICKETS
Martin Traynor Sherlock Haley
Philip Fitzpatrick
William Brennan Joseph McIlwaine Lorne Cross Deshler Whiting
Martin Fitzpatrick Andrew McKeefe John Haughran Hadley
In charge of Mrs. Patrick Tierney.
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Mary Fleming
Elizabeth Rutherford
Mildred Waldbill
Mary Murnane
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EPISODE 9
THE BUILDING OF THE FIRST SAWMILL, CALLED "THE GLORY OF THE SARANAC"
HISTORICAL NOTE
The completion of the sawmill was a great event. As the last pin was driven home, Cornelius Haight, one of the workmen, proclaimed the mill " The Glory of the Saranac."
To the first boy born in the new settlement fifty acres of land was offered. This was won by Platt Newcomb, son of the Honorable Kinner and Lucretia (Banker) Newcomb.
To his son, William Pitt, Judge Zephaniah Platt had given lot No. 9 on Cumberland Head, and here, after a three weeks' journey in an open boat from Fishkill, William Pitt landed with his bride and her colored maid.
Men, women and children come through the trees at the right and left as the frame of a sawmill is raised back of the trees at the left center of the Green. All cheer, and the men come for- ward singing an old time part song, while the women spread luncheon on the grass for them. Kinner Newcombe, accompanied by his wife and child, approaches the group. Judge Platt goes to meet them, and Platt Newcombe, the first baby boy born in the settlement, is presented with a deed for fifty acres of land, the prize offered to the first male child born in Plattsburgh. The people gather about the group and drink to the baby boy. Just then a boat is seen approaching and all go to the shore to welcome William Pitt Platt and his bride. Men go again toward the saw- mill while the women gather up the remains of the feast and then follow the others through the bushes, talking together happily.
CAST OF CHARACTERS
Judge Charles Platt
John Thompson Witherill
Kinner Newcombe.
George Lobdell
Mrs. Kinner Newcombe.
Mrs. Harry Viall
Platt Newcombe, the baby who receives the deed of land
William Viall
William Pitt Platt
The bride and groom who arrived in an open boat
John Platt Myers
Mrs. William Pitt Platt from Poughkeepsie
Elizabeth McCain Mooers
Same as Episode 8
Settlers and Families
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Photo by Bigelow
Elizabeth Mooers as Mrs. William Pitt Platt
EPISODE 10
MARKET PLACE ON COURT DAY-PETER SAILLY APPOINTED COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS FOR THE DISTRICT OF CHAMPLAIN -THE FIRST TRIP OF THE STEAMBOAT VERMONT
HISTORICAL NOTE
Plattsburgh's market place on a Court Day furnished an impressive spectacle in olden times as the Presiding Judge in his robe of office was escorted to the court house by the Sheriff and his officers, the attending deputies and constables bearing long white wands tipped with black.
Peter Sailly received his appointment as Collector of Customs under Jefferson for the district of Champlain in 1809. He held the office eighteen years and during that time the furs brought into the country by John Jacob Astor came through this port.
In this memorable year of 1809 the first Vermont, the first vessel propelled by steam on Lake Champlain, and the second in the whole world, made a round trip from Whitehall to St. Johns each week, her appearance being eagerly awaited in the quiet settlements along the shore.
TIME, MORNING:
Market women enter with baskets. Ox carts are driven in, filled with produce. Three or four wagons drawn by horses. These line up at one side of the Green. Enter townspeople in groups. Enter the Presiding Judge escorted by the Sheriff and his officers, the attending deputies and constables bearing long white staves tipped with black. They cross the Green and disappear through the trees. Enter Peter Sailly, who is greeted by the townspeople. As he crosses the Green the Sheriff approaches him and the Judge reenters with his retinue. The townspeople gather near and watch the proceedings as the Sheriff and Peter Sailly approach the Judge. The Sheriff makes the announcement to the assembled company that Peter Sailly has been appointed to the office of Collector of Customs and hands Sailly the papers confirming this statement. The Judge then proceeds to administer the oath of office. After congratulating him on his appointment, the Judge, Sheriff and deputies again cross the Green as though to enter the court house.
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A boat approaches the shore, and John Jacob Astor and Canadian Indians land and are greeted by Peter Sailly. The Indians bring furs from the boat and lay them on the ground. Sailly examines them and determines the amount of duty to be paid on them. The market wagons drive off. While this action is going on, Astor and the Indians enter the boat. Peter Sailly watches them until they are out of sight. At this juncture a whistle is heard, and all the townspeople run to the shore, curiously watching the approach of what proves to be the first steamboat, the Vermont. The people cheer as the boat passes; then return to the Green, and all exit through the trees.
CAST OF CHARACTERS
Peter Sailly . Frederick Sailly Warren (Descendant)
Presiding Judge Delord
Victor Francis Boire
Associate Judges
Ross Platt Lobdell
John Thompson Witherill
Court Crier
Dr. William J. Brenan
Sheriff
Ernest L. Ostrander
Deputies and Constables
Frank Agnew Joseph L. Nash
Madame Delord
Frances Rosa Moore
Judge William Bailey.
. Dr. Theodorus Bailey (Descendant)
John Jacob Astor
Lawrence A. Kohn
Dr. John Miller
Clarence H. Jones
Capt. Nathaniel Platt
George Henry Beckwith (Descendant)
Indians
Same as Episodes I and 2
Colored Men.
James McGaully
Lee Myers
Arthur Laphan
TOWNSPEOPLE
Thomas Connor
George Phair Mrs. Clarence H. Jones
A. L. Burleigh
Harold Robinson
Benjamin Nox Mooers
Charles F. Farnsworth
Russell Bell Carolyn Allen Newton
Luke E. Riley John Hooker Mooers
Gerald P. Sharron Orrin Senecal E. Merritt
Arthur Sailly
Mary Louise Perry
Stephen B. Mooers Elizabeth Mooers Ulery Hilda G. Mooers
E. L. Mead
George L. Hubbell
Mrs. Elizabeth Graham Helen Myers
Mrs. Ross Platt Lobdell Edna Adelaide Inman
George Dodds Robert Robinson
Raphael Riley
John Platt Myers John C. Stoughton George Henry Rymers Mrs. J. B. Hagerty
George Henry Beckwith Mrs. Charles J. Vert Kate Palmer George Lobdell Mrs. Harry Viall Lieut. Allen Rutherford Mrs. Allen Rutherford Malcom Graham
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Frank Tierney John English Amos Russell Donald Studholme Hollister Cross
Arthur S. Hogue
Charles Alanson Barnard
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Photo by Bigelow
Ross Platt Lobdell as Judge Levi Platt
CAST OF CHARACTERS-Continued
Elizabeth Rutherford
Howard W. Rymers
Mrs. Fred'k M. Miller
Jennie Burch
Mrs. George H. Rymers Mrs. D. Folger Barker
Frances R. Moore
Mrs. Edwin L. Peck
Mrs. William H. Flint
Mary Moore
Mrs. Robert Davis
Mrs. Charles H. Signor
Frank Moore
Mathilda M. Kempter
Edna Hudson
Katherine Irene Lobdell Muriel Angell
Lilas Augusta Culver
Helen Woodward Bach Alice Laravie
Mrs. C. E. Devenburgh
Carl J. Banker
Gertrude Frazier
Mrs. C. B. Mehan
Albert M. Lewis
Marion Pond
Mary F. Hudson
Roy L. Allen
Mary O'Connell
Lucy A. Hudson
Samuel J. Whitley
Thomas Carlisle
Mina Terry
Ira A. Rowlson
Elizabeth McC. Mooers Mrs. S. D. Curtis
Albert A. Hagar
William Viall
Mrs. S. J. Frazier
Benjamin S. Hagar
Mrs. George Hudson
Mrs. W. H. Chappel
John P. Devlin
Mrs. George M. Lobdell Ruth Lobdell
Roy R. Richard
Mrs. Frederic L. Viall
Mrs. Frank E. Tromblee
Everest Carroll
Anna M. Peaslee
Mrs. M. L. Hagerty
Emmet Ryan
Isabelle M. Smith
Marion Turner
James Frazier
Mrs. Grant Clark
Mrs. Edward Stillwell
John Fitzpatrick
Mrs. Herbert O. Dodge M. Roosevelt Stillwell
Robert Viall
Mrs. Jay A. Freeman
Mrs. Thomas H. Smith
Raymond Boomhower
Mrs. William W. Bell
Mrs. James A. Tyrell
Andrew Ryan
Mrs. Frank N. Hagar
Mrs. Clifford Boylan
Mrs. Wm. H. Howell
Mrs. B. L. Burritt
Mrs. John A. Wateman
The Capt. Hath! Platt Mansion , 17 96.
From a water color by Richbell Smith Quartermaster-general's headquarters, 1814
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EPISODE 11 THE WAR OF 1812-ARRIVAL OF COURIER ANNOUNCING THE DECLARATION OF WAR-THE ESSEX COMPANY
HISTORICAL NOTE
News of the declaration of the second war between the United States and Great Britain reached this country a month after the event, and preparations for the coming hostilities were at once begun.
On April 15, 1812, the President of the United States made requisi- tion on the Governor of New York for 13,500 men of the militia of this State, for the service of the United States. It not being deemed prac- ticable by Governor Daniel D. Tompkins, of this State, to take these men directly from the enrolled or " Masse " militia, Governor Tompkins, through the Adjutant-General of the State, issued General Orders for these 13,500 men being " detached," as it was termed, from the enrolled, or " Masse," militia.
These General Orders provide in detail for the detachment, rendezvous and mustering of these men into the service of the United States. The officers chosen for this service were of known capacity and merit. A company from Willsboro, Essex county, was the first to respond to this call and the first to arrive in Plattsburgh on their way to the northern frontier. This company was under the command of Captain John Rich- ardson. With him came Major Ransom Noble, who had been ordered to report at once to General Mooers. General Mooers was pleased to wel- come into the service men and their sons for whom he entertained great friendship. Among them was Ashley Pond, a sergeant of the company, a son of the Hon. Benjamin Pond, an old and valued friend of the general.
COURIER RIDES IN, ANNOUNCING THE DECLARATION OF WAR
Townspeople enter hurriedly from all directions. Drums are heard. Enter General Mooers and other officers, as the Essex company with Major Ransom Noble and Captain John Richard- son march onto the Green. The officers dismount and are greeted by General Mooers, who reviews the company. At the request of the General, Pond is called out and introduced by Major Noble to General Mooers, who was his father's friend. The company breaks ranks, and the women come on with trays of refreshments, which are passed around among the soldiers, while Major Noble and Captain Richardson are being entertained by the officers. A signal is then given for the men to fall in line; Noble and Richard-
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Photo by Bigelow
Benjamin Mooers as General Mooers
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son mount and lead the company off, to the left of the Green, while the townspeople wave a farewell.
CAST OF CHARACTERS
General Benjamin Mooers Benjamin Nox Mooers Major Ransom Noble (by his great-grandsons),
John Harmon Noble Ransom Noble
Capt. John Richardson (by his great-grandson),
Capt. James B. Richardson
Lieut. Charles McNeil (by his grand-nephew),
William D. McNeil
Sergeant Ashley Pond (by his grandson) ... Levi S. Pond
OFFICERS ON GENERAL MOOERS' STAFF
Major Lewis.
Leroy Lewis Allen
Fifer James McQuade. Sergeant Robert Moore
OTHER OFFICERS ON GENERAL MOOERS' STAFF
Samuel J. Whitley
Ralph Myers
John Hooker Mooers
Albert Lewis
Ira A. Rowlson
Ross Platt Lobdell
Carl Banker Everest R. Carroll
Essex Company
Members of the Trades Assembly.
Townspeople.
Same as Episode 10.
In charge of Henry Harmon Noble and Lieutenant d'Alary Fechet.
Ransom Noble 2nd, Major
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Photo by Mrs. Warren
Frederick Sailly Warren as Peter Sailly
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EPISODE 12 MURRAY'S RAID
HISTORICAL NOTE
Colonel Murray, of the British navy, with a force of 1,400 men in war sloops, gunboats and long boats, crossed the line and made a raid at different points on the lake. At Plattsburgh his force landed without opposition and began a work of destruction, in spite of Murray's assur- ances that private property and unarmed citizens should be unmolested. Besides several public buildings, three private storehouses were burned and private dwellings robbed. The day was very warm, and as Colonel Murray was walking up River street with Colonel Marinus Durand and Mr. William Gilliland, who were interceding with him for the protection of private property, he removed his hat to wipe the perspiration from his forehead, when a paper fell unnoticed by him to the ground. Gilliland adroitly dropped his own handkerchief over the paper and secured it unobserved. It proved to contain information in regard to the best way of attacking Plattsburgh, with a map of the encampment and military works at Burlington. The handwriting was that of one Joseph Ackley, who had come from Canada to live in the village the previous year. Later Ackley was arrested as a spy and sent to Albany, but was finally set at liberty, and returned to Canada.
The populace turn toward the lake, and discover a boat ap- proaching. British soldiers land and march toward the Pageant Green. The populace, much excited, stand about in groups, or prepare to leave the Green. As the British approach nearer, Judge Delord and other citizens meet them and urge Murray not to allow his men to devastate the town. Murray agrees to keep them under control, but the soldiers march on toward the water at the back of the Green. In a few seconds, smoke and flames are seen, and the people realize that the storehouses are being burned. As Murray and a group of soldiers re-enter the Green, Gilliland and other citizens remonstrate again with him. Murray removes his hat, to wipe his brow, and Gilliland sees a paper fall to the ground. He adroitly drops his own handkerchief over it and picks up both letter and handkerchief, as Murray, having made fair promises, crosses the Green and disappears. Gilliland then dis- closes to the citizens about him the contents of the letter: " A spy is living among them!" The populace, much excited, leave the Green.
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CAST OF CHARACTERS
Judge Delord. Victor F. Boire Colonel Murray Samuel W. Eager
William Gilliland, Jr. Edward Gilliland
Townspeople. Same as Episode 10
British Officers and Soldiers in charge of a Committee from Knights of Maccabees, Uniform Rank No. 32. Chairman of Committee: Charles F. Riley.
Photo by Bigelow
George H. Macdonough, grandson of the Commodore, as Commodore Macdonough
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EPISODE 13 MACDONOUGH AND HIS BRIDE ON THEIR WAY TO BURLINGTON
HISTORICAL NOTE
Macdonough was, on September 28, 1812, ordered to take immediate command of the naval forces on Lake Champlain and proceeded at once to Plattsburgh to confer with General Dearborn. Very soon after that he was married to Lucy Ann Shaler of Middletown, Connecticut, and brought his bride to Burlington. They came all the way by chaise.
A one-horse chaise, driven by Macdonough with his bride at his side, crosses the Green.
CAST OF CHARACTERS
Commodore Macdonough George Hackstaff Macdonough
Lucy Shaler Macdonough. Mrs. George Hackstaff Macdonough
Photo by Miss Sarah Weaver Scene of Macdonough's victory in Plattsburgh Bay. View from Cumberland Head
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George H. Macdonough, grandson of the hero of Lake Champlain, and Mrs. Macdonough, as "Commodore Macdonough and His Bride "
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EPISODE 14 THE APPROACH OF THE BRITISH
HISTORICAL NOTE
From 1812, Plattsburgh was occupied by Government troops and the inhabitants were in constant fear of an invasion. On the last day of August, 1814, General Izard, obeying orders, withdrew from Plattsburgh his army of 4,000 troops and marched to the Niagara frontier. Almost immediately came the announcement of a British invasion and a call for the militia. Already the advance guard of the enemy, under General Brisbane, were encamped on the north side of the Big Chazy and were soon followed by Sir George Prevost with his combined forces of 15,000 well disciplined troops.
Word of the nearer approach of the British land forces having reached Plattsburgh, preparations were made for the safety of the women and children. In every part the spirit of patriotism was aroused. Old and young responded. Through the open window of the Academy, Hiram Walworth heard the news discussed by two townsmen, and, without waiting for permission, jumped through the window. He soon collected the Academy boys and formed a company of fifteen whose ages ranged from fourteen to eighteen. To General Macomb the brave little band, later known as Captain Aiken's company, tendered their services. They were furnished with rifles from the arsenal on Broad Street and joined General Mooers' command, giving a good account of themselves in the retreat before the advancing enemy. The old men of the town, many of them Revolutionary soldiers, rose to arms. Women and children Hled to the peaceful Quaker settlement at Peru, but some brave women remained in their homes to care for the live stock and crops. The enemy entered the village about ten o'clock in the forenoon of September 6th, their advance having been stubbornly resisted all the way by the small forces sent out to repulse them. All the north side of the Saranac River was in the hands of the British, and Sir George Prevost established his head- quarters on the heights west of the village, his officers occupying homes in different parts of the town. Both the upper and lower bridges spanning the Saranac had been torn up and on the south side the Americans in their forts and behind hastily constructed breastworks were prepared to defend their positions to the last. Hot shot from our own forts, fired to dislodge the British, set fire to the court house and burned several other buildings. From his headquarters on the hill overlooking the town, Prevost watched for the appearance of the naval force under Downie. Macdonough's fleet already lay at anchor in Cumberland Bay. Sunday morning, September IIth, the squadron rounded Cumberland Head. A few minutes before nine Downie gave the signal for the advance. In the meantime the land forces strove to cross the Saranac and gain the
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rear of the forts. Such troops as succeeded suffered from the sharp shooters stationed in the woods, and, missing the road, met the fresh troops of the Vermont militia and were quickly put to flight.
In the momentary hush before the battle, Macdonough with his officers about him had knelt upon the deck of his flag ship and repeated the prayer appointed by the Church to be said before a fight at sea. A moment more and the carnage had begun. Downie fell early in the fight but the battle raged for two hours and twenty minutes when the Brirish colors were hauled down. Macdonough wrote to the Secretary of the Navy: "The Almighty has been pleased to grant us signal victory on Lake Champlain in the capture of one frigate, one brig and two sloops of war of the enemy."
THE BUGLES ANNOUNCE THE NEAR APPROACH OF THE BRITISH
A courier rides through, shouting, "The British are coming ! Flee for your lives."
The children run from the school toward their homes. Academy boys form themselves into line and march to headquarters to ask permission to fight.
Women meet their children and hurry out of town.
Men gather about the headquarters of Macomb. Couriers ride back and forth, bearing messages from the little American army, who are being driven back toward Plattsburgh.
Wool's troops, with those of Appling and Sproul, cross the lower bridge, tearing the bridge up after them, and come into view upon the Green. Aiken's volunteers, the academy boys who have been given permission to fight, fire upon the British troops, as they attempt to cross the river, from an elevation supposed to be the stone mill.
A division of the British comes into view at the back of the Green, supposedly the upper bridge, where Mooers' troops hold them at bay from behind breastworks rudely constructed from planks of the bridge. At this moment the booming of guns is heard from the lake and the Battle of Champlain is on. Amidst the general confusion a courier rides on, proclaiming Macdonough's victory, and the British troops that have been gathering in force " at the back of the Green make a hasty retreat.
CAST OF CHARACTERS
General Macomb . Capt. Christian Albert Bach, 13th Cavalry U. S. A.
Judge Henry Howard Ross. Lieut. John Pierson Bubb
Major John E. Wool Albert Lewis
Captain Leonard . Everett R. Carroll
Other officers the same as Episode II. Nathan Averill. Lieut. Allen Rutherford
Mrs. Nathan Averill (Aunt Polly) Mrs. Allen Rutherford
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CAST OF CHARACTERS-Continued
The Averill children
Mrs. Major Lewis
Mrs. Levi Platt .
Couriers
ยง Laurence Carpenter Michael Carpenter
"Lem" Durkee, who, single-handed, " sur-
rounded " five British soldiers.
Prof. H. C. Niles
AIKEN'S COMPANY
Captain Martin I. Aiken.
Ira Wood.
Philip Barton Benjamin Haynes
The members of the original company were:
Azariah C. Flagg St. John B. L. Skinner
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