The New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser

On Thursday the 6th instant, Capt. Pearse, of Pawling's Precinct, having had a hint of a party of robbers being seen in the mountains, collected a few men to go in quest of them: Having divided them in three parties, one of them discovered four villains playing at cards near a small house in the woods; our men fired on them and killed the noted chief, Vaughan, on the spot; Hogg, Profet and the other got off. One of them (supposed to be Hogg, by his hat which was left) was wounded, by the blood which was discovered in considerable quantities on the road. Several papers were found on Vaughan, giving an account of the division of their plunder.--Capt. Pearse and his men deserve the highest thanks of their country for their activity in this and other exploits. In the house near where the fellows were discovered, were cooking for them, two quarters of mutton, and two more were hanging up: They pulled down the house which harboured the robbers, and took bail of the distressed man who possessed it. Capt. Pearse in the month of May last took seven robbers in a cave, some of which received the rewards due to their deserts.