Allegheny Uprising Page #3

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l'm Captain Swanson.

Who's in charge here?

Magistrate Duncan and Magistrate Morris,

they're in charge.

Glad to meet you, gentlemen.

l'm sure we shall get on.

May l say how grateful we are

to have you and your men, Captain?

Your gratitude belongs to the Crown,

Mr. Magistrate.

We're all servants of His Majesty.

Now, as to provisions,

Sergeant McGlashan

will weekly requisition our needs.

You'll be given army certificates

redeemable in cash.

-That ought to be satisfactory.

-We'll be happy to accommodate you, sir.

All provisions delivered to the fort

are to be in prime condition.

Any attempts to supply

provisions of inferior quality

will be met by severe rebuke.

Severe rebuke.

Do l make myself clear, gentlemen?

You don't know us, sir,

otherwise you wouldn't be saying that.

You will notify me each week

when the provisions arrive.

-Yes, sir.

-l will make the inspections myself.

That's all, gentlemen.

Why, the uppish gamecock.

-l demand that man's arrest.

-On what charge?

The man was in contempt of court.

You're not sitting in a military session,

exchanging prisoners now,

Captain Swanson.

For which l'm grateful.

l rather resent the army

gambling on exchange and losing.

This is a civil court.

And l advise you

to keep that kind of a tongue in your head.

Jim, Captain Jim !

Them blackguards

has took up the trade again.

They come through Shippensburg

this morning, three wagons.

-You mean with trade goods?

-Yes.

They wouldn't dare, they wouldn't dare.

With the King's proclamation

on the door of every inn

and every magistrate's house.

-lt must be army goods.

-lt ain't. l seen them.

lt's paint, knives

and hatchets and powder.

You'll turn them back, of course.

Are you sure of your information?

Sure of it? l tried to reason with them.

They said, ''Get the devil out of the valley

if you're scared of lndians.''

-Why weren't they stopped at Carlisle?

-Stop them?

They've got a military permit signed by

the Commanding Officer in Philadelphia.

You must be mistaken.

lf the goods are under permit,

they're military supplies.

l ain't mistaken.

Are you implying

that my commanding officer is corrupt?

You'd best mind your tongue.

He's implying nothing,

but for us to let those goods go through

would be committing suicide.

l'll arrest any man

that interferes with a military permit.

Then you're going to let

the goods go through?

My orders were to protect the frontier,

and to teach a wholesome respect for the

Sovereign law and His Majesty's forces.

Those orders will be carried out,

even if l have to declare martial law.

And to think we asked for them.

The swine, the crooked swine.

We'll stop them ourselves.

lf it's force you're thinking of using,

you'd best forget it.

-You'll end in hanging.

-Then we'll hang.

At least we'll die with our scalps intact.

Calhoon, l think you could do with a drink,

-as can Mac...

-Aye.

...and the Professor.

M'Cammon and a few of you other boys,

come to my room.

Janie, bring some hot toddies.

Looks like it's going to be a cold night out.

We've work to do.

-Ready?

-Aye.

Aye.

Blankets off.

Each man 10 feet apart.

Shoot over their heads.

Get rid of that blanket.

What's the matter with you?

-Are you drunk?

-You're choking me.

Janie, what kind of a joke is this?

lt's not a joke, Jim.

lf you're going to hang, l'll hang with you.

That's the least you can let me do.

Ah, the female MacDougalls

were all famed for their tenderness.

The lass is fair daft about you, Jimmy.

All right, men.

Hold it!

Steady down these horses!

Listen to me!

Take these loads out in the clearing

and pile them all in one place.

And be fast about it.

Take whatever government property you

may be carrying and clear out. Get out!

All right, boys.

Pile the rest of this stuff up, boys.

We're going to light a little fire of our own.

Get all the stuff out of all those wagons.

l don't think the government is going

to like very much

this destruction of their property.

Come in.

-Sorry to disturb you, sir, but...

-l'm Callendar.

l pack train for Poole and Simmons,

Philadelphia.

-Charmed.

-We contract army supplies.

Go on, get on with it, get on with it.

A pack of blasted settlers,

dressed like lndians,

attacked my train

and burned the army goods.

Army goods?

There's a cartouche box.

That's all that's left.

The shot's melted down, the powder is...

-McGlashan, call out the squad.

-Yes, sir.

-Nearly murdered me and my men.

-Rabble, cutthroats, criminals!

Destroy His Majesty's goods, will they?

l'll teach them

the meaning of the King's name,

if l have to write it across their backs

with a lash!

Look alive, men.

-Quick, get him.

-Aye, he's one of them.

l'll brook no escape.

You can still see the black paint

behind his ears.

That's dirt. l never wash behind the ears.

Let go!

lt's a girl!

Hold her.

The man that loosens her

receives 30 days' bread and water.

Who were the others with you?

What were their names?

Just like that.

You'll wear the seat out of those

silk britches before l talk.

Janie!

What did you take her for?

-For destroying King's property.

-She's destroyed no King's property.

McGlashan, clear this rabble.

You'll not take the lass to Fort Loudoun

without a warrant.

By the living Jehoshaphat,

l'll blow out your heart.

You'll do what, you treasonable dog?

Disarm them.

Now, shall we get on

to the fort, McGlashan?

Yes, sir.

Company, halt!

What do you mean by halting

the King's men with an armed mob?

We want those prisoners, Captain.

You took them without warrant.

-There's still English law in the valley.

-They're British and freeborn.

lf they're to stand trial,

it will be before 12 of their peers,

not before the likes of you.

l've an idea they'd be

court-martialed for treason, is that true?

And suppose it is?

Suppose l send them to Carlisle

for court-martial,

what will you do about it?

We'll do this.

We'll be forced to fire on you.

No, Jim, Mac, we'll go with them.

Move the prisoners to the rear

and fix bayonets.

No.

Perhaps you'll understand

we mean to have those prisoners.

l'll release them only to your magistrate

under the condition

they stand trial for treason.

l'll see that they stand trial.

Release the prisoners.

Release the prisoners.

Will you promise to stop the traders?

You have this promise,

that any man

who interferes with a military permit

will make the acquaintance

of the hangman.

Shoulder your firelocks, quick step, march.

We'll sew up this valley so tight,

a cricket can't get in or out

without our say-so.

No. Turn back.

The valley is closed. Turn back.

-Stop. The valley is closed.

-Stop. Turn back.

-The valley is closed.

-Stop. Turn back.

The valley is closed. Turn back.

Turn back. The valley is closed. Turn back.

''Men of the Conococheague,

''you are to come to MacDougall's Tavern

''and fill yourselves

with liquor and swearing.

''There is a large bounty for everyone,

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