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LONDON :
SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 23, 1837.

There is no truth in the rumour that 5,000 troops are
about to leave Ireland for Canada, as mentioned by our
City Correspondent.

Our readers willl learn with the deepest sorrow that
civil war has commenced in earnest in Lower Canada.
The Liberals have at last taken the field, and to the other
causes of hatred between them and the mother country
is unfortunately superadded the blood of—we fear by
this time—some hundreds of our fellow-subjects. For
several months past Lower Canada bad become familiar
with the prospect of such a struggle. The blind obstinacy
of the Government, in persevering in a line of policy de-
nounced as justifying rebellion by, the House of As-
embly, after repeated appeals, by new elections, to
the sense of the Canadians, accelerated an event which,
had the colony been well governed, the present generation
would not have lived to witness. But too proud to ac-

knowledge their first error—too self-confident to retrace
their first fatal step, though repeatedly warned of the I
dangers to which it tended—Ministers tightened instead of
slackened the reins of oppression, to manifest, as it were,
the superiority of might over right. We predicted the
result more than two years ago ; and when Lord JOHN
RUSSELL'S celebrated resolutions were before Parliament, we
again and again implored the House of Commons to
hesi-
tate before it gave its sanction to doctrines which the Cana-
dians were prepared to resist with their lives. We greatly
fear that the time is past to talk of conciliatory mea-
sures. Ministers will doubtless consider that it would be
sacrificing the dignity of the Crown to concede any terms
to the Canadians, previous to their unqualified submission
to the power of England ; but we know enough of the Colo-
nists to be certain, that nothing short of their being reduced
to the very last extremity will force them to stand indebted
for their lives and liberties to the mercy of the Crown.
Indeed, the speech of Lord JOHN RUSSELL last night,
upon Mr. LEADER'S motion respecting returns from Ca-
nada, is conclusive of the fact that Government will do
all in its power to assert the supremacy of Great Bri-
tain by arms—now that an appeal has been made to
physical force. We do not blame Ministers for a course
dictated by the necessities of their present position ; but
we do blame them for having, by their obstinacy, their
pride, and their contempt of the opinions of the Colonists,
persevered in a system of oppressive policy which they
were foretold would end, and which has ended, in blood-
shed and rebellion. There is no concealing the fact, that
the Canadians, even in arms, are sustained by the sympa-
thies of a very large party in this country, while nothing hut
a regard to the principle of neutrality to which it is pledged,
with regard to the affairs of other nations, prevents the
United States' Government from openly declaring in their
favour. The season, too, is favourable to them. During
the winter months it will be impossible to land troops at
Montreal ; 53 that the Patriots, as they style themselves,
have to the latter end of April to combat a regular force,
reported not to exceed, at the very utmost, four thousand
men. Once in possession of the Colony they may bid defiance
to the power of England, which, without acknowledging
their independence, must consent to the loss of the Upper
Province as well as the Lower. The narration of such a state
of things is to us a most painful duty. That the Ministers
who passed the Reform Bill, and who were the first for
centuries to seek the establishment of good Government in
Ireland, should have occasioned, by their obstinacy, the
spilling of blood in defence of civil liberty in Canada, is an
event which fills us with shame and sorrow. No triumph
can compensate for the misery to which hundreds of inno-
, cent families must be subjected, if the Government cannot
. devise some plan to prevent the further effusion of blood.

By the arrival of the packet-ship Cambridge at Liverpool,
from New York, whence she sailed on the 3d inst., we
have received important news from Canada to the 31st
ult.—two days later than the accounts published yesterday.
We copy from the New York Albion of the 3d instant, the
following account of the capture of St. Charles by the
QUEEN'S troops under Colonel WETHERALL :
" We have received the Montreal paper of Tuesday, the 31st.
The defeat of the rebels at St. Charles, on Saturday last, was most
complete. The following extract is from Colonel Wetherall's
official despatches :
" On Saturday morning, at 9 o'clock, the brigade under Lieut.-
Colonel Wetherall left St. Hilaire in the direction of St. Charles.
The march was accomplished without opposition or hindrance, except
from the breaking down of bridges, &c., until the troops arrived
within a mile of St. Charles, when they were fired upon from the
left or opposite bank of the Riehileu, and a man of the
Royal Regiment was wounded. Several rifles were also
fired from a barn immediately in their front, and the house
was immediately burnt. On arriving at 250 yards from the rebel
works, ColoneMetherall took a position, thinking that a display of
his force would induce some dejection among the infatuated people.
They, however, opened a heavy fire, which was returned. The
gallant Colonel then advanced to another position, 109 yards from
the works, but finding the defenders absent, he stormed and car-
ried them, burning the buildings within the stockade, except that
of Mr. Dcborteher, which, however was much injured.
" The affair occupied about one hour. The slaughter on the
side of the rebels was very great. A gentleman who left
Sr. Charles this morning says, that he saw upwards of 125 bo-
dies last night, and there remained many more ; besides which, a
' great many were killed in the buildings, and their bodies burnt.
Their wounded are 300 and odd.

" The following is a return of the killed and wounded of her Ma-
jesty's troops :
" Killed, three ; severely wounded, ten ; slightly do. eight.
" Men and officers behaved nobly. Major Ward carried the right
of the position in good style, and Captain Glasgow, of the Ar-
tillery, did good execution, and proved himself a zealous officer.
Captain David's troop of Montreal Cavalry, rendered essential
service.

" On Sunday Colonel Weatherall fell hack upon Rouville very
leisurely, and will, probably, take up a position at Chombly, and
wait further orders : havilig effected, in the most admirable and
successful manner, the object he went upon. The dispersion of the
rebels was total and complete."

This statement is corroborated by most of the other
journals ; but they add, that a body of 1,800 Patriots,
having heard of the defeat of their brethren, marched from
St Mathias, and attacked the QUEEN'S troops so brikly,
that they completely drove them out of the town, and pur-
sued them with great slaughter. We extract the addi-
tional information to this effect from the corrcspundence of
the New York Evening Yost of the =2.d inst. :

" Burlington, Vermont, Wednesday, Nov. 29.
" Friend Weed, Don't be deceived. I have information direct
and positive, that the Patriots were successful in the engagement
of Saturday night. The British troops were defeated, and are
now flying before the Patriots.
" We have received from the Albany Argus a slip dated last
evening, containing a confirmation of the defeat of the
Royalist forces at St. Charles. A slip from the Burlington
Sentinel of the 29th ult. contains a copy of a letter from
General Brown, in which he says—" That they were attacked
by the troops on Saturday, and were momentarily repulsed,
but the Patriots rallied and concentrated upon the point attacked,
and compelled the Royal troops to retreat ; the Patriots followed
their advantage, and the result was, that the troops were driven
in great confusion to the woods, with the loss of many killed and
wounded."
" General Brown adds :
" The plan for future operations of the Patriots was, for the
troops under the command of Dr. Cote, to march immediately for
Montreal, in ease the Patriots were victorious at St. Charles, and
the probability is, that Montreal, if not already, will within forty-
eight hours fall into the hands of the Patriots.
" A letter dated at Montreal the 27th ult. says :
" The Canadians are rallying. There is very little faith to be
put in the Government papers—lying is now their peculiar prero-
gative—since the Opposition papers are stopped. The Canadians
are said to be rising in various parts.
" The city is under arms—soldiers patrolling the streets, and
business at a stand. No one talks of anything save ' the news
from the seat of war.' "

" The Argus says, it learns verbally, but through a source en-
titled to credit, that the insurgents at St. Charles were at first sur-
prised by the Royalist troops, and sustained a loss of some two
hundred men ; but they subsequently rallied, and with the aid of
reinforcements, compelled the Royalists to retreat, and further,
that large numbers of the insurgents were in pursuit of the re-
treating party."

The New York Herald confirms the rumour that Cap-
tain WEIR of the 23d Regiment was shot by the patriots
for attempting to make his escape after being made a pri.
soncr at St. Dennis. Most of the Journals received ab-
stain from expressing any opinion respecting the civil war
in Canada, save that the contest is likely to be long and
direful in its results. GOD grant that such may not be
the case

The excited feelings displayed in the House of Com-
mons last night cannot fail to raise the most serious appre-
hensions in all who are anxious for the improvement of the
institutions of the country, and ought to point out to a
liberal Government the responsibility they incur by adopt-
ing a line of policy which may divert the attention of the
people from one of their first duties. Should the unfortu-
nate cause of excitement continue, the public will imitate
the example of their representatives—we shall have meet-
ings after meetings throughout the country—not for the
Ballot—not for National Education—not for the abolition
of Church-rates, or the redress of domestic grievances ; but
for discussing the question of peace or war, and praising
or blaming the Government for its conduct toward our
American Colonies. This topic, unless the question is
speedily settled, will absorb public attention to the exclu-
sion of all other interests. It is needless to say how the
parties will be ranged, for of that there can be little doubt,
and any doubt that may exist, at least as regards one
class, the representation of the High Church party, the
Member for the University of Oxford took especial
care to remove last night. He maintained, that " the
only rights which the Canadians were entitled to urge,
were the rights of a pacific Constitution awarded to them
by a conquering Power." And this is the way in which
the leader of the High-Church party would confer a Con-
stitution ! He insults the whole nation—be talks of the
Canadians being reduced to that state of subjection in
which he believed the great mass of the population desired
to find themselves—and would prepare them for a pacific
Constitution, by driving them to the utmost extremities of
war. Why, the veriest slaves that ever crawled or still crawl
below Turkish or Russian despotism would be incited to a
state of mutiny by such insulting language. Such is not
the course which the people of this country or their re-
presentatives will now follow. The principles which Sir
ROBERT INGLIS advocates arc now all but obsolete—they
may still linger in the University of Oxford—" op-

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