The Sun.
London, England, 1839-01-07 00:00:00

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.

CAMBRIDGE, JAN. 5. —Mr. Babbage has resigned the Lu-
cassian Professorship of Mathematics.
The Trustees of the Estates bequeathed to this University
by the Rev. John Hulse have given notice that a premium
of about 1001. will this year be given for the best dissertation
on the following subject :--" The Christian Scheme cot.si-
dered as a Discipline of Humility."
The Rev. Joseph Staines Banks, B.C. L., was on Thurs-
day, the 27th ult., instituted by the Lord Bishop of Ely, to
the rectory of Boxworth, in this county, vacant by the death
of the Rev. Robert ,Pointer, upon the presentation of George
Thornhill, of Diddington, in the County of Huntingdon,
Esq., M. P.
The Rev. T. Westmoreland, 8.A., of Sidney Sussex, Col-
lege, in this University, has been presented to the perpetual
curacy of Chapelthorpe, near Wakefield, on the nomination of
the Vicar of Sandal Magna.
On Tuesday last the Rev. William James Copleston,
Oxford, was instituted by
threALO rdFeßllioswhopofofOGrieloluCceosltieergaend Bristol, to the rectory of
CJrnhall, in the county of Gloucester and diocese of Glou-
cester and Bristol, vacant by the death of the Rev. John
Woolcombe.—Patrons the Provost and Fellows of Oriel Col-
lege. Oxford.
OXFORD, JAN. s.—Dr. Sandon, Provost of Worcester
College, died on Saturday last, at his son's, Bathcote, Wor-
cestershire. The vacancy thus occasioned is not, as at other
Colleges, filled by election by the Fellows, but by appointment
of the Chancellor of the University.
At a convocation holden on Thusday last, W. Miller, of New
College, was elected Esquire Bedel, in the room of the late
T. ti. Bobart.
The Lord Chancellor has presented the Rev. H. Bliss, Fel-
e, to the rectory of Hope Mansell,
lllowereoffor‘dVsohricrees.ter College,
The Rev. N. K. Sweetland, of Worcester College, has
been appointed Chaplain to the New Union Workhouse of
Newton Abbot, Devon.
The following are the days appointed for holding congrega-
tions for conferring degrees, &c., in the ensuing term, which
commences on the 14th inst.:—Monday, Jan. 14; Thursday,
Jan. 24 ; Thursday, Feb. 7 ; Thursday, Feb. 14 ; Thnis-
day, Feb. 21; Thursday, Feb. 28 ; Thursday, March 7 ;
Thursday, March 14; Saturday, March 23.

IMPORTANT FROM CANADA AND

MEXICO.

PATIOTS IN CANADA, OPPOSITE DETROIT!
MORE PLUNDER! MORE BLOOD!
Detroit, Dec. 4,_1838.

This morning, about two o'clock, about 250 " Patriots"
made a landing a few miles above Windsor (town opposite)—
marched down to the village--attacked the militia stationed
there, and after a short skirmish set fire to the barracks, and
a steam-boat at one of the wharfs, and dispersed the loyalists,
killing seventeen and wounding six. The patriots lost one
man (a captain) and had three wounded. The three wounded
were brought to this side—from them I have gathered this
story. All the communication with the other side has been
cut off by our Governments. Our city is in a most intense
excitement, and full of a thousand rumours.
This invasion was effected by stealing a steam-boat from
one ol our city wharfs ! " Where were our authorities, civil
and military ?" you will ask. They were asleep, literally and
figuratively—deceived by such a contemptible ruse of the
patriots. They suffered the authorities to take some hundred
or two stand of arms—set afloat a rumour that their leader bad
abandoned them, and that their intended expedition was at an
end ' • and, lot under this flimsy, shallow rumour, they, unmo-
lested, take a steamboat from our wharfs, landed at a town
opposite our city, burn houses, and murder citizens, connected
with us by the ties of kindred blood, and a long peaceful, so-
cial intercouse. For this tragical gullibility our authorities
should be responsible.
General Brady, in command here, is a veteran and efficient
officer. Under the. last Act of Congress he is, however, but
an agent of the collector, in enforcing the neutral laws; and,
as such, he has his small force here in continual motion ; and
every night till the last has kept a steamboat cruizing in the
river. Last night he: was told by the Collector, that the ice
would prevent the possibility of boats crossing. This fact,
with the Patriot ruse has undoubtedly lulled the vigilance of
our officers, and led to disgraceful and fatal consequences.
The Patriots made the attack at daylight this morning. I
am told this morning that the Loyalist militia were taken by
surprise, but made abrave defence. lle saw the Commander
shot a few yards in advance, and his horse immediately
mounted by the leader of the Patriots. The latter did not
attempt to hold the village of Windsor, but setting fire to the
barracks and steam-boat, marched off towards the St. Clair,
following the banks of the river. It is said that they are in
possession of same windmills on a point of land two miles
above. A large number of waggons with regulars from Mal-
den have conic up, and we shall doubtless have a re-enactment
of the Prescott scenes. There are 600 regulars at Malden,
and a heavy battery of cannon.
Two P. M.— A report has reached us of the rout of the
Patriots.

SIX. P.M.—The above is confirmed—The " Ritriots" are
routed. I have seen a gentleman who was on board the Go-
vernment steam-boat Erie, lying off the scene of action. lie
says the Patriots occupied the woods—made a good defence
against the militia that reached the ground first. The regu-
lars charged at once, and the Patriots broke for their canoes.
My informant saw many killed in the canoes, and one boat cut
in two by a cannon shot. The steamboats toak several canoe
loads of prisoners. Some were found wounded. It is impos-
sible to ascertain among the thousand rumours the number of
killed or wounded. A man just from the other side says there
are at least sixty killed of the Loyalists. This is, doubtless,
exaggeration.

The Detroit papers of ►he sth and 6th give accounts of the
defeat and dispersion of the whole patriot force. The British
loss at the attack upon the Barracks is reported at eighteen,
and several wounded. Patriot loss one (an officer), and three
wounded.

It was reported that Colonel Prince ordered two of tre Pa-
triot prisoners to be shot in cold blood after the skirmish of
Tusday was over, and that such would have been the fate
of some dozen others, had not the commanding officer at Mal-
den, put a check upon his bloody design.
'flie whole patriot force, amounting to 250 men, were dis-
persed and routed by seventy militia men and six regulars.
Not a Canedian resident joined the Patriot invaders when
they landed in Canada!