The Sun.
London, England, 1838-01-23 00:00:00

TH_E CANADAS.

IMPORTANT INTELLIGENCE.
Office of Commercial Advertiser, New York, Dee. 26, 10 a. M.
LOWER CANADA.
We were able to announce on Friday the unconditional surrender
of the insurgents at Grand Brule, after the flight of their leaders, and on
Saturday the return of Sir John Colborne to Montreal with the main
body of his force. Small detachments were sent to various parishes in the
vicinity of the Two Mountains, to disarm the now penitent habitans,
and close the business effectually.
It was not the intention of Sir John to destroy the property of the in..
surgents at Grand Brule, but after the troops had left, the village was
fired and destroyed by the exasperated loyalists of the vicinity, who had
been shamefully plundered and maltreated by the insurgents.
Of the leaders at St. Eustache and Grand Brule, Clienier was killed at
the former place, W. H. Scott was taken on the 17th, near St. Therese,
and Girod, finding himself on the point of being captured at Pointe aux
Trembles, put a pistol to his head, and blew out his brains. Girouard
and Chartier were fugitives, but with scarcely a chance of finally escaping.
One hundred and five prisoners were brought in from St. Eustache on
the 1 ith, and 26 from other quarters. Among the latter were two
brothers named Masson, one of whom signalised himself last summer by
offering a reward for the head of Lord Gosford.
The following extract of a letter written by Col. Maitland, who had
been detached to the parishes of St. Therese and St. Scholastique, shows
that the insurrection is csrnpletel7 at an end, and that the deluded
habitans have regained their reason:—
" On my approach to St. Scholastique, I was met at the entrance of
the village by about 300 men with white flags, who came to surrender
themselves, and deposited in any custody about 50 stand of arms. On
my getting into the village I saw several groups of habitans assembled
from the different parts of the pasish, amounting to about 500 or 600
persons. They all appeared to be very humble, and received the troops
with frequent cheers for the Queen."
A letter in the Boston Atlas states that Mr. T. S. Brown was arrested
at Middlebury, Vt., a few days since, fur debt, but that the people would
not suffer him to be imprisoned. The roads and ferries, and every means
of conveyance from Burlington to the line are said to be strongly guarded
and watched, to prevent any person being carried into Canada. This
letter comes, we presume, from Sir. Brown himself.
The following extract from a letter, received at Quebec, and pub-
lished in the Old Gazette of that city, explains and disproves the ru-
mours that have been floating about for the last four or five days,
all traceable to Burlington and the other head-quarters of the
insurgents
fugi-
tive in Vermont, that a number of the prisoners taken at
St. Charles had been executed at Montreal, without even the formality
of a trial :
" WON-rat:at, MoNiusv EVENING.—About twenty of the prisoners in
custody for high treason, against whom decided evidence
en from was not forth-
coming, were liberated this day. When they were tak their
cells, they thought they were going to the place of execution, especially
as the Rev. Mr. Mignault. of ('hambly, was present at the time.
when
The
rev, gentleman addressed them its the most pathetic terms, and
they found they were to be liberated, they one and all fell upon these
knees, and offered up their prayers for their unexpected deliverance."
UPPER CANADA.
The latest authentic information we have from Colonel 3facNab is in
despatch signed by him, and dated Scotland (London district),
ith Dec. 14.
?This place was the head-quarters of the insurgents commanded by D
all
un.
;combs, about 400 in number, and Co!. larlacNab had pushed on w
ispeed to attack them, his own detachment consisting of Dfio rank and
;file, 150 volunteers from Brantford, and 100 Indians under Colonel
IKerr. He was too late, however ; the insurgents moved off on t
hg
'night of the 13th, and as they could entertain no hope of resisting the
overwhelming force opposed to them, it was supposed that they would
disperse, and their leaders fly the country.
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tii of
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toe,eirs, and others were pouring in from all quarters. He was to march
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also those of Mr. E. Malcolm. He had also taken a number •
of pri-
soners, papers, and
a reward of 2,000