The Sun.
London, England, 1838-12-08 00:00:00

FURTHER NEWS FROM CANADA.

A British Government messenger arrived yesterday with
dispatches to go by the Great Western. He left Mon-
treal on Monday. The dispatches announce the capture of
80 patriots at the surrender of the mill, and 32 previously,
making 112 in all, and that they had been sent to Montreal
with Sir G. Arthur's order that they should all be tried
and banged.

The Olowing dispatch from the Hon. Col.Cathcart of the
King's Dragoon Guards, stationed at Chambly, gives details
of the miserable attempt made by the rebels to maintain a
position on the Boucherville mountain.
CHAMBLY, Nov. 15, 1831.
Sin,—l have the honour to acquaint you, that, on my
arrival here yesterday evening, I learned that the camp in
the Boucherville mountain had broken up, and that Mal-
bolt had crossed over at the ferry to Pointe Olivier. I
also heard of some threatened disturbances at St. Mary's
on the opposite side of the river. I ordered an officer and
thirty men of the 17th, accompanied by some loyal persons,
acquainted with the inhabitants, to leave this at five o'clock
this morning, and go there to search for arms—not without
hopes of taking Malhoit. Some arms were taken, and two
leading agitators were brought in, who remain for exami-
nation to-morrow. I also learned from the Cure of this
place (who has been most praiseworthy in his exertions to
restra'n his flock from participating in the rebellion, and in
bringing to justice the agitators and those who had coerced
the peaceably disposed), and that he had learned that three
guns and a considerable quantity of arms and ammunition
were in the mill near the lake in the centre of the Boucher-
ville Mountain, that he had sent a young ecclesiastic of the
name of Lefevre, to recommend to his parishioners, for their
own interest, the voluntary surrender of all those warlike
stores immediately to him, to be by him delivered to me,
and I hourly expect them.
As they did not arrive last night, I patroled this morn-
ing to the mountain with twenty Dragoons, and on arriving
at the wood, about eleven o'clock, met Major Johnston,
with the 66th, and two guns, proceeding to make the
seizure. After making some visits for arms, and sending
home the patrole, I joined Major Johnston, at the mill, and
found him in possession of three guns, ten or a dozen casks
of powder, some thirty muskets and a great many pikes--
also, a good deal of ammunition made up, particularly ar-
tillery cartridges, with bags containing some dozens of
musket-balls attached to each.

Major Johnson was to return from Beloiel, for the night,
with his capture, the particulars of which he will, no
doubt, himself detail ; but I write this, as I have a more
direct means of communication.

I have the honour to be, Sir,
Your most obedient humble servant,
GEO. CATHCART, Lieut. Col. K.D.G.
To the Military Secretary, &c., &c.

The Loyalists appear to be in a good state of preparation
throughout all that section, as appears by the annexed
letter, which we find in the Montreal Gazette. It is in-
teresting, as showing the little probability of any serious
commotion in the eastern districts.

" Sherbrooke, Nov. 12, 1838.
" Since the good people of this section of the country
first received the accounts of a second insurrection within
the province, every thing has been bustle and activity.
Colonel Nickle, who has been for some time in command
of our frontier, was in Sherbrooke, at the first intelligence,
preparing to organize the volunteer forces, but the plan to
which he was tied by his instructions was not suited to the
population of the neighbourhood. He lost no
in recommending a deviation from the
gsticemanteet'rearbleodwples‘a'e,r, founded on the representations of our best
informed townsmen, and issued his instructions without
delay.
" Lieutenant-Co'onel Morris, of Lenoxville, has been
placed in command of this vicinity, and at present re-
sides in Sherbrooke, w, here he has established head
The Queen s mounted rangers have been
quarters.
on
dea,,, eceon full pay, and some of them are now
upon our post duty at Stanstead and George-
ville, t
to s.
watch the movements of any rebels or sym-
pathizersd
in that quarter. The loyal American Ri-
p laarediired a
Ri-
fles are also on full pay, mustering very strong, and
are very efficient in their drill and manoeuvres.
They have taken, however, to the musket and bay-
onet ;
but some of them, who are experienced marks-
men with the favourite American weapon, will carry also
the rifle. A troop of dragoons has also been organised du-
rine the last few days ; they have been for many years in
existence, but had been allowed to fall into neglect. The
call oftheir country has again brought them into the field,
and they are strong in number, physical strength, and
discipline. The rangers are fully armed with sabres, pistols,
and carbines.
" For several days past the Rangers, Rifles, Dra-
goons, as well as the regular Oxford and Ascot Mili-
it a have been on guard, to protect the gaol, where
there is in store a quantity of arms and ammuni-
tion, remaining from use last winter by the township
Volunteers. Altogether, I may say, we have now
about two hundred
hasedandalfisoftybeineaSvheery Sherbrooke, ready
adyinfor the
fray. Stan-
stead,
where a company or two of infantry, and two of
dragoons are mustering. At Compton and Hatley the
same note of preparation has been heard.
4, As far as the eastern townships are concerned, there
need be no fear of any rising in favour of the rebels within
Recruitingo
their fair territory. That there are many disaffected cha-
racters within our borders, there can be no doubt, and it
is even ascertained that secret midnight meetings have
been held in Shefford, at Georgeville, and perhaps one or
two other points. Their members are but few, most of
them in ruined circumstances, and in default to the Go-
vernment for arrears on their lands. They are more or less
in connection with the sympathisers, and change of the
government would relieve them of these claims upon
them. These people might aid and abet rebels, should
they obtain the mastery ; but the overwhelming majority
of the townships, without distinction of origin, are loyal
and staunch ; and it is pleasant for an old countryman to
say, that here those of American origin are not less active
and strenuous for the Queen's cause than her own natural
subjects.
"Among our local rumours I have mentioned that at
Granby some attempts at incendiarism have been
lately made, one of which succeeded in destroying a
barn.
St. Cesaire, from which Major Chaffers has been obliged
The guilty parties are supposed to have come from
to stay and retreat upon Abbottsford. By a passenger
that passed through St. Cesaire on Friday, I have heard
that the insurgents about that place were expecting some
foreign character to appear among them as a leader, and
they were all to march on Saturday morning early, for
some unknown destination.
" The horse-boat which crosse3 from Georgeville
to the other side of the Merephremagog, was scuttled
on Thursday night last, and sunk in ten feet water,
and all other boats are said to have made their disap-
pearance that night. The former act is certainly wilful'
and has been supposed to be the act of some persons
favourable to a descent upon Potton, and to prevent any
assistance from this side of the lake. The smaller boats
being
missing is not so certain, and may even be accounted
for, perhaps, by the late heavy freshets we have had. It
has also been stated that some bridges have been de-
stroyed at the outlet of the lake, with a similar intent to
stop communication. One of the sentries on duty near
the Stanstead Academy, was shot at on Saturday
night, and narrowly escaped destruction, the ball
having passed through his great coat. The rangers
land volunteers were speedily called out, and under
Colonel Nickle m ide a strict search for the culprit, but
without success. This act, no doubt, proceeds from one
of a nest of unprincipled characters that hover about the
frontier, near Derby line, and can come and go at liberty

through our territory, while British subjects are liable to
insult when they pass across."

(From the New Orleans Bee.)
IMPORTANT FROM TEXAS.

Texas is involved in hostile commotions with the bands
of fierce and intractable Indians that hover on the fron-
tiers. The Houston Telegraph, of November 3, states
that ten Americans have lately been killed within three
miles of Bexar, and six Mexicans captured, almost in
the precincts of that city, by a large body of Com-
manches. These Indians made their appearance near
Bexar, on the 20th ult. Being discovered at a distance,
and immediate notice being given, a party of 13 went out
to reconnoitre. Having proceeded a few miles, several
Commanches were discovered. Gen. Dunlap proposed to
retire to the timber and fight under cover, but Colonel
Cage, who had been wounded by the Indians a few weeks
previous, was anxious to engage them at whatever disad•
vantage. The party was soon attacked in the open prairie
by more than a hundred Indians. An attempt was made
to charge through the savages—this succeeded, the In-
dians making way for them ; but as soon as they had passed
the enemy closed in behind them, and killed 8 out of the 13,
with a volley of arrows and spears. Four out of the remain-
ing five were wounded, and reached Bexar with great diffi-
culty. The next day the bodies of the eight Americans, as
well as those of two survivors who had been killed out of
a party of five, attacked by the Indians the day before, were
discovered, brought into Bexar, and decently interred.
The Commanches were all in the vicinity of Bexar ;
they had expressed their determiaation to exterminate the
white citizens, but to spare the Mexicans unless they re-
sisted them.
General Rusk has written a letter to Mr. Parker, of
Houston, giving an account of an action with a band of
different tribes of Indians and some Mexicans, at the
Kickapoo Town, in which the Texians were victorious.
They had eleven men severely wounded, but none killed.
The enemy suffered severely ; several of their dead were
found after the action—among them were Caddus, Coos-
hatties, Biloxes, one Cherokee, and two Mexicans.

(From the New York Gazette, Nov. 22..)
M'Kenzie, Theller, and some other patriots have arrived
at Washington, and, according to a Baltimore Paper, were
to hold a " sympathising" conventicle the next evening. We
should not wonder if these same impudent villains were to
visit the house of the President, and demand an inter-
view ; in which case M'Kenzie would come with great
claims upon the executive hospitality, as he has been one
of the most strenuous advocates of Mr. Van Buren's Ad-
ministration during the late election, and has prated of
the democracy" with as loud a mouth, and we.venture to
say about as filthy one, as the greatest demagogue that has
been on service during the three days' campaign. If, how
ever, the President is half the gentleman we blieve him to
be, and half as sincere in his desire to put down the black-
guardism that has filched the name of patriotism for the
purposes of mail robbery, as we will believe until the re-
verse is proved, this bevy of vagabonds will be told to depart
quietly before the porter puts them out of the door forcibly.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 7,183 g.

In Harbour--Britannia, 120 flag-ship ; Victory, 104„
ordinary guard-ship • Excellent, gunnery ship ; Royal
George, yacht ; Rattlesnake, 28, Tweed, 20, Messenger,
steam transport, Numa, transport, and tenders Fanny,
Gossamer, Emerald, and Gipsy.
In Basin—Ganges, 84, Daphne, 18, and Carnlion, 10.
In Dock—Not anything in commission.
At Spithead—Racer, 16, for the West Indies.
ARRIVALS, SAILINGS, &C., DURING THE WEEK.

On Monday, the 3d, the Messenger towed the Atboll
troop ship out of harbour ; orders having been received that
the invalided troops, &c., brought home from Canada,
should be disembarked at Chatham. On Tuesday, the
4th, arrived the Rattlesnake, 28, and Tweed, 20, both from
Plymouth, to be paid off at this port. Went out of Han..
hour, the Racer, 16, for the West India station.

We have not had much doing at this place during the
past week. The Prince George hulk has been taken into
dock to be broke up, after having been prettily well riddled
by the Excellent's shell practice. The order for the entry
of boys into the service has been rescinded, but able-bodied
seamen are still received. The Numa transport has em-
barked detachments of the 89th and 67th Regiments for
the West Indies, and will sail to-morrow, weather per-
mitting. As many as 2,000 panes of glass were broken by
the hail on Sunday night in the dock-yard, and 300 in one
store alone, at the Clarence Victualling Yard. The ships
next for commission are the Revenge, 78, Sapphire, 28,
and Magicienne, 24. Men enter but slowly, but of boys
there is a superabundance.