The Sun.
London, England, 1838-12-01 00:00:00

CANADA.

It is, we confess, not without great surprise that we find the
intelligence in relation to a new and extensive outbreak in
Canada, confirmed by the following extracts :
CANADA WAR RENEWED.
We have to announce the important and thrilling intelli-
gence that the Canadian population is again in arms resolved
to strike a blow for freedom. The news by last night's boat
is, that a general and simultaneous rising of the French popu-
lation on this side the St. Lawrence has taken place, and
that several small posts had fallen into their bands; they had
made prisoners of the soldiers stationed at Napierville, and
secured a considerable amount of arms and ammunition.
St. John, it wa- believed, would be attacked last night by
a strong force, estimated at seven or eight thousand. The
utmost consternation prevailed at St. John's yesterday, and
every means was put in requisition for the emergency. Capt.
Price's sloop, the Daniel Webster, we understand, was not
permitted to leave the port. Several of our citizens went
down last evening.
This movement is said to be headed by Robert Nelson,
Cote, Gagnion, Hotchkiss, and several foreign military leaders.
Of its results a few days will inform us; and this evening's
boat will probably bring a pretty decisive indication.
All accounts speak of arms, ammunition, and men, in abun-
dance. May God prosper the right. Martial law is again
proclaimed within the District of Montreal, and we shall
doubtless be called to chronicle scenes of bloody outrage.
(From the Montreal Herald—Extra.)
Monday Morning, Nov. 5, 1838.
The events we have so often predicted are now matter of
history--the Canadians have again risen in open rebel-
lion, evidently under more efficient organization, and Mar-
tial Law was yesterday proclaimed in this province,
for the second time, in the short space of twelve months.
Most alarming intelligence reached town yesterday fore-
noon that the whole country was in a state of insur.
rection, and that many loyalists have been murdered in cold
blood in the county of Acadie. Further accounts, but too
painfully corroborated the previous rumour, and a considerable
body of troops was dispatched to that country.
The steamer Princess Victoria, which took over a de-
tachment of the Royal Artillery on Saturday afternoon
to Laparaire, was twice set on fire by the rebels while
at the wharf, but fortunately escaped without much in-
jury. The loyalists in Laparaire had ten minutes notice
to leave the village, and getting on board the steamer
Brittannia, they have arrived in town in safety. Yes-
terday morning about two o'clock, a party of 300 rebels, at-
tacked the house of Mr. L. Brown at Beauharnois—and,
after about twenty minutes fighting, Mr. Browne, Mr. Ellice,
jun. M. P., Mr. Norval, Mr. Ross, and the other Constitution-
alists surrendered themselves prisoners, and nothing more is at
present known of their fate. Mrs. Ellice, Miss Balfour, and
the other females in the house at the time, toek refuge in the
cellar during the engagement. Mr. Brown and Mr. Ross are
both wounded.
Yesterday afternoon, an Indian woman at the village of
Caughnawaga, who was seeking for a stray cow, discovered a
large body o armed men in the woods, and gave information
of the circumstance to the Indians, who were then assembled
at Church. They immediately seized what arms they could
procure, such as muskets, tomahawks, and pitchforks, and,
giving the war-whoop, charged their foes, who scampered off as
fast as they could, throwing down their arms as they fled,
Seventy-five were taken prisoners, and brought into
town, handcuffed, by the Lachine Cavalry. A considerable
number of arrests were made yesterday, among whom are
L. M. Viger, the President of the People's Bank ; D. B.
Viger, tan ex-Legislative Councillor ; Chas. Mendelet ; John
Donegani ; C. S. Cherrier, and a great many other leading
rebels. The volunteers were ordered out, and vied with each
other in doing their duty with alacrity.
They were appointed to search every suspected house
in the city and suburbs for arms, and they brought in a
considerable supply. It was remarked that in Cana-
dian houses, there were very few men to be seen, and it
is supposed that they are not far off. The gates at the
different barricades were closed, and strong pickets placed
to guard them. Reinforcements of troops were sent
to various quarters of the district. At Beauharnois the rebels
took possession of the steamer Brougham, on her way to La-
chine, with the mail on board. It is currently reported that
during the engagement, Mr. John *Donald, while leading
on a party of Dragoons against the rebels, was shot dead, five
bullets having pierced his body. His Excellency Sir John
Colborne arrived yesterday morning in the John Bull, and
issued the following proclamation :
PROVINCE OF /
J. COLBORNE.
LOWER CANADA.

By his Excellency, Sir John Colborne, Knight Grand Cross
of the most Honourable Military Ord,r of the Bath, Ad-
ministrator of the Government of the Province of Lower
Canada, Lieutenant-General-in-Chief of her Majesty's
Forces in the said Province, &c. &c.

A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas there exists in rule District of Aiontreal a
,raitorous conspiracy, by a number of r.:sona. falsely
styling themselves Patriots, for the s"loversion of the au-
thority of her Majesty, and
destruction of the esta-
blished constitution and overnment of the said Pro-
vince ; and whereas `i,'ne said traitorous conspiracy bath
broken out into acts of the most daring and open rebellion ;
and whereas th; said rebellion bath very considerably ex-
tended itsel,l',, in so much that large bodies of armed traitors
have 'openly arrayed themselves, and have made, and do still
make, attacks on Her Majesty's subjects, and have committed
the most horrid excesses and cruelties;
And whereas in the parts of the said district in which the
said conspiracy bath not as yet broken out in open re-
bellion, large nun.bers of such persons, so calling them-
selves Patriots, for the execution of such their wicked
designs, have planned means of open violence, and
formed arrangements for raising and arming an organized
and disciplined force, and in furtherance of their pur-
poses, have frequently assembled in great and unusual num-
bers; and whereas the exertions of the civil power are inef-
fectual for the suppression of the aforesaid traitorous and
wicked conspiracy and rebellion, and for the protection of the
lives and properties of her Majesty's loyal subjects;
And whereas the Courts of Justice in the said district of
Montreal have virtually ceased to exist, from the impossibility
of executing any legal process or warrant of arrest therein; and
whereas the public safety requires that law martial should be
exercised : Now therefore I have thought fit, by and with the
advice and consent of her Majesty's Executive Council of this
Province, to issue this proclamation to the end that it be made
manifest that I shall arrest and punish, and cause to be ar-
rested and punished, all persons who have been hitherto, or
who now are or hereafter may be in anywise acting, aiding and
assisting in the said conspiracy and rebellion, and who here-
after may be in anywise acting, aiding, or assisting
of Mon_nginany
other conspiracy and rebellion within the
saids
treal, according to Martial Law, either by death or otherwise
as to me shall seem right and expedient, for the punishment :f
all rebels iu the said district.

Given under my hand and seal of arms, at the GovP•rnment
House, in the City of Montreal, in the province of Lower
Canada, the fourth day of November, in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and thi:ety eight, in the
second year of her Majesty's reign.
By his Excellency's command,
THOS. LEIGH GOLDIE,
Acting Secretary of the Province.
- - -

The Montreal Light Infantry is ordered to meet this day at
one o'clock precisely, at the Montreal Bank, and it is essen-
tially requisite that the muster he not only numerous, but

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he oiuw,ei are ail •- ' row ye-tefd3Y'
full and permanent pay, with allowances,ii' the same'
of the line.
in
MONEY MARKET, NOV. 9.—No material change occurred
Stocks yesterday ; the market, however, was very firm
prices fully sustained, with a tendency decidedly upwardso
Sales of United States Bank, at 121, Delaware and flucin
at 74, Mohawk Railroad, at 65, Harlem Railroad, 57k, Lin
Stonington Railrovd, at 44. as soldiers
The packets both for England and France being still de'
tained by the inclen-.ency of the weather, further sales of E;
change were yesterday effected without change in the previou
rates.
The Charleston Courier notices the arrival at that part°4l
Thursday last of the ship Osceola, from London, having on b°B,
nearly half a million dollars in gold and silver, imported V'be
directors of the Louisville, Cincinnati, and Charleston larn
Company, for the use of the South Western
Bank. The subscription to this Bank will be finally dos °
on Thursday next. The Stockholders will meet at Charles;
ton on the 20th instant, to elect Directors. Their
bills
already engraved, a temporary banking-house will be provided,
and now that an abundant supply of specie has been proeu7t
the bank will go immediately into operation under the
favourable auspices. Railrosei

We shall give further news from Canada in a
SECOND EDITIO •

At three o'clock this day Lord DURHAM ha'AOt
11.0
reached London, and, singularly enough, before 11)
arrival we have the news of an actual rebellion )11
Canada.

The present LORD MAYOR, who has been sa
Alderman for seven years, and who has been connee:
with the Corporation probably more than twice I;
time, has evidently received a new light since his s
cession to the office which he so respectably 61 is,
Scarcely a day passes without some Pr1:0
being brought before his Lordship of t
abuses or extortions which the City functionreles,
or those in their appointment, practise on the
o
ignorant, confiding citizens. When Mr. BRADYO,
commenced his attacks on the individuals who c°l'
spire to keep up the monopoly in coals, the 1,010
MAYOR, in the simplicity of his heart, doubted
of
statements, and would not allow the characters /0
honourable men to be attacked in their absenee.ere
a very few days, however, he discovered that they 'l3ot
not " all honourable men," and honestly confessed
5/
there were tricks in the coal trade, and that a r,f,:is
injurious combination existed to rob the public. This
confession, no doubt, alarmed the monopolists,
tea,
forthwith ten more coal-weighers were appointed
and an additional number of colliers admitted 100,
tiers in the Pool, notwithstanding the assertion of 001
DIXON and others that no reform was neeessar/P,
ej,
that the system was the best that could be de°lses pi
No doubt the same authorities consider the Pre,bie,
mode of conducting City business the best P°tbe
and judge it a wise regulation, in order to checkverie
abuse of the right of petition, to charge e
petitioner the sum of 11. 3s. 6d., before be 0
be heard. This charge, no doubt, will be roe
forward by-and-by as a vested right, and s°ool,
cousin of some Alderman, who pockets the %el
will claim a compensation ; and he will be tide,
by hundreds of the " all honourable men," 'no,
trouncing City Reform, as nothing less than Co epr
tion robbery. " What, take the bread out et so
mouths, after we have served our fellow•eitize'fiswilli
long and so faithfully ! The House of Lords „
as they have hitherto done, stand by vested rights: oh
The evidence of the LORD MAYOR, 11°Cr- • •
who deserves great credit for his honest,
cor.
nation, in denouncing the tricks of his ff.:110-
nt
porators, will probably be of some use when the besilco
of purification is applied to this Augeart $O,l
is now let into the secret; he finds gt trios r
" combination" in one department, and in awl( be'
finds a regular plan, which he Lad never heard plao
fore, to shut the mouth of a poor citizensest
which he describes ae, quite monstrous"---" -01 e
scandalous," in a er.gporation possessing an inc°-
of five hundredif a
thousand pounds a year.
beep
city functionPfy of fourteen years' standing has
tdif
hitherto ignorant on these subjects we can be A
wonder that the secrets of the Corporation have butt
concealed from the eyes of the public. The P
the
however, are now without excuse. They hay
fob becl
authority of the LORD MAYOR that they are • oro
by the monopolists in the coal trade—that that ad
robbed by the richest Corporation in the world'
ed,
with a reforming LORD MAYOR at their beeee,
they will have themselves only to blame if they
itho
tinue to pay the enormous tax on coals, or ane
of the rates now raised to pay functionaries I.°r
managing their affairs.
the
The Times makes an unwarrantable :Attack
jay o{
Treasury this morning, in relation to the de jtR
building the Royal Exchange, which only betrillyol
own ignorance of the circumstances of the vise'resbs°
delay arises from the obstinaey of the ct
ress
and the City Committees, and not from the "T t'
When a Committee of the Commons inquired' . Arita
case, they came to an understanding, as the publhic
t the
advance a considerable sum of mono", t"tiboilel
Treasury should have a veto on the plan of the eraci
ing, and be responsible for the propriety 01 the
oley
tion. Sir R. INGLIS, Sir B. HALL, and other
• 'Oll
bets of the Committee, of different polltr f' tbi
o
ciples, concur with the CHANcELLott
EXCHEQUER, in affirming that such ivss
understanding, while the City Co-mmittee dell y
sOrit
Tree
and refuse to submit their plan, to the
000 toA
Under such circumstances th. Treasury has °nee'.
a resolution not to sanction any part of Pre see
d,
ings, the choice of a
-site, for example, eV°
the plan and have t'ne
estimates before them or t"- re n°
ing to be, erected, The informants of the T.°es o'
--
h
auces'.„,ls,
dn'abt well 'Acquainted with these circumsi
ie 01" to
with that. meanness which distinguishes lit`,
vie` I ho
•th they put forth only one side of a case, wi those tv.
escape responsibility and throw blame enin ce
coote .
do not deserve it. Is there any great job
ciuttsl/ a?
plation by the city jobbers, that they pele9eoPiassencleco
fuse to allow their plans and estimates to t
brave
ttiooo
The Times must know also that the e
ld
August 10th—and its city friends should'e ques
te,
it—that the city authorities did not bring t that clshe
fr 001 • t
before the Treasury till two months usnlo
nf ca nos
Before the Times accuses the Treasury - it in r
delay, it should insist on its friends. putting
session of all the facts of the case.

_ __
We regret to learn from Birmingham' tived t;
t the
.90—______ tho
people there, at a public meeting, have neg 4 •att`he
proposition to form an Anti-Corn-Law Assecii; the
and our regret is considerably heightened, the-
prir
cause of their resolution. The opponents c 4 k for
ject asserted that it was entirely hopeless to 955, of
the repeal of the Corn-laws from the present Tleli '`
Commons. What is likely to be the result of - bull'
total want of confidence in the 'Legislature by the 1 to
of the people,
contemplate. The stePay friends of the abolitiorilich
popula-,
is easy to c, njecture, but fear.o lit
Birmingham,A nevertheless, have resolved to forulesoot
caanusental-tCemorpn-Lavi Association, though they ar god
to have
niina,tesool
~ .oler
to nol Support ; and, having such a .riletu
prre . "_,;„g,
e..erotiroanrys.defwealtmotuagwhatiotsnityhetoema
they givethe
paragraph, taken from the Morning Herald of to-oii)
the great up cause, may be seen by the fulielv;,,f,
The
advocate of the landed interest:— stll,
The real cure for the evils of the present Corn-la:tovto
real corrective of gambling in Mark-lane—the real se.
_7, 'tile
thel farmer against ruinous fluctuations in price, Spa
labouring classes against starvation, or want of ernployTde of
is the absolute prohibition of foreign grain, as an or"sile
importation into England. So long, we contend, as 2_ hog
labourer in this country is unable to find eraployrnent---b.°_,est,
as capitalists are compelled, from lack of profitable Il'in. re
ments, to peril their property in desperate ad ventures„on of
mote corners of the world—so long ought the importri,tia
foreign wheat to be prohibited altogether! By Pr° 1.0014
the importation :foreign wheat, a wise Government Vi