The Sun.
London, England, 1838-01-06 00:00:00

(►F THE PUBLIC JOURNALS•

A di-patch was received yesterday from Sir John Col-
borne, dated the 7th of December last, which will be found
is our extracts from last night's Gazelle. Annexed to the
dispatch is a rr port of Colonel Gore, dated Montreal, Dec.
7, detailing his operations from the 30th of November, the
date of his arrival at Sorel. At St. Hyacinthe Col.. Gore
was cecompaeied by Mensieur Crenier, the parish priest,
who gave him eve: y informative in his power, and whose
opinion it was that the ha;itans had begun to see their
folly, and that they had been grossly misled. They had
reterned to their homes in the whole of the counties be-
tween the Richelieu and the Yamiska, and given every as-
sistance required for transport. The Cure called an as-
sembly of the principal inhabitants, and addressed them
with greet eloquence on the artful designs of their leaders,
and their own fel!), in being seduced from their
alle-
,eiance. It appears, in short, that order has been in a
ereat measure restored on the Richelieu. The intelligence
from Upper Canada, rhich we published only in n peat of
our impression yesterday, can hardly have taken by sur-
prise any one who has paid wtention to the accounts from
Toronto for some time past. A diversion has been at-
tempted in the Upper Province, the complete failure of
which will be best understood from the details which will
be found in another column. Upon the sth the rebels,
by a boll arid sudden movement, succeeded in partially
occupying Toronto. In twenty four hours, however, an
overwhelming mass rf the Loyal Volunteers completely
routed the insurgent force, driving them from the town in
the lamest confmion. The most gratifying intelligence,
-however, that has reached us is that received by her Ma-
jesty's Gov •rnment respecting the determination of the
Unitei States. We are happy to observe, from the fair and
impartial tone of all th© respectable portion of the Press
of the Unitrd States, that the attempt to excite a feeling of
sympathy in behalf of the Canada rebelshascompletely f tiled.
That this honourable feeling should have universally pre-
vailed amongst all the 'inhabitants of the States was not,
however, to he expected ; and to prevent the inconvenience
that must result Eorn the violation of a strict neutrality,
representations vier° made upon the subject to the Ameri-
can Government. The promptitude and the candid spirit

in which they were met reflect the highest credit upon the
executive of the United States. We have no doubt that
the precautions which have been already taken, w:11 secure
the loyal inhabitants of Canada from any inconvenience
that might bare been anticipated from the interference of
any portion of the inhabitants of the United States. We.
understand that Sir J. Colborne describes the spirit of the
country through which the troops from New Brunswick
passed on their march as being loyal and enthusiastic to a
degree. Everywhere a disposition was manifested to assist
them and forward their objects by every means in the power
of the people. It is peculiarly Worthy of remark, that in
this good and loyal work the aid of the Catholic clergy was
found to be exceedingly efficient.—ellorning Chronicle.
Since we last noticed the performances of Mr. Joseph
Hume, who occupied the professor's chair of what mane
persona consider high treason, but the most charitable call
misprision of treason, at the far-famed Crown and Anchor,
last Thursday, we have received a version of his sentiments,
more faithful no doubt, and far more unequivocal, than any
with which that leather-headed economist, that garrulous
growler, and niggardly amateur of rebellion, has yet fa-
voured any public meeting of Englishmen. We stated in
the Times of yesterday how difficult it was to attach with
certainty a definite meet-dog to the farrago of Kilkenny Jo-
seph. But what puzzled us was plain enough,it seeses,to those
deeper in the confidence of the ex-Middlesex Reformer.
Mr. lltKenzirehis friend and correspondent, has con:trued
tile twaddle of this parsimonious patriot in its right signifi-
cation. He has translated words into deed, and vociferous
bullying into flat rebellion. Yes, Mr. M'Kenzie, the bo-
som friend of Mr. Joseph Hume, and fellow-conspirator
against " the baleful dominion of Great Britain," has
expounded more simply and manfully than Joseph the final
purpose of their joint apostrophes to " justice," " concilia-
tion," " liberality," and so forth ; for, without the slightest
shadow of pretence to a common case, or common " grie-
vances" with Lower Canada, this honest and loyal citizen,
of the sth of December, 1837, just one month, attacked
the Quern of England's town of Toronto, the seat of Go-
vernment of her Majesty's province of Upper Canada ;
and by the suddenness and violence of this act of h:gh
treason drove the intrepid Governor (Sir Francis Head),
with the small band of loyalists who could be got together
at a minute's notice, into the market-house for shelter.
This is the comment of M'Kenzie upon Hume ! This
first act of downright rebellion—this audacious outbreak
of open war upon Queen Victoria, is the text-book of re-
ference to which we naturally turn for the meaning and ob-
jects of certain superfine phraseology one hears about
the " shedding of human blood," the horrors of civil
war," the " blessings of peace," and the " dutiful and loyal
dispositions of all Canadian patriots It is to us a matter
of some, though melancho"y, satisfaction, that since the
appetite for rebellion has existed—since the project of re-
bellion was actually formed—it should not have in secret
smouldered longer than it hes done, but should by out-
bursting", have made a timely disclosure of who in Canada
were unambiguous traitors, and who in this country were
prepared to be the " comforters" and encouragers of high
treason. There is some advantage, though often a painful
one, in determining who are our enemies.. Upon that ques-
tion, therefore, the Queen of England need no longer be
at any loss--as little need the loyal portion of C.e people
of this great country. We all know for whose sake it is,
and in deference to whose advice it is.that England, being de
jureand de facto mistress of those vast North Arnetiran pos-
sessions, has been assailed by an armed band of despe-
radoes in the very heart of her own acknowledged sove-
reignty, and that a civil war, excited by these very rebels, is
charged as an atrocious critic, not on its Canadian authors,
—not upon its English allies, but upon us, the British na-
tion, who are i's destined victims! But enough upon the
English extrayasmsciyi and iniquities connected this,
unhappy rebellion. Those of which Canada has b.-en the
field (though Euglsnd was the hot-bed) are likely to mat
a prompt and condign punishment. It was known already
by intelligence received before yesterday, that the insurgents
of Lower Canada no loner showed themselves embodied,
cse itt arms—that the neighbourhoods of the Richelieu and
the entire district of Montreal were not only freed from
open hostilities, but brought back to apparent quiet—and
the Gazette of last night containe to a certain extent offi-
cial confirmation of this statement. Yesterday brought
news of mush importance. Ist. With regard to Loner
Canada, that Lord Gosford had, en the sth ult. issued a pro-
clamation enforcing martial law throughout the district of
Montreal,hut confining the terrors of this highly penal proce-
dure to that province alone, 2d. Concerning Upper Canada.
We have already stated that Toronto vrasattacked on the sth
of December, and great part of the town carried an 1
• briefly occupied by the rebels, Sir Francis Head, in full
reliance on the predominant loyalty of his countrymen,
having despatched every regular soldier from the Uppsr
Province to the support of the Queen's Goverameut
in
Lower Canada. It would appear, however, that Sir
Francis lied 114 d not calculated loosely, or on fragile
grounds, the moral resources which were left at his dis-
posal, after all his eatery means had been so bravely re-
linquished. He contrived to rally round him volunteer
loyalists in such numbers, and with so much promptitude,
that on the Gth of December, the vary day after Mon-
treal had been in a manner stormed by M'Kenzie and
his horde, Sir Francis in his turn attacked the in-
surgents, who had retreated some miles into the country,
and according to a variety of statements, coming through
different channels, he soon defeated and dispersed them,
following up his sue Lass by the offer of largo rewards for
the capture of WKsnzie, Gibson, Lount, and Fletcher,
sell reputed to he Chiefs of the tapper Canada insurgents.
It seems quite el..ar fro:n these several accounts, that the
Queen's Colonial Government has in no degree been stag-
gend or cowed by the assaults- and dangers which press
upon it. If Sir F. Head, unaided by any regular troops
whatever, has been able, with the mere support of the
loyal gentlemen in his neighbourhood, to repel at once the
systematic invasion of a strong corps of regimented rebels,
we trust that there is net muc fear of his increasing his
force more successfully and rapidly than the traitors. The
train questions for both provinces are these :—Can the
Royal Commanders hold out until the arrival of rei
forcements towards the end of April ? Is Lily a stria
portion of each province infected with the mutinous
spirit.? If so all is safe. If not, there is nothing safe ;
hardly anything we suspect retrievable, but at a cost and
with efforts the most gigantic. The President of the
United States has formally and emphatically announced
that he will enforce against all citizens of the Republic,
whoever they may may be, or on whatever side in politics,
the laws wide.; subject to fine and imi.risonment those
who violate the obligation of the United States to a course
of strict neutrelity in the internal disputes of foreign na-
tions. We trust tl.is policy of M. Van Buren will be eon_
svicatiqusly mainta:ned io prate cc, but the letter of our in-
telligent correspondent, the " Geneve.a Travell_r," shows
that there may be circumstances which may cxe:te the
people of the United States into a fervotir of sympathy with
the Canadians beyond the controlling power of the Ameri-
can Government. But we do not apprehend that our Co-
lonial Governors arc likely to disgrace themselves or ,the
name of Englishmen by any see critics beyond what ,the
ptitiftel necessity of the case may demand. 'rime day for
" unusual and sanguinary punishments" is, thank God,
gone for ever.—Times.
• Perhaps a more remarkable instance of the meeting
of extremes cannot be adduced than that of Colonel
Sibthorp and Mr. home, both of whom, in different
cases, strenuously contend for the reduction of the Pen-
sion List. Mr. Home's exertions on this subject cannot
excite surprise, his whole parliamentary life having been
devoted to the object with more unremitting zeal and suc-
cess than ever distinguished the career of any other popular