The Sun.
London, England, 1814-03-01 00:00:00

AMERICAN PAPERS.

WASHINGTON, JAN. 18.—Mr. Gaston rose to
offer :a resolution on the subject, which would be
adsuitted on all hands to be of the first import-
ance, in-the following words :
" Resolved, That, pending the Ntgociation with Great Bri-
tnin, it is inexpedient to prosecute the militnry operations
against the Canadas, for invasion or coniterst."
After considerable .deb-ate on a point of order,
the consideration of this resolution was negatived.

Yeas 67—tines 92.

BOSTON, JAN. 28.—The Court Martial for the
trial 4. General Hull is now sitting at Albany.
The charge's exhibited by the Secretary of 'War
are three :—" Treason, cowardice', neglect of du.--
ty, and unofficer-like conduct." There are three
specifications under the firSt head, four under the
second, and seven under the third. Among the
witnesses attendinf;, are the Hon, Eustis,
General cas, Colonel and many 'Officers
of the' 4th regiment.
The reported moiernents of the British indi-
ca, e pit au atta,A is*.tnAitated upon Detroit,
!:pon .34:;'4ec's i-Lirbodr, French- Mills, or

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INDIAN HUMANITY

AND
4MTN;RICAN CRUELTY.

MR. Eoryon,--!—Your well known impartiality
and love- of truth induces me to think-you trill
readily insert this, Letter:in your loyal and pa-,
triotie Journal, as- its object is to`prevent any
misconception of the red/ conduct-of bur Indian
Allies in -British North America, from the- errone-
. Gus statement in the Letter from Niagara, which
appeared in your PA per of Saturday lust. So far
from the conduct of the Indians being stich as is
desctibed by your Correspondent, it has been di-
rectly the reverse, and •which • can be proved by
several respectable individuals now in London
from Upper and Lower Canada. The following
Extract from a Letter; written by an 'individual of
distinction and •great 'respectability at Montreal,
conveys a correct view of the conduct of the In-
dians during the present war
• " The Americans affect to_reprobate the In-
dian mode of warfare.; but look at their swn prac-
tice, which will be seen in-General Hur.t.'s ex-
,terminating Proclamatinn, and in General SmyTn's
• 'offering a price fur the ..spoils of each Indian killed ;'
and further, in the fact, that the first scalp this
war was taken by' an American scout at the river
Canard, near Amherstburg. Look also at all the
American newspapers; from Gino to Georgia,
wherein will he seen stated, as matters of course,
the burning of Indian villages 'and corn fields,
wherein they boast that sick and wounded Indians
were consumed', and that so many scalps were
brought away as trophies, The house of . a Ken-
tuckv-man is generally ornamented With some Li-
chen scalps. The American back-woodsmen go
' to hunt Indians, as if they were wild beasts.
" The Americans, in their public rapacity, be-
have with egnal injustice. Governor LlARRisosz,
in 1811, with an army, went across the Indian line
fixed by solemn treaty, without any previous no-
tification, to attack the Prophet's Town, which
he burnt, after, however, being made to pay dear •
ly,for his treachery. • .
" As to the Americans practising what they af-
fect to reprobate, it might be sullibient to rest the
proof thereof upon the facts, that scalping knives
and tomahawks form part of the equipments of the
' Western Militia, and that the cartridges of ail
their soldiers, regulars and others, a..e' mAde up
with one ball and three buck shot.
" In their account of the incursion into Lower
Canada by-Colonel PYKE, one of their regular of-
ficers', some of their letters state that they burnt
a hut occupied ks-a guard-house, at Odle Town,
wherein they boast of consuming four or five In-
dians, whose hones they pretend to have found
amongst the embers. This was false; as the whOle.
escaped ; hut it proves the American practice,
mind, and feeling, as strongly as if it had been
true.

" It is a memorable fact, that since the com-
mencement of the war, no cruelty has been cons-
mitted by the Indians ; but, 'on the eontravy, at
Michilimakinac, Detroit, Upper and Lower Ca-
nada, they have been confined within.thestrictest
bOunds of humanity and moderation,
,although
previously threaten'ed by General -Hum, with no
quarter. And nothing can more strongly 'evince
the duplicity and want- of candour in • the Ame-
rican character than this further fact, that none
of those who owed their lives to Indian forbear-.
ancevauder the guide of British Humanity, have
ever had the honesty publicly to acknowledge-the
fact, or to publish a contradiction to the bare-.
faced falsehoods daily circulated in the Anieriean
Democratic Papers, (including the Government
Paper, the National Intelligence)), about cruelties
committed by the Indians under British excite-
ments. And although thousands of American Mi-
litiamen have, after capture, been suffered imme-
diately to return home, yet-in no instance-has a
Canadian Militiaman, in either' province, 'who had
been made a prisoner by the Americans, bee,o re-
leased before he Was regularly, but with difficulty
exchanged, and before being marched,, in some
instances, several inwilred miles through their
country as if for a show."

That the condact of the _American soldiery,
officers, and men, has been 'disgraceful in. the ex-
treme, is unfortunately too well known, and has
been too generally felt in Canada to admit of any
doubt.
,Wheu the gallant TEcumSETII2
,011 r brave
and faithful friend, the Indian .Chief, was found
by the Americans, after one of the late actions;
wounded in the field, they treated hint with the.
Most inhuman barbarity, and actually jllyed him

The behaviour of the Government of the United
States, in additiou to the conduct. they have
adopted' towards the British Officers; who, by the
chance of war have fallen into their. power, has
been equally disr•eputab,le, and proves. the inve-
terate malice they bear to all the British subjects
of North America who have shewil any a!)ility,
skill, and enterprize; for in the course oLthe I,lort
year they offered a reward of one thousand dollars for
the head of a British Merchant of Upper Canada,
who is well known to possess a more accurate
knowledge.of that country, its lakes, and rivers,
than any other of its inhabitant's. This -Gentle-
man is now in England, and can give the most
important information of the present state of tl,tt.
country. Among the innumerable instances of
Misconduct in the American Officers; I shall only
mention the following anecdote
After taking possession of one of the towns in
Upper Canada, the American Officers found them-
selves ill-supplied with many necessary articles,
and, in order. to induce them, to respect private
property, every friendly attention was shewn
them by the inhabitants ; amongst them a Gentle-
man of eminence in the Law, who invited the Ge-
neral and' his Staff to dine with him in June last ;
but, after• partaki❑g of his well-known hospitality
and retiring from his table- seemingly, much
pleased with it. they sent, within an hour or two
afterwardsovithout any previous intimation, or at*,
fordiog lsim the least opportunity of arranging his
affairs, afile of soldiers, who took him by force,
disregarding the entreaties of his wife and family,
and conveyedliakthe same night into the interior

of the United States, where be has been kept a
close prisoner ever since. Notwithstanding, the
Proclamatio-n of the American Generals held out
Co the Settlers in Canada security jo, private pro-
perty'and persons
The miseries and distress. snffest4 by ;he
.hitituts of Upper Canada is not, Ire afraid, suf-
ficiently known, or the subsription Arb.trieirrelief
would not have been so limited. It is with re-
gret I observe, that so small a part ot it. has been
subscribed in the country. Whether it arises from
the want of publicity or inclination, I will not ven-
ture to decide ; bat .do hope that our
, fellow-
`subjects in BritiSh North America who have been,
during nearly the whole of last year, in the Field,
and ' prevented thereby following their ordinary
pursuits, will not be disregarded and neglected
bete ; they surely have a strong claim to the com-
miseration and generosity of the people Of the
United Kingdom, and that such claim will not be
•made in vain.

I shall now conclude,with the expression of an
anxious wish, that his Majesty's Government will
not deign to entertain any Overture from the Go-
vernment of the United States, until- that Govern-
ment has recovered its reason, and placed itself
again on a footing of a Civilised Nation.
London, Feb. 27, 1814. WOLFE.

CONTINENTAL MILLING.

Dear SON ,

I always read your Paper, because I think it
gives as early and as distinct an account of the
great milling match in France as any other going.
Ani sorry to see, however, from your last, that you
are not up to the elegant in our style. You say
the Allies " struck right and left, and both their
blows have been stopped : they therefore rally,"
C,c. Permit tae, as a friend, to advise You not to
aim at what is above your mark : stick to • your
own w3y ofr % your story, and don't attempt
the sublime, whir none but striking genuises can'
reach. , At the same time not to punish' you too
much_ will give you the long and the short of the
as appears to me and the rest of the Fancy..
Ist Round.—(St. Dizier.)•—liotb.sides
.sheaved
game. Ltonev threw, in sonic slight hits, and the
combatants broke away without a fall.

2d.--(l3rienne.)—Alter exch.auging some se=
vere body. blows the combatants closed, .to the.
disadvantage 'of honey, who, however, Contrived
to get ont of danger by jibbiag d—bly. First
blood in favour of the, Alty.--,Betthig, 3 to 2.
3d.--7Boney seemed shy, and was followed
round the ring. Ile sudered • much, and bled
profuseiy.-2 to 1.
4th.---Cautious sparring, and a few hits. Bo-
nev Nvent xvithout a blow.

sth.--(Chalons.)—Taking advantage of the
weak state of the Adversary, the Ally run in upon
him a►►d beat hini ; he gut hold 'of one of the
posts to keep himself up, and was allowed to be
off by agreement. -
6th.—The Ally a little fatigued. Both sides
taking wind, and little done.
7th:—Like the last.

b:th and Oth—The Ally planted two good bits
with his right. The Adven.ary trusted more to his
shifting than stopping, and seemed only anxious
to get away_ "
.10th—(Champaubert.)— Tloney: catching the
Ally oil his guard, put in a heavy hit. The odds
reviving, 7 to 4.
1 1 th— (Montmirail)—A desperate rally, fought
with great pluck on both sides. 'Soucy rushed
in, thinking to beat his man off band; but 'as
courageously stopped. Both fell—betting as in
last round.

12th—(Chateau Thierry)—lt appeared in this
round that the Corsican had had the hest in the
fall : the Ally appeared a gond deal cut, and blO
freely—fought shy, and seemed only desirous of
getting time to recover.—Odds thing to 6 to 4.
13th—(Eloges)—The Ally went in, in fine
stile, beat his Adversary through his guard, and
threw him.

14th—Orauchamp)—One of the best] fought
rounds in the battle. Bo_th were bent on hitting,
and little attention was paid to defence. Tbey
closed and quitted several times, and some tre-
mendous facers were given and.taken. .The pu-
nishment, was nearly equtd, but the Ally ap-.
peared weakest. Seeing this, Boney ultimate-
ly tried to close, and tin him a cross-buttock, but
was, prevented by a lirrce rally, in which his
guards were knocked down, and the Ally retired
without falling. The Corsican received a despe-
rate blow on the rib's in this round—(Soissons.)
15th—Both shelved play, but it was more a
display of science than of genuine milling.
16th-The, Ally advanced in line stile,. and it
was easy to be seine that he had entirely the best
of the round. Boncy retreated sheaving tight, but
so slOvenly'as to starer without, returning blows.
176—(Nangis)---.4.1e ralliO, 'and put in. a
chopper with the left hand, which ronfused his
Adversary, who nevertheless made play, and put
on'a good countenance.

ISth—(ilontereau)—Another desperate round.
Battey attempted to pia in a similar chopper_ with
b.is Right-, but `eras -stopped, and received a sto-
macher in return, which brought him upon his
knees. Furious with pain and rage, he collected
all his strength into one effort, and threw him-
self, head, hands, and knees, upon his, opponent,"
who met hint with vigour, but the shuck was so
great as to throW him clown.
19th and 20th--Sparring; and mancenvring, both
sides being dreadfully disfigured and out of wind.
Boney; notwithstanding his quick and hard bit-
ting, seems most distressed, and the known bot-
tont and gigantic strength against which he has to
bear up, will, it is supposed, very_ speedily beat
hint out of the ring.—Odds 7 to 3.
Such, dear Son, is my notion of things.-
At your service,
THU. CELBI3, Champion of Eugland.
Sunday.

THE PARK Guns.—During the intervals be-
tween these victorious explosions of • National
ttimnph—CAßTEß humbly begs to fire a LOTTERY
SQUIB, and to acquaint the It that the gran4
Attack on Fortune's Wheels will be made on
Friday next—on which day he confidently hopes.
to issue a Bulletin, announcing Victory to those
vvlio volunteer to' STANDARD, 8,
Charing Cross.