The Sun.
London, England, 1812-08-25 00:00:00

FROM THE HALIFAX PAPERS.

VONTREAL, JULY 4.—This city has been, for a
few days past, in a state of agitation, occasioned
• by an event which has taken place at Poerite
-Claire.. As this matter will, no doubt, be clothed
ja all the dress of misrepresentation by our neigh-
bouring enemies, we. consider'• it-to 'bea. duty we
Owe to the community' at large in this Conntry,
and to the cause of truth,' to state the circtun7
ttances as they: occurred, in a fair, 'open, and
candid , manner.- By the last Militia Law, 2000
~YoVg,men are to be drafted from the generalMi-
'44 of the• Province for three' niooih:F. Some of
910§e drafted from theparish• of Poente Claire re-
lusetlioto march to La Prairie; for the-purpose' of
doming theme division.. stationed there : in.:.cOnse-,
pence, Major Leproher was sent out, on Tuesday
last, with twanty-tWo attendants, to , take these
refractory deserters:* they apprehended fouri-with
'"lne opposition, and, on their way to town, with
tbera, they were followed_ by a, considerable num-
ter 'Of •persons,- Who rescued one prisoner, and
Treatened they ' would next day,. proceed' to the
Pot at La Prairie, and bring away, by force,
the young men .Who were there' on duty. On
li ednesday a large body of ib'qe, people assein-
tri, 'with the intentina of carryin,t_their threat
pnro execution, T.-M. Cord, Esq. one of the
' (dice Magistrates, left town, accompanied by
the 5
infantry, and a detachMent of the:royal
jaililiery, with two field-pieces, and took post on
Voila opposite to the insurgents, consisting -of-
.`*nt. 400 persons, 80 of whom appeared to be;
rated. Mr. M. Cord, with some respcctable.6i,
7-ens, pOinted out to them their improper con-'
tiet3 and urged them to disperse, and return_
leaceably
,t to their homes, and obey the. law.--.
bheY replied, they did not: consider. the Militia
ad
as fully passed, an&that they were informed
. not received 'the royal sanction. Under
i !la false impression, these deluded people per-
:r' at
te, but the same time. declared, with shouts
li
tear
le Rol.. that, if their Government wanted
to Ir assistance, they were ready, one and all, to
thenit forward with their lives in the defence of
iti,.c country against the common enemy. Find-
iti. however, ' they still persisted in their deter-
-I).llation on this silbject, Mr. A. Cord read, the
''ct Act, and ordered, them to disperse, which
)t : • .
tlir iietng complied with, a- round of shot was
ed by the artillery, but elevated above doing
'Y iajury. Thii was returned by the -insurgents
L_th a spirited fire: The troops then fired a vol
'Y with balLand grape, which was also returned
a few,vvell-direoted shots. It being near dark,
, t„'37 then dispersed. One man was found killed,
t":(1 another wounded. Three prisoners were sent
ttle.tnwn in the evening. The troops laynpon
Jere
ir arms all ni:_',ltt, and none of theinsurgents
1 ere to be found 'mit morning.

•
kit„. is mentioned in leaees from Smyrna, of the .
1.1'4 Jane, that:the-plague still continued its ra-
` there
tolAlie follo;ving Form of Prayer and Thanksgiving
ki'lltaighty God, for the - repeated successes oh-
IF41:1 over the French Army in Portugal and
4A!o, by the' Allied Forces 'under the command
\clarquis WELLINGTON, and . especially for the
tciry obtained on the 22d ult. in- the neighbour-
-11/4°4 of Salamanca, was on Sunday read in all the
ittret eS and Chapels throughout London and
I,ll:lllinster,- and within the Bills of Mortality ;
weds
to be read in all- other churches and
kqitlis throughout - England and Wales oil the
e.ma,Y following :
hli Gracious God, accept, we implore thee, the
It% :" and thanksgivings of a gratefulnation,lor
0 Gsuccesses Thou- halt repeatedly vouchsafed to
Allied Army, in Portugal'. and Spain. Thine,
tit,, d, is the greatness, and thepower, and the
Iltit:11, and the Majesty : without Thee, there is
tollr4rsticcess in the wisdom, nor strength in the
I,l)t,`'.ge, of man ; the skill of the Captain, and the
tymienee of the soldier, are thine. DireCt our -
kp,rt% 0 God ! so to exult in victory, that we
Itt't not. whence it corneth ; so to use it, that
~
(111')voke not Thy heavy displeasure against us. '
/,i.rtitiune, we pray Thee, Thy favour and protee
Vql,to our Captains, and Soldiers, and Allies.—
Ilrk`e their counsels, and premier their enter-•
Nttse for the general'good. And of Thy great
Itt,tY, 0 God ! - open the eyes of our blinded and
ttki..;ia,ted enemies, that they may see and tinder-
:t,t`i' tae wickedness they are working. Touch
114itic with the sprit of remorse ; awaken their
ilat e, and correct their inordinate ambition ; so
ttot.;" Thy appointed time,. and under Thy good
Ilt '"eoce, the miseries of war may eease, and
i;ti_ctions be brought to a perpetual end. These
a y i 3 and thanksgivings we humbly submit to .
(:`t ,Ileltivine Majesty, in the name and through
114 . lation of our Lord and. Saviour Jesus
ißila Amen." i
!tilt,: mßafts commence this day, and about
1414 running horses
-,are entered. The Gold
ilrefel9le firs'._ race. for which,Ronieo, Sprightly,
,g'itteot° 4., n:,d other - good, horses. will start.
14 is understood tO be the first favouritepbut
' ais five to two on the field..

kel's

.I;Oiiiii

SON{,
to the iieiv Opera of The Privateer;
=lbw IN rAwcr.rr,
• In the Character of Ironsides.

TO act np a village, With tazklefor tillage,
Jack Carter be took to the sew;
To pluck and to pillage the same little'villagei
Tim. Gordon, he took to the law.
They angled so pliant forgull and far client,
As sharp as a weasel for rats,
'Tilt what with their sawAust, and *hat with their law-dust,
They blinded the eyes of the fiats.
Then hey for the sa*yer, and bey for the lawyer,
Make hay for it's`going ta.rain ! ' 4
Aud saw 'em and law 'ern, and work 'era and.quirk
And at 'em again and again.

Jack brought to the people, a bill for the steeple,.
They swore that they wouldn't be nit,
But oat of a saw-pit, is into a law-pit,
Tim. tickled ?on up with a writ.—
Cried Jack, the saw rasper, I say neighbour Grasper,
We both of us buy in the stocks;
While I, for my savings,-turn blOcki into shavings,
Yoe, Lawyer; are shaving the blacks.
Theu hey for the sawyer, &c. &c.

Jack frolick'd in clover, and when wink was over,
Got druink at the. George for a freak,
But Timothy Gordon—he stood for churchwarden,
And eat himself dead in a week; --
Jick made him'a coffin, but Timothy off in
A loud clap of thunder had flown, •
When lawyers lie level, be sure that the devil
Is shark. enough. after his own.. - • :
Then has for the sawyer, tv,p,

AGRICULTURE, 4c

- At the:AnniverSary of the Norfolk Agricultural
Society, bi4(i.onFriday senntgliti at Swaifham,T:
W. Coke, Esq President, no stock.was.shewn, ex-
cept by Mr. 'Beck, of Mikhail', and Mr.,Wil-,
Liam Hill, of Waterden,' who ekhibited:iliree
Southdown theaves. each, which were midi 'ad-
mired. M.t. Huntingdon, .-of ,Winterton; and
MeSsrs. E. and J. Beck, of, Massingbam,' were
elected members;, and Mr. Gregg, an honOrary
member. • '
The Society received.some tracts upon subjects-
of ithporfance, particularly one from the HoWer—
ness Society; upon the disease in Turnips, termed
" Fingers and .Toes," by William Spence, F.L.S.
and one from. the Board of Agrieulture;entitied,
" A Comparative Statement of the Food produced
from Aralf.e and 'GrasS Land."—Four labourers
rewarded'with 2/. 'cad' for their honesty, so-
briety, and good conduct, viz. : s.
England Gord, of Bale, 73 years, of age, •
Thomas Boyce, of Stiffkey, 60 years of age.
John Forby, of Greot Durthaw, 65 years of.age.
"William Askew, of Fianshani, 86 years of age. •
One c.ottaFer. "was rewarded for keeping bees;
viz, Thomas Johnson, of East Lexhain.
The lambing this year in Norfolk haS not been
so good as usual ; there were only three shepherds
who applied for the prrnicans. These •sheP-
herds had no competitors in their respective
classes. • . •