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London, England, 1816-11-19 00:00:00

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CANADA PAPERS.

Canada Papers to the llth nit. have arrived.--
The Quebec Gazette of the 10th states, that the
harvest in the Upper Provinces bad been got in ;
the quality of the wheat good, the crop abundant.
The parishes below Quebec had suffered from the
weather ; the crops, deficient in quality, hit T-
big been taken in while green. The weather had
set fn. very cold, with snow.
MONTIZEAL, OCT. 5.7-,--On the afternoon of
Saturday .last, the specie *seized on board the.
Mae Champl..lin at ealo-1103t , amounting to up-
wards or 12,000 dollars, arrived at.his Majesty's
cash-office bete, under the escort of the 19th,
Light Dragoons, trout St. John's.
At length we have authentic accounts relating
to the expedition of Lord Selkirk ; they are very
important, as many ex-parte details have been
published—his taking Fort 'William by storm,
making all the partners of the North-west Com-
pany prisoners, &c.; but the cause ot the exile-.
&don has never been explained. The Canadipa
Courant puts it in a. very clear point of view :
Mr. Robert Semple, the Governor-General for the
Hudson's Bay Company on the Red River,, to-
wards the close of the seir 1815, took possession
ot two establishments belonging to the North,
west Company, which Ia l obtruded themselves
on the territory of the Hudson's 13.4 y Company.
The North-west traders then altered their wine,
going.into the Upper Country byeireuitons ways,
by which much deity took place ; and in order to
try Mr. Semple, they sent two cart loads of pro-
visions by the former tract in June last, with a
guard of 50 It : the advance, 22 of the num,
beg, fell in with one of the natives, whom they
took forward with them to prevent discovery. The
rear-guard passed within four miles of the settle-
ment : they were perceived by the Governor, and
were attucked by a party from the garrison, con-
sisting of abotit 30 soldiers : an engugemen, took
place, stated on the lilth of June., Mi. Semple
and.2.l of his men were killed ; the rest ot his
forces returned defeated to the fort : it is on this
account that the expedition of Lord Selkirk was
uudertaken. The matiner of Lord Selkirk's con-
ducting the expedition we do not justify, nor in-
deed call we fount any opinion on the
,subject
evithout further aUthentic details it ia,.hoWevet2,
hot jw•tice to say, that the Heitlsoo's Bay Coto-
pauy have tights, and ate a chartered company ;
the North ,west traders, though we believe a most
re'spectable body, are only An association of mer-
chants.

`" The Americans are:bn3ily employed in ren-
dering Niagara one of the strongest fortresses in
the United States: On the land side they are ex-
tending the works•by strong redoubts ; and on
the river they are constructing shelving batteries
almost even with the watery which they properly
call marine fortitirations. Whether these works
of defence or offence intvx given rke to snspicion,
in For,' George, we cannot proem! to tit' tCr ;11 I I
hut we are Credibly' itrintuted, that. ILO Itetti,n.
Cotronairdant has- lately become very partientar
about the quit 'wbete every is to laud, nit&
1015 Itrohililtv4 British chitens houo arousing
theinseives at shootin4 fishing on certain part::
of the-common betich,which has alwar, in lime of
peace, been as tree to them its the air they breatlit.d.
fn consequence of thli older of the Canino-irritant,
Thos. itngey; and a son of the
Dickson, have heel' put into confinement for
anntsing hentseicei nit llrc sfirted griltnid tio
public in a tithemf pe6fintori ?ware ! kVe oiol
pc-et further Nititulit respupt i nit
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