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frigates; on board one of them was the new commanding offi-
cer, said to be a most daring fellow.
The extraordinary powers demanded by Eustamen being
still refused by the senate, he had placed Gen. Arista at
the head of 1500 men, and intimated an intention, in case
the refusal was persisted in, of dissolving that body by force,
and usurping the coveted powers.

FURTHER NEWS FROM CANADA.
( From the London Standard of Saturday.)
A British government messenger arrived yesterday with
dispatches to go by the Great Western. He left Montreal
on Monday. The dispatches announce the capture of 80
patriots at the surrender of the mill, and 32 previously,
making 112 in all, and that they had been sent to Montreal,
with Sir G. Arthur's order that they should all be tried and
banged.
The following dispatch from the Hon. Col. Cathcart, of
the King's Dragoon Guards, stationed at Chatubly, gives
details of the miserable attempt made by the rebels to main-
tain a position on the Boucherville mountain.
Chatnbly, Nov. 15, 1838.

Sir,—l have the honour to acquaint you, that, on my ar-
rival here yesterday evening, I learned that the camp in
the Boucherville mountain had broken up, and that Malhiot
had crossed over at the ferry to Pointe Olivier. I also heard
of some threatened disturbances at St. Mary's, on the oppo-
site side of the river. I ordered an officer and thirty men
of the lsth, accompanied by some loyal persons, acquainted
with the inhabitants, to leave this at five o'clock this morn•
ing, and go there to search for arms—not without hopes of
taking Malhiot. Some arms were taken, and two leading
agitators were brought in, who remain for examination to-
morrow. 1 also learn from the cute of this place (who has
been most praiseworthy in his exertions to restrain his flock
from participating in the rebellion, and in bringing to justice
the agitators and those who had coerced the peaceably dis-
posed), that he had learned that three guns and a consider-
able quantity of arms and ammunition were in the mill near
the lake in the centre of the Boucherville mountain, that he
had sent a young ecclesiastic of the name of Le Fevre, to
recommend to his parishioners, for their own interest, the
voluntary surrender of all those warlike stores immediately
to him, to be by him delivered to me, and I hourly expect
them.

As they did not arrive last night, I patroled this morning
to the mountain with 20 Dragoons, and on arriving at the
wood, about eleven o'clock. met Major Johnson, with the 66th,
and two guns, proceeding to make the seizure. After making
some visits fcs arms, and sending home the patrol, I joined
Major Johnson, at the mill, and found him in possession of
three guns, ten or twelve dozen casks of powder, some 30
muskets and a great many pikes—also, a good deal of ammu-
nition made up, particularly artillery cartridges, with bags
containing some dozen of musket balls attached to each.
Major Johnson was to return from Beloiel, for the night,
with his capture, the particulars of which he will, no doubt,
himself detail; but I write this, as I have a more direct
means of communication.

I have the honour to be, Sir,
'Yoiir most obedient humble servant,
GEo. CATHCART, Lieut. Col. K.D.G.
To the Military Secretary, &c., &c.

CAPTURE GF "BILL JOHNSON," THE BUCCA-

NEER OF THE LAKE.
(From a letter to his Excellency Governor Marcy, dated
Ogdenshurgh, Nov. 18.)
"William Johnson was yesterday arrested by Charles 'l'.
Burwell and A. B. James, about three mites above Ogdens-
burgh. He was traced and found in the woods by Mr. Bur-
well, and driven from his covert towards a bay in the river St.
Lawrence, where his son lay in waiting for him with a row-
boat, ready to convey him away. Mr. James, however, had
got young Johnson ashore, taken possession of his boat, and
secreted his oars, so as not to allow a chance of escape. Old
4 Bill' rushed down to the river, closely pursued by Burwell,
where he was met by James. He called aloud. My boat,
my boat!' He was ordered by Mr. J. to surrender, but he
declared he would never do so while alive. He had a pistol
in each hand, and swore that he would sooner die than be
taken, and threatened to shoot the first man that approached
him. James and Burwell attempted to seize him, and took
hold of him several times; but he broke from them, and re-
treated. _

" His son advised him to flee to the woods, that he would
help him away if in his power, but that his boat and oars had
been taken from him, and that he had uo means of giving
him assistance. Johnson then attempted to escape to the
woods, but was prevented, and when he saw there was no
chance of escape, he came to a halt, and offered to surrender,
if his pursuers would allow his son to have his arms. They
replied they did not seek his arms but his person After a
parley, considerable delay, and a vast deal of threatening,
he gave his son a Cochran rifle, (12 discharges,) and two
large rifle pistols, and then started with B. awl J. for Ogdens-
burgh, still however retaining four small pistols and a large
Bowie-knife, but which, in the course of a few minutes, he
also gave to his son. They had proceeded about one-third
of a mile, when they were met by a file of U. S. soldiers, a
deputy sheriff from Jefferson, and a deputy U. S. marshal,
to whom Johnson was delivered, and conveyed on board the
steam-boat in the employ of government, under Col. Worth."
[Thence, as will be seen by accounts from Oswego, Sachett's
Harbour, &c., he was conveyed to prison in Jefferson county.]

JAMAICA.—We have received files of the Jamaica
Royal Gazette, Dispatch, Mercury, and Gazette, up
to the 4th ultimo. We learn from the Royal Gazette,
that the House of Assembly met on the 30th of Octo-
ber, for the dispatch of business. The following is
the address deli veted by the Governor on the occasion :
" Gentlemen of the Council,
" Mr. Speaker, and Gentlemen of the House of Assembly.
" The most important event in the annals of Colonial his-
tory has taken place since I last had the pleasure of meeting
the legislature of this island ; and I am happy in being able
to declare, that the conduct of the labouring population, who
were then the objects of your liberal and enlightened policy,
entitles them to the highest praise, and amply proves how
well the) have deserved the boon of freedom.
" It was nut to be expected that the total extinction of the
Apprenticeship Law would be followed by an instantaneous
return to active labour, but, feeling as I do, the deepest in-
terest in the successful result of the great measure now in
progress, I sincerely congratulate you and the country at
large on the improvement which is daily taking place in the
resumption of industrious habits, and I trust there is even_
prospect of agricultural prosperity.
" Many important subjects, consequent upon the altered
condition of society, will, I hope, receive your early, and
serious consideration.

" Mr. Speaker, and Gentlemen of the House of Assembly.
" I shall lose no time in laying before you various dis-
patches from het Majesty's government.
" I beg to assure you of my cordial co-operation in all
measures which may tend to improve the laws ; to give se-
curity to property ; to protect the just rights of the peasantry,
and ensure peace and happiness to all classes of her Majesty's
subjects:

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The speech was subsequently referred, by a large
majority, to a committee of the whole house on the
state of the island. Very protracted discussions were
likely to arise in committee, as there seemed to be a
very strong determination to make a stand upon the
privileges. of the House of Assembly, and its right to
legislate for the island.

We are sorry to say that the reports as to the state
of Jamaica continue to be unfavourable. The negroes
still manifested the greatest indisposition to settle
down to work. Great complaints are still made re-
specting the ruinous interference of the missionaries,
whose policy it seems to be to encourage the negroes
in the unprofitable system of " squat ting." On this
subject the Gazette of the 20th of October has the
following remarks :—" If it were not for the mischief
which the man has the power to inflict, we certainly
should indulge in a hearty laugh at the notion of that
notorious libeller Knibb, bringing a criminal informa-
tion for libel against one of the reporters of his gross
calumnies, the editor of the Cornwall Courier. Upon
the plea cf the greater the truth the greater the libel,
he may probably gain his ends, and the truth-report-
ing editor may run a chance of being punished for the
crime of exposing the atrocious falsehoods propagated
by this wholesale dealer in slander against the propri:
etary body of Jamaica!

" This same Knibb, who has realised a fortune by
the preaching and printing of libels against the colo-
nial inhabitants, and who boasts he can lay down
£lO,OOO to assist the negroes in squatting, in order
that he may hasten desolation, and drive the proprie-
tors of property from the land, seems now busy in
promoting by passive resistance what he formerly
executed by means of the firebrand and the sword!
And as he seems bent upon the ruin of St. James and
Trelawny, we trust Sir Lionel Smith will be prepared
to give a satisfactory reply to his government, when
he is called upon to account for his communication
with, and amiable courtesy towards, this, furious agi-
tatt4. Knibb, indeed, appears to be an especial pet
of the Queen's House party, and we could not but
admire the cfficial report in yesterday's Morning
Journal respecting the opening of a new Baptist
chapel !"

Respecting the conduct of the labourers we have
the following information in a letter addressed to the
editor of the Dispatch, from the parish of Manches•
ter :—" It is not my intention to enter upon a lengthy
detail in informing you how matters really stand in
this parish, with respect to the general working of
the labourers; and having taken considerable pains
to inform myself upon the subject, I think very few,
if any, exceptions can be opposed to my statement.
" Where the people are working, (for it is not on
every property they are doing so,) the Monday is a
broken day, in consequence of the reluctance they
feel to commence work until the day is far advanced.
Seldom is it on Fridays, and I may always say never
on Saturdayti, do they work
.at all for the proprietor.
If they do labour on that day, it is in their grounds;
but many, it is feared, waste their time in idleness and
wandering about. I may further state, that on the days
on which they do labour, there is not upon an average,
one-half of the negro population above ten years of
age who turn out then, rarely beginning work before

eight a.m., or continuing it after three p.m ; therefore,

deducting one hour at least, for breakfast, you can
judge by this to ‘vhat a scale the cultivation of pro-
perties will ultimately be reduced, unless some change
shortly take place, and a more general and willing dis-
position be evinced on the part of our peasantry to
carry it on. It was considered by a few, and hoped
by many, that a " steam power" had been discovered,
from the circumstance of one or two gangs having
taken piece work, and, at a high rate of wages, per-
formed an extraordinary quantity of labour; but this
only appears to ,have been done by fits and starts, a
mere flash in the pan, not in the continuous manner
necessary for the proper cultivation of a plantation;
and even if it were, certainly not at a rate of wages