Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-01-21
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BRITISH NAGN 4NIMtTY!
journal II an .2Btericar Officer, captured Of
S9peeNs'oa on the 18th Ccto5rr kett on Aie fas@i
sdge from Fort Ss0rSe q Balsor.
Part o. the regulars taken prisoners in the &C.
ton had been sent TO York the d.y after. On
the 10Th Oct thc rem.ind r. embarked FOR Mon
treat Touched at Yor5 O. receive the prison
ers sent head, and here Lieut.. Col Scott, (thS>
senior officer and Lieut. Bsyiey, were shifted
20 The RoyA George, OF % guns; Lieut. Col.
Christie, iiesis He.rney, Fusinnin, sammons,
and Read, remained on board the Earl al Moi
~, OF ID guns and isuts. NJ artey, Turner,
Fint. and Carr, b ard ne Sincoe. --Hesides
seAIiei, there was or board each vessel 3 strong
gu.-d ut nd troops
Arrived &c Kingston on he 2ist, and rrulin-
Ell t'i the 6tl; during which period, 'licerG
anG men were confined on board. Lie Ut col. y
addressed note % cDi. Vincent, commanding
ottiser o. kingston, requesting leave To go q
shore ror = !cE minutes. b4f rccsivein no dnS1ger4
l4irut. col. Chrystie, made i similar application
N behalf % SICK 0fiicer experienced a like nee
eject a BRUSH lieutenant OF boarl the Earl
at dora, having wi-nts,ed the etl cts Of con-
hnenent ia ui.t nissrSh.r dun y .Oa, permitted
some 0i he American officers to walk on tho
adjoining wharf with himself. FIR this act of
humanity, he 1cas Ee3riUsd sfkis 5Dsrd! Lieut.
Turner beng SICK, remained behind 1t Kings
ston Cor teS days, and signed parole, which
gave him the iimtS the yphvic toun. When he
'SS't'iie s'iAic FtiCsGCnl, iC steDDCU
The street i"to shop, TO have himself shaved.
An officer was iespatched'to order him back to
MS room bat fading III. barber had not fnsh-
Ell the operation, moments, rrSniJe was allow
ell. This unmanly weakness. I'D not escape the
Keen eye OF col Vincent. Tie subaitern was
arrested, and another officer Of bsfter nrrue in.
st2Rtly despatched to force tAe sick American
from the hands 81 the barber, shaved ornot shaw.
4 ed-.Be 5csndcd uC ST L.WF, rec from Eine.st on
| on the 10th Oct in brigade OF b. tteaux, with
! strong guard, commanded BY csrts Evans
ana Nlerns and Qlarter-Master FInney. These
| ohcera periCrmed their respective drties with
/ vigilance butnot without pp!iteness.-Reached
| Prescott, Opposite to Ogdensburgl on the 27th
/ Col Pearson commanded THIS post. In a recent
/ passage out from England, he had been taken
! by an American prvateer, but re Captured neaE
! the port OF salem Col, Pearson mad. TO us ev.
| cry acknowledgement, for the Dolitepess he
! himself had received, whie prisoner Al this
place Col Lettbridge, the same who had a lit-
| tie tune before made an attempt on Osdensburg)
took command of the guard. tie was polite
and attentive 20 his charge Al the mouth Of
the river RaisIn, on the 18th Oct we fell into
the hands OF the Deputy Quarter Master Gene.
raj, one Gray, sent mther 10 receive the prisons
ers, by His Exccueney Sir George Provost,
, From thiS moment we were made 20 Gek our
approach towards the Governor General OF His
| MejrstYa Provinces, by every act OF studied in
diSnl,y which the low and vulgar mind of. Quar-
l0r--'iS'I-F Ifay' couId invent, aided by the NJ
StrIctions of His Excellency.
On the night OF the 30th we slept at I.acb;nc
| 9 miles above Mon real The next day a tri.
| umphai procession commenced Under the
Pretenee OF pni,teuess to the officers, calaisbrs
were provided for them, but with the. real M
tention of giving efecf to the procession and
WIN me same view Large escort oftroJps came
up from Montreal.
The march commenced early in the morning
officers IN calsi,bes, at the head of the mel, .
the whole preceded by the said Dep. Or Mr.
Gen who, seated in his car, rode in triumph
and insolence. On entering Montreal The hand
oe8an to play, and was occasionally relieved bv
held musick. In this manner the march CON.
tnued through the principal streets 10 the front
OF the palace, where halt was made. and the
American officers ordered TO digmount for tbe
qualification OF His Exccilencv When com.
peient time had been allowed for starin, from,
the palace, the procession continued the whole
ON ioJt, to the grand parade, and hare marched
from right 70 left OF the garrison turned out f,r
that purpose The parade beng clearI to ar
commOdatc the Multitude O spectators. a.,
sufficient time allowed to the garrison IA I,oE
we'll in the face Oh enemy without those vii.
things called guns" the officers were turned q d
to Hotel, and the other prisoners to piaces -,
confinement At the lIl;ci a parols ,yss ,r;yor
which limited Us to the city.
These indiynities, OF barbarous aud evoIofle 4
usage, did not Ell up The measures OF wrong.
Which this handful Oh unfortunate American
were doomed 10 suffer
I At Kingston, seven prisoners were reduced
Tom their allegiance % enter the British ser
vice one Of these 9iscreants, by wav Of trsti
Tying his zeal TO his royal master, was induced
10 charg- licut col S-ou with having kiileI !
British soldier after the surrender rhnftte
! and ridiculous accusation, the British .o.Gr.,
! affected - cheek bat before our arrival N
Montreal, IT had been reported to his Exceilen
cy, aud was 80 generally prnpsgated and bclicv
ed at neat quarters. rs % render it IN the on
MON OF British officer highly imprndent to,
iicut col. 5. % be seen in the streets qhus vas
asasunafiou invited by IN infamous rerort
which SIR George fprcyost must have known \,
be false Major Gen 9hcsilc, in his ofBr;sI
despatch, could have given no grounds for sticl
belief, because this officer, and evcgy otb,
who was IN theaction, would know il 10 b
slse. Capt. Gibson, aud lieut.. Totten, (of an.
Uolted states OF America from their situ,tior
artIcuiariy know il 20 be so.
Nov ID, embarked Tor Quebec, guarded D.,
Canadian militia. The officers octhis corr 4. Z
every taing in their power to ameliora,s tse Con