Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-04-20

also at Quebec. and Lady Provost gave her
many presents. including mourning orna.
ments.
IL the speech Of the warriors to Gov. Pre-
vost, they said
g Father. Listen. You have told Us by
the Talk of your Warriors. once Father,
twice Father, thar we were to fight on the
TANKS and ia the rear of your Warriors /;
but we have always gone in front, Father |;
and it is in this way we have lost so many
of our young warriors, our women and chill
dren.
:. Father. Listen. Your red children
want back their old boundary lines. that
they may have the lands which belong to
them: and TINS, father. when the war be.
gan you promised to get for them.
" Father. Listen. Your red children
have suffered 2 great deal; they are sad :
indeed they are p;tif,il. They want yeur
assistance. Fnlh,-r. They wan. arms for
their WARRIORS S.sd c,a.he; Cor their wcren
and children. You do not know the mum.
bers of your red children, Father. There
are many who have never yet received any
arms or clothing. 1t is necessary at pre- .
sent, Father, to send more than you former
ly aid.
= Father. Listen. At the beginning of
the war you promised as, when the Ameri-
cans would put their hands forward you
would draw yours back. Now, father, we
request when the Americans put their hand
owl, ias we hear they mean to dol knock
itaway, Father: and the second time when
tlley put out their hand, draw your sword
Iinot. Father, the Americans will laugh at
US, and say our great Father, who lives
beyond the Great Lake, is coward, Fa-
tier.
Father. Listen. The Americans are
taking our iands from us every dav. They
have no hearts, Father. They have no pity
for US. They want to drive us beyond the
setting sun.Bat, Fathet, we hope, although
we are lev, and are here as 1t were upon a
little Island, our Great and Mighty Father,
who lives beyond the Great Lake, will not
torsase Us in our distress, but will Continue
to remember his faithful Red Childrea.''
Erract from the GoOernos's ysns7uer.
My Chiidren-I thank the Great Spirit
that see you in my own dwelling, and con
verse with you Face to Face; Listen to my
words, they arc the words of Iruth--you
have already heard this from my chiefs,
and now repeat them I've have take Il
each other by the hand aad fought together
our interests are the same--we must still
continue TO fight together-for the king our
Great Father considers you as his children,
and Will not forget you or your interests at
peace but to preserve what we hold
AMI recover from The enemy what belongs
| to us-we must make great exertions, and
| rely on your undtuntei Courage. with the
assurance f a$ly Chiefs and Warriors. y
drive The Big HEises from all Ger Lands the
! ensuing Summer.
My Children.--Oar Great Father will
give US more Warriors from the other side
| OF the Great Water, who will join with you
| IN attacking the enemy, and will open the
Great Road TO your Country by which you
| used TO receive your supplies, and which
the enemy having stopped. has caused the
distress and scarcity OF goods, you complain-
ed of-for have never been in want oil
| goods for you, but could not send them.
| Tell yoar Brother Warriors, whom may
| not see, that those are my words, and tina,
although they are TO destroy thsir enemies
! IN Battle, they must spare and shcw mer.
cy to women, children, and all prisoners.
My Chiidren--I have but ore thing more
to recommend to you, which you will MOI
| forget--You know that the only success the
| enemy gained over us the last season, was
| owing to the want OF proyisions--Therew was
much waste at Amherstburg-the conse
| quence was that you and my warriors we're
| forced to retreat--in future you must be
| careful OF provisions, and use of them only
what may be necessary tor in war they are
the same as powder and ball.--We caano
| destroy our enemies without them.
MONTREAL, March 26.
On Monday evening last. Gen. M'Comb
with abont 500 American troops, took pos.
session of the village at st. Armand-the,
have also brought on seven or eight pieces
| OF cannon, and 1t is supposed, intend to for
tify and garrison the place. A great mum
Der of the inhabitants have left the place
! the General has issued proclamation in
viting them to return, promising them pro
lection of persons and property.
We understand that respectable force
has marched for St. Armand under the
command Of Mai. General Sir Sidney BECK
with, To attack the American brigands, un.
der General NJ Comb. who are posted a,
Phiipsburg, 1000 stro.g g. From the recent
depredations committed by the American.
on our frontier, in violation of the laws o,
war, this government is again at full liberty
to retaliate; and the public will be disap-
appointed it vengeance be not speedily taken
on the unprincipled foe.
Com. Barclay, late of the Erie fleet, was
at Montreal ia good health. II will be r.
collected he has lost both arms.
Gen Winder had arrived at Quebec, and
it was said had effected nothing favourable
to prisoners.
The House of Assembly of Upper Cana
da have resolved that the Proclamation OF
Ger. de Rottenburg, declaring Martial Law
was an arbitrary and unconstitutional mea
sure, tending to destroy the laws Of the Pro-