Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1837-12-29
LATER FROM MONTREAL

THE PATRIoTs DISPERSED AT GRAND BRU.
/ LIE. The BUTcHERY BY THE BRIrIsH
TRooPs NEARLY OVER.
We received last night the Montreal Her.
aid. Dec. 10th. from which tory paper) we
copy the following. The conhagrations
and waste Of human life. even as there stat.
ed, we recommend to the attention of our
readers
I'VE have received still later information
from the seat of War. At eight o'clock
yesterday morning, the troops marched from
ST. Eustache with their gallant General
at their head. and reached Grand Brule
about noon. Previously to leaving 81. Eu-
stache, flag Of truce had been received by
Sir John; but that did not interfere with his
preconcerted opinions. Every house with
in mile OF the Grand BruIe. had white
pocket handkerchief stuck on stick ex-
hiblted fIom a window. 10 give evidence Of
the peaceful intentions of its inmates. On
arriving opposite Girouard's house, the
General halted, and made il his Head Guar.
ters Immediately opposite were about two
hundred and fifty Canadians drawn up rank
and fie, few Of them holding up white
handkerchiefs on sticks They exhibited
as ptlful an appearance as could possibly
be imagined. and surrendered themselves
Internationally. In Girouard's house sew.
eral papers were found. containing fists Of
his various companies and various other
matters connected width his mad projects
A person named Majore. one Of the prison.
ers at ST. Eustache. who was wounded ia
the side by an officer with his sword, and
who was one of the iomenters Of the rebel.
lion, says that at the beginning Of the action
the rebels amounted to nearly a thousand
A considerable number Of them fed as soon
as they heard Of the first discharge of anil.
lery, and II IS conjectured that from $50 10
ZOO were killed by the military or persisted
in the flames. The stencil from the burning
Of the bodies icas re,y o6fnsire The mum.
Der OF the corpses in the church-yard and
the nuns gardens iwenty-eighl. and from
thirty TO forty individuals were killed in the
brushwood in attempting 10 retreat. When
The troops arrived at ST. Eusiache, Girouard. |
Peltier and few others left to bring up re. |
Iniorcements. as they said, but, as matter
OF course. they never returned. They call. |
ed at tavern kept by Mr. Inglis, at Grand
Premiere, about four o'clock, and said Tint
the troops had met with signal defeat: Mrs
ingis asked them how, If that were the |
case, the village was in flames? TO which |
he replied, that il was accidentally set on |
hire by themselves. They then went to
Grand Brule and the North River, bu, were
not successful in either place in raising
troops, and they are now supposed 10 be
skulkIng about the woods The number of
prisoners taken at ST. Eustache is 1923. and
The number OF wounded about twenty. of
whom four have died since they were pla.
red in the hospital. The troops lost one
man killed and FIVE men were wounded
though not seriously.
On Thursday evening the village of ST.
Eustache presented hean.rending appear
ance, the whole of the lower portion being
one sheet OF lurid fame. Il is supposed
hat about fifty houses have been burnt, and
nothing now is left Of them but stone walls
u solitary chimneys The moon looked
blue and wan through the thick and curl.
ng smoke, and seemed as il mourning over
he melancholy scene.
we understand that The prisoners are 10
% brought into Montreal. Sir John with
he troops were to occupy Grand. Brule last
hight, and proceed this day to ST. Soho.
astlque and ST. Therese, and thence home.
i is supposed that the houses ef-Jas,ah Is a.
'elo and Girouard would be burnt by The
roops previous to their DEPARTURE
The Montreal Herald says NOTHING If the
ieath Of Dr. Wollred Nelson.