Litchfield enquirer., 1837-12-28

Mr. TillinRhast in the Chair. MT. Macken- zie. fhe Lion," was brought forth and loud- ly cheered. He is described as Scotclman, of short stature, with large head and sandy whiskers, resembling some Martin Van Bu- ren. Mr. McKenzie's address was an hour long. He contended the Canadas had the same grievances precisely as the Americans in 1776. Among other items he spoke or the government monopoly of tho St. Lawrence trade, packed juries, perpetual Senate' the creatures of the Governor, neglect of educa- tion. and conversion of edifices founded by inc French for colleges into British barracks, &c. He said the recent rising was mistake and premature. Both provinces were or- ganized and in daily communication by ex- press, in one of the despatches sent by which to the different towns which had joined in the league, the word Tuesday" was unfor- tunately written for Thursday" Hence the forced march on Toronto of a Tuesday. The Patriots were without arms, not having probably 300 muskets in the Upper Province and no gunpowder arms and powder both being contraband. MT. Mckenzie said the whole province nearly was against the gov- ernment to a man that the issue must be on the side of the people. Great applause fol- lowed the conclusion of the speech, and of the 2OOO present many offered to go over at once and join the Canadians. MT. Rolph was excused from appearing at the meeting, as many of his relations were in jail and thus held in teyrorena over him.-N. Y. Star.
 Correspondence of the Montreal Courier.
 ST. EUsTAcHE, o'clock, Thursday.
 St. Eustache has fallen. The church, the priests house, the Nunnery, Duments house, Cheniers and Scottsall the leading radicals and many others are in heap of blazing ruins. Five of the Royals hear are killed, and of the artillery wounded. Gaugy is 0fc hNr Ae dlSlnOun. ted from his horse and sorming the Sacrlstle Tn the most gallant manner, when he was hit on the top ofthe left shoulder by ball which came putin hs lett arm. He looks very well, and the doctors say its by no means serious. know not the number killed a; mong the rebels. Ishould suppose wha have heard ofand about O. but the village having been sur prisoners say that numbers rereated into the vaults of the church, and the cellars destroyed where they must have perished miserable. prisoner assures me that Girod was in the church to-day, with Barce!o and Chenier, they therefore must have fallen. Such scene von never witnessed. It must prove an awful example trust to God a satisfactory one.
 and Grod were in the church with between two and three hundred-they must have all fallen. The arti. lery first opened at about half past one Every thlng over except the shooting of fewfugdves, at half past three.
 After leaving St. E,stache the troops took up their line of march for St. Benoit They arrived there a. wards the village, white flags were displayed from many of the hoses indicative of disposition to sur render; and when Sir John Colborne had fixed his Head ou5are large body o pnrSSI o I aSons Sos: Y down their arms. and surrendered at discretion.
 The Montreal Transcript says in reference to the surrender hat "o9 the s ap was pleased to accept their surrender at discretion rather than repeat St. Beno,t the awful lesson of the previous day at St. Eustache."
 The conlmander-in-chief gave orders to destroy the rude nrificaon erected by the Patriots and to prohI- 'any further destruction of property after which he took leave of the army and returned to Montreal the afternoon, under the escort ot the Montreal Cav airy, and the Queens Light Dragons.
 Burning of St. Benoi.-The Montreal Transcript- from which paper the above intelligence is derived = thus speaks of what occ%rred at s, Benolt after the ibv informed, that no sooner had Sir John taken his departure from St. Benot than the village was set on fire in several places. When our informant last look ed back upon the place it appeared he said one sheet of vid ame and tho fire appeared to he issuing from the windows of the church. We have too much req to fear that the exclusive zeal ot many of the ul. tra oyasts, not duty, hurried them into acts ot vengeance. h,th at s Ens;acho and St. Benot and that some of hem even stopped to appropriate what they could not mistake for their own, and which the troops had spared" :.
 The fol!3 ying particulars relating to some of the lending patriots n Lower Canada will he new to most nfour readers. They are denved from paper in the interests of le Royasts.
 "Gaqnon was already deai-ofthe rest, who crowd ed our prso, even before the expedition to t Eusla- che, we have already pullsled the names. Since the march of the troops on Wednesday last, we have Dr. Chenier ked--we have Dunouchel prisoner. a man, who from his activity, aud his relentless hatred of any thing British has with the exception o Papineau him. self and two others) done more than any other m Can ada to foment rebellion, and excite the ignorant to arms-we have A. E. Paplneau, a nephew to the Speaker and M. F. for Terrebonne, kiiled-A. Lori m fer kledJ. F. Labre lthe son of the late Dr. Labne. whose lucuhrations Canada elictcda vote of f5O0 from the Assembly, that might be spent treason) killed,-we have Hubcrt the Advocate kilcd-we have Fereol Peeiier, another Advocate, a prisoner-wc have the notorious Louis CoursoIes, from the Cote ot Terrah honne, brought in yesterday prisoner. We have the rebel force returned their homes, with practical lesson on political delinquency ndebly inn printed their minds their hearts full ot gratitude to mercul commander, whose forhearance Tn victory has taught them to venerate the British government, ~ " ~ Troy Whig.
 Upper Canad1.-Canadian Volunteers Expedition 10 Black R0fk aud Economically the Buffalo Adverti- ser of Friday evening we learn that the Canadian vol nneers. after heinz harangued before the theatre in that city "Wednesday evening marched to Black Rock, having supplied themselves with the l4O stand of arms from the court house; which they broke open. On and part tried to billet themselves the inhabitants. in which, however, they were not successful When the sheriff came to seize the arms (which he dd) Mir Mackenzie addressed the troops from the top of bar rel. and they then marched off to Ionnawanda. On Thursday night in consequence of a report that the arms would again be seized by the volunteers the court house guarded and the alarm bell rung. A body of the volunteers actuay made their appearance and one of them flashed his musket in the face of wa:chman-He with others apprehended and placed in custody.
 It is runlored that the Patriot Volunteers have taken possession ofNavy lsland-that 300 of the Royal Vol unteers from the other side immediately joined their standard-and that Dr. Rolph, upon hearing that re- ward of f5O0 had been offered for his apprehension has enlisted warmly in the cause, and the night before