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we are not aware tnat tnere Is any reason
to suppose it incorrect in this PARTICULAR
That treason has been committed by the
parties, there can be TO question. We
hope the time is at last come, when It can
be proved upon them.
At eight o'clock on the same evening,
party Of 10 of the Royal Montreal Volun
teer Cavalry, under Lieut.. ERMATINGER,
was despatched to st Johns, via Longueuil
and Cham5ly, with Constable MALo, to ef.
feet the arrest Of two worthless Of that
place, Messrs DR. D'AvIGNoN and DEMA.
RAY. Having quietly effected their object,
they set out on their return, about o'clock
in the morning, by the same road. Not far
from Chambly, they met with party OF
nbout 80 persons, variously armed, who,
however, went off as they approached. AT
about mile from Longueuil, they were
warned by a woman, that large body of
men was n waiting for them little further
on but from some cause or other the iu!or-
nation was dsrcgarded, and the party pro.
cecded as before. They had gone on but
very shor. distance, when they found
themselves almost close to body Of about
800. in a field on the right Of the road, pro
tectcJ by high fence, and armed with RI
files and muskets The party in advance
moved on to pass them, but was received
by heavy fire, which it was impossible for
them to return with effect, armed as they
were with pistols only, and from a body
which on account of the high fence they
could not charge sword in hand Under
these circumstances, they fell back on the
main body Of the parry, though not until
several shots had told with effect upon
them, Lieut. ERMArINGER was wounded,
we belive, with duck.shot, in the face and
below the shoulder, Mr. SHARP received
bullet through the leg, little below the
snee, and Mr. JOHN p. ASHTON also receiv.
ed slight wound from slug Mr.. JOHN
MoLsoN, jr., had narrow escape for his
life, bullet passing through his cap and
grazing his head. M JOSHUA WooDHoUsE
is also wounded, and we believe from all
we hear, severely. Several Of the horses,
we are told, were more or less wounded. In
turning TO retreat. the Wagon in which
the Constable and the two prisoners were,
was upset and necessarily left behind by
the Cavalry, who then made their way in
to Longueuil, across the fields On arrlv.
ing there, they found detachment OF two
Companies from the 32d Regiment, under
Major REED, who had been despatched at
an early hour from Montreal, to receive
and support them in case Of necessity, but
whose orders had unfortunately directed
him not to proceed beyond Longueuil. The
prisoners had, however, then made their
escape, and the whole body returned to the
city, for further orders.-Courier.
MONTREAL, Nov. 90.
March of The troops TO Chambly ;-arres
of seven prisoners on the road.
The above formed part OF an extra, is
sued from our office on Saturday morning
We have now further intelligence no les:
important, to communicate.
Between 7 and O'Clock on Saturday
morning, the troops set out for Chambly
under Lieu,cnant Colonel WETHERALL
$ as stated in our Erira. Four Companc
i of the Royal Artillery wiz" Q saia pieces
y unde, Captain GLASGOW, and from 10 Il
!. 90 Of the Montreal Volunteer Cavalry, IN
e under Captain David, formed the detach
J, ment. Among the latter, we understan
Is here were a good many of those who hat
IS been out on the severe duty Of the day be
= fore. Lieut.. ERMATINGR,in PARTICULAR an
u Messrs. MoLsoN and ASHTON, thong
" slightly wounded the day before, WEI
o. among the number. The DeputySheI if
u Mr.. Duchesnay. and s. BELL'NGHAM
:. P. L. LEcLERE, Esquires. Magistrates, az
" companed the detachment to authors
= :, its movements.
=, The spot where the attack was made c
n. Friday upon the cavalry, is, as we no
~ learn from parties who have since gon
No over the ground, from two to three mil
r out of Longueuil. On arriving at tn
!, place, the detachment found the waggc
n in which the prisoners had been convey'
in living by the roadside, dead horse in Il
road. aud tracks Of blood IN the field whe
the assailans had been posted; from viii
it would appear that some execution W
done by the fire Of The Cavalry, previo
to their retreat. The houses and barns
is the road side. from which the Cava!
had been fired upon in their retreat, we
,e> all found with the doors and window sh'
he ,ers nailed up. A careful search was
in. course made but though the fires we
en-. still burning in some Of them, there VIZ
be ne ither weapons nor inmates to be lou
ON in any. The party then proceeded a'o
the The road, finding The houses 18th one
es- two exceptions only. deserted, and Il
the formIv without arms in them. SEQ
the were frequently seen mounted. and rid
too down the several concession roads iowa
ave the main road but on sight of the tro
ock they uniformly started off again. An
line dlvldua who was met upon the maln'ro
red stated that as he came along he had s
re- numbers OF men, women and chlldr
leaving the houses along the road, and
lble ing off right and left, the men mostly
the med, About six miles from Chambl
bic, man was overlaken on the road, armed
lrge When arrested he admitted that he
led, turned out to join party that was des'
est. ed to intercept the troops. About I
DIRE further, the Cavalry, who were l'ttle
L, 90. h,A nhaSn