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hutOcnllcaleO particulars Oh lDc 81. INJURIES
and ST. Dennis affairs, or Of the actual
position of parties at the present moment.
or one thing however, we are quite certain,
that there has been misrepr on
both sides. No Montreal papers have
been received since Saturday. and the last
mail brought not even letter.
The town Of Montreal is now baricaded
and prepared, as far as possible, for win
ter siege. Every loyal citizen is soldier,
and the city presents the single aspect OF q
military camp. The military movement Of
Col Gore on Friday, to which rumor had
assigned the duty Of burning St, Dennis
and ST. Charles, turns ont to have been
one for the pro ection Of the public stores
and other property at Sorel and not for
offensive operations 1t is now under
stood that the patriot force assembled at
st. Charles has retired into the country,
and that all is quiet in that quarter at pres
ent.
We shall next expect to hear news Of
interest from the upper district. in the Vi
cni,y Of Lake Of the two Mountains, to
which nllusion is made in the article we
copy from the Courier.
POSTSCRIPT. Since writing the
above we have received intelligence from
Hghgalc, that on Wednesday night
party Of about forty patriots, who have
been at Swunton some days, attempted to
make their way through to Missiskoui Bay,
but were ambushed by several hundred
loyalsis, at ST. .irmands, and driven back
with the loss of one man killed, three
wounded,o one prisoner, and their two pieces
Of ordnance.
LATER FROM MONTREAL.
Since the above was in type, we have
received tho Montreal Courier of Monday,
from which we extract the following, in regard
to Col. Cores expedition.
We are happy 10 be authorised to state that the
detachment of Her Maesty's troops under Colonel
Gore, after spending Friday night at Saint Ours,
entered 81. Denis early on Saturday morning.
Yesterday they were at ST. Charles and to-day
they 10 march upon St. Hyacin,h, in pursuit Of
the rebels, Papineau and Nelson, who are supposed
TO have fled in that direction. ST. Charles and the
other principal villages the tichelieu arc 10 be
occupied until further orders.
We ought 10 add, that the howitzer, and the five
wounded men left tehind on the 23d were recover.
ed and that the property Of the rebel Nelson, as
NJ tho bnu- from, cl, ho nplt oil
on her ma jes,ys troops, were burnt.
Lord Gosford has issued his proclamation,
requiring the disaHecled to return to their
respective homes and remain quiet citizens,
and calling upon all good und loyal subjects 10
be ready at momonls warning for whatever
emergency may arise.
Large rewards are offered for the arrest
of Papincnu, Brown, and number Of other
leaders.
MoSTREAL, Dec, /, 1887.
The late accounts from Grand Brule and
its neighbourhood arc of a character to de
rnand full share of public attention. On
Saturday last, muster Of some hundreds
ofthe rebels took place at Grand Brule,
and on Sunday second was held, at which
we have been credbly informed that 40
less than 1900 men were in attendance.
For some time past, we are assured they
have been Mt work upon entertainments of
one kind and another, for the defence Of
Grand Brulc, from Gn attack N either
direction, whether from Montreal or from
tho back country An American gentle.
man who passed through the place about
lo-, inf .ot ho
was stopped there and examined, by q
body Of about $50 armed men who ap-
peared to be acting as regular guard
under the command Of man named
CoURsoLLEs. In the course Of his exam.
ination, he was told that they had been
keeping such guard there ever since the
Saturday before, and were determined to
allow no communication but such as they
think understandable to take place lhro'
their district. While detained, our intor-
mant saw q man who was stated TO be u
prisoner, make his escape from the house
OF a Mr.. BRAzEAU, ust by. He was in.
stantly pursued by mounted party, and
doubtless re,aken. After some delay, our
informant himself was allowed to proceed,
bu, he was assured by the maiI-carrier who
oVcItpOh Ultll III tol' NldilllI Nidt GNtHIUB,
that the rebels regretted afterwards that
they had not made him prisoner.
On "Wednesday, we learn tina, the mail
carrier was himself stopped on his return,
and his mail taken from him. The same
day a party Of 100 or more proceeded to
visit and dlsarm most o. the loyRiss resi-
ding in that quarter, Some days before,
individuals had been thus visited. but this
time the movement was made general. A
large proportion Of these dlsarmed loyuis,s
came into town yesterday with their fami-
lies, and we are assured by individuals OF
their number with whom We have con
verseb, that the whole Of them will mme.