Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1837-12-23


the present state Of things in Canada, than We
have seen elsewhere, and we therefore present
il to our readers.
THE AFFAIRS AT ST. CHARLES-PROS-
PECT OF A TERMINATION OF THE
CANADA WAR.
We have been favored b. gentleman resident
of this city, with the following extracts from his
private correspondence. 1t comes from source
that cannot be questioned; it was not intended
for publication, and therefore cannot DO infcndcc
to deceive; it is the correspondence from one
friend TO another, and is intended to give
information; all should read it who are interested
in the Canadian afTlirs, it gives IN PLAIN
DETAIL facts, for which the public have been seek
ing.
Ny DEAR FRIExD:-I am certain that II must
afford YOU pleasure to bear that ST. Charles IS tn.
ken bv the troops, and that with the exception oi
one solitary hut, is laid in ashes. This intelligence
re ,ched ST. Johns early on Monday morning; out
amidst the conflicting reports which werc In CIT
culation, it would have been impossible to give
YOU any thing like correct infEmat'on as 10 inc
particulars Of the attack sooner.
Sir John Colbo-nc, however, received from Coi'
Weihcrel Yesterday true statement OF the 'm
portant facts relative TO the engagement, ana
now histcn to lay before such parts OF II us nave
come before the public. You arc. Pcriips' aware
that on Wednesday last, that tho troops whcn
had left Montreal under Col Gore. proceeded
from Sore! in company with two octachmch'so
the 6Sth of the whole force thus conssting OF
the two flank companies OF the gain, nnacr vi.
Hughes. the Light Company of tho 33l under
Capt NJ rkhan, and one company OF the 6Jh
under Capt Crompton, together with snaii
howifzcr and a party Of Artillery, under Lieut..
Newcomer, and dozen oil the Royal Mont
real Cavalry, under Col. Scrccny; IN all ABOUT ~oo
men.
You arc likewise aware. that al the same time
Lieut. Col. Wcthcrci lett Chambly, taking with
him four companies Of the regulars ana two con'-
panies Of the 6jih, with two pieces ot artillery,
under Capt Glasgow, and about ~ cavalry uhdor
Capt. David, in al! about $50 men. TWAS pro-
posed that these two bodies should meet ana at
tack St. Charles at the Same time; bat when the
former had reached ST. Dennis most CALLING fire
was opened on them from large storc-housc on
each side of the village, by which seven men
were killed ana nine wounded, including Capt.
Markham, who received no less than live wounds
two in the neck Que in the back, one In the leg,
and one in the side. AT this period the men were
worn out, having been obliged 10 ira
vel from Sorcl knee deep in mud, under dreao-
full rain, and without prov isions, thc--ooat nav
ing been obliged to pat back by ire OF mnskct
r. from party ON the bank of the river; "aocn
to this, the regulars hid to fight their way men
by inch from S,rcl, the bridges having been all !
DESTROYED, and fire opened on them from almost
every house and barn they passed, So that wnch
they got ST. Sorc, they were literary barcioo-
cd ldcd out, without food AMI without ama"'-
ton.
TO proceed. therefore, would have been mud |!
nrrs. So a,ler having expended their ammunition
AGAINST the rebels. and dcmolishng the houses
from which they were attacked, they commenced
!. retreat and finally reached SoreI, ana were
mex, day i,incd by another company OF inc "a
md two pieces of artillery, with fresh supply !
Of ammunition, under M,jor Jackson, but the
combined force did not leave Sorcl, and mecca
believe a great part returned to NJ Dntrcal va
rious arc tho reports of the rebels but the
general belief is, that from ninety to ioO Cana
Iians lost their lives, and a great many more
wounded.
To return to Col. Wc,hcrl|; as I before stated
ne left Cba,pblv with about $50 men, and had on
" proceeded the length Of Point Olive, when
rockets UP BY the rebel party IN that vic'ni-
~, announced TO the malit:,dc at St Charles me
approach of the military When 'hcv eot 10
R1,vilc they found n bridge Of considerable
ene,h DESTROYED, and were obliged to bivouac
here for the night next day was spent IN repair
NO the bridge, and in the mean iimc Col. w.
cnt in a spy to ascertain the position ot MS OPP
,onents. who reported them about 4oOo men,
pretty strongly cntrcnchcd and fortified with ~
,r IL pieces of cannon fixed stationary on logs OF
;ml,er and pointed in the direction Of the army.
n consequence Col. w. took ci-caitous route,
md most unexpectedly ior Gen Brown, took pos
cssion OF the rising ground above has camp, from
which he Immediately began to throw IN shcI's
md rockets, and III about hail an nouI -c'Sco
hem 10 quit their strong bold. i
When tho English army had 'ncc got them out
n open ground, the men formed line oil two ,
ccp--ravc ihcma .oiIcv. and charged with the ,
ayoncis The Canadians Immediately took ,
o fight, and gained the village Of ST. Charles, !
vh;,hcr they were followed by the army. AND
THE VILLAGE TOTALLY DESTROYED BY
FIRE: even tho church did not escape, neithc: :
lid Dcbartch's out houses, where the rehci's pro-
isions, ammunition, &c. were stored. From the I
il!acs of ST. Charles, the canadian, spread in q
very Objectionable most part retiring to ST. Dem
us but on asccrtainrng that the troops were io'-
owing, the village of ST. Dennis was also aban- n
oncd and the rebels driven into the country. .
,ol w. and his men then returned fothc Held OF 4
ction1t Charles and buried the dead, winch was h
n the part Of the English 3, and on that OF the il
Canadians 125, besides double that number woun- $
ed the latter were conveyed by the soldiers M (,
0 Debartch's house, and every attention paid to (;
hem ;indccd the army appears to have been ve- I
y me rciful-far more so than could be expected O
)yid Pcarui, ". p. p Is among the siam, ana r
scown and Drvlct arc said to be prIsoncrs-out g
his is so far only report. q
Whilst all this going on, the Canadians c
,:,,incd again to the NUMBER OF perhaps a ihoa-
aud at Pent Olive, and were pressing every one {;
MO the service Yesterday afternoon | was IN
,rmed that they had became outrageous, and y
a. s.