Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1837-12-22

lars of the houses destroyed where they
mus, have persisted mscr;bly. A prison.
er assures me that Glrod WIS in the Church
TO day with .Barcello and Chener they
therefore must have fallen Such scene
you never witnessed it must prove an
awful example trust to God u sa,isfac
tory one.
A prisoner at my elbow declares that
both Chcnlcr aud Glrod woe in The Church,
with between two and tree hundred
they must have all iallc, Tho Artillery
first opened at about hal past one. Ev
cry Thing was over, eXcepuho shooting Of
few fu.ilves, at ialI pns,hree.
Subsequent accounts shw that Grod
was no, killed, aud $4,000 now offered
for his arrest. The IJcraI soys that the
probable number killed OF the field and
burned in the houses, is no less than 600
besides 90 wounded and l23 prisoners.
About fifty houses were blned, and, SAYS
the Herald, "tbe stencil firm the burning
bodies was very offensive" The troops
met with no resistance whatever at Grand
Brue.
MONTREAL. Dec. Is, Ir. Wofred Mel
son OF S Denis, NJ. P, one Of the ten
persons for whom E5OO reward has been
offered, is nst brought into town, as n
prisoner.
We are informed ha, he was taken
yesterday, in the township of Sukcly. in
company with man named Ceeslln Pa.
rent. They were making the be-, of,heir
way TO the States, under the guidance of
an Indian. who also has been brought into
town with them. They are said to have
been 9 days in the woods, and are wretch
edIy worn out with fatigue md exbaus.
ton.
UPPER CANADA.-Thc following letter
from correspondent, Of the Albany Daily
Advertiser, dated Lewis,ovn, Dec. H.,
gives more ineligible account of the
late movements in this Province than aDv
We have seen.
From what I have bee, enabled to
CLEAN, and J have it from the very best Of
S'nfceS--So you may rely upn ia well
connected plan for general Instruction
in the Upper Province had been ARRANGED.
and The day for carrying it INTO execution
was fixed. The Patriot forces were BEING
drilled at Montgomery, within four miles
of Toronto, and although numbering from
5 to 700, the assemblage exsied no sus.
pcion on the part of tn, government,
strange to say!) until lis attention was at.
trac'ed by the drunken excavations of
supposed friend. Then active measures
were taken to Illustrate the movemcn,.-
10 gam time perhaps, or because he was
really alarmed, the Governor Sir Francis
Head, sent flag Of truce to the insurgents
rendezvous. with propositions, which were
not accedrd TO on oho sid, and which
were withdrawn onsne Nther, after the
actual force of The lnsurgenu was ascer.
tanned. Hasty measures WIRE taken 10
'ortlty the city ,-voun,eers Glthe defence
were called nnon from the a]iacen, conn
try. and the Governor soon 'ound himself
sufficiently strong 10 act on The offensive.
lie marched against The Insurgents, who
roi'rPd on lio approach tNa wood ncur u,
hand, where spirited engagement ensucd.
The loss on either side canot be asccr
tanned but it is known lha both parties
soon after fell back to tIeir respective
strong holds. The insurgents to YOUNG
street, some ten or twelve niles hack If
Toronto, where it is supposed they are
drilling, recruiting &c. &c. The lovalis,s
to The city, where they are Ogaged in for.
uiyng the place. in capturily or expellino
The Unaffected. &c. &c. A,onr the ex.
PEELED is ex Sneaker BdweI who arrived
here in the Government steiner Truns,t,
yesterday, and DR. Rolf, anoaer conspcu.
aus member Of the preset Provincial
Parliament has been here ZONE DAYS.
The Governor does every hing now to
strike terror to the hearts olhis enemies.
tie has ordered out every tan loble TO
military duty. and bv procla,ullon (which
have seem has offered n re,ard Of e..
600 for w. l.. Mex enze,ihe leading
Patriot in the instruction, all $500 each
for some four or five more.
The Impression appears to G that Nc.
keDze should have marched non the CT
I as soon as he ascer'aned lat his de.
sign was suspected. Then a,anic perva.
ded all classes. He would haze met with
litile or no resistance, and theWhole prov
!nce wonId have yielded to him. But
brave and chlvalrlc as he uous,ionably
,--capabe as be is in chair dlorial, or
as dobater in the LpglsIatie Hall he
has acquired bu little tact
as a military leader, nor can be inspire the
confidence in that capacity s necessary
10 De dlfiused among The well wisbers of
his cause: a proper military ,ader, how,
ever will be found, aud in site of the
partial check sustained, the spln of reform
w'II bnr'l forth and carry every lbing with
It IN the Upper Province ere loIp
a Wog SPREAD report in Niagara y |
n day or two since, thai the Yankees wpra
organizing on The American side for the
purpose of taking their Fort. n ccnse.
ounce, orders were issued 10 nltrue and