Litchfield enquirer., 1837-12-21

7sho TueagyecfiOn Sn C07D00G.-A ue acCus o.' h,s,orv oftlie late affairs in Canada, and thei
 ,.-eseyt position, are we believe Drieny ai k,IIows There have been two regular en
 oagements. In the attack on St. DenIs Iii' foysIist troops under Col. Gore, were repui IOas and the insurgents remained in occupa- t;o1, of fine place. At St. Charles, the royal ;sts were successful, and the insurgents were disnersed. slain, or taken prisoners. Instead ofmarching the victorious troops directly on St 11enis. It. Colonel Wetherall returned by the wav of ChambIy and St. Johns to Mon tnooi y,here he arrived on the Both of Mo- .'o.,obor detachment of the 66th was left ;,, rrorr;son at Chambly. During his march . sort of brigand warfare was kept up, on his troons. and a smart skirmish took place at Pt Olivier, in which few of the insurgents were shot, and two small pieces of artillery taken bv the royalists. Meanwhile the troops repulsed at St. Denis had fallen Dack upon SoreL , .,o rovo1 its were concentrating-with view proDa- bIv to an attack upon St. Denis. To Join the three companies already at Sorel' a 9etacn-
 nent of the Royal Artillery under Captalh Holwell, was despatched on the 5Oth uit' rom Montreal; and on the following day lVe companies of light troops, and supply oi Conereve rockets, had also been 1orWardeo to Sorel The destination of the troops was not positively known, but there seems little reason to doubt that a march is intended up- on St. Denis.
 A good deal of dissatisfaction prevails both at Montreal and Quebec, in regard 10 the temporizing course ofthe Government. ureat offence had been given to the ultra loyaiists at Quebec, by the interposition of the magis-
 ho Loyal Victoria Club. This had been called hv nnblic advertisement, at the Albion Hotel. general Special Session of the Magistrates was conseouently convened, at which reso- lution was adopted, declaring that such a meeting would have tendency to disturb the public peace. This resolution was for waried to the proprietor of the Albion, MT. Hoffman, who immediately returned reply acknowledging the receipt of the communi- cation-stating that he should not interfere to prevent any number of Her Majesty s loy- al subjects from meeting at his house-and suggesting to the magistrates thattheir "tardy zeal' for the protection of the public peace might have been long ago exercised to great CT public advantage-and that in the present instance it might have taken more fortunate direction. The Club held their meeting, ac- cording to notice, and the resolutions of the magistrates and the letter of Mir. Hoffman were read-but no action was taken upon them. The affair seems to have created some excitement-and the interference ot the magistrates is considered a very superfiu- ous exercise of discretion.
 The magistrates of Montreal, with the ex- ception of D. B. Nger-an intimate friend of Papineau and his policy-have made re- quisition upon Lord Gosford for the procla- nation of Martial Law in that city. This would enable the troops to disarm all the sus- pected inhabitants, and the Montreal Herald says that "nothing but general disarming of the French Canadians can long preserve Lower Canada to England"
 However this may be, there is little doubt that the French Canadians are generally uni ted in the interests of Papineau, and the in- surgent leaders. Even those in Montreal who remain apparently loyal are suspected. Three volunteer companies in that city are under the command of French Canadians and not soldier in their ranks is of French Canadian extraction-nor an officer, with the exception of the captains. The language of the press. and resolutions of public meetings on both sides, indicate the existence of the most embittered feeling between the Gallo and the Anglo Canadians. Recent occur rences have stimulated that feeling, till anil mosities have been excited which no conciii- ation can allay. A desultory and predatory warfare will probably be kept up during the winter. The rural districts which are now in the possession of the insurgent will continue remain in possession of Montreal and Quebec and the fortified posts, subject to occasion al alarms, but exposed to no very serious dan- Sror procepf anpao vanonc wo,1ld ipdicafn that the affair will end in the abandonment of the lower province by the British Govern ment to the French Canadians-an event to say the least, extremely improbable-or the reunion of the two Canadas under the old system. Independence is now the avowed object of the Papineau party-while the ultra Royalists are bent upon such an union of the provinces as will give the British power an uncontested political ascendancy. These are the antagonist objects of the two ultra Acknowledgements and Reunion :- meanwhile there is large party disposed to continue the present political organization, and to give the French Canadians such influ- ence in public affairs as they are entitled to from their numbers and position. It is ob- vious that affairs have now reached crisis. The French Canadians must either be subju- gated-treated as conquered Peeple-and their political power merged in the reunion of the provinces-or the Lower Province must continue for years the scene of popular outbreak and insurrectionary violence.
 W. Y. Courier.
 ,. REVOLT IN CANADA.
 If the subjoined accounts bo at all true, Upper Canada, which was supposed to be tranquil and loyal, is more successfully in arms than the lower province. This is al- together unexpected so much so, that Sir F. Head had sent down all his regular force to the aid of Montreal, with full reliance that hiS 0xyn nrCusnoo xva c cath