Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1837-12-07
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RfPOR TANf FROM CANADA.

IMPORTANT FROM CANADA.
Welste 10 accounts Of important battle at
81 Charles. Lover tstsda. rs Ia the result n Will
be- sren that eorfs< spueut pt Montpelier. Yer
f,au, GIVES r,N different statement from the
Montreal PAPER.
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We lave ben fvored with an Interesting letter
from gentleman in slbure. dated tho Goth, from
which aiaAe the following extracts;
We have had plenty oi oonnpan, here for a
week past. Our visitors princtI ally Radicals
irum Canada. They collecting arms aud ANNA
uou =, last possible. The feelings Of our ,nhab-
itapts are very much interested IN their favor, and
there appears be similar feeling among the elii
zcus OF ST. Abans. They have been presented with
quite = Bumbcr Of guns, swords, &c. by individuals
oi tins village. Aud the gtls preparing stan
darI to present 10 them. Messengers Frequently
passing % and from anada. The people OF Mlss,-
que bay, WHO by the by all Tours. keepa guard
on all road. Il tdng through OF near that place. aud
stop aud examine all suspicious persons. They are,
IN my OPINION, taking very foolish course, Tor The
government m condition 10 scud troops there
10 gs4,,t them /; md should the radicals obtain pos
s,iou nl 1T. Johns which have no doubt they viii
d. IA i lrw meehs they viii then be IN hot water.
Aul indeed believe that the Radicals no" on this
SIDE ol the Inc Will make dash upon then when
the, leave hr,s
Str John Colbouru. the commander. IN chief Of
+ 70
bouni, 10 I'll who will eulis, lof term ot Yeas or
dining the
The radicals are concentrating their turccs at 81.
Charles aud s.. /ekcWrS, aud have commenced Tor
fyHC the FIRST mentioned nlace.lt Is expected that
Declaration OF Inde pcndcncr will be issued by the
Canadians 10 lev days, aud then the yankees Will
make ifa,ks' Tor Canada. Al least uine-tenhs OF
tic people radicals. crisis has arrived, aud II
ever the, Intend To resolutiouzc, is the time
do II The feelings OF thu great OF the people
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li0ouoops IN the whole protince. aud cannot get
NOR before The opening OF navigation next ~pting."
80 O'Clock. T.. N.
An express. direct from ST Charles. ha> just come
N from 201 to 100 OF the Brush troops taken
prisoners: their colonel, captain, aud 90 privaes
k,llc Ten patriots kdled-The cngagcna.t vas
gu Wednesdays It's irae-nq ,''vget Ga"
In addition 10 lhc foregoing. learn that nm ex-
prs, from the BIN sh government, (tor New Buns-
WICK. said1 passed through this place last night.
Rnmots te IN clrculltion that the pco lie OF the mp
per province have tiseu, declared themselves indie
pendent and taken posse Of Toronto, aud other
nnpor ant places: but know not on what aulhoil-
~ his - gwen.
By slip from the Bulingtou Free Press odice.
VIC learn that the patriots lost 30 men IN the af.dr
! 81. Dennis.
CONFIRMATION.
4 gentleman from Montreal confirms tue above
statement, excepting that the baltlc at ST. Charles
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From The i..ntedi Courier of Uoa,idy Nor. -.
Ga "Wednesday night Lieut.. Col. Wt,hclall left
! Chamhly ior St Chailes, At the same hom At which
] Col Gore l,tt Sorel. The force under ms command
consisted OF isur companies u; the Royals and one
oriWo companies twcare uncerrain which, OF the
Goth, with TWO pieces oi artillery undcr capt elias
gov, aud about % Cavalry und,r Cdpt. David. I'm.
media ely hcir crossing the basin the east side
OF The n,er, blue lights fred by the rebels gave no.
tce nl their march To those lower down. The
troops proceeded, cncounterlug the worst oi weather
aud roads through the night, and through the fore
noon OF Thursday, tiil on arriving at RuuNille so,ne
Il ~ n'les tfo'n ST. Charles the, found bridge oi
consider able size removed, and forced to bnou-
/ &C There Tor the night
The next day appcars tn have been spent III getting
up bridge, retire shing the troops and obtaining
information MAJOR Ward, with the grcnad,cr com
pany OF the ROYALS from st Johns. also joiucd the
main body,-we believe, during that day. Major
1 W. had reached Ch,mby too late 10 JON the
march, and had therenpon taken the piefaution To
procure scowrrs aud batteaux for the convey oil
his "smpany down the river to Rouivillc, by which
lucy arrived at that place, fresh and well pre-
pared FOR s>'r,ice.
/ During thr Whole OF this tiule, tho comn,inica
+ ton by dispatches with Chambly aud Montiea, was
extremely irregular, most oi those sent out toward.
Ruuvllle being drive back, aud little be
! ins b#ousht IN tom tlat quarter All Sors OF re-
ports y. eyailcd hy turns lestcrda, afternoon, Mr.
out dispatches 10 Chamhly the ~ before, return
cd to town with intelligence received there just be
lore lac lett. From TN, II appeare On wat We have
reason 10 believe the best authority. thu, On Satnr
day afternoon, AT Z. NJ. Lieut., Col. " 'hrral
reached aud TOOK 81. Charles. with luile or los
10 his own force but with loss of loo more ''l
tel and about POO prisoners, TO its defenders. \
uons the hli!ed or taken, the names OF Mr. L. S
Brown and Charles Dfolct mentioned, but thr
statement, we believe, rests yet Only on or test
mnny. aud psihlps requires combinations.
We uudctstlnd that tic capture effected will
stcat case. Mr Brown had formed lincs oil deenc
on thIee SIDES of the village, VIZ: along the river
aud IN thr directions OF Chamb'y and st Dennis
On the Alb side WAS Using ground, which he ha
reserved Tor occupation hy \ body of his own men
III case OF necessity, and whlch commanded the VII
lagr. Col. WeIhcull having learned something G
his pr aspirations, made deour TO the right and com
ing III isUm this unexpected quarter, took lmmc
dlarc possession of this ground, acting from whlc|
he a, succeeded in dsloJging the rebels tloi
their supposed strong hold.
The village of ST Charles is stated to have bee
totally DESTROYED in the attack the houses aud barn
generally having been fret by the discharge, "
presume oirockets OF hot shot from The artillery
bright light last night IN the direction, from III
city. and also from the deck OF the Bt,sh America
some distance down the river, on her way up, strong
y confirms The report, though indeed II is hatdl
r QUO that requires confirmation.
OF the taken bv Col. w. after this MI. Il,
. we have no certain Information. Cpto a latc hou
last night We believe, dispatches had been rcceiy
ell direct from him. fact easily accounted for nv tn
disturbed state OF the country, which renders the
transmission extremely ticnlt. The rcpnt
brit 1ghf III VIA Chambly, we believe, stated that til
MAN Gody of the iugitycs had taken the direction
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