Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1837-12-29

To he Editors of he Express:

ESCAPE OF T. 8. BROWN.
TO The Editors Of HE Express:
One Brigade Of British Inyincibles had
been driven back ANONYMOUSLY from ST
Denis, a second Brigade had 10
use the fashionable word, from ST Charles to
the safe barracks Of Montreal. when a third
Brigade was directed on ST Denis. and had
arrived at 81 Ours. nine miles distant; -
and myself saw that there being no rising
elsewhere, we were drawing the whole force
Of the Government to our devoted district
and that though we might maintain ourselves
in force, still we must retreat and draw the
enemy after us. whereby the thirsiiness Of
EUROPEAN rage for AMERICAN blood would
be satiated in the murder OF gray-huired sires
and smiling infants, not to mention the des.
%truction of property, to intimidale other coun.
ties from initiating our example. We there.
fore told our men to go home quietly for the
present. and TO be in readiness to assemble
at the FIRST signal. For ourselves, q free par.
don to all had been offered upon condition
Of our being delivered into the hads OF Gov
eminent, and we felt an ambition TO become
the yicarious sacrifice for the political often
ces Of the county Of Richilieu. We also
imagined that the august representative OF
the ruling ~petlicoai Of Britain might, in his
ardor for an interview with two individuals
who had caused him so much disquiel, offer
a price for our heads that would render them
a marketable commodity. With these con-
siderations we determined on visiting The
States. On Friday evening, the LIST Of De-
cember, - and myself lef ST Denis,
accompanied by FIVE others who considered
emigration expedient. We rode all night in
carts, and arrived next morning about day
light, at ST Cesaire, where we wero pushing
on towards the townships bordering on the
lines, when a man informed us that We were
going into the gueIe du Loup. (the VOLTS
throa,)-that guards were stationed along
the road to intercept gentlemen moving on
especial business. and thai il would be neces-
sary to GO through the woods. with the pass
es Of which he was acquainted. After
b~reakfasting we crossed to the right or
northern bank Of the Yamaska river and
continued walking until nightfall, when we
found ourselves in a ,remendous.pindf aik.the
trees crossed in every direction, through
which we forced ourselves like small fish
Through a salmon net. until we arrived at q
swamp, when darkness prevented our going
onward. The proximity Of some huts pre-
vented our making a fire. To compensate
for the absence Of sleep during the last 40
hours, | had the consolation of getting my
back against a tree with my feet out Of the
water. which refreshing posture was dislur.
bed about two o'clock in the morning by a
violent rain, which lasted ill morning. Al
daylight our march was resumed. The
outer world was fair and beautiful, but in the
forest the constant dripping from the trees
f was like a shower bath from an ice house
A Canadian forest is not a Vermont wood,
where YOU move between majestic trees and
tread upon the dry elastic leaves, the accu-
mutation Of ages. No, the damp low soil
: throws the roots Of trees to the surface, and
every wind overthrows them in every direc-
ton, while small brush grows up in every lit
tie opening thus created. Your course is a
!, continued climbing over fallen logs or sDim
ming through a thick,set hedge OF brush
wood, with the expedition OF a fly through
a saucer of honey. Underneath the ground
is spongy, leaving water in every iootstep
: One half the surface is covered with little
pools. which being slightly frozen. kept one
4 in constant tremor between hope and fear
l and alternate changes of JOY and sorrow, a:
l his feet sunk or remained firm upon the
/. treacherous surface. Onward we packed
4 till night. when choosing a dry spot, we kin
/ died a fire. collected hemiock branches fol
our beds, dried our clothes and passed ;
comfortableni night. For food, we had during
I the day found a few small imrnips. which
s the owner appeared TO have LEFT on the 6elt
j. for the Cleaners. after the precept Of Levitt
' cal law. For drink, the swamp pools fur
: -.lL.l thhf ma dr uL aecordinC
e to the custom of the Jews in the days of lh'
r Judges. whereby 1 perceived that we wer'
not fit for war. for none slapped with thei
tongues" On Monday early we reached
the skirt-of the wood, when what was on
i horror in discovering thhtlwe had got int
e the ithroato a still stronger wolf than TN
Il one we ,ef behind. Wepwere in fact clos