Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-11-20

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al to enable them to deal as they pleased with inc TO-
ssts scattered the country and with the garrison
al l.aprare, st. Johns, Chamby, and So'ei, al! "hc
Uere TO be attacked, and TO be converted ih'o Pdu'
s,roughods When this grand Bohad conception
taking possession Of The country, Of expeng or mu
derng the loyas,s and of routing the troops and CAP
turing their munitions of had been SATISFACTORY
executed, then Canadian independence was 10 oe ae
clared and the rahbe Of sympathzers to be invited q
allies 10 aid in driving from the province the supporter
of British supremacy. Such is sketch OF the Pla
which some wisencre had conceded for parcel ot ras
Gals p execute.
appear TO have consregaed in the greatest numbers II
the villages of Napervile and Chateauguay, where the
are represented waowng in excess OF eating AM
drinking and where they will only SO long as tn
state Of the roads etards the advance OF troops to pun
i.h the villains. Mr.. Young inkeeper at Cbaeauguay
who had been detained prisoner, made his escaP
Yesterday, during the confusion in the rebel camp, occa
stoned by intelligence that the Indians from Caugh"a
waga advancing upon the village. The 'ecr ioh0of
will be all that is required TO dsIodge the fellows
The village Of ST Pierre, beyond Laprarie,l entirely
deserted by its rebel nhsbaRs ind the houses OF the
most noted reduced to ashes.
Col Cathcart, with his dragons, has secured Tue
country 10 considerable distance round Cnamoiy anc
could meet with rebel forces The mail carrier from
ST. Marie States tina. between that place ana
the country seemed deserted IL ia 10 De presumed Una
The men il no, the women have joined the swnish as
sembIapes at Naperviile and Chateauguay There has
been no rising at ST. Ccsaire as yet The rebels who
had assembled ST. Charles said 10 have dispersed
AGAIN. in consequence Of their promised leader having
deemed il prudent not 10 make his appearance. The
fellow must haze had grain more OF sense Than his
du2es.
ate accounts from the Grand Brule and ST. Thereee,
&c represent that section OF the country as peec'y
Quiet although threatening mes.agee have been sent 10
several oyalfss Ii is not probable, however, tha' ne
rebels in that quarter will this time sc soon follow The
example of those the south side OF the ST Lawrence
us was the case last year, for they were Ren made par
fhp nj
rebellion
We are informed upon good authority, that as one
of the Champlain steamboats, was yesterday passing
Iacoe, her way to ST. Johns she was haed ~
about 20 armed men four of them horseback station
ed on the side Of the river and tine captain would mol
obey the summons but kept the boat her course about
Is shots were sen, after him. all of which, however, fell
short and did no damage. We don know how brother
Jonathan viii take this construe It into an ndepend
snt cot of the nascent republic and regard The ~ rebels
as kind of coast guard to protect Monsieur ionsoh
territory from the intrusion Of strangers, who would not
submit to the ceremony OF being seafcneG arc Plunul
ed Mr. Douglas of Douglasrle, who had escaped tioni
Che rebels and whose wife and children still renamed
in their power board the boat spoken OF above
and was going to ST Johns to procure military force
to his family from the scoandsets who had de-
tsneG them. ,
Ii will vet take few days, in consequence Of the bad
state of the roads, before the roopscan march over every
inch of the ground the rebels have shown themselves on
IF they will stand, satisfied they will get their
how, and well punished.
(From The Montreal fLrald)
Rrmor was busy yesterday with her hundred tongues
and about as many lies were told as would I'LL buste
measure 1t has been escertaned that no INJURY has
been done 10 MIR Elce, Mr., Brown, Mr.. Norval or Mr.
Ross since thcv have been in the hands Of tire enemy
although it is runored lGt Mr. e has been removed to
Naeervitie the very hear, Of the rebel strength, and
Mr. B. to St. Ti,notIe. The passengers on board the
Rrouoham when she called al Beauharnois have been
dsI,i cd in he ps
machinery has been destroyed as to prevent her 0eng
of any use unit. repsTed. The rebels at Beauharnois
having every thing their way, broke into the stores
OF the oysss AID got goSIousy drunk that they were
rolling about in the fields
All the outposts of soldiers looking after desetcrs
reported 10 be mu,dered-Dut cannot state whether
the report is true not Col Caihcart, hearing that
numerous force was advancing on Sorel, took with
him large detachment CT dragoon guards, to ncloSe
them SO 10 cut off the!T retreat-and, after having
secured the country returned without having met the
rebels. Mr.. John M'Dona!d, whom we reported in our
extra having been murdered, is not dead, but he Is
pronounced morta!lv wounded. We expect to hear to-
day of the movements Of the military in the disatected
Districts and Of The rebellion being suppressed if not
totally subdued.
Yesterday forenoon detachment Of The Gath Regi
ment met with opposition from the rebels at Cote
ST. Pierre but they succeeded in dispensing their oppo
nen,s and burned six houses. On Thursday last, Mr.
Craig OF the Roya! Regiment who was The bearer OF de-
spstches to Een.yville Narrowly escaped with has me-
course despatch him Lieutenant Weir murdered
wersn: yesterday issued for the apprehension oil
an individual a, Point 1renbles, few miles from
this city, but the consabes were unable TO execute H.
as tire Canadians were all armed. On Sunday morning
the Canadian. at LongHel destroyed oil the canoes on
the beach and cut of he rudders OF The horse boat TO
prevent any communication between Montreal and the
South of the st. Lawrence. Mr.. j. F. NJ Donald has
received authority to form volunteer corps IN that VII
lage, where the oyas,s muster about thirty.
The printing press and types Of the Montreal Express,
seditious little paper published IN this city for two or
three weeks pas: have been seized by the Government
We understand that Sir John Cobornc has sent TO The
lower provinces fer additional troops.
From the Herald Of Tie sEi, Nwrsday)
Yesterday morning, Intelligence reached town that
Elr John Mcdonnell, advocate of this city, had been
captured at Saint Gregoire, nearly oppoSte 10 Three
Rivers endesyorng TO raise the haailans IN That part
of the country He described himself as an American
General, and stated that the Americans had risen en-
rnasse to asss, the suffering Canadians Some Ioyais,s
took him prisoner and delivered hin to the regiment
of Gusrdy stationed at Three Rivers. On his person
were found some papers addressed TO him Major Ge
neral of the patriot army, and tr coored flag was
found in his possession He was brought up 10 town
yesterday in the steamer Canada, which Ind also Sir
James Mcdonnell, and the regiment OF Guards from
Three Rivers. AS as il known that the rebel
of the same on board, there was great sen
sa,ion in the city, and immense numbers ihCnged the
wharves.
When he landed, handcuGed to ano,he, traitor and
under guard of soldiers the crowd groaned, shouted
and Yelled and while his yay 10 the old jail, along
the beach far the market, he was pslted with
stones and mud spal upon the face, and insult
ed in every possible way. IL was with extraordinary
difficulty tina, the highly excited portion of The
crowd was restrained from laying violent hands on him.
and securing his punishment the spot, and the feel
ing that he would certainly be tried summary by
tal law and Immediately thereafter hanged, alone saved
him from the Infatuated popu!ace The disclosures made
by some Of the prisoners very precise and very i'm
porlant.
1t appears that schedule Of The property Of each oy.
ais, in the city drawn up, and on the rebels taking
the city intended that these parties should deliver
up their property ransom, while another class was
not to receive any mercy in which we have the honor
of figuring All the Jews also, were 10 be n,assacfed-
On reaching the barracks his guards perceived that he
likely 10 DO sacrificed to the fury Of the popusce,
4. A., L.