Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1838-11-09

consequence OF TINS coup de main, all at
temp's to procure q rising in L'Acadey y
proved entirely abottive.
The most gallant achievement that yes-
terdays news furnish remains 10 be told;
while the Indians OF Caughnawaga were
a. pubic worship on the morning OF yes.
teIday' an alarm was given, that party Of
rebels had surrounded the church, upon
which they Immediately turned out, and
the Chlef, setting an example, which was
promptly followed by all, raised the Var
Whoop, and seized the rebel next him and
wrested from him his musket. The others
being panic struck, were made prisoners,
TO the number OF Ga; and were BROUGHT in
to town yesterday afternoon, in charge OF
a party Of The Lachine Cavalry, After
their committal TO jail they made some inn
portant disclosures uf the plans of their
leaders. This exploit of the Indians ought
to give the most timid every confidence.
for it shews what energy and decision can,
do in the greatest emergency; they did not
number ono half their enemies, and yet
unarmed as they were, they paralyzed the
scoundres by their Var Whoop and daring.
The steamer Princess Tictoria made an
extra trip on Saturday afternoon, for the
purpose oftaking over four pieces Of Arril.-
lery. with the men, horses. &c., for ST..
Johns. 10 consequence of the late hour at
which she reached Laprarie. it was deemet.
imprudent to forward the lIlerythat night
Burning the nigh, an attempt was made to
burn the boat, by conveying combusi ibles
into the berths in the forecastle. For,u-
nately it was discovered before any mate.
rial damage had been done. The circum-
stance Of The artillery being detained at
Laprarie, was probably the means of saw
ing the boat, if not the village. from being
destroyed, as an attack was meditated.
The cars had not proceeded far from 81.
Johns yesterday morning, when it was dis
covered that about thirty feet of the rail
way had been torn up, which, however.
was repaired in the course Of an hour.
The driver OF the Quebec mail was de.
tanned by about 90 armed rebels at Bout dc
L1sIe. on Saturday night and yesterday
morning, but was allowed TO bring on the
mail from below, it being the one for Que-
bee they wished to possess themselves of.
as they Imagined il might contain despatch.
es for Sir John Coborne. It. however,
had passed before they expected They
expressed confident hope that their friends
would stop it at Berthier.
10 the course Of vest erdav the following
persons were arrestcd--D. B. Vlger, Chas.
MondeIet, l.. H. Lafontaine, - Harkin,
John Donegani, FRANCOIS DesRivieres,
- Goulet, - LabeIIe. l.. M. Viger.
Dexter Chaplin, FRANCOIS Pigeon. - La.
boute, ]. ]. Girouard, J. A. Labade II. B.
Weibrenner. George Dillon, besides sever
al ffh ,a,hn 4
We have heard of some risings in the
North, but have not been able to learn any
particulars.
From the Morning Cour. Extra, Of Saturday.
1t was aseertalned yesterday that there
was TO be preliminary meeting last night
o: few of the leading rebels who had es.
capped hanging last winter, and some reiu
gees from the other side Of the line As. at
the notorious GAGNoN's resinence, Points
a IN Mule. about six miles from St. Johns.
A party of the 18th Regt.. by water, and a
few OF the Dragon Guards, from Chamblv,
were secretly dispatched with a Magistrate
to capture the conclave. while in the act Of
plotting the destruction Of the lives and
property of loyal subjects in that neighbor.
hood. We have just learned from Col.
Taylor, 'ba, seven Of them were taken, and
among them the son Of Gagnon. but the
falher was not TO be found. We also IN.
dersand that a few arrests were made az
st. Johns, and that Dr.. LAcRorx, who lux.
urlated all last winter in The gaol of this
city, at public expense, was unceremoni.
ous'y taken out his bed, las, night. The
hypocrlte was. of course, very much aston
ished at this apparent want of courtesy at
the hands of Government from whom he
had previously received such liberal treat
ment.
The assembly of traitors were armed,
and we saw one Of their muskets in Colo
mel Taylor's possession, with bayonet.
scabbard, cartouch box, complete. and
about twenty rounds of ball cartridge. II
was good American piece.