The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1838-12-18
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CANADIAN AFFAIRS.


lance has transpired since our last. Before the
proceedings of tho Court Martial commenced pa
per signed by all the prisoners was presented pro-
testing against the court martial as illegal, and
therefore incompetent to try them ; and demanded
a trial by jury of their own counlrymen AS
the court soon after proceeded try the prisoners
IL is presumed the prayer Of the petitioners was re.
fused. The number of prisoners is said to be near
~ oO0 hive OF them from the United States The
Montreal Gazette gives their name follows -
Patrick Hayes and Henry Bates Swanton, (Ameri-
can deSerters) Joseph Cadiex, Massachusetts )
BenJamin Mott, Alburgh, VT Daniel Woolired,
New York. The Court Martial at X ingston (U.C
commenced its stings on the 2Sh ultimo in Fort
Henry On that morning Daniel George, Of JEFF
erSon Co, IN. " was put his trial, which clos.
ed on the following forenoon, when he requested
to be allowed till Saturday TO prepare his defence.
Alter his trial was closed Neil 5. Won Shoultz, he
fosh GENERAL IN the Prescott affair, was brought
up, and plead guilty TO the charge against him.
The Montreal Herald published the following com
municaton from this Polish General Of the Patriot
army to Col, Young. 1T confirms the fact that the
" invaders had been led to believe that they
would be I" received by the people as liberators."
To the Commander of the Queens troops at
PRESCOTT send you two of your wounded be-
cause cannot attend to them and give them the
care they require.
In requit'ance beg you to treat my wounded
with kindness
If on your honor you can assure me that we are
not received by the people here libera,ors,
it depends on you to put stop to farther blood
shed
Commander or me PdtfIOL forces or prescott.
Col. Worth of the U. s. A. has sent to Colonel
Dundas of the SD regiment at Kingston, a letter
from the most respectable citizens Of OSwego, re-
quesng that the lives Of the prisoners lately taken
at Prescott should be spared The British oticerhas
answered Col Worth very much the satisfaction
of the Tories Of Canada. The HcraLd says on III o
subject" What punishment do they deserve -
nothing but De ath-Deah on the Gallows."
Col Weatherall is TO tDke the command of the
troops in Upper Canada. Lnrge forces are march
ing TO the west as far as the Detroit ioner, where
invasions are apprehonded. There many tu,
mors from the west respecting the patriot move.
mcns put nothing that is to be relied on that is We
ry important, The Buffalo Com. Advertiser states
that some suspicious looking boxes examined
bv the collector of that city aud found TO contain
muskets, bayonets, cartridge boxes, &c, and as he
was about TO dispose of them, he was prevented,
the Advertiser says, " by band of ruffians who
had collected around" The same paper states
that large number of patriots collected in that CT
ty in the night with intention Of going up tho lake
bnt the wind being high prevented them
BILL Johnson and BIRGE have made their es-
cape from the Martial at Auburn New York
Johnson had been acquitted on the last complaint
but was held under "A former indictment BiTge
was held TO bail in $4,000, aud both were about to
be taken TO Albany for commitment.
! John G. p arker, the Kingston GU. c. Herald
States has at last been sent 10 Van Dieman ) Land;
and all this for having written and spoken against
| the British Government
LATER
The Buffalo Advertiser ofthe 9Th, says.
The steamboat Wisconsin, Capt Power, arrived
at | this forenoon from Cleveland. Her passen.
gers bring Of fresh frontier disturbances the
| west. 1t is stated by those who profess to have
been eye Witnesses OF the facts, that body OF Pat
riots about 200 in num5er-from the American
! shore of course-crossed the Detroit River, on
T5mesday last landed at Sandwich where they
boat Thames, and rcpulsed an attack from Brit
ish regular force, killing some 60 of the regulars,
with the loss of but one on the part Of the Patriots
They retained possess ion Of Sandwich and were
about 10 push their success, when our iniornanis
left. We have likewise repetition of the stereo-
typed reports Of last winter, respecting "rising
! in the London District &c.
Since the above was in type we have received
the Cleveland Gazette of Thursday, which is filled
with rumors, &c, which indicate the absurdity of
the prevalent reports.
From the Sackel's Ilarbor Journal, Dec. 8.
EXECUTION OF GEN Won SHoULTz. We have
been informed by gentleman who witnessed the
scene, that the Patriot Commander, Won Shoultz,
was hung in Kingston yesterday morning, and that
Col. Abbey and Mr. George to be executed
on Wednesday morning next and perhaps Mr.
Woodruff, though the Governors sanction of the
conviction and sentence of Woodruff had not
been received at Kingston when our informant
left.
ers having concluded Yesterday, a long defence was
read to the Court this morning by M. p. Hart
one of the Counsel, AFTER which they were remov-
ed and the room cleared of strangers. About one
O'Clock they were again brought in when Mr.
Charles day read the address of their Judge Advo-
cate to the Court, in which he impartially summed
up the evidence against each prisoner. The SEN
tence OF the Court and the entire proceedings will
require to be submitted to His Excellency Sin
John Colborne, before final judgment is passed
Fifteen prisoners were brought into town yester
day from Chambly, by detachment of Captain
Yuies Company Of Volunteers, under the com
mand of Ensign. Hatt.-.Iontrcai Courier Of Thurs
day.
The Hon. Thomas H. Williams of Pontotoc
has been appointed by Governor McNutt Sena
tor in Congress, to fill the vacancy occasioner
10y the resignation Of the Honorable James L
Troter.
A giant named BIRN, seven feet and two in
ches high, and well proporlioned, is exhibiting
himself in Paris. He was born in Vaenciennes
and is thirty years old.