The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1838-11-20
From the Burlington Sentinel ofMe 18th
CANADIAN AFFAIRS

lowing is the despatch to the commandment
Montreal announcing that event.
NAPIERyI1LE, 10th Nov. 1886
Saturday, 8, Am.
SIR-I am directed by the Commander OF tn
Forces, to inform you that the force under hi
command, have INST arrived here. The rebels
to the number of2000, evacuated the town tw
hours ago. and about the same number had pre-
vio,sly gone off, many OF them having thrown
away their arms. The Cavalry are now in per
suit of the former, on the Chateauguay road
. Colonel Loves column reached the town, from
St. Valentine, at the same time with the HeaC
Quarter division.
have the honor to be- Sir your most oIe,li
ent servant
JOHN EDEN, ID. A. G..
Colonel Weherall &. Il. Commanding Mon
treal.
BY letter from Rouse's Point we learn tina,
the British troops have burned near all Napier.
vile. All The houses belonging to DR.. Cote
were destroyed Hotchkisss store was destroy
ed, the goods having been distributed amoug the
troops.-llotchkiss was an American, and was
one of the members of Parliament for the Coun-
ty Of L'Acadie.
LOWER CANADA.-We have our Regular files
of Quebec papers (both French and Englsh) up
to Friday evening, together with Montreal pa
pers to Monday. A was quiet in the Quebec
District. The Quebec Banks, in imitation of
those of Montreal, have suspended specie pay
mens.
The Montreal Transcript of Saturday says
tlattwo of the Patriot prisoners have been hung
names not given, Naperville has heen evac-
uated by the Patriots the greater portion of
whom went in the direction of Godmanchester,
where body of Patriots are reported TO be in
arms.
Beauharnos has been retaken from the Patri-
OTIS, and the prisoners taken with the Broueha,n
steamer have been released.
: BEAUHARNoIs 10Th Nov.
10, m.
SIR.-I have the honor to acquant you, for
the information of his Exceency the command
er OF the Forces, that, in conjunction with Col.
Phllpotts, detachment of one officer of Engi.
ncers, twenty two Sappers and Miners, one cap
tain, three subalterns four sergants, two bugers,
and one hundred and twenty-one rank and file
71st Negmen with upwards of one thousand
Glengorry men, were landed at Hungry Bay
this morning, marched, and took Beauharnois
rescued all the prisoners, with the exception of
Messrs. Ellice, Brown, Norman, Ross, Norval
Bryson, Houndsow, and Surveyor, supposed to
be at Chateauguay-wit the loss of one man
killed and three wounded, Of the 6Ist Regiment.
l.. CARMICHAEL.
Colonel P. S.
Major Hall, Assistant Quarter Master General
The Brougham steamer is algood deal crippled |
IN her machinery, and was towed down to La. |
chine on Sunday last. The mail bag from Up. |
per Canada that was 1n hoaraa f hfgh lie con
ents were valuable; it was brought into Montreal
On Sunday
Considerable sensation was created in Montre
Al on the same day, by the arrival of Messrs. |
tlice, Brown, Norva, Macdonad Z Grant, Bry
son, Ross, Houndslow. Norman. 1t appears
haalter their capture at Beauharnois, they were
conveyed to Chateauguay. During their detep |
ion they were well treated by the Cure and
The Nuns, who were permitted TO send proiu-
sion of luxuries from their arders and cellars.
They were allowed to send money for any
hing they wanted from the village They were
being conveyed in carts on Saturday, as they be-
ieved to Napierville and had reached La Pig
.onary in the Seignory of ST George, when the
escort hearing the evacuation OF Napierville left
hem and fed. They reached Montreal OH Sun. !
1aya morning.
The Chambly mail carrier who arrived a, Mon
reai on Sunday, reports that the Volunteers had
been fired npon by the Patriots and that Mr..
Dixon the Postmaster, had been obliged to fly to
The fort for protection.
Nine prisoners from near ST. Johns were Ia.
Ken to Montreal on Sunday.
E. r. Fabre, and DR.. Lus gnan, have been ar
'ested in Montreal
At Terrebonne there has been rising among
he inhabitarts during which the Hon. Roder
elk MKenzie, the Hon. Joseph Mason, and
several other loyalsts were taken prisoners by
he Patriots. A baliff from Montreal who was
ent to arrest an individual there was fired at
several times and two b; lis perforated hisclothes
me grazing his breast and the other grazing his
,elIy.
There are rumors of risings in Upper Canada,
mt no definite intelligeu as yet. Commo dore
Bill Johnson will be heard from yet.
passenger in tho Boat last evening from
says that he saw before leaving
slip from the office of an Ogdens-
,urgh paper stating that an attack was made OH
Prescott ~. CT on Monday Morning. The re-
ult not known.
FROM CANTON.
BY the arrival of the ship Chandler Price, at
Philadelphia from Canton, we have received
,apers from that place up to the I'd June.
Intanticide.-lhe Press of June Cd contains a
addressed to the people of Canton,
" his Excellency Ke, against the sin of IN lant-
ride. 1t lisa curious document. The Lieut..
Governor states that in the province of Canton
he drowning of female children is common,
nd that both rich and poor run into this practice.