The people's press, and Addison County Democrat. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1838-1841, 1838-07-03
A BATTLE IN CANADA.

The papers from Buffalo, Rochester and
Lewiston inform us that an engagement took
Mace on the night O. the 2lst inst. at the Short
Hills, Niagara District, u. G. between the pa.
triots' and the Queens Lancers.' The latter
were surprised--it is said-and after the loss
of several killed, all who survived were taken
prisoners. The Lewiston Telegraph extra
saws that the British commander at Queenstown
admits that there has been a skirmish, but re.
fuses to communicate information respecting it.
From the Buffalo Journal.
The CANADA SKIRMIsH.--We have received
no further particulars relative to the engage
nent at Short Hills in Canada, though the re.
port has been confirmed. We also learn that
a party of Indians have been sent for from
Grand River, to scour the wood in search of
the assailants, as the militia cannot be depended
upon, and the regulars are not suited to bush
fighting.
Since this was in type, we have received an
extra of the LIE vision Telegraph, which further
confirms the report of the skirmish. Capt Pal
mer, the commandant at Queenstown. states,
however, that only ten fthe Lancers were en-
gaged-that they lost theira horses and equip
ments and were taken prisoners, but were sub.
sequently released. The Telegraph expresses
the belief that the whole company of Lancers
were captured, and are still retained-only one
escaping.
The Telegraph adds, that " for the last ten
DAYS the Canadian Refugees have been return
ing bv night in small parties, and we have un'
derstood their rendezvous to be at the Short
Hills"
On Thursday morning, ITO regulars and
some volunteers, says the same extra, " were
ordered from Chippewa and Drummondsvie
into that district, but as the patriots have now
commenced the war, the woods are alive with
them, and the regulars will, probably all be cut
TO pieces within twenty. four hours.
We differ altogether with the Telegraph in
its conclusions, and cannot but think that all
such enterprises as this latter one of the reform.
ers. are the height Of folly and waywardness.-
No good can possibly arise from such feeble
efforts.
Emigration from Canada.--The following
article from the Hamilton (U. CO. Express
shows melancholy picture of affairs in the in
terror of that Province.
Immigration from this Province TO the Uni
ted States still continues, Notwithstanding the
immense numbers who have already left : but
II has changed It's character, ana now instead
of being composed of men of strong political
feelings, embraces the more cautious and in
dustrious classes-old countrymen as well as
natives. Military clangor keeps one portion
of the people from brooding over the general
depression, while morbid melancholy seems
to have seized others, who are apathetic as to
the consequences of passing events, and look
upon emigration as panacea for all their ills.
To such an extent has emigration been car.
ried on, that in some parts of the London Dis.
trict, we have been credibly informed, that there
are not males enough left to gather in a 1.-THE
of the crops. Some farmers have sacrificed
their homesteads for triHe, whilst others have
actually abandoned them.
But this is not all. The spirit of change i:
extending like an epidemic, and several parties
from different parts of the province are now
traversing the western states, looking for loca
tions TO provide for an extensive emigration
Something should be done to stop this genera
depopulation of the country, and give hope te
the people; what that ought to be we leave tc
the wisdom of Lord Durham merely observing
that from a very wide inquiry, we are led to be-
lieye that a general amnesty for political offence!
with certain exceptions) would bring back ma
ny valuable subjects, retard the departure o
others, and restore confidence among the mas:
of the people.