Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1838-01-05
MR. T.S. BROW 5 ESCAPE FROM
CANADA.


been driven back ANONYMOUSLY from st
Dcnl-. a second brigade had reirenied TO
use The fashonahir word. FROM 81 CharIe-
to h" safe barracks of Mnnlrral when q
third btlgadr was directed on ST. Deus. !
and had ar Ivcd at St, Ours, nine miles
distant, --and myself Jaw that there
being no rislug elsewhere. we were draw.
ing the whole I, rec Of the government In
our devoted district. md iha, tho we
might ma,ulnn ourselvc- in force, sun we
mns' retreat aud dfaw the enemy after us.
whereby 'he ih,r,,,ucss of European rage
for AMERICAN bood wOud b. sa,Iated IN
the murd, T of gray haired ,lrrs and smiling
inianls, not TO mention the destruction OF
property, 10 iu,lmid,atc other counties
from following our example. We there
fore told eur men to 60 home quietly for
he prCsen', mud TO be IN readiness to as
semblc al tn, frs, signal. For ourselves,
n free pardon to oil had been offered upon
coudurlou of our being delivered into the
hands of Government. and We felt an am
btln to become he vioarious sacrifice for
I he political offences of the country OF
Rchelleu. We also imagined that the
august representative of the ruling petit
coat Of BRIAN might. in his ard,r for an
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caused him much dsqulet, OFF, price
for our heads that would render them
marketable commodity With these con.
-Idera'ions We determined on visiting the
! States.
Or Fuday evening. the LIST o. December,
--and myself lett s.. Denis, accom-
panied by five others who conside red
emigration cxpedIcn, We rode III nigh
IN carts, arrived next morning about day
| lght, at S. Cesurc. whore we were push
ING on towards the townships bordering on
the lines, when man informed Us thai
we were gong INTO the geute du LIMP
he VOLTS throal.) that guards were
placed along the road to intercept gentle
men moving on especial business, and
that 1t would be necessary to 90 through
the woods, with the passes of which he
was acquainted. After breakfattng we
crossed to the right OF northern bank Of
the Yamaska river aud continued walk
,ng uaI, nighltaII, when we found our
selves 10 tremendous ,vindtuH The trees
crossed in every d'rec'ton, ,hr,u-h which
we forced ourseve, ike small fish through
a salmon net, until we arrived III swamp.
when darkness prevented our going on
ward. The proximity of some huts pre-
vented our making fire. To compcn-
safe for the absence Of sleep during the
last forty hours. had The cons ailon of
getting my back against n tree with my
knees drawn mp to keep my feet ont OF
line water, which refreshing posture wa
disturbed abou, tive O'Clock IN the morn.
ing by violent min. which lasted I'll
morning.. AT day light our march was
resumed. The outer world wa. fair aud
beautiful, but in The forest the constant
dripping from the lrees was like q shower
bath from sn ice house.
A Canadian forest Ns not Vermont
: wood, where you move between ma jrs'ic
trees and trend upon ia" dry eia,tIc leaves,
be accumulation of ages No, the damp
; low soil throws Inc roots OF the trees To The
surface, and the wind overihrows them ~
every direction, while small brush spring
NJ 10 every little opening thus created -
Your course is continued climbing over
fallen logs or s,oimminS through thick !
st hedge Of brush wood, WIlh lie EXPEDITION
ot a fly through saucer of honey, Tn
dernesth the ground Is spnngv, leaving
water IN every .oo'sisp, One halt the
surface II covered with llllle pools, which
: beng slightly frozen kept~rne IN consran,
nate chnnge- of Joy and sn'rnw. as his
feet sunk or remained firm up,n the ,rcach.
> crouY nrtscc. Onward we packed ri!
uICh', when choosing n dry spot. we kln.
died fire. coIIrc,cd hcmInrk branches
Tor our beds, drlcG cur cloihc-, and passed
comfortable night, For food. We had
; during the day found few small lu,nIp-.
winch he owner app,arrd 10 havr hit Oh
h.. E.,lI H., %,
L"vluca law, For drunk. the swamp
pools furnished Abundance, TINT We dtauk
according 10 the custom OF the Jews IN the
days of the Judges, whereby ! perceived
that we were not men III for war. tor none
slapped with thCIr Tongues" On Mon
dav early We reached The sklr, OF the
wood. when what vas our horror N dl-cnv
erlug that we had got INTO the throat of .
-l,lJ stronger wolf than the one we left b.,
hlnd. We were 10 fact close upon the
Tory village at Gtauhy, where guard
appeared stationed. Oar guide, like Nat
~ Bumpo, d ce'vcd by the cIearngs, had
lost his way. Returning To The woods we
: discovered the northern branch Of the
Yama,ka River, about mule, when,
who Is of n Kentucklan frame, dashed MO
the water, and tordlng across wanted US
to follow hun. BY comparing the water
llne upon this body by section of cor.
J responding height upon our own, we saw
that the experiment with ourselves would
approach too nearly the sub marine, and
, therefore listened TO our guides lnsinua
r. ION that there was a better place lower
/, down. BY moving to this place we lost
sight of-onlreiy, and upon reaching Il
our guide, upon preence OF looking hrlc
further, deserted us forever. WINS
gone, aud we deserted by our guide. Ny
companions, five Canadians, tired Of wan
der,ng ~ the woods, determined upon re-
turning to the French Settlements