Litchfield enquirer., 1838-12-20
cozT.,oond.noe of fAe W. Y. Com. Advertiser.

" SAcKETT's HARBOR, Nov. 2I.
 Enclosed you have another notable Procta. masion, and who do you ihink IS the J. ward Birge by whom it is put forth! Why mise rable travelling dcntist-a wretched coward. ( who with inc other self-coBs;itutcd officers or high and low degree, baseiy deserted the poor fellows whom they had dcluded from their homes, prccipitated them upon me NalIiuH shore to the number of 25O. while they w,n the remainder, some 500. stood Dy ana conly saw them captured or cut tO p eces, nor had inc conrnge 10 cross over and bring off the remnant. because " the wind was high" al- thonrh the door was hulnanely thrown open md inc means placed within their reach.
 Will not this sad lesson open the eyes Ot our people, and induce them to respect the laws ot their own country, instead of peril ing their lives and honor on such promises ot I6Oacres of Canada land and "A dollars boun- ty. Such was the temptation, and such the inducement of nine tenihs of these adVentu- rers, of whom about the same proportion were Americans; lads operated upon through the means of secret societies. Not Canadian joined them, but on the contrary fought them bravcly and whipped them soundly.
 Brother Patriots of CanGda:
 We have come to your rescue; we nave heard the groans of your distress, and have
 
 of your exiled and oppressed companions in the great work of reform. and to establish on your own native soil EQUAL RIGHTS and E. QUAIL privileges. We come not to invade your country as robbers and plunderers. but we come as brothers from land of liberty, as freenen, PLEDGED to your cause, and have sworn in the sacred name of LIBERTY, not to desert you Rally then to our standard 1t floats high above your soil as beacon inviting
 you to assert your rights. We must triumph.
 Shouts of VICTORY are already sounding m
 your ears. The cause is the cause of justice
 and humanity. Thousands of our country
 men are ready, with arms in their hands, to
 aid you. They have pledged to your exiied
 brethren, their lives, their property, and their
 honor not to desert the sacred cause of LIBER-
 TY. Let not your brother patriots, wno are h
 now struggling against their oppressors. be
 disappointed in you. They have raised their standard and will maintain it.. They have gained victory after victory, and they expect You to AROUSE to the conflict and join in the great work.
 Your homes, your firesides, and your sa- cred altars shall not be violated. Come on l then, be men, be freemen, and your liberties are secured! ots, - J. WARD BIRGE,
 Brigadier General Commanding
 4# Eastern Dirisioa
 Correspondence of the Bangor Whig and ConrieT.
 ~S' Linneus, fife. NOv. l9, 1858.
 MT. Editor-Presuming that your readers, like most others, are fond of the marvellous, especially when tinctured with truth, hasten to lay before you the following occurrence, which took place in this town last evening.
 About o'clock in the evening, MT. lsaac Tr., of age, was sent to the barn to feed the cat. 4le. and while returning therefrom to the house, (the distance from the barn 10 the house is about 40 rods) had his attention arr rested by the appearance of huge black ob- iffh 66fe6tlY Yn ahsHa Sf hm; As seeoG 20 se1a TOT Or retreat. At length he concluded to go ahead. when the bear rose up on his hind legs, and put himself in a, attitude to receive the youngster with his fore paws. The boy perceiving the attitude of the be1r, and his apparent determination to maintain his ground, gave loud scrcech, and turned and ran towards the barn. At this, the bear start ed in pursuit, and came up with the boy, who was still screechfng. Just as the mon in the house, who had heard the alarm, were ap- preaching the theatre of action, the bear sci xed the boy with his fore paws, raised him. self again upon his hind legs, and started with his prey with all possible despatch for the woods. The men hotly. pursued him for some three quartersof mile, when the bear finding himself but few feet ahead of his pursuers, turned around and stood face to face with them, when the men, each of whom was armed with an axe, made a motion to give him gentle tap upon the head, but his left paw was ready for a fend-off, while he held the boy tight with his right one. The men finding it was useless to fight with axes, one of them started for the house after a gun, which he loaded with buck shot, and return cd to inc woods. On his arrival at the scene of battle, the bear in, attempting to turn and try leg bail again, was shot through the left side of the body, which brought him 10 the ground, and caused him to relinquish his hold ~of the boy, who scarnpercd home more fright .cned than hurt, having received no other harm than most unconsconablc hugging. MT. Saunders took the bear to his house, skinned and dressed him, and have finish ed my supper, which was made partly of n ,pNrtion of his flesh. The bear weighed when dressed S62 pounds, and is said 10 be the lar ,gest ever caught in this town. a2i.@tt21N
 For some timc past Q number of persons have had Aepredatons committed on their stock by sowe wild animal or animals. Sheep nave been slaughtered repeatedly, and in one or two instances, swine. and even COWS, have been attacked and killed. One man. Mir. David Rollins, for instance, has lost two fine 1 COWS, and have been compelled to drive my cattle into the bala for security.
 BohAN UPAs OF TUE WEsT-The Mil& Sickness.-The mysterious disease which bears this naune, is peculiar to the region west of the mountains, and prevails in only certain districts of that region. Many parts of Kentucky, Indiann, Illinois and Missouri have been greatly afflicted by it; hundreds