Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-12-14

A mos, extensive conAasralion was visible at MOI
,rea on evening Of the 2oth, and from The decto
of the flames il conjectured 10 be in the villae
of Ba;rfndine, where there extensive woode
Barracks.
Sir John Coiborne has authorised the formation g
three volunteer brlgades in Montreal with the same pa
ms established for the regular service In pursuance
instructions from England Sir JOHN has laid bill befor
the Special Council % dispense vita trial hy Jug tor
time.
iron the Buffalo Star, Oct. ga
MovEAeS1s AT DErRoir,-Rspnrt says that Gene
raj Brady of Detroit has captured patriot schoore
in that vicinity, aud with it about nine hcndsed stan
Of arms fThe schooner was the Mary, and had Ia
stand Of bosed when taken possession OF at Glib
ratar
gentleman from Toledo brings a report that the
Arsenal at Detroit was recen,y broken open staads
arms reported have beea eetsken by General Brady
ind tina. The belonging to the Brady Guards were
stolen.
F. S-The Detroit Morning Post Of Saturday. con
taius report that the guns belonging TO The Brady
Guards have been voluntarily returned.
Correspondence Of IKE COmmrfia .adeeytiser)
MONTREAL, Thursday eVeaing.
After the preliminaries at the opening of the court
martial yesterday concluded tde ptisooees whose
ksve been published, pat upon tteie trial
One Of them held written PAGER in his haod, which
he wished should be read before proceeding The pa.
per, wkich vas protest signed by all priseaees decar
ed the court martial illegal and therefore incompetent
Co them and deaaded trial by Jury OF tdetr own
CountEyme0 Aztec Ms PCoteet was re2u Judge
advocate strangers or6eeed TO Withdraw AS The
court after proceeded 10 Try the prisoners, It is pre-
sumed The prayer Of the petition was refused.
In the course Of the day, NJ John G. GRAFT, Of La.
chine, add Mt joha Mcdonald, Of Chsteaagusy were
examined The iater, whose evidence Rot finished
when the court adiosr~eS knew the prsoaees AID gave
sufhcien, teslm,my TO cesStct hem.
This day the eemsindee Of his evidence taken,
and two indians, one Rsned uelcrmier aud the other
Delixe, examined It ie Supposed tsst the evi.
dence tie part Of the prosecution wiR be finished
to-norsW! The room 10 which the court sits is in the
Corrthouse and is far too sRe u edszt half the
nunIeer that try 10 squeeze Go.
In consequence Of the departure Of the I'D Regiment
for Upeee Canada, company Ct sol2nteers mounted
guard this arornsag.
The steamboats, have al gone into wxter quarters
yhe son Bull Intended to cetsrn from Quebec but the
~iRtee haSne set ia With severity she has keea laid up
at that place
ltisrepored that Col WethereI is 4e take the mill.
tary command in the Upeee erosiaoe.
The Court Martaf for the trial Of the prisoners taken
at Prescog viii he composed it sed o. saiGlia officers
entirely
Tke g. S. Steamboat Oneida, landed officer with
dispatches at &ngsso, The 23d u!t w&tea were de-
svereS to re commandment, sod IKE aRceS embarked
in the evening. for Sacketts Karbor.
EscArE os BtLL Jox SsTos "GEK. BtRGE."-lt
is stated the authority Of Letters from tabuIn that
Bill 5okRsoa end Sisse, have escaped 6:c@ the Auburn
prison.
Movss rErs Of The BkGrsH Taoo-s Halifax pa
Of the transport Eagle eom Cork, with tetschnens for
the 3d. illh, 23d, and S5,h Regiments
The Legislature ef N. Brunswick meets Cor despatch
of tueiness the doth Of January.
The Goth $egTent tom Barbetees vas expected at
ST JOHN, n. b. Three companies Of pae tith nclud
eng the &pse euaHees Of the &eglmeEt, 1nder the
snanG Of Col GoIte, ~hich had been ordered from ST
John 20 SseGeSsoton 10 supply she place Of the 65h
had ii ~at stated beea axecteS Is proceed 10 Quebec
via Skediac.
TuE CsNApAs We continue extracts from the
Canadian papers shtc& hare reached since last
publication end FROM Of Esrter journals hav
eng allusion 10 Ee contemplated by the in
surgen.s and symsathisers We fucther learn by
teman wiEo let AsUt7es. Wednesday last, that the
Court Earlial had assembled ,a dag Tor the trial OF
Hhe prisoners snc tibet -four the circumstance Of the
pubic ezecuGvser heraE eEhrec these fsom Quebec
at generally expected Estsummary execution would
follow +4e fint,ings seetenee of'eeaeS
All was quiet lie the Lower province The seventy.
third reg lTenl kaa eh Msauea the Upper province
in carrsOes in consequence ePpreEensisus entertained
of some nrasioa from the vicinity cfl5etrot II will
he sees aoeree tao, Brsay On Ve part OF this
county, the ate-tSs thatG uarte1 Sir John Col
borne end tie British ocees generally expressed firm
conTct;on in The sinoerity Of TIE desire expressed BY
Government TO srere4t ak Eiracioas of cur neutrality
and in reference ts the csnduct aS Celsae Worth in
particular, fpeas ia teIu!s o.. the highest praise.
ersl Scott it besides will from in
other piece, 1:G shortly lie HE .groead MIR. John
Bartlett arrived IN this oy yesterday with dispatches
dor The English Government, whioa WIKI, we presume,
DE forwarded by Tie Slesic sk!pLiverpooi.
r. Y. Courier.
81 on tie Montreal Gazette
There TO exist in tae pablsc ,srad much
iey and Cnoerts.ly 90 eeaEUa 10 The court martial
Gently constituted in this city, enc ,ae trials 10 be had
before tibet deem tc'be duty tocommunicate
TO Feeders oae OF tHe facts which have come 10
acknowledgement relation 10 this impsctant subject -
We understand that the tes4s before TIE martial
will Dse:tsSeiy comReece Wednesday next, and that
the delay which has already occurred the commence
ment of these als has been ocessosed by the unaVoid
able necessity Of classifying the d8ere~t crimes OF the
erisoners and the evidence collected against them in
compae. eng certain fern. TIE ixdge advocates are,
che Hon. q M"adeet G C CSstfes y DAY, Esq, q
C., and Captain Mules, Of the Royai Regiment, in
whose fsyo. hes 'seeR Issued, namng those
gentle&eI' 20 shis Office We also lenrz that time
will he los, eoSt spared ia krnging tie guilty to JUS
tice.
To the aaose add aist Of tae nEesof the prison.
ers TO be tsieG "Wednesday.
Jose pl Earcisee CsediSat, doseph 1uguette Joseph
LEcuse-, Gean IS. hilbert. Jean Marie Hilbert, Le-
andre Ducharne Joseph Quimeut, a-suis Guerin, Ed.
rhevien, 9ndre Cote, Maurice LepaleSr, Louis LIE.
siege.
EJros III, Cospser .ef 9oxday5
The Brock willie Statesman. ia gtsiRg ak account of
she capture o: lie brgsncs below Prescott states that
some ef the scoundrss who taken prisoners have
offered 10 Become 2ueen evidence, and Nave already
communicated nach lingo. ant nUSmstoa topica,ing
great many persons III the gaLIs9wn Disstcl. The
same pc per says tExt The SnSy Of FhFs, rebel
ionel fornap.y CT Bastard, Rereeley aumber Of
papers were pend esntsRing &ss Of tke ofthe
tnembers of Tie Paret soeieeS in dSereSt parts SUBJ
scrp,ion lists, Dad isis of'5tncers, Sc.
(Froa de BGt:wore .faaerican of Wedmst3y)
The Detroit Advertiser at TIE ist instant ootIces
report that toty Of pstHos seere iE tie woods in the
London u. c. district scepgSSng for hostile demon.
s,raton.
spf,en the Office Of the Clecelahd tNteiiiGencer,
dated on the 9th instant At 10 contains the follow.
ing report-the occurre releseed to in we If rue
are probably ee0secsed wlk Tie Statelaeat tseationed
above.
IMPORTANT, If Tree.
ostiiuies commenced ia Tie HeSt-t0rt NWdcG pos.
xeseion of tie Pgtnds-l7o porsoRs takcE prisoners.
The 1eyb GoSa the West Lbis tSorning coatsins the