Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1838-01-20

look al the manner in which the opposite can
didates have come before the people. and Judge
as to the most republican method adopted by
the two parties, and choose between them.
CANADA.---Late accounts from Canada re-
present the prospects Of the Patriots as rather
gloomy. In several engagements they have
been defeated, and when taken prisoners, treat
ed in such manner as would make the Next
can murderers Of Crockett, Travis, and Bowie,
(prisoners taken at the battle Of San Antonio
blush for shame. The Detroit Weekly Post
Of Dec. 81, saws that news arrived on the day
before, that Mckenzie was on Navy Island
with an army of eleven hundred men, and re-
ceiving additional numbers every day from the
Upper Province, and had raised the tri-color-
ed flag on the Island and at Chippewa. The
Post Of the goth further states that report had
come through Sandwich that Papineau was
caught and hung BY the Tyrants. We hope
this report may prove untrue---the name Of Pa
pineau inspires the Patriots with courage, and
carries terror into the loyal camp; but should
il prove true, every nerve will be exerted by
the Patriots for revenge, and never will they
lay down their arms till they have it. The
sympathies oflhe people are enlisted in behalf
ofthe suffering Patriots, and they will rush to
the rescue from the United Staies in despite the
vigilance of the authorities to preyentit. The
Governors Of Vermont and Michigan have is
sued Proclamations, enjoining upon the people
to desist from the commission of any act, which
may in the least degree violate the laws of
the United States, which forbids them giving
aid to any people at war with friendly power.
We have seen several conflicting statements
in relation TO their affairs, but nothing giving
a more explicit account Of the manner (which
the Tyrants treated the Patriots than is given
in the following:
Extract of a letter from a gentleman in Lower
Canada to a relation residing in Du Buque, da-
ted December II, 1887.
Oh tho 18th of this moth, tho English troops
d, a. III - 81. Laurent and st. Martin, and wnen
.i'-- or s,. Err. -, ~...o,, Z I. - : :
approach by discharge of arii lefy. Thay con
tnuci their ma rch upoa the village, firing second
aid third time before tbs Patriots returned their
6s, upon which nanking parties were sent out aud
the village sTroln led. " heal line troops catered,
the inhabitants seeing that resistance was useless
fad for refuge to the church, upon which ssveie
FIRE kept up by the English, and the bali, has
ing been heated0sd hoi, the house. sat on FIRE,
and the inmates yhus forced to d.pari, ID deliver
themselves 10 the mercil-ss fury Of the soldiery-
A massacre then took place, aud the greatest part
of the to"n was reduced TO ashes.
Afterwards they pursued their mach to ST. Be-
mott, near which place they were met by small
NUMBER of Patriots, bearing white flag. who were
forced ~ return with the troops. y, their arrival
at the sil!ag- they made three dis ,harses Of cam
noa upo' IN. house of the priest, snppo,ag a was
the case at st Eustache, that il co nline a aam.
bcr Of inhabitants, who hn! fed 70 il to scrssn
themselves homih fI.y of the soldiers The cav
airy hay ng made the tour Of tho vlage, and find
ias ~ f'erson, tho pill,ge commenced Fire hnr-
ing been placed upon the aItar of the chusct,, hat
hnl ling sonn reduced 10 ashes, and ali:he 9th
er having been FIST robbed OF ihsi coa,ent,, sh,y.
tn. same fate. In tile affair of 81. Eusische, the
Patriots los. one hundred men by tn. fire of the
troops, amoas,t whom was the celebrated Dr.. Che
nier, many Others were burnt death in the house
and pna hundred and tweaty were taken prisoners,
and anon ,st them, NJ DunonchelIc and HE two
sons, ani DR.. Maso, AID his bother.
Three days afterwards, the field of battle pre-
ssn,cd hear,-rending sceha.--tis bodies of those
Gshn had been killed, "eie lying where they fell
half burn, nnl stsipps Of their clothes, and were
being eaten by the swine.
Mr.. FLETCHER, wing member of Con.
gress, from the Boston District, Nlassachu-
sets, has been placed in rather an unenyiable
situation by the Committee Of Ways and
Means Of the special session of Congress and
an the editor of the Boston Atlas, wing pa.
per. On the eve Of the late Massachusetts e.
lection, number Of whig orators were in at
tendance at meeting a, Fanuel Hall, in Bos-