Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1838-11-29
CANADA.

fought battle ut Prescott, in which the foo
hardy Patriots. so called, were totally defea
ted. The Kingston Chronicle contains tn
following particulars.
The only loss sustained by us on this oc
cnsion, was one Of the light company of Tn,
galan, SD Regiment, who was shot through
the head.
The LOSE Of the pirates, as far as VIZ cal
learn, 10 as follows:
Killed on the 18th e
Lsit dead on the field, on Friday night, 3
Total killed, To-
Prisoners taken on Tuesday and sent
TO Fort Henry, 3
Surrendered uncondlionally on Friday l3
Total prisoners, I6
Many Of The pirates it is supposed. unde
cloak Of night, skulkcd away in the woods, o
whom we hope soon to hear good account.
from the band, Of our brave militia. who arc
devoted and enthusiastic in the cause OF THEN
sountry. il is also asccrtained that number
nj the pirates were taken by the United
States steamer " Paul Pry" on the previous
evening, much to the dscredit of the Ogdcns
burg people, who on Friday evening, did moi
they did on the previous Tuesday,
We cannot ascertain the actual number G.!
pirates that landed at Johnstown-,hev could
not, however, have been fewer than 300
One OF the wounded prisoners named cn,be
from Brownville, states that the chief officer
Eenoral Birgc. from Madison county, with
the greater h,lfo: the force intended to land.
renamed on the opposite side. From this
prisoner, who seems to be an intelligent
young man, who sadly laments the dccep,ons
winch induced himself aud others to engage
IN cause The object OF which now appears
was 10 ioTce rcpubcansm on n people who
detes'cd the very name Of 1t. we farther learn
mat Col. Brown, who was wounded, and
whose body was burnt on Tuesday in barn
sct hro To 0y his own party, was Charles F.
Brown, son to Judge Brown, post master nj
Bro"nvllc, aud nephew to old Cen Brown.
Among the trophies captured was white
sIlk nag, having al eagle aud q star painted
on 1t with the words 4" Ononiaga Hunters"
Canada liberated" fsnciliIly worked upon
IT, as is SAID by the fair aud foolish rcpuLli.
eanesses Of Ogdensburgh.
The manifestation Of feeling in this town.
on tho return Of the expedition, as might be
expected, was gratifying. II was no sooner
sscertalncd what the result was, and that the
prisoners were to be landed, than the princi. |
pal street through which the trumphal caval. |
cade was TO pass, was brilliantly Illuminated:
and the orderly populace, numbering some
thousands, that accompanied the cortegc.
spoke volumes by their alternate huzzas OF |
thanks to the British grenadiers that defend
W, and the groan Of derision with which they |
saluted the pirates. We were much struck
at the abomlnable weapons which the pirates
h m n nrFtn al. al
certainly ft instrument in the hands of such
sc, Of cut tlroats.
II Is with extreme regret we learn that
Capta'n Drummond Of the Glengarry militia
was shos-having gone into one OF the houses
on hre, and appearing at one Of the windows,
u was supposed that he was a rebel-thc /
volunteers fired and he fell dead.
lhe body Of Lieut.. Johnson, Of the e3 Il
regiment, has been brought up. He will b,
inferred on Monday at 2 clock, p. NJ. \
Col. Dundas bears high testimony TO the II
Rallanfry and forbearance of the troops en-
poyed, both regulars and militia. The la,terIi
iiorce, by their zeal and loyalty, particularly \
IN guarding agains, the escape ofthe patriots,
have much distinguished themselves. Il,
MONDAY morning, g o'clock.
The 81. George steamer came up yesterda,
afternoon rom Toronto, landing at Oswegoil
uol. Farquharson bearing dispatches tuI
Washington. by passenger in the ST
sieorge, copy of the official Gazette extra.
dated November Is, has been furnished u,
giving an account of the affair below Pres.
oott; We have only room to make the fol.
loving extract from the Gazette, wherein his
Excellency states, that
"Twenty.eight persons have beon brouoh,I
up to Kingston; and n court martial Will
forthwith be directed to assemble to try themll
Tor their lawless and unprovoked aggression,
and tor the murder Of Her Majes,y's faithful
subjects"