Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-11-16
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To Cenpraye Jackson and others.
LATER FROM CANADA.

(From the ". Y. Commercial .4Grniiscr, Noe. l0.)
IMPORTANT FROM CASApA.-A BATTLE.-Our ud.
vices from Montreal are up 10 Wednesday morning,
o'clock, and from the frontier 10 D 7. NJ Of that day
On Wednesday morning early, the steamboat Buriing.
tou Commodore Sherman stopped, usual, al Cham
pai when the engineer wHs by the celebrated
Dr. Cote that he had 10 the determination STOP
lLe inirnurSc bLrcen Tic Cncd States and Canada AID
ther-lhat he had under his control force sufficient TO
carry his purposes into effect. This information
Immediately communicated 10 the Commodore, aho
went shore and had an interview with Cote; the re-
suit OF which was, that the Burlington permitted 10
proceed. We are informed that Cote declared thai this
should be the last boat permitted TO pass and that lie
would bring down field piece and iie II into any beat
that should attempt 10 pass either way after being wan
ed Of hi, intention.
BATTLE AT ODIRTowH-It being known a! Odict0wn
that an attack 10 Big made on that place Oh Tues
day night, the militia were ordered under arms and
having received information that party o! the rebels
approaching they went out, under The cover oi
dark night and fell in with them short distance from
the town battle ensued which resulted in the death
eight Of The insurgents and the capture OF piece OF
artillery and two hundred Stands OF arms IL was not
the intention, informed, Of the militia TO he iEou
blsa with prisoners al this juncture.
Il soop, laden with munitions Of war, among which
was large number OF mugkes, has been seized on Lake
Champain by Mr.. Crooks, Of the officers OF the GUS
1t the prevailing opinion at Montreal that ttcn-
guilty would soon he restored. The Administrator was
making use of every his disposal 10 check Inc
spirit Of insurEec,ion tha. had manifested Itself
The ec Of the rebels appeared 10 be 10 make hos
1ges for which purpose they were making prisoners OF
and children, pcierting in all cases The ladies' Of
respectable families
The Governor and Council having granted permission
10 the banks 10 suspend specie payments they have all
awaited themselves OF the privilege, except that Of the
Peoples Bank; it required Of that institution that
before they suspend the payment Of specie, they should
make an exhibit Of the state Of their affairs this they had
not yet done.
in the windows Of the several dwellings in Montreal
this also done Monday, and was TO be continued
until further orders.
The name of Wolford Nelson, noticed yesterday,
should haze been Robert. Woliord was one OF those
sent 10 Bermuda.
The list regiment, under the command OF Col Grey,
left Montreal for Chan5ly and ST. Charles Wednes-
day-they reached ST. Johns at Il o'clock, and mme
daley proceeded to their places Of destination.
No intelligence had been received oil the fate OF Mr..
Ellice and his family. The insurgents had made Prison
es of Mrs Ode and her family, OF NapieIYile, and tax.
them away.
Two dwelling houses in the village directly opposite
ST. John set on fire on Wednesday, morning. aud
burnt down; the fire put ont with the aid of the
troops stationed at ST JOHN S. This probably led TO the
report that st. Johns in flames The river il
not wide, and person at short distance might readily
have mistaken the one for the other
Some fears still felt for the safely of the railroad,
but large military force is stationed al the principal
points, which will exercise vigilant wachfuness:
We do not believe the reports from hn8Ston ana teTh
mentioned in the letter from Jefferson county, published
in This paper Of yesterday
(Prirafe Ltuer.)
1G2 NASSAU STREET, Nov. 10, 1888
SIR: Canada is in arms; it has no, been invaded from
the United States but its inhabitants have again risen 10
make another effort throw off the military yoke Of
foreign Power, which no longer govern their coun
try excep, by force and violence. 1t the wish OF
ny among them that such help as may be lawfully and
constulonally given them by the people Of this free
country ought 10 be respectfully asked and with this
view you hereby Invited TO attend private meeting
of friends Of Canada, TO consider the propEety Of call
ing public assembly Of the citizens on behalf OF the
struggling Canadians, and 10 suggest, or consider Of
such might be proper 10 propose to that
meeting for its adoption, if it deemed proper 10
call one also to say whether you would act as one
Of select committee behalf Of Canada, in this city,
should your be proposed TO- and approved Of by
public meeting of your fellow-cilizens.
The meeting will be held at CoScERr HALL, 400
Broadway, THIS DAY, Saturday, the 10Th inst at The
hour Of o'clock in the evening.
1--WE are, Sir, your obcdent humble servants,
LUDGER DUVERNAY, of Montreal.
WIN. L. MACKENZIE, Of Toronto
JOHN RYAN, CT Quebec.
WILSON REID, of Hope.