The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-11-24
IMPORTANT FROM CANADA.


IMPORTANT FROM CANADA.
postscript in the Courier and Enquirer of
Thursday morning, dated half past four, A. M,
News had been received at Montreal, that the
frigate Incons,ant in which Lord Durham and IA
my embarked for England, in the early part OF this
month, had sprung leak in consequence of getting
aground in going down the river, and had been COM
PEELED to put into Halifax.
Mr. Ellis, NJ. P. and lady, who recently escaped
from the rebel forces in Lower Canada, arrived al
Albany yesterday morning.
A Court Martial for the trial of the prisoners now
in confinement at Montreal for reasonable offences,
constituted on Monday last, with Major Gene
raj Citherow, as President
Robert F. Maitland, Esq, bearer Of dispatches
from Sir John Colborne to the British Government,
came down in the Rochester. He goes out in the
Great Western.
The Montreal Courier of the 18th inst contains
the official despatch of Colonel Dundas, who COM
manded the British troops which attacked the ban
diui in the windmill Time is not left us to copy 1t,
but the and substance of 1t is, that the whole OF
them surrendered Internationally.
oopEssBuRGH Friday Nov. l6, 1888.
Dear Sir: hasten to give you the latest news
although such as have to relate at present, is in
deed melancholy. The Patriots have, until to-day,
fairly held their own but this day, at noon, the Co
burg and five other boats brought down 800 regular
British troops and some Of the heaviest cannon in
the Province. These, added to one thousand mill
tia, were too much for the Patriots. They were
surrounded by land, and the steamboats, kept up a
murderous fire from the river. The Patriots fought
molly, but it was of no use; they were driven back
and scattered.
AT sunset they held out flag Of truce, which,
though displayed three times he British did not
TER AND TAKE NO PRISONERS" At this
time of the houses occupied by the Patriots are
burning and the British regulars are around the
Windmill, looking on but not molested. There IS
no firing now on either side. ..'a
| From all appearances the Patriots are totally
routed and annihilaied It is barely possible that
very few may have escaped, but probably not one
The excitement here is tremendous; the utmost
Indignation prevails against the Patriot officers and
leaders. II is solemn truth, that there was but one
General officer in the action Had il not been for
B, P, NJ, and several more such,
this result would have taken place. Their lives
spectacle citizens and they may suffer yet for send
ing innocent and brave men where they dare not 60
Themselves! ."s....
The battle was most splendid-about 1000 fighting
at time; the number Of killed and wounded in
this engagement cannot fall much short Of 500
You may imagine how true and faithful the patri-
OTIS at the Windmill fought, when tell you that P
K and few more went TO them last night at
position, but they refused TO leave, saying that they
were confident that their friends would not desert
them. and that there were thousands Of men in -
county bound by their oaths assist them and that
or nearly all, MURDERED!
Respectfully, &c,
]. M DOTY.
A O'CLOCK, P. M.
Mr.. Josiah Woodruff has this moment arrived
from Ogdensburgh, which place he left at noon yes
terday. He mana Pole who escaped,
and who supposed himself 10 be the only one left
alive. The Patriots rushed out of the mill at or
soon after sunset with three white flags, but they
were all speared as they went out. The mill was
then filed with British troops, and the Pole who es-
capped with two Others who had secreted themselves
in the lower part Of the mill, mingled with the Bri
tish troops, but his two companions were killed he
himself escaped BY wearing the coat of Lieut. John
son. who was killed on Tuesday.
The Patriot force in the mill numbered Ill men,
besides ii wounded
II is supposed that Col. Van Schultz, Pole who
commanded the Patriot force, killed himself
From the Journai-Ezsra u.s.
SAcKETTs HARBoR, Nov. 18th.
The steamboat Oneida, just arrived brings the
following sad intelligence: a..
Mill Point attacked by about thousand British
on land, and four armed steamboats-the British
planted heavy battery within $50 or 300 rods ofthe
mill and fired with such effect that their balls passed
entirely through the stone buldngs-he tight lasted
something more than an hour when the Patriots sur
rendered TO the number OF about ninety-the rest
having been killed in the action or taken prisoners
previously The prisoners were all takento Kings
ion on board the armed steamboats,.
William Johnson was taken yesterday, about two
miles above Ogdensburgh, and is now in custody Of
the United States Marshal, Mr.. Garrow, on board
the steamboat Oneida. Mr.. Birge, the Patriot Ge-
neral is also in custody OF the Marshal-the small
steamboat, Paul Pry has been seized by the Govern
ment, and was towed in by the Oneida.