Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1838-11-28

TO the evening of Tuesday, the l5lh inst. and
! from Quebec to the llth. We give the fol.
/ lowing extracts from the Hera ID Of the 18Th,
| and the Courier of the l4ih:
! On Sunday evening the whole cf the back
country above Lapralrie presented the awful
spectacle ofonc vast sheet Of lurid flame, ana
it is reported that not single rebel house has
| been left standing. God only knows what is
to become Of the surviving Canadians and
their wives and families duting the approach
ing winter, as nothing but starvation from hum
ger and cod stares them in the face. 1t is
melancholy TO rch,ct on such awful conse-
quences of rebellion, and the irretr!evablc ruin
Of so many human beings, whether innocent or
guilty. Still, the supremacy of the laws mist
be maintained invioldtc, the integrity Of the
empire must be asserted peace and prosperity
must be secured to British subjects, even at
the expense the entire Nation Cendienne.
The history of the past proves that nothing
! but sweeping them from the earth, and laying
their habitationS level with the dust, will pre-
vent renewed rebeons south of the St. Law
renee, or renewed invasions from the Amcrl-
cans.
Yesterday morning, [Tuesday,l it was cur
rently runlo cd that large patriot force had
assembled on Boucherviiie mountain. 1t may
be so we hope they will remain there till in
spected by the competent authorities.
A little be ore noon, the Princes Victoria
brought over from Lapraric nincty-one pris-
oners, who were taken at Napiervillc, &c.
With the exception of a few, who appeared to
; be sympahtzers, theywere mserably look
ING set. Captain NORM, formerly master of
the Eagle steamboat, and his son, were among
! the number. This man, we understand, is
nearly related to Cote.
I About two O'Clock, some twenty prisoners
/ were marched into town from Lachine, escor.
ted hy party OF the Lachnc cavalry
From the Ogdcnsburg Times, Tuesday, Nov.
; Canada War.-After SIX clock last even
: ing, things remained pretty quiet through the
night. There were, however, some reports
of cannon during the evening at long intervals.
] During the evening the Telegraph came in,
bringing some United States troops, with
marshals, &c. They took possession Of the.
! United States. Onr citizens held meeting
during the evening, to take measures for de-
: fence !: bu. as our work had been much d.
layed by the confusion Of the day, we coald
not find 10 attend.
Early this morning it was discovered that
! the armed steamboats,, Coburg and Traveller,
had arrived with troops. About seven o'clock,
! this morning the armed STEAMBOATS, opened
fire OH the party at the windmill. which soon
brought large body of spectators to Nlle
Point, the nearest American territory.
The POINT on which the windmill stands is
one ofsome twenty feet elevation above the
St. Lawrence. The country back rises gen.
tly for about 40 rods. The land about it is
highly cultivated, and presents charming
! landscape, with orchards, shrubbery, and sub
stantial stone buildings.
The windmill is circular, massive stone
building, alfording ample shelter against any
shot that the boats were prepared to throw.
/ The cannonading between the windmill and
| the three armed steamboats, continued to b.
the scene of attraction till near eight c'clock,
when line of fire blazcd along the summit
of the hill in the rear for about eighty or
! hundred rods, and the crack Of the rifle and
! musket made continuous roar. The scene
was ote of most intense excitement and solici-
| tude: The reflection, that men full of high
hopes and ardent expectations were falling by
hundreds, was calculated to awaken tI.c mos:
painful emotions.
The action on tho brow Of the hill continued
somc twenty or thirty minutes, when one party
gave way, the other followed, and the combatants
passed out of view over the brow Of the hill but
the contest ragged tiercely, as was evnced by the
continuous roar OF musketry.
| Another scene came in view n party marched
down by the river road, and opened warm fire
upon stone building in which the rebel forces
were quartered This battle continued with
spirit for some time, when the oyalists retreatcd.
and the combatants over he Hill became fainter
and fewer, till about o'clock, when all seemed
Eushed for the moment. The rebel forces were
left in possession ofthc ground, but thcr seem
ed to be in no condition to follow the rctreating
party.
The rebel forces were in three dctac'l-
mcnts. One occupying the windmill, unoh-
cr stone building, and the third were pos
ted on the brow ofthe hill. and sustained
most Of the mornings work.