North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1839-09-11

may alter me lnhaoIt these cells, | wish
that the Governor, Sheriff, Jaer and
Turkeys should for while inhabit them.
Those who shall have the misfortune in
altertime 10 share my cruel fate, will IN
doubtedly have no more fancy than have,
for the Attorney General and the present
Sheriff. As to Mr.. Wand the jailer, be-
leve him TO be very humane man, and
that his natural kindness leads him to sof-
ten the miseries he is forced by his office to
nfict upon US.
We also learn this day (a9th May) that
the long Governor General and
High Commissioner Lord Durham ar
rived at Quebec, the day before yesterday.
Some OF the friends of our party in Eng
land have written to some OF the REFORM
ers here that all confidence may be placed
in Lord Durham's mission. am not So
prone to give my confidence to an English
Governor, sent here purposely to blind us
to our Colonial interests, and to rule tor
the benefit of England and not at all Tor
ours. But it is argued in Lord Durham's
favor, that he is ranked amongst the Radi-
Gals in England All that might be, but
in Canada he will be tory; the poor
Canadians will not be better treated, and
justice will be kept from them. He is
hailed by the Canadians as the Angel of
peace and the harbinger Of better events
for our country; before shall believe any
thing, must, like St. Thomas, see and
feel. do not believe in British Justice to-
wards the Canadas. Time will show.
sh June.-The patriot Generals, The'
Ter and Switzerland, Colonel Dodge and
seven others, made prisoners by the Brit
ish in the recent troubles in Upper Cana
da, arrive at this Jail from whence they
are to be sent to Quebec. They are all
bound with very heavy and massive chains,
except the two Generals and the Colonel.
We need not say that the rabble Of ibis
Guy CARED t0yuttSs Pr. e-v~~rsoscr, nave ffi-
suited these generous and unfortunate
men; the loyaists of Quebec will undoubt-
eddy observe towards them the same
mean and unmanly conduct. The prison.
ers are all American-citizens, and they are
taken to Quebec because it was feared
that they would be rescued from the Tor
onto Jail by coup de main. They had
this last city.
We were at first under the impression
that they were all condemned to be trans
ported, and we were lamenting TO see
so many brave men banished to an other
hemisphere, but we very soon learnt that
Gen. Theer is the only one under sen.
tence OF death and Gen. Sutherland under
that of Punishment. The others have not
yet had their trials. We are as kind to
them as our circumstances will allow, and
we feel glad to see that they are full OF
courage and resigned to their fate.
28th June.-Some days ago, Mr.. Louis
Lussier, state prisoner, having taken it
into his head that he should feel happier
on American soil than in this Hotel of
Death, left here without bidding adieu to
any one Of US, and most probably within
IS hours after this sudden and unceremo-
Nous leave, he was on the other side of
Lat. 45. The Sheriff and the Attorney
General, whom he had not thought fit 10
let into the secret, seemed to be dissatisfied
with his proceedings, for as soon as they
were informed of it, they put their hounds
on his track, but all in vain. This elope=
ment from jail increases the severity and
close watchings of our guardians, and
brings upon US increased priyations. The
sentries who are in the yard have received
strict orders from their officers, not TO let
Us go within S6 feet of the wall that encir-
eles the Jail yard, and not to allow more
than two together. A petuant and impu.
dent little officer named Gore, showed him.
sell very active yesterday in arrestiDg SONS
Of the friends OF the prisoners who were
endeavoring to have peep at them from
: the street & TO bow 10 them. 10 the midsl
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