North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1839-05-29


calset. rhs Hoak toos charge with plea
sefe n en- ot5ce which sqeafed 50 well
uiih hls ,bciihatsona sa4 hls bri sPp'ea-
ueesAsp and he acquitted hinseifof II as
man who understood from loag practice
tic cruel trade Of iofgea,ing men.
Rrv. FIrHrE BtHET at first ordered
Mr. Da CalveI 10 be shut up IN the inh'-
mary, that 10 70 say, IN the general sew
CT. where the monks At certain periods
asd often many together, were coming 10
the ffeqseat days Of their ia6fm't'es and
u their purgsIions, 10 get nd Of the hui
mora which troubled them. Bot rs II II
was not enough that Mr.. Du Cslvei should
be infested By these monks, two mad men
were placed in room above the prisoner
who from the 6rl days Of April TO The
las, nf August, in the excess OF their iren-
Nv. allowed him neither rest nor peace
Their, Internal L. constant noise was what
FATmuR BERRr, in his ouusgeously hu-
morous jokes, used to call the Ball with
which Government wished 10 amusc the
prisoner
II was thus that this hardened monk
made barbarous sport Of the sutletlngs oil
an unfortunate man but behold the ac-
me Of cruelty The filth with which these
two mad men inundated their floor was
dissolved and passed through the crevices
and fell sometimes in large quantities into
the room Of Mr.. Du Calvet. FATHER
Bray would never permit during the
space OF more than two years, the
room to be scrubbed once, even at the ex-
pense OF the prisoner; SO jealous was this
monk oil his filth and dirt, that he was
afraid that cleanliness should exist in the
smallest corner Of his convent.
The health OF Mr.. Du CaIvet was so
much impaired by the constant infection to
which he was exposed, that he was soon
fast verging towards consumption he
thought that broth would be the only
thing that could restore his health, or at
Ieas, check the disease but this Cerberus
monk who enjoyed q good table, in
great part at the expense of the Govern
ment. was daily infringing his rules of
penance he thought he coulG make an
auende honorable to his inlrnged rules
by charging a stranger with the penance
of all his convent. He denied with an inn |
perious and cruel tone this small relief to
the prisoner, although he offered TO pay for
i, at the price Of dollar a day. 1t is with |
extreme regret that Mr.. Du Calvet writes
this He is protestant by birth, by educa.
ton and by principles; but ianaticism has
nothing to do with his religious creed and
he would feel more pleasure in describing !
those monks as they ought to haze been,
and not ,rhat they are.
But whilst so much study and so much
art were employed to aggravate the mise
ries Of his captivity, the most atrocious
means were made use otto ruin his large |
estates. His stores, lis beautiful dwelling
at Montreal, his seignorial domains were
abandoned TO a general piIlage. There
was lawsuit pending between him and
his Agent 10 London 1.-THE Sabbath, the day
before the final judgement, was chosen to
cite him to appear in person the next day
at the Court, although a sentry at his
door would no, allow him to go out of his
room. Scarcely had he time TO send to a
lawyer TO give him power Of Attorney to
answer in his name. The lawyer begged
from the court to delay the cause,-all
was of no avail. 1.-The Surgeon Major of
the Garrison who was also the Judge of the
Province gave his opinion tina, so much
lenity or rather equity could not be shewn
to State prisoner. In France, it would
have been thought an insult TO the whole
people to have suiler for Judge, but
any treatment IS good enough for CGnadi-
ans. Aileast after such an iniquitous de-
oision and such an Infamous degradation,
II would have been the duty Of the Gov
eminent TO send him 10 his first avoca,ions.
but al Quebec, his decision was law. and
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