North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1839-10-16

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b~en seeteascd by The ueachery NJ the
INFAMOUS Sherman, Capt Of the
sr1- .smtricaa sscsmbosi Burlington On
the ps,rioss could bot expect 10 slroggle
ssecesslvlly against such powerful and
ssfoug eEemy the consequence was that
their forces were disbaBdet. At this crit
zeal period Capt. Nicolas cndrayoured 10
eseapr 10 the United States, but in vain.
He was forced 10 remain concealed 10 the
parish Of ST.. Valentine, ugder an assumed
name. and he continued 10 his solitary a.
bodc til the I7th Of January, when VIM.
MeCinnis. . tory Magistrate Of St. Johns
was Informed that a stranger was seen
row and then wandering in the woods.
This tory wretch anticipating the pleasure
OF catching another victim 20 d" feed The
greedy gnlIors" TO use the words Of the
Mon. Herald, cot up company of voun-
,eefs and proceeded to the place which had
been designated TO him. He found house
which had been abandoned by It's owners,
snd around which there were yet signs Of
Sabitation. He entered the house and
found Capt. Nicolas, who was half starved
20 death and half frozen. Mr. Nicolas
was in the act oil changing his shirt when
he received the unwecome visit Of his in
tuders. He begged from Mr.. Mac
Ginnis TO allow him 10 change his clothes;
10 which the cold and hard -heaued Magis-
uate OF Her TENDER Majesty Queen
Victoria, answered rudey 1is yell
enough for you 10 change your shirt, ii is
The last you shall erer ,cear, BY Cd
] s,eear IL, you shall be hung like dog,
sou ID rebeltr
The mex, day the fsth January. Capt
Nicolas was hurried TO Montreal, and con.
Quoted TO the new Jail. He had TO pass
immediately under the ealows where on
the same morning his friends and compat-
riots, Mr. Decoigne with Messrs. Robert,
Hamelin and the two Sanguinc,s had been
executed. When he was Under the gal
lows those who had charge Of him, babe
him stop and examine the ropes which
were left attached TO the crotchets. To
this Capt. Nicolas coolly replied -" my
mind is made up, the sacrifice OF my lille
must be the issue OF all this work; here
very SION ( pointing 10 the gailows above
his head) will my body swing in the air;
but thank providence, SHALL DIE A
PATRIOT, devoted to my country's
cause"
Such was the eagerness Of the bloody
Coborne for the life of this generous and
bold patriot that he ordered his trial for
the 25th Of the same month, giving him
scarcely week to prepare for defence,
whilst there were hundreds lying in Jail
for months past. Mr. Nicolas had seen
HE rejoicings ofthe newspapers, the Herald
and the Ami du Peupie, the last OF which
bad said on the occasion of Capt. Nicolas
capture, that" Providence had openly de-
rlared itself in favor of the loyaiists, in al
lowing such culprit TO be caught; and
that Mr.. Nicolas would very soon grace
The scaffold, for which he was a proper
ornament" After such illusions TO his
person and life, and from the precipitation
81 his trial, Mr.. Nicolas made up his mind
hat the government was determined TO
despatch him as quick as possible. All
resistance would prove fraitless he was
certain, so he offered none, and his trial
With that OF nine others, was over in FIVE
lays. On the 1i,h day of February fol-
owing he was officially notified that on the {
ext Friday, -four days after the notice, he
hould be publicly executed on the gibbet,
SO traitor to his country and to his
Queen. I
On the 18th, in company with the heroic '
i'ndenlang and De Lorimier, and also :
nth his old companion in misfortunes, Mr.. =
,aunais, whose biography we gave in e
10. IL, he was brought TO the scaflold, b
'ere TO lay down his life for the sacred n
'use ofIiber,y. He addressed the multitude =
zen present a, great length; and spoke o
se man who was conscious that he was n