North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1839-12-11
mr.. Brien's Com fcssiOn.
CONTINUED.


N5ae Mshiut was in Montreal he was
.... active in organizing, by his agents,
+. Fla, companies in which there existed
81, 4lseonient or characterization. He
IA 70 rouse me---sometimes by compli-
-.s,s. and sometimes by reproaehes. He
maize several secret journeys to different
...s,u rar,s Of tbe United States. Che
,s,ar De I.ofimier, \. p, was charged
,q.b TIE organization OF the county OF
Ino Mountains, and for this purpose he
as. % pass a month al Ste. SchOlasilque.
man named Langlois, lately Of New
n.eans. hot native of Quebec, who was
aylolent and fefocious disposition, en-
r,gp. himself very actively with Joseph
psoueie, Cardinal, LepaIieur, New
fnhr. Gather and SOM Dalton, (ihc
..a) and Desmarais, n. p, in organZ-
mo- the parishes of Chateaugay, Beau
ssraais, 81. Regis, and ST Remi Joseph
pagoetr was named ,4igle (eagle) al
n.rt.tg held al Madame Duluette's, and
h,rqh Domnuchelle Of Ste MARITIME, was
amounted Cummandant of that parish.
,.ph Bfazeau and Charles Langevin
sore named Tmasurers, and Joseph Du-
5acheile received all the rebel inhabitants
the association at Ste. MARITIME in his
era house; not being able 10 read, his
ple received the oath Of secrecy, and read
90 eaca candidate the form Of The oath, and
ur conditions on which they entered the
s,,aciali9n. He received MANY subscrip-
zoos anil expended the money in buying
i gdyr Iead, and daggers al Gauthier's
asa FRANCOIS Mercure's, and he caused
g,r, To be made by a blacksmith named
&ner Touchctlc, his second neighbour.
The principal adlierents were Joseph
hnzes0, (merchant), Is. Maheu, (Cap-
uo(, Louis aud Hyacihthe Vaiee, Paul
Lre5yIe, (Beadle), and some others. He
bed sworn IN nearly three hundred men,
uaa were almost all armed, and the am
naa'lion was sufficiently abundant. Bra
1aa sid several barrels OF powder; from
Wing IN his house knew all about it, he
as' gave it ont 10 the people. Jo-
aHb Dumnuchele said before me that he
wished to kiil with his own hand Ross and
Norman Of Beauharnais, and all those who
H1ad not march-wishing TO implicate all
Tie CRIME, aud to ublige the timid to
t-hi, after having been thrown, in spite
" themselves, into the horrors of civil war.
l5e general plan of attack was as follows,
&t was communicated To me by Dumou-
taeIe and Malhiot, who twice came 10
Ne MARITIME to see DumoucheIle & others.
Nelson and General Martini were to en-
Ter by the county of L'Acadie, and attack
b. Johns. Mahiot was 10 take the COM
mand Of the people of ST. Charles, ST.
Denls, st. Ours, Sorel Contrec9ur, and
"a attack the fort Of Sorel, where they ex-
Iec'ed to make rich capture OF ammuni-
'oa and arms. Malhiot told me that he
was sure Of making a successful blow,-
INST he had already prepared every thing
VISITED The place with two engineers, an
American aud Canadian. Martin, Cote,
'4l Nelson, with the people OF ST. Athan-
-'s and Point Olivier, L'Acade, and
d. Johns, would, the same night, with
some pieces Of artillery, worked on the
o''eI sale OF the River Ricbelieu, destroy
re lott, and as the troops should leave the
iaiiaeEs they would be attacked by the
''oe's, under the conduct OF Julien Gag
nm.
Df. Roe and William M'Ginnis were,
"V nfst place, to be killed, as was also
'l'a N'Donald OF Chateaugay. Beau
''ea had made a journey to Ste MARITIME,
ssfleas'y 10 engage Dumouchele and
ne Others TO commit this homicide. 1t
Y" beausoeil himself who told me that
ace aud M'Ginnis, of ST. Athanase,
-',' he killed, and he said that we ought
~ 60 a. much to M'Dohald, whose aclivi-
shl interchangeable vigilance as a Justice
:. ne Peace aud political partizan, were
1rs'geious To the execution Of his plans.
I"e two armies OF ST. Johns and SoreI
~. ee 70 anIle at Chambly. 10 take the fort,
W. @4ich he 18th Regiment, under Lord
LESLEY was said 10 be quattered. Al
* leope OF our party in Montreal, hav-
4o'ning 10 do 10 il, were to leave it and
s|ei! tie ranks at L'Acadie or La
'ie' where an attack was 10 be made,
ah'eh shall speak presently. The
.ag meH of Montreal, under the guild
o. Lemailre and Beausoleil, left Mon
asfe Wss 70 person By the name Of Martin
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