North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1839-12-11
DECEMBER IL.

ee,s..h oiscef to my distracted mother
ian sbau, my own fate; Tor was ex-
,.er,.ng from one minute 10 another should
.e,t that shc had bfealbed her last, 10
consequence Of her deep and agorizlng al
fiction. You may Judge by your own
feelings Of her pililol situation. During
ny captivity not single hour passed a.
way without her entertaining fears OF my
immediate execution, and the inhuman and
eowardy British officers were taking tie
kel.,sh pleasure Of telling her that rery
,oon Iwas 10 grace The gaiiovs. To
complete her misfortune, my mother learnt
the nest day, tina, my father and brother
had been captured, and that they were
taken to--. must here tell you that
they were forced 10 walk about so miles
through the mud, knee-deep, suffering ex
,raordinarily from cold, rheumatism, and
hunger, being fed only on bread and wa
ter
Major - who had me in his
charge took pity on me, and believe !
was the only one who was SO fortunate;
he ordered a vehicle 10 take me from Ma
pierville jail to Laprairie. When we ar
rived at the port of Montreal there was
an immense crowd, hirsting for The blood
Gas designated by our late estimable and
gallant coun,ryman, De Lorimier) of the
victims that should be offered TO their
British desire Of vengeance. The Capt.
Of the company which escorted Us, wanted
20 obge me 10 walk from the Steamboat
to the jail. peremptoriIy refused. He
threatened me with his sword, and swore
most outrageously at me, but cared very
little about his threats or swearing;
nor did care then how soon death would
come to deliver me from all my sulIerings
and humiliation. Al last the officer find
ing that he would have to kill me rather
than 10 obIige me TO walk, ordered ca
Iechc. One must see 10 believe how the
ragged tories Of Montreal, who are moth
lng bat compound Of what is most de-
based and most dishonorable, acted to-
wards the poor cclenceess prisoners.
have often read the sacred writings, and
always ielt indignant at the ignominous
Ueatmeet the cold-hear,ed Jews inflicted
upon our divine Saviour; but can tell you.
with assurance, that the Jews did not act
worse towards our Redeemer than the
brutal tories towards US; mud, stones,
pieces Of wood, and all kind Of missiles,
were thrown al us, with the greatest fury
possible. Our faces were literally covered
with spitle; the whole Of il accompanied
with The most horrible imprecations and
the most hlIeous vociicrations.
To give you an idea of the conduct Of
the tories towards The patriot prisoners,
shall cite you an,example: When arrived
stLaprairie, | received orders to stop on
The wharf near the steamboat; during my
stay there, brandy faced blackguard with
oo'dness peculiar only to villain, looked
ME ia the face, and asked me my name;
to such an impertlnent question, gave
him contemplate look, and told him thai
was none of his business. At this pro-
PER answer, he began to stamp and swear
violently, and pointing me to his compani-
Ohs' SAID " see that Cd id by
feoeii he shall be hanged to morrow NOR
D'hg; shall you cross 10 see him on The gal
lows and see how he will look?" Young
-, who happened TO pass by, recognized
me- and called me by name. On learning
my name, this monster began anew, and
"ehi so lar as to tell me, 4" that would be
"ong TO one of my fathers legs, whilst my
0'o'heF would be hung to the other"
Alter so many insults and sufernes, we
were dragged in irons before pretended
'oogss. upon the forehead of whom inius-
aee and vengeance were written in large
'''efs' And these hypocrites were MOI,
Grad TO take Gods name as witness of
'He'f evil acts. From my address to this
court OF iniquity, you may Judge If de-
%''ed sentence like the following: /" the
court martial having found you guilty of