North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1840-06-10

Po3utf- Lew, ana Wnos aitet AnF orNs-
mins,ion Of the council OF war 10 retire from
ovebec, 10 sad 20 have deserted his said
command. and left the party TO shift ior
themselves. be submitted to . court 81
saeuiry.--JOvrnsis Of COn.soLs. pagssIo.
10 consulting those Journals we end vol.
apd, page ESQ, that on The 5'h August
th,s eommitie made smother report on the
same same subject, but IL was ordered that
il shouId hs reconsideIsd, and we hear
nothing of il Afterwards.
Such was the favorable termination
Of the enquiry of this committee as
20 any charge against the Canadians
Of ueschery or disstfection towards The
American cause.
Asa proof that the leading Americans
Of 10 thought well Of the dispositions OF
the Canadians, we adduce the TACT 'hey
constantly planned expeditions against
British power In Canada, till very near
the close of the Revolution. Certainly, II
they had thought the Canadians averse to
q change OF government, they would no,
have entertained the idea OF driving the
British from that part OF their American
possessions.
We shall now lay before our readers
few passages from British authors, show
ing that they coincide with the American
writers, already quoted, that the great
cause OF the miscarriage Of this campaign
was the misconduct OF the American SOL
diery. In Smiths History Of Canada, vol
snd, page i4a, we find -
The misconduct of the American SOL
diery lost them the friendship Of the Can
adams. When Gen. Montgomery first in
vsdcd the country, part Of the Cana
dtans ,eere friendly 10 the americans,
but from their arbitrary conduct the pea
santry became dissatisfied and Disguised.
The certificates they offered for the articles
furnished, were not legible, and in some
instances without signature, one half OF
which were rejected by the Quarter Mas
ter General OF the American army. They
made promises OF payment, without hav-
ing any intention TO pay, and the most ar
binary and tyrdnnical government tsas
srtreised over The country. The houses
of the Priests were pIundered, and when
che inhabitants asked to be paid for the
provisions they had furnished they acre
run through ,cih their 6ayonets. This
conduct embittered the Canadians against
the Americans, and the Congress Of the
States, upon this information, ordered
that justice should be done TO the Can
adams, and directed that exemplary pun
ishment should be inflicted on all those
that should hereafter violate the military
regulations they had established"
In the Journal OF British Officer which
we have already cited, we find, page 90,
under date of 18th January i776, that, in
consequence OF some oppressive orders
which had been Issued by the invaders at
Montreal, the people OF that city, had be-
come dissatisfied with their new hosts -
I" A report (Which cannot be traced
prevailsin town. 1.-THE people of Mont
real refused TO comply with some oppres-
sive order which their new masters is
sued."
Under da,eof 9th April, nc, page 1875,
we read. that great discomfort prevailed
among the Canadians, on account Of the
Continental Bills, which were forced upon
them, and which were of no value what
ever, to those who were forced to ex-
change their property for them -
The Canadians are very much discon-
tented, as they are paid in Congress bills, a
handful of which they will willingly give
for dollar they have whipped Cana
dian for speaking his mind TOO freely ;ihey
have maltreated a gentleman at Montreal,
for beating an insoisnt fellow, q rebel
oficer.v
The same writer, page Ic6, says -
A young man, named Pepper, came
IN this morning from Carouge he con-
firms what has been said about The discon-
tent OF the New Workers., and uneasiness
OF the Canadians. "The rebels, des.
pairing OF success. have in some mea sure
thrown of tina. shew of Justice which they
paraded before the hatifans, and now en-
force some pretty unreasonable CON-
mands."
We have now closed our quotations TO