North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1840-01-01

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months in jail, do.-Thomas Hill, near
Toronto, had been sent 10 dungeon on
high treason charge, and died OF cruel
treatment this dete.-Joseph Wilson.
Pickering, committed TO Toronto Jail for
treason.-Wm. Armstrong. Calvin Ly-
man, James Parkinson and Hiram Dow
ling tried at Hamilton, IT,. c. for rebellion
and acquitted. 1889, Niagara Falls Pa
vilon burnt.
Fen. %. 1888. A force of about GOO
men under DIR. Nelson march into Canada
from near Alburg, W. and stop at Cad.
wells Manor, but being convinced that a
Tar stronger army was coming 10 meet
them they returned to this side Of the line.
Fen. 90, 1888. Five American farmers,
John Pockard, Geo .Hosenburgh, John
Martin, Ebenezer b. Stores and John Her
man, taken on Hickory Island, and sent TO
Fort Henry as prisoners of war. Released
10th August, after very cruel usage.
MARCH ! 1883. Persons sent 10 iail
charged with rebellion, in Tor Dis. u. C..
(Mareh) -l5th, John and James Cane,
Timothy Munro, James Squrcs, Robert
Wilson; 18th, VIM. Heron; 10Th, VIM.
Carney; 2lst, Peter Milne, Jun, Mer-
chart and Miller, Markham Esd, John
Hill, 2Dd, Bartholomew Plank, Slst Ira
White.-lSl7, James Durand, member
of the Upper Canada Legislature, voted
guilty OF libel, expelled the Assembly, and
obliged to fly from its vengeance for ex-
posing, in an address 10 the electors of
Wentworth, the horrible cruelty practised
towards the Canadians in the war orIS12.
when martial law was unlaw fully proclaim
ed by the military tyrant Of the day. For
this attempt to bride free press voted
Jonas Jones, Peter Robinson, Mahlon
Burwell, Isaac Frazer, Burnham, Van
koughnet, sof Cornwall.
MARCH Q, 1888. William Leslie, mer-
chant, Toronto, committed to Kingston
Jail charged with high treason.
MARCH s, 1888, The patriots having
concentrated their forces on Point-au- Pelee
Island, DO miles from Amherlsburgh, and
90 from the Canadian shore, on the 26,h
February, are attacked by COL Maitland,
500 regulars and 900 Indians, negroes and
militia, 40 of them cavalry, at davbrsak.
island was nine miles long, and the Tories
attacked them from both ends of il; very
brave defence was made, but al length The
English drove the patriots into the woods,
and tried to surround them, bot they,
having sIeighs, escaped TO the U. S. shore,
leaving Captains Van Rensselaer,, brave
Young man who was on Navy Island,
Howdley, and McKeon, and few prisates
dead. The English had so killed and
wounded. The English were supported
by well served artillery the U. S. au.
,horties had seized the guns Of the patri-
OTIS before they came there. The patriot
force was only l52.-lsl7, Moses Gamble
expelled the Upper Canada Legislature.
Mr.. g., an Irish gentleman, had been
elected a representative for Halton county,
he was native born subject, and qualified
as TO property. He was expelled (being a
re(ormer) because he had stopt short
time in the L. S. on his way from Ireland
TO Canada, and had not resided quite Ia
wears in the colony since thus contami-
mated. For This violent measure voted
Judge Jonas Jones, Mahlon Burwell,
Vankoughnet, of Cornwall, Isaac Fraser,
p. Robinson.--1S3S, Absalom Day Of
Camden and Christ Grenier OF Gananoque
arresting for aiding n. 6. Reynolds, &C
cused of treason, Upper Canada. .
MARCH a, 1888, Hugh Carmichael
merchant. Toronto, committed TO jail fo
high treason-liberated some months at
forwards on excessive bail-Jesse Cleaver
/ near Toronto, banished for rebellion.
i MARCH 5, ITO, The BOSTON MAS
lSACRE. The English soldiers in scui
Re with the people, fire upon and clever
men fall. Gray, Caldwell, and Aituck
were shot dead-Maverick died next morn
/ ing-and Carr several days afterwards
The same horror which seized the peop
of Montreal on the fatal 21st Of May, 1882
, now filed mems minds in Boston-and tn
, blood they shed was avenged in the revo
| luton, as that recently shed in Canad
: soon will be on this continent.
MARCH 6, 1884, York, Upper Canada
was this day called Toronto by legIslaiiv
. enactment, and created into a city
r with splendid and costly governmen
!, of a Mayor who might have $4,000 sa
ary, and who was not only TO preside II
! the Common Councifiand act as LIST magis
trate within the city, but also TO hold err
minal courts, and call grand and petit Jul
5 ors 10 decide cases in general sessions. =
obnoxious was this measure, that al
: public meeting held 10 the courthouse
consider il, only three persons desired IN
extensive change. But Sir Allan Mac
J. nab truly declared 10 the House oil Assem-