North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1840-10-14


I'd reward which he couid not obtain and
then turning his hack upon his former en-
pIoyers, he sold his great secret to the
American government, and thus exposed
TO the whole world the greatest iuiquity
and depravity OF which mankind can be
| susceptible. We lay before our readers q
copy Of the. Instructions given BY Sir
James Henry Craig to Henry, and also a
copy OF credeniial from the same TO the
ignorninious spy he was sending TO the
States,to fomeni and excite armed outrage
upon peaceable and unsuspecting peo
pie, with whom England was then at pro.
found peace. 3a
We refer our readers to the Appendix
on The last page--A and b.
Americans who read these documents
Won can thereby Judge how sincerely the
English nation respect your national inde-
peudence, when SPIES are in The con
slant employment of British ministers and
Governors, with the view Of fomen,ing
jiscord among yourselves and bringing
you back 10 your former allegiance TO a
Crown which has imhued her hands in the
best blood Of your countrymen. Were
il allowed 10 an historian to anticipate on
events, how many oil THOSE PAID
SPIES could we point out to you both
from the adjoining British Provinces and
(what we are reluctantly forced TO confess)
some, nay many from AMERICAS cili-
zens, who, in the last Can adam troubles
for the sake Of British gold and silver, rem
dered themselves blasphemous perjurers 10
their country's constitution, and by their
infamous Information carried to blood
thirsty Governor, have sent many noble
victim to an un,imely grave, and that too,
by an unnatural and violent death on the
scadold. But let US cease these soul-har-
rowing reflections and thank Divine Pro-
violence that the Internal schemes OF Sir
James Henry Craig through bis paid spy
against the Republican liberties of the
New England States, had entirely failed,
and that they proved in time more injuri-
Gus TO those for whose benefit they were
coneocted, than TO those against whom
they were intended. Let us hope that
such will yet be the case with the coward
" and reasonable conduct OF many Of
those pretended republicans who SO pow
erfully aided Great Britain in Crushing
the spirit of republican liberty in the Can
adas during the troubles of 1887 and 'sS.
But TO our subject. The day after the
departure Of Sir James Henry Craig, the
new President issued Proclamation by
which he announced 10 the Lower Can
dams that he had assumed the adminlstra-
ton of the Government and that he con-
iinued all the officers OF the government in
the discharge OF their respective duties.
The encounter between the ships Presi-
dent and Little Belt, again aroused the
fears Of the President of Lower Canada,
and on the 18th Of August, he issued a
Proclamation by which he prohibited all
expectation from the Province of Lower
Canada, Of saltpetre, gun1powder, ammu-
nitions, aims and warlike stores Of any de-
nomination or description, and this embar-
go was TO remain 10 force & ill theifirst Of
January following. lasssa3 s'}i4 N
The administration Of this old super
anouated man was OF short duration, On
the 18th Of Sepiember,tbe artillery Of Cape
Diamond announced 10 the citizens Of Que
bee that new Governor had arrived, in
The person OF Sir George Provost, who
was a passenger in the Jnetanpns. II
will be unnecessary for Us to make an eu-
logium OF this Governor. He doubtless
had his faults, and committed many errors
as we shall have occasion TO show, yet oil
all the British Governors sent to that
Colony, he was without exception The
best. and the most disposed tn treat the
Coionisis with mildness and lenity, so far
as his instructions from his Royal masters
in Downiug-sireet would allow him. He