North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1840-04-29
EDITED BY CANADIANS q AMERICANS.

Inc hatlle OF TIC Sit December this wiz
ter, who, like NIL the British, was anxioas
10 conceal the real extent Of the rebellion
in North America, says, page o., onaef
the date Of fst January iT7C -
" Many Canadians had joined them in
hopes Of plumber"
Agsin, under date OF the 7th JAM
unry, he says -
+" We found some Of the 81. Roch pso-
pie Sinking there 10 day; they are con.
fired on suspicion Of having bren aiding
and assisting The rebels"
A, page Ioi, the reader will end, under
date OF February LIST, the following SEN
tence -
" An English woman had leave 10 join
her husband in the country the rebels
stopt her, and made her return she ssw
no one at their guard house who spoke
English.
II we were wanting incontrovertible
proof that the Canadians did aid g. ioin the
Americans we could refer our readers 20
page lot, under date Of 25th February.
where they win find the following Lam
guaee -
Foriy-nine men, with muske,s and
knapsacks, were seen marching up on the
Pointe Levi side, followed by many sIeichs:
all HE country around seems in nlotios.n
The mex, page under date Of as,h Feb.
the same author makes the admission that
the patroles established by the Canadians,
materially affected the towns people, and
prevented al! intercourse between the coun.
try and the city, ss will bs found in the
following lines -
\" The Comedians patrole 10 oil the roads
leading to town, 10 prevent any person
from getting in"
And at page 100. under date OF the 3D..
March, in speaking Of man who had been
sent by the besieged with q private dis
patch, he says -
" The man sent out the o6th has not
yet returned 1t Is believed that he has
been intercepted by the Canadian pafrole.I
five turn over TO page liz, we find
that on the 9Th OF March, the following
note was inserted -
" AT night, two men, Lamol,e and Pa.
pineau, Canadians, crossed on the ics
from the Island Of Orleans. II was with
much difficulty they passed the habiians
pafrotes they are anxiousy careful 10 lei
nothing get 10 town. At every Quarter Of
an hour they pass each other in banda,
between the Poinie OF Orleans and Beau.
port"
Under the same date we find also tbs
following paragraph:
Moses Hazen, Formerly cspisin OF
Rangers, preferred by General Wolfe for
his bravery TO command on scouting par
tiesofany consequence accepted a colonel's
in the rebel army. though
then half-pay Lieutenant in the British
army; he had raised $50 Canadian recruits.
Edward Anti, who practised ten or twelve
years as a lawyer in this province, 10 HE
Lienteuant-colone. John Wells, a tper-
chant Of Quebec, is Deputy Comrnissary-
General, acts for Price, the Comnissary,
who with Walker, the noted Justice, 10
gone to Philadelphia, TO give evidence a.
gainsi sdier-general Prescott. accused
before the Congress Of burning Walkers
house, and for combining him in irons.''
A little lower down, we read the follow
ing
"This morning before daylight, we
saw many flashes, and heard reports Of
muskets on the ice, about half way be.
tween BEAUFORT and the town: IL 10 pro-
babe that some people endeavourjne 10
get TO town, have been discovered bu fhs
habitants parole, pursued and carried
back"
At page i2s, under the date OF the 18th
April, we find the following words, which
show, that the Canadians were very en-.
.husiastic in the cause Of American free
ion. whilst the Americans themselves
we're getting lukewarm, II not quite dis
-
" In the afternoon came two dessrters
rom the rebels. They repor, that "ihs
New Workers, 500 in number, were as
'embled on the 18Th; every argument was
Used 10 persuade them 10 renew their en-
ysgements, which ended that day; but
,eioTe they were called together, they had
determined among themselves to Withstand
he most pressing solicitations Of their