North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1840-07-01

/ His food consisted Of sailed and mould,
provisions, which reduced him very soof
10 the appearance Of living skeleton. H,
friends could not see him except under the
/ superiuiendence OF witnesses. On tie
i4th November following, Mr.. Du Calvet
was taken from his pfison-ship TO the
military Jail of Quebec, under the escori
of guard. IL is beyond possibility "a
give an exact picture Of the filthy, ioatIi-
some, damp and dark place TO which he
was confined IN his new abode, which had
never been best with the rays of the sun.
| II bad been used under The French Gov
eminent as a military stable. II was a
large vault, Gas Dir. Dat avel describes it, }
under ground, paved with large unpolish-
ed stones, with about twelve dragoon beds,
with five or six managers full OF dirt and
filth, ashes, pieces of rotten cloth, an
other sinking stuff" Some Of those man.
gers had even been used for the fIthiest
purposes, and yet such was the place 10
which British Governor, who was enjoy
ing all the Injuries Of life, condemned a
respectable gentleman, who had constantly
borne The character Of an honest and up
right member Of society. Invain did Mr..
Du Calvet beg oil his tyrants to have the
place cleansed Of its filth, but it was no,
done TIL long period after, when the
the deputy-snrgeon OF the garrison inspect
ed his room, and ordered it 10 be immedi-
ately cleaned. On the 18th December the
prisoner was taken from his filthy dungeon
10 the Recollet Content, and left in the
safe keeping Of a monk, (Reverend Father
Berry, regular fend in human shape
Such was the jailor to whom Gen. Hal
dimand consigned man whom he had
doomed to certain death.
Mr.. Du Calvet was shut up in the in
Urinary, where the monks who were dis
eased came to be physicked. To increase
the prisoners sulerings, two mad men
were put in room over his head, and he
was obliged to remain Immediately under
their filth; their noisy gambos, which had
no intermission, day nor night, scarcely
admitted of sleep-it was in fact regular
2andamonium Of misery. In vain did Mr..
Du Calvet implore his hardened keeper
10 allow his room TO be ceansed the
monk would never consent to it. In this
miserable state this gentleman was kept
till the "a of May, 1888, making years
and s months captivity, when he was Of
ficially notified by the Provost Marshal
that he was restored TO liberty. In vain
did he claim copy Of the warrant by
which he had been incarcerated it was
refused him and with violence he was
lhuFst out Of his dungeon. He had made
up his mind to seek redress for such ia
grant violation of personal liberty, and for
that purpose he crossed the Atlantic. After
having been several years in England,
trying, in vain TO obtain an audience from
the Colonial Minister, he was at last pro-
missed that punishment would be inflicted
on the gniliy, if the charges he was pro-
fering against governor Haldimand could
be substantiated. For this purpose he
thought proper to come back TO Canada in
order to collect proofs against the COVER
nor. After short tour in the province he
sailed again for England, in private ship,
together with his only son; that was the
last that was ever heard or known OF him.
The vessel arrived in England, but with
out Mr.. Du Calvet or his son. Cover
nor Haldimand has been openly accused of
having caused Mr.. Du Calvei's death and
that OF his son also. Ii has been vaguely
that during the voyage both oil
them had been seized, pu, in large bag,
and thrown into the deep, there TO bury
forever the odious ard heavy accusations
that prosecuted man was on the eve oil
against British tyran, and
4 despoi. Such was supposed to be the |
fate OF the unfortunate anu prosecuted Du
Calvet.
This gentleman. during his residence in !