The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-09-30

sr. ALsAss, (vr.) Sept. 2alh, ls4l.

Daring Outrage - Our Territory inraded. and an
American siiissa kidnapped BY BriiisA armed s0s
dius.
Since the announcement in our Last paper Of INC
gross outrage committed upon our nights - n.iion'
and upon the lives and liberty Of our IndisduAis "
the forcIble seizure and abduction Of Col James
Grogan, We have been able 70 gather further tesinD
ny 10 relation 10 the AFFAIR, which We lose no uls =
cipaied such an outrage could bus be foilo~
the e1asperAfson and eIestemeni OF the Psops .ha
/ Is highly eresllisbe fellow nsmen ,n-i IN
| nediaieiy upon The ARRIVAL Of the news OF Ooa oIo
gans seIzare they made due preparations iof me ao
cureDenf Of lndsputabe facts which they miehi lay
beforr the Governor Of Vermont and the proper .u-
/ ,horties al w Arlington. At large and respectable
meeting Al The coun House, on the 2lst and I'd IN
slant the pubic seniiDeni va manifested and iaesa
and resolutions were presented for the consideration
/ of the people generally.
The committee Appointed to collect testimony rela
tive 10 this illegal Transaction reported on ednedsy
evening and read toa very large audience sundry al
fdayi.s the substance Of which about 10 com
mnnicaie 10 our readers. Those sfhdasts indicate
plainly thai had not magnlhed the airoeiiy Of
the act
II apyears from one Of the afdavts that the 18th
inst there present at the tavern of. Nj Sowles
At Aborgh, short distance this side OF the line sun-
dry persons from Canada, In company with James
w. Grogan, and among the res, . Dragon who urged
Grogsn TO drink, and was particularly attentive 70
him. much that his couresies became suspicious
These suspicious were communicated to Gr0gan, and
he was advised that plan was afoot 10 kIdnsP him.
and 70 transport him TO Canada Grogan hnAliy ioi
lowing the friendly advice gwen him, went 70 Al
burgh CITY, called and afterwards went 10 pass the
night At the house Of Wm. Brown, his orotherin-
law DO resides about three miles from the Boundary
llne.
From the affidavit Of another, il appears that w m
| Brown and has wife were awakened about o'clock
in the morning Of MONDAY, the 2osh September ~
noise cceasioned by the breaking open and ioreioie
entrance OF gang Of armed men into their dwelling
This gang CONSISTING OF fifteen more, were IN the
uniform OF Brifi4h soldiers and could be seen BY
the lantern they earned, fully armed Mr brown
sprsng from the bed upon I<rceising the iniruders
and was met the doar OF his sleeplng room BY q
British roffian. who presented his gun and bayonet
and ordered him 10 remain quiet Mr. Brown called
aloud 10 his sons, who were seeping above, and was
Threatened By the soldier that he would certainly be
shoi unlesa he desisted speaking The remainder Of
tins gang rushed into the adjoining room, where Col
Grogan was sleeping, crying out as they entered,
Here be is 20 Here he Is p Shoot hiD-bow his
brains out They seized him and dragged him from
his bed and earned him by force through the house,
and conveyed HIM TO the road, where there were
vehicles in readiness TO take him across the line Mr.
Brown testifes thai he apparently stranged, SO
thai be could neither speak, or make even show OF
resistance.
appears from another affidavit that the son Of Mr.
WIN. Brown came down al his fathers call as soon a.
be could put his clothes and met by Of the
British dfagoons-an Irshman, as he thought-who
cooked his gun and ordered him return, he would
shoot him. Soon after they had gone of with Gro
gan young Mr.. Brown discovered drao-colored hat,
a British bayonet and cotton handkerchief which
they dropped in the hurry Of their proceedings Soon
| after daylight British dragon was seen riding to-
wards the house Of Mr.. Brown, apparently in search
of the articles which the rufans had accidentally lost
As he he discovered, he ran his horse
back TO her Msjesty's dominions.
From another affidavit, il appears that gentleman
going from Clarenceville to Missisquo Bay overlook
a wagon, in which was James w. Grogan, four arm
ed soldiers and driver, and four mounted Dragons
riding and keeping guard by the wagon. Grogan
was placed in the bottom Of the wagon. Upon their
arrival at the Bay, Grogan remained in the wagon
surrounded by strong guard IN front OF the Guard
House, for about quarter OF an hour alter which
he was ordered into the Guard House, and from
thence was taken to Montreal. Grogan appeared
badly wounded and bruised-his face was very much
dsfgurcd and il was with great difficulty he could
walk STEP The party that brought him to the
Guard House from Alburgh was formally dismissed in
10 Capt. Jones' Company Of Light Dragons in her
Majestys service. II was reported at Missisquoi
Bay, that the evening previous to the Transaction
above detailed, Capt Jones had been heard to say,
that he had despatched squad Of men After Col
taken that night
The substance Of the above affidavits (savc one)
was read aloud at the meeting held at st. Albans
TUG evening VI upon the correctness OF
the facts no doubt need be entertained. They a-e
proof ndisputabe that armed force Of her Maestys
service-uctng by command Of superior officers in
the service Of her Majestyentered upon territory
and committed gross outrage upon James w Gro
gan, natural born American citizen, who in the
enjoyment Of all the rights of citizen Of the United
States. The affidasits establish, beyond cavi that
this outrage was premeditated and brutal beyond
paIison--tha our territory has been invaded and all
law and right been ruthIcssly dsregsrded and tram
pied upon. This being the fact, it obligatory
upon US to search out testimony to establish the
serion and TO transmit it to the proper authorities,
with full and proper representation Of the time, and
place, and nature Of the outrage. This has been
promptly DONE and we anticipate such notice of il
as it's extreme brutality demands The papers have
been forwarded to Washington, and to our Gov
ernor and we doubt not measures will be taken to de-
mand redress for this insult and to from
repetition of offence which debases even those
British soldiers who dngraced humanity by their bar
barity and cruelty in the late Canadian nsurrec-
ton.