North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1841-05-26

@eJ1tHs& N1iWFus " hitpN tAsA tftf 1As "
reirib.ises has noi yet arrived, when ell
ihnse crimes, peTeusted by Bfitsias
hireIieg soldiers, shall be avenged 10 fol-.
The provision, which the patriots bad
collected for their use, all fell into the
handa Of The British, and xas conveyed to
Monsrca where il Was sod A. prize, and
the proceeds was. by afdrr Of Sir. Johs
colborue, diS,dsd among those who, usdef
his command, had baicheFed The patriotic
inhabitants Of the county OF Two Moun-
iains. The property which was nlpudered
by the British troops, regplars aa well 40
volunteers, can not be justly estimated.
Young DR.. Afnsldi, from the City who
was among the volunteers, loaded several
teams with butter, pork and oil other kinds
Of provision 10 be carried TO his starving
family, which in consequence Of bis
indolent, voluptuous and ostsnia,ious hab-
its he could moi support. MAJOR 81
the regular army took for his, prize a load
of beautiful furniture, hat the guard 70
whom it was entrusted 10 be taken 10
Montreal, sold the whole for the miserable
piiiancc Of six dollars. ,.e. s,..t
Although the property, pllaged and
burnt at ST. Denis, when Col. Gore r.
turned the second tune 10. that place 10
quest OF victory WHICH he had 50 shame
fully lost on the 23d of November, amount
ed TO the enormous sum Of SO, 600, yet
the British ouidone themselves in their
work OF destruction al ST. Eustache. They
destroyed in that beautiful village, enc Of
the most splendid II, Catholic Churches IN
Lower Canada; convent which 10 unsuf-
passed by any country building Of The
kind 10 the Province; a beautiful Manor
house, the priests house; fifty three dwell.
| ing houses and one hundred md twenty
other buildings. Thus By their wanion
bgbartty, they turned more than one
hundred families, houselcss into the wide
world, with no other shelter but the broad
canopy Of Heaven, exposed 10 oil the
inolelnencies and yicissiipdes Of cold
| Canadian winter. In The Parish 81 81.
Eustache alone, the loss which the patri-
OILS sustained, is estimated at sol, 7oo'n
Could British eansalism DO carried any
| farther Z! .....4..
1 We now invite the attention Of our
readers 10 the bloody theatre Of, the VIII
age Of ST. Epslache, where al was horror,
CONSIDERATION and smoking RUNS. Among
The slain, iho body Of ,ie Hero or he
day was lopnd, Although pale and fife
Hess, his. countenance still eviDeed that
greatness Of soul which prompted him TO
rrsis, the vile Inenials OF British drspotism.
lThe respect which mankind generally
entertain Tor the dead, would naturally
lead Us 10 suppose that the corpse Of the
valiant warrior, who had SO nobiy fought
and fallen in the battle FIELD, would have
been respected even by the British. Bat
who, acquainted with the PRETENDED civil
lied nation Of Great Britain, ever found
humaneor generous feelings in its subjectsi
The body Of Dr. Chenier was taken from
among The Others, and doubtless for the
purpose Of terrifying his former political
aiherents, BIS remains we're exposed 10 The
IinsoIent gaze Of The brutal and unfeeling
soldiers. TO add horror 10 crime, bis
body was striped Of all It's covering and
Thrown naked upon The counter d a GRoG
4 SHOPltl' After having satisfied The
sacritegiots curiosity Of lbe loyElis,s who
offered every indiguiIy 70 he eofPse which
such worthless wretches are familiar with,
The difrrent butchers, whom Sir. John had
bought with him as t" surgeons 10 her
mairs,y's troops, under The false preiexi
iofascerisining the cause OF The gallant
Hero's death, resolved upon Opening his
body. i, is evident enough, thai ti.eif reel
obecs vas 10 msngle The lilslets body Of
the deceased. the more fully 10 saliaie that
pengeonee wEdch was not sppessea ~ his
un,imrly lan. A1er whal We hsve already
said, i, Is oaneees.ary for us % inform our
,es6ers, hoy this pretended strgisSs Ort-