North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1841-04-28
APRIL IS

'eehngs, shovgh,hm
dn'y to call upon The people 10 -. !" 's'r
selves against the aggression of ,hs r p 'a''
But their absence from III. p,.v," 49, ''''s
stoned as we have already seen, BY ~ VIA
'ounaea fumor OF the disspp,sr.n,,' :, No.
patr'oi leaders on the bank - ~ o. Tie
; men, who were falsely reported n " :.
crossed the line, had again ,,s,o,.t y nave
porafy q"ie'nds in those two s.'. l'H'
! DIS however was OF short dur,,;,.' ''''
news OIL The victory Of ST. Deni, ina, ''
anew The minds of these true son, orI%
~, and in The southern pat ~ 81 =" "0'''
Of Ch'mb'y and in the northern and I0 '
tern paH OF the county Of La ~ Wa
drum was beat for volunteers, 10 n,o,. .,
immediately to join the palrio,, , ,,.
assembled at ST. Charles. Tn, $50 y
OF 'heir leaders, unfortunately oc,.., s'"''
great delay in their organi,,,;o, '',''ohed
.aI mugs were properly ARRANGED
and recruits, noby came (o,w,.,
enroll themselves under the bapue, Of =.
DOM The gathering took place ;, ~,
head oil the first grand line. Alarm, Wv
the proceedings of the bold and re.ol,,s; -
habltants OF these places, The ,o,;o. ~ s
IL
johns again began TO trembIe il, T.
safety, and in order to ascerlai, H..
situation of the patriots, they sen, ,tt'
Char'rand to watch the movements ., It,
insurgents. In obedience 10 III. o,a...
which he received from his eD,plov.,s /,
went to the patriot head uus,e,. ,1l
a''er having ascertained the stat. -
the forces there assembled, he be,,m
very lnsolent and abusive, Threatening ,b,,
the tories would soon come and hmm IA
the dwellings of the patriots. Som. If
the young men. hearing this LANGUAGE y,
being informed oft, Immediately pursued
and overlook Chartrand, who was re,n,r.
ing to st. Johns for the purpose of repor-
ing the result Of his discoveries 10 tho,s
who had employed him. He was closely
examined by his pursuers, who, upon find.
ing him obstinately bent on bringing ven.
geance upon the PARROT famrs at the
Grand Line and its vicinity resolved that
ne should meet the fate awarded To ,pi,,
in such cases. He was accordingly .bO,
The country was in state Of open REBEL.
ion the patriots had taken up arms ..
ealnst their government, moi only on ac.
count Of the wilru neglect If that govern.
menf to protect their persons and property
from lawless violence and brutal outrage,
hut because that government, has le, looss
among them, merciless and hirrling sol.
1ierv, to murder the weak and defencpIps
and to ravtsh the virtuons and inoRensivel!
here was then, a regular state Of warlike
preparations IN both sides, and man who
came within the precincts Of the military
'ncampment Of either party, to ferret out
what was going on, was, according 10 'he
'ules OF war. considered in no other lpt.
han spy, and all acquainted with !he
avs, which govern nations in actual hos
ilities, know that Chartrand met tie fate
re deserved. Bu. LAYING aside his char
'cter az spy, and assuming the principle
Ipon which the British daily act, Char
rand was neither more nor less than vile
raitor to his native country, and for this
llone, according TO British practice, he de-
erved the fate which ultimately fell To bis
OF. Such reasoning was rot however sat-
sfactory to the bloody dispositions OF
5osford or a Colborne. The procarna-
ion, above alluded TO, was consequently
ssued. A yonng man, who had been con-
erned in the death Of Chartrsnd, after the
British had regained possession OF the
southern part Of the District OF Monfrea',
vent to the Catholic priest Of Ste. Mar
,ueritte de Blairfndie, and was Influenced
~ this contemplate tool OF British slave
v, to make full confession Of the whole
transaction concerning Charifand's des'h'
lie was moreover prevailed upon TO po 10
Montreal and reveal to the Attorney Cen
Of The Prnuinca the namea oil those