North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1841-07-24
Original.
HISTORY or LOWER CANADA.
(coNrINuED.)


As soon as the battle was won and the
palfiois had fed from the field, the tories
began tie work of destruction. They set
fie to tie house OF poor, unohending
Canadian only because the patriots had
deposited SOME munitions of war therein.
Jacques Biaia, whom we have numbered
with tie slain, had been so severely woUn-
ded during the engagement that he could
uo, make his escape. ID 'S7 this man had
been forced into the Queens service, hot
on this occasion, he had followed the die
,aies of his own conscience, and true TO
his God and his country, he had fought in
the sacred cause Of truth and liberty.
When found by the tories, they tainted
him for his treaehery TO the Queen. He
begged for his lie which the soldiers were
about TO grant, upon which Or Captain
Daniel Stoot-gg, seized one of the soldiers
muskets and setting his foot upot the
breast Of the wounded man, plunged the
hayonet through his body several times
When Blain saw that the fendish monster
would give hun no quarter, he raised his
gun and would have sent Stott to the
world OF spirits had not his musket been
wresleJ from him. He was fiuay dis
patched and his blood now cries aloud for
vengeance on his murderer. Our readers
have heen informed that the Catholic
Bishop had refused the rites Of burial to
tie patriots. The friends of those who
had fallen in the battles Of Odelltown, were
anxious 10 have their remains Inferred il
The Catholic burving ground, hut they
had TO submit 10 all kinds Of insults from
the Priests before they could obtain leave.
The widow ri our noble friend Jacques
Balm. was too independent and noble
minded 10 submit To such insults. with an
aching heart che silently repaired TO the
with the assistance Of few friends she
removed his body 10 her own dwelling &
after having il placed in nice coffin, sht
had il hurled in her own garden where she
has ordered a respectable monument to he
erected over the remains Of her beloved 4
heroic husband, Such forttude and such
independence ol mind we are proud TO see
an connfryu,on,,r nfo,r,
The defeat of the patriots at LacoIe on
the Provincial Line, FLIED the tories with q
savage Joy and teroeity which they vented
on those who had been SO unfortunate as
TO fall into their power. But had they
been influenced by common sense, they
certainly would have found nothing TO
boss. OF, in consequence OF having, with
Elk hundred disciplined soldiers, defeated
the patriots, is4 strong, undisciplinei and
unused to arms. Bot such is British vani-
ty and such is British boasiing.
Perhaps il is proper Ia mention here,
that Maj. SERVER Of Hemingsford, who
commanded the loyalists at the battle oil
the Lines, had previously joind the pstri-
OTIS, taken the secret orth and promised To
furnish large quantity of powder for the
patriot service. We have these facts from
good authority and should the Worthy
Major deny our statements, we will try
AID furnish him with sufficient proof, at
least, to satisfy the public. Whether
Maj. SERVER ever was, as he pretended 10
be up to the first outbreak in 81, patriol'
Of whether he has always beea black
hearted and deceitful imposter, we DO not
pretend to say, bur OF this we are certain
that Maj. SERVER, after having so'emnly
pledged himself 10 aid the patriots, weni