North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1841-08-12

sired s.Trri, and the Canadians determined
to know who was the imposiof. Doctor
Nelson and the two officers who fad breo
bound with him, were put inl" cart and
strong euafd placed over them aud 10
spite of The opposition nf tie trracheroos
Hruernsn, the teams STARTED for Lac"le.
They had not however Proceeded lar be
fofe they were met by Captain Trudeau Of
The patriot army who bad beeu despatched
II search nf DR.. Nelson, by BRIG adler Gen
HlsenIang who had become alarmed ioi
his safety. The scene was now changed.
These true patriots were Immediately on-
bound and capt. Netiefnan ara several "i'
ers Of the most mntiHous Characters, loos
their place. These prisoners were taken
Ia the patriot camp, where instead OF IN
Acling upon the vile wretch who had ar
rested. aud even plotted the death OF the
L. ader, that punishment which he so rich
lv meriied, he was allowed tn escape
This cuipahle neglect to punish this vile
traitor evinced either wan, Of fidelity IN
The representative head cf their rising
government, or an inter ignorance Of mill
,ary discipline. The consequence of this
cement was, the person %! the COM
mander in chief was no longer safe among
men that would allow such an offence 10
90 unpunished. DR.. Nelson was perfectly
sii6able therefore in doing as he did at
lbe battle of Odeltown. II is not the
duty Of commanding General to lead his
men into action when he could not rely
upon the personal attachment Of his men
such was The case Of DR.. Nelson. He bal
been earnestly solicited TO take the lead.
after Mr.. Papineau had openly abandoned
the nstrot cause. After much hesitation
he at length yielded to the wishes Of his
lcounirymen; he had periled his life in the
cause OF his country, We, the vile wretch
WHO had sought his life, was permitted to
escape with immunity.
The next day after this shameful occur.
renee. the patriots were ordered 10 move
on towards the South The loyalists had
posted themselves at the Odelltown stone
Chapel. When the patriots approached
the Chapel, the loyalists opened upon them
a volley OF grape-shot from the same gun
which they took from the patriots the day
previous at the Line, the patriots however
pressed forward and by close and we'll
directed fire OF mnsketry (for they had no
cannon) soon forced the loyalists to take
refuge within the strong walls Of the chap
Ell. Al this decisive juncture had the ad-
vice Of the commander in chief been heed
ed, we have no doubts but that they would
have been victorious. As the tories had
taken shelter in the chapel, DR.. Nelson
proposed To drive the tories out by setting
fire TO loads Of hay and straw and pushing
them against il TO set il on fire. But this
wise & sanitary counsel was dlsregarded
and the commander in chief saw with deep
regret that his voice was unheeded he
thought il was his duty to put himself be-
yond the reach Of further Vaccinations.
When therefore he could be Of no further
benefit by remaining, he left Cor the Sta
ties where we are happy TO say he safely
arrived.
After this signal defeat Of the patriots
who were driven from the field, instead OF
retreating across the line as they ought to
have done, they reiterated back into the
country and were thus completely hem
med in on one side by the loyalis; Of the
frontier, and on the other by the troops o;
Isle aux Naux and those sent from Mon
treal by Sir. John Colborne, to put down
the rebellion. Those patriots, who I'M
fortunately reirea,ed back to Napierville,
soon found themselves in a critical situa-
,ion. When the bloody nld conqueror oi
ST Eustache approached Napirrville, their
was no other alternative for the patriots,
but Ia retreat to The United States. How
ever they were prevented from SO doing by
the Ioyalisis Of 0dell,own and Heming sinrd,
together with the troops OF Isle aux Naux