North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1841-05-12

ard whu had headed the unIuftunats Can.
adam contestants ut st. uhsrlra. until,
she fed-eosss' made their aplwafenee ard
thrn Immediately hrd, what could Dr.
Nelson d. EXCEPT 20 vtfvai to the interior
Of the country ard raise new fofse o. II
that roHld MOI be accomplished. retire to
the United States. Consequently, upon
lihia determination. the Doctor ana few
Others, amongst whom was Mr.. Brown.
took their departure Cor 81. Ccsaire. and
from thence they went TO Farnham where
they separated into two divisions. or the
FIRST party, composed or s. Marchessrauit,
J. p Boucher BelIevilIe, Bon. vieer. DIR.
kimber and Capt. Jalberi, none succeeded
ia reaching The States but were ell made
prisoners. Gen. Brown, who had At frat
followed Or. Nelson. lci, him and reached
Vermont in safety on the 10Th Of Dee.
DIR. Nelson, who with his guide had srya-
rated from the rest Of the party, continued
his route eastwardiy. After wearisome
journey Of several DAYS, during which they
travelled through the woods without food
or shelter, the Dir. concluded Ia send his
guide to the nearest house 10 procure some
provision. But The eager and bIood.thirs-
" Volunteers of the Eastern Townships,
were on the qui ripf, as il was kaown
that large number II the unsuceesslul
patriots were making their way 10 the II.
nitcd States through the woods. conse.
qnently the roads were oil guarded. whilst
the woods were coDsanily searched In
quest Of new victims. The arrival or Gen.
Brown at Swanfon Falls, where he opeply
boosted 81 the hardships and difienl,ies
which he had TO encounter in his escnnr.
aud he information which he thus gave ~
The nctnal situation in which he had left
Or. Nelson, enabled the tory spizs 10 give
immediate information that The Doctor
was still on British territory. The British
Volunteers. who had lost $500 bv Gen.
Browns escape, resolved upon making all
necessary diligence TO prevent losing the
price Of blood Set upon the head OF Dr..
w. Nelson, and unfortunately they soc.
ceeded too well. For, as soon ms his guide
was seen, the Volunteer hl,od. hounds
were Immediately put upon the Doctors
track and soon found him seated on the
ground, completely exhausted from hunger
cold and faiiene, his feet and legs badly
swollen and the powers OF life greatly d.
minished. II was impossible, and indee.,
il would have been complete madness for
the Doctor to have offered any resistance
10 those wrelehes who made him ,nisoner
he therefore submitted and with his faith.
iul guide, was conducted 10 the nearest
village, and was then pui into carrisee &
taken 10 ~. Johns and from thence 10
Montreal where, like the other prisoners.
he had 10 share the tender mercirs dealt
out 10 the patriots, by The sanguinary
orders OF lovely young woman OF "sveei
eighteen"
The captivity Of DR.. w. Nelson, was
fatal blow 10 the prospects Of the pa,rIo,
cause which was greatly retarded by thjs
sad and melancholy event In our hum
bic opinion, bad DR.. Nelson made his es.
cape to the States, and had then been
willing to improve the advantages afforded
by American sympathy which he would
have found a, its highest pitch, with the
assistance OF Mr.. Papineau who was then
secreted al Albany, MY, and over whom
we presume the Doctor would have exer-
cised salutary inauence, there 10 no doubt
but that, the Cross Of ST. George in Can.
ada, would long since have fallen under
the twin starred banner OF Canadian free.
dom. The presence OF the hero OF 81.
Denis would have electrified the masses Of
the American people, and II Mr. Pspineau
would have been manly enough 10 come
oct from the state Of ineognifo which he
so unwisely kept during the winter Of 1883,
together with the praiseworthy exertions
Of Mackenzie on the western frontier Of
New York, ell these circumstances united
would have proved powerful opponen. 10