New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-09-06
VOL. HI. NO. E2S.

I TanCe
&C rb rap. range reaching from the Labrador
Coast AXE Superor Few situations in the world com
mand am sure magnificent or pressing we" '''a-
this from the Citadel on Cape Diamond
The defnces natural AID aft'hciai on 'he siue TOWARD
rho liver as have described them evidently quite I'm
rerpable On the side toward the land all the resources
art have been enlisted to g,ve,t equal strength IheIe Is
succession of walls aud bitches on the outer side the
nassac being winding and intricate and all commanded by
cannon Entering the gates the wall on either side
Loh and very thick In these walls along the land ward
side are built what are called CaScmaf.d Rooms They
are made with arched roofs Of brick-,roF upon which
eaped earth the depth Of twelve or fourteen eetso thai
they bomb proof The walls of these about
eight feet thickness, and built o massive stone Tie
rooms each about 80 feet long 90 wide 10 high Eac
has on the Inside door secured by bars
small barred windows they pierced the ousl
with Gye loop-holes eac!l-narrow the inside for
keteers. On the land side about 10 Of ,h Casen4ed
Rooms; arranged that Of necessity they may all
be tho into one aud then, under that bomhproof shell
ter the whole garrison, the number Of 1850 men,
parade aud DO terrible eyecurion through their loop
holes, Will single mske shot reach them
Outside the Citadel walls in the banks casemsied
anks THESE form the chief defence the land side
Of the Citadel Theyarc now occupied by The soldiers as
barracks.
The escape Of TiElL.n aud Doncr from this Citadel in
1851 where they confined on charge of Treason during
the Canadian rebellion, certainly Of the most
rkabe exploits achieved. They confined with
half dozen OILERS Of the casemaed rooms Ius' de-
scrbed, The Of the Citadel, The right OF the
entering gate A fence Of solid plank aon each side Of
the room and within this fence either side stationed
sentnes well without the top and al intervals OF
few PAGES all along the wall Yet with every thing in t,
world to hinder aad defeat them, they cut out AT iron bar
inches thick from the window at which guard was
always stationed aud made their escape from the ROOM from
the Citadel, and from Canada. Thelle has given long
aud detailed account OF the manner III winch this most de3
peate enterprise accomplished and after visiting the
place, and observing its strength read The
tive without the highest admiration Of the skill the ingenu
and indomitable perseverance by which achieved
Forbidden speak the seniine!s-searcied
httlp willie watched closest VjtTlauCe
managed corrupt the sergeant who had them in charge,
established correspondence with their friends III the city
and thus procured the implements Of which they had need
They allowed TO walk little way the open
ground under chargeofa guard day Let me give
instance Of Thellers invention aud address He wished
for certain Information from the city and friend OF his had
at his request visit the Citadel, and stretched
npon the grass reading book Forbidden speak TO him,
1heer began his dog, and to address TO him
dry playful words, of which, they in French the
guard understood nothing and which IN fact addressed
to the dogs MASTER who seemed be upon his boob
ltte distance. He had been promised the tools h"
wished, aud desired to know when they would b.
brought. Pretending the dog in with him. he asked
'What time you bring the tools required, of which
li3t in that the coner' Perceying that this
could be answered by signs the coaxng he
said he would try to enrce the dog Within and that his
call him and pronounce the time if 1t the
Dogs name Just he had started for his CELL the dog fol-
lowing him, his whistled to him TO entce him back
and called out " demain denain deman = Tomorrow,
Tomorrow, Tomorrow If the name of his dog
The trick suCceedodhe dog eluned-the soldier laughed
TO how Theer oiled in trying get the dog aud
Theer laughed the prospect of having fomoTom tools
to help him escape.
Buthese were not the only difficulties he had contend
with. lie twice betrayed by his fellow prsonerSonce
BY that contemplate OF all potoons Thos Jeierso
Sutherland and again by another named Pew and Yet he
each time he succeeded in making the officer. who
inquire into the matter, believe that they had been hoax
ed Once officer in, sat upon the window seat.
and carried off upon his white Jacket pratt OF the IRON bar
with perfect representation Of the place where they had
nearly throug Yet they wheeded HIM into allowing
them to rub it off One of the prisoners note
the sentinel saying that Thelier " had one OF the bars CIT
and when search ordered Theor dexterously read
had of the bars OUT aud then laughed at the hoax
they could easily glance what papabe lie was
Aud they making their l ans and perfecting then
means escape Oe rainy dark night they got the sentinel
engaged drinking portedrugged him thus with lauda-
num-crawed Of the hole they had made, climbed over
the fence and challenged by sentinel Another
tue luckily answered the challenge
The same thing happened again, but they escaped In The
manner and making their way across the opei
space the front wall overhanging the precipce, when
Thelle making noise, was again challenged who
goes there ~ 'Otcer Of The cnad said he in careless
Advance officer Of the guard and give the coun.
lersgn He had learned that the counersgn was generally
number in the ,eensso answering hastily and care
Ie,sly teens he heard the welcome reply, " Pass
officer of the gnard-als well :" They slowly
reached the rampant and noise being made BY one OF
their party they heard the order pass the word 10 turn
the the word passed aud the swift rattle
of the drum sounding the alarm They kept COOL and
resolved lump from the rampant the ditch 40 feet be-
low Theer took the lead broke his leg aud was followed
BY the Most Of them letaken but Iheller and
Dodge escaped the passed the gates before they
were ordered closed and took refuge the suburbs Here
they oded the search which kept up for several
DAYS and ultimately reached the United States by way OF
Maine--n all its parts am sure have rarely read OF
more desperate and remarkable escape than this
Along the trent Of the rampas toward the right are built
s,oehouses Of solid hewn stone which may be stored pro-
visions perfectly from the attacks OF enemy sui
Gent to supply the full garrison during gears siege
Still nearer the front toward the left large buildings
handsomely furnished occupied by the officers CT the gar'
son and their families Along the eastern side are shops Tor
repairing arms &C. store room for muskets &c The
magazine the northeast corner small stone building
uerfecty from shot and entered by small iron door
The Cavaliers Battery the near the Queen has
ton and upon it Telegraph for communication with
vessels and points down the river On the other corner lar
Their up another and between the two rises The
flagstaff from which floats the British bannerhe Cross Of
ST. George.
In the bason mex; east Of the gate, there is little spiral
steep staircase leading under the ditch by subteanean
small outwork halfway down the preclpce,
furnished with two casemated rooms. Ihis no one
no, even the lower officers Of the Carrsons allowed
visit and the place Of its entrance Is not known to The
common soldier.
1t is the Citadel thus formed and strengthened
by art which constitutes the chief defence OF Quebec he
CITY chiefly important military post: and It's who'e
apec; shows that this principal Characteristic AT the
corner Of almost stationed sentinel all the
city gates are under military authority and scattered sol
ders or detached companies continually met IN every d.
rec.ion about city Il evidently the key OF Canada
and no power can possess the Province that does not hTS
make itself master Of the Citadel al Quebec
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