Washington telegraph., 1849-05-23
,ruE OUTBREAK IN CANADA.

4
Governor general having signed the in
4 damnitv bill From the various accounts
received we gather the following Partic-
ulars.
At late hour on Wednesday afternoon
the governor general went down TO the
LEGISLATIVE council and sanctioned forty
eight bills, amongst which was sneaked
that of the rebellion losses. Upon this
being made known to the mob outside,
the governor on entering his carriage was
pelted with rotten eggs, dirt, &C., amidst
a shower of which the vice royal cortege
drove off. An egg struck his excellency
in the face. In a few hours the excite
ment of the city became uncomfortable,
and bv 7 clock printed notices of a mass
meeting to be Immediately held in the
.Champ de Ha1s, were issued. At 8 o.
clock, crowd of 1000 persons or more
assembled, and after strong resolutions
had been passed, the cry was raised TO the
parliament buildings The enraged
multitude Immediately rushed at run
through the the streets, and by clock
the first stone was thrown through a
window into the midst of the Legislative
assembly, at the time i'll full session.
constant shower was kept up into the
windows till everything was smashed
Tn the meantime the members assembled
in the lobby
band of p of the leaders of the mob
rusned into the chambers. and one having
placed himself in the speakers char, all
nounced, sGentlemen, the French parlia-
hpn
with the mace to present it to Sir Allan
McNabb at Donnegan's hotel The
crv of fire was now raised, and it was
soon found that the parliament houses
were in flames in hundred places. The
fire spread with great rapldity. and III an
hour the buildings were one sheet OF
flame The mob had augmented to 1000,
81 and the buildings were surveyed with
II tne most stoical indifference on the part
of the spectators. At first the firemen re-
81 fused to play, and only attempted to save
the buildings close by. Everything has
been lost-all the archieves and records
of the colonies for several hundred years.
The military were called out and were
received with loud cheers Oh the part of
the mob The population, of all classes
and creedS, have determined TO SfaA@ by
the acts of the past night.
Military guards were placed during
the night over all the houses of the mill
listers. No tires acere lost Sir Allan
Nc Nabb, the Hon. w. Bagley, and @.
B. Turner, one of the editors of the Mon
trea Courier, were cut out of the parlla-
Il ment house with axes, having attempted
to save the library
A council shield during the night
One hundred and forty-eight warrants for
arrest Were issued. Five leading con-
servatives were arrested on charge of
arson, and after undergoing a short ex-
animation before the police magistrates
were remanded to Jail. A multitude
numbering about 5000 accompanied them
to prison amidst continued and deafening
cheers. They were escorted by guard
of 100 OF The 18th re 5siuient
On Friday it was a>certained that the
government were ariniug the French
population. An encounter took place
between about twenty English and the
French armed constables, who fred on
then. Only a few of the small party had
arms, which they discharged upon the
mass and relrcated bearing of one of the
party wounded in the leg. The military
were under arms all night, and the arti-
lery drawn up III the square. Sir Benja-
min Durham, commander of the forces,
at meeting of the executive council
turned round u Gen. Gore, said, "Go to
the governor general and say, | send him
nly nf
and That L will not consent To this clan
destine arming of the French population.
Disarm these men and find by whose
authority they were armed"
AT about g o'clock or Saturday night
few boys assembled at the hay market,
evlnclng riotouS disposition, and their
numbers being constantly increased, until
large mob had gathered, but for the
efforts of Col. Gugy and the State pr.son-
ers, much damage would have been done
They were 6ually induced to disperse by
their leaders. On Sunday the city was
quiet, but considerable excitement was
created by the arrival OF d troop of cavalry
john Young has been appointed chief
magistrate of the city. He is supported
by The ministry.
Dispatches form Quebec state that the
governor was hurnt in effigy in that city
ON Saturday night, and that the author
itles were using strenuous efforts to pre-
serve the public peace.
In Upper Canada the ef1igy of the gov
erpor has been burned in MANY places,
and at Brockville the authorities were
compelled TO assist in the ceremony. The
st. Andrews Society and the Thistle
Club have expelled Lord Elgin from their
rolls.
In Hastings, Frontenac and Glengarry