The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1852-10-28
from Glcason's Pictorial.
AN INCIDENT IN THE DAYS OF IHE
CANADIAN REBELLION.

AN INCIDENT in THE DAYS OF HI
CANADIAN REBELLION.
The long penl-up fires Of Canadian di:
content had 1T length burst forth through
out the whole extent Of Two provinces
from Quebec 10 Penetengosheue, in act
Of open rebellion, which threatened er,
long 10 grow into a popular and succosstu
revolution. Thirty thousand Americas
symPathsers, possessing, as genera
Thing, as little character as true courage
and less capacity than either responded
10 the call 81 MCKENZIE, PApInEAu, ant
other equally patriotic Canadian demsgo
CUES, aud were raIiy!ng their forces to va
rIous points along the whole Americal
frontier, preparing, IN deiiance OF all law
human or divine, 10 invade Canada, crusi
The gaiiiag yoke OF Bfltain from oii her en-
s.ayed colnusls, revolatIonIze British a.
merica. and establisaa model republic, un-
der which every American liberator was
10 bold an office oil trust and profit.
Commissions Of Generals, Comnodores
ColoneIs, aud army and navy Captains
were as plenty among the sagabond cIusa-
ders il Western New York, OHIO and
Michigan, as were the fJods Of .wid cat
bank notes Of the same period in the latter
State.
had taken very active interest in The
brg and crusade, aud the .CauadIau Con
gfess," assembled ia an obscure cellar IL
Cleveland, Ono, had rewarded my zeal BY
making me Captain in the Canadian
navy, with the present command 81 little
fore and-4tt schooner. and that Of tir3i
class line ot batlle-shlp in prospective.
II was late In the season when | "as
despatched 10 Buffalo with my vessel, toi
he purpose oi taking In six old brass SIX
pGnnders. winch were 10 constitute the
schaoner's battery when the war VAS TAR
" begun. and considerable qnantit} oi
ammunition, together with three hGdafcd
m skcts. drtgaon cuilassas, aud pistols,
| al iHifaffaA, which we're TO be used bN
the lrio, army ia the West TO commence
tue var with.
b the exercise ofsome little tact on m,
parl. and combination Of lucky circGm-
stances on the part of Providence, sue
eeded IN ccrmpIis!ijug ny mission 50 far
as t. ret the arms aud munitions ot war 90
board, aud csc Plug from the harbor q
Butfalo IN a snow storm, while the halt
dozen United States Aarsh,is were over
naulng harmless Canadian schooner to
wh;ch had directed their attention for my
own benefit.
Ny instructions were to touch at Cleve-
land for the purpose Of taking in quaint
/, Of arms which had been collected there.
and then 10 stop at Huron, where would
be met by Gen. McLEoD. Of the patriot
army who would give me definite instruc-
items os tn mg tina, destination.
g1t into Cleveland without any trau-
Tie, sud out again, by carryIng off Two
deputy marshals ~ho came down to search
the schooner, and anding them on the
lake IN, re in the weeds, SONG miles ~ the
westward OF the harhor.
My six ..siyersn were buried under the
ballast alongside the kegls9n-tbe powder
slowed in -four barrels, bored full OF holes.
.tud oysters I'LL around the kegs, while the
| balls were packed in res' red lead casks
and The muske,s, pistols, and swords. IN
Ing boxes, with plenty Of hay showing
through the loints, all marked "Bed
stcads." So tint had little lear ot being
caught at Huron, particularly as the peo
4ethcre, to man, and TO a woman too.
Ithink, were favorable to the praticai revo-
iMWnary movement.
i vas ncsrts dark, or cold, bos,erous
evening in December, when arrived at
| Huron; aud as the crew were all out on
The long wooden pier which forms the
western side oi the harbYr. bent on TO q
tow line cracking" the schooner up to-
wards the wlarves, | saw tall, military
| King m4n come along down The pier
point towards the vessel when he came
near ihe men, aud after making ~ judy
I'd, some hurried inquiries OF them about
her. he came towards me, and The moment
ne stopped opposite where was standing
at the helm, recognized him, past al
doubt, as Gen MCLEuD, the Commander
iIn.C Chet Of the patriot army IN the West -
/ | had never seen the General, but he hat
been described to NE so very mlnuieIy tha
could no, be mistaken in him; besides The
momen, he stopped. he passed sig,
which served as the ''grand haI'lng sign
mang The "hnnters," secret organiZa
ton @, which nearly every yagshond was
member, so tina, there could be no mistake
in The matter-the man was no other thar
the veritsble Generai McLEoD himself.
"Good evening. Captain" he avid, a.
soon as | had replied to the hail. "Wha
mck, Cspiain"
"Good! All right, General. But come
aboard, sir" And gave The schooner I
-heer in alongside The pier, so that he coul'
step on deck.
A momen, later, and he stood there be
side me al the helm, real HERCULES Ii
stature, enveloped ia a stout gray overcoat
with fur cap turned down over his ears
while gazed few seconds in mute ad
miraton upon the stawart form of one 0
) the '.Iron Dukes" favorte veterans of thu
4 Peninsula and Waterloo. The Genera
gave me the regular "hunter's grip" an
then asked again:
"Well, captain, what success?"
"Beauli(ul, sir" answered. SCOT ZEN
all right down there, fooled Uncle SAM
officers at Buffalo. gave two more of 'em
free passage for nine miles out Of Cteve
land, aud set them ashore in The woods