Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-11-02
, BY GEORGE RAYMOND.

BY GEORGE RAYMOND. .I o.. .s.I
The long pent-up fires Of Canadian dis.
content had a. length burst forth throughout
the whole extent Of Two privinces, from
Quebec TO Penetengoshene, in acts of open
rebellion, which threatened ere long 10 grow
into Popuious revolution. Thirty thou
sand American sympaihizers, possessing as
d general thing as linle character as true
courage, and less capable than either, re.
sponded 10 the call of M'Kenzie. Papineau,
and other equally patriotic Canadian dema-
gogues, and were raIying their forces to va
rious points along the whole American from.
Tier, preparing, in defance Of all law, human
or divine, 10 invade Canada, crush the gall
ing yoke of Britain from off her ensIaved
coonis,s, revolulionize British America and
establish model republic. under which ev.
cry American liberaIor was 10 hold an Office
Of trust and profit. .'1'
Commissions Of generals. coinmodores
coonels, and army and navy captains, were
as plenty among The vagabond crusaders in
Western New York, OHIO, and Michigan,
as were the floods of worthless ''wid cat''
hank notes Of The same period in The Iauer
slate. H...
| had taken very active interest in The
brig and crusade, and the Canadian Con.
gress,' assembled in an obscure cellar in
Cleveland, Ohio, had rewarded my zeal by
making me captain in The Canadian navy
with The present command of little fore
and aft schooner, and that Of flst class
line. fbaule ship in prospective.
ii was atei in the season when | was dis.
patched 10 Buffalo with my vessel, for the
purpose of taking in six old brass six pound
ers, which were 10 constitute the schooner's
battery when the war was fairly begun, and
a considerable quantity of ammunition, 10.
gelher wi,hihree hundred muskels dragoon's
cu'lasSes, and pistols, ad iafnitua, which
were 10 be used by the patriot army in the
west 10 commence the war with.
By the exercise of some iule tact on my
part, and combination of lucky circum'
starces on The part Of Providence, sue.
ceeded in accomplishing my mission so ial
as 10 get The arms and munitions of war on
board, and escaping from the harbor of Bu(.
lalo in a snow.slorm. while the half dozen
United States Marshals were oyerhauling q
harmless Canadian schooner 10 which had
directed their attention for my own benefit
My instructions were to touch al Cleve
land for The purpose OF taking in quantity
of arms which had been collected there, anC
then 10 STOP al Huron, where would be me-
BY Gen. Mcleod. of the patriot army, who
would give me definite instructions as 10 my
final destination. ..g" -A a..... .,tf0
| got into Cleveland without any trouble
and out again; BY carrying off Two deputy
marshals who came adown TO search lht
schooner, aud landing lhem on the Lakt
shore in The woods, some miles 10 the west
ward of the harbor.e 'r4 ,..a '.H 90
My SIX ''sixers'' were buried under III,
ballast alongside the keeison--the powde
slowed in lom barrels, bored full of holes
and oysters all around the kegs, while III
balls were packed in real red lead casks
and the muskels, pistols, and swords, inlon
boxes, with plenty Of hay showing lhroug
the joints, all marked BedSteadS.' So lhu
had liuls fear Of being caught q. Huron
particularly as The people there. 10 man
and to u woman TOO, ! think, were lavorabl
to the piralical revolutionary movement. d"
1t was nearly dark, ona cold, boisIerou
evening in December, when arrived at Hr
ron; and as ihe crew we're all out on ih
long wooden pier which forms the wester
side of The hnrbor, bent on 10 a tow-!int
lrackinglh The schoonerup toward the wharve'
] saw tall military looking man com
along down the pier, point toward the vesse
: when be came near The men. and after mt
$ king, as judged, some hurried inquiries
them about her, he'eame toward me, an
: tho momen. he s,oppedCoppoSi,e where ! Wa
Standing al the hclmal recognized him pa