Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1852-10-21
VOL. F.--N0. 80.
S9ogG9GrEL.
from Gieason's Pictorial
An INCIDENT OF TIE CANADIAN REBELLION
BIZ GEORGE S. RAYMOND.

etSiSoSleilet IN many acts OF open rebellion. which
threatened ere long TO grow into a popular and
successful revolution Thirty thousand Ameri-
can symPathizers, possessing as general thing
as little character as true courage, and less capt
tai than either, responded 10 the call Of Mckenzie
4 Paplneau, and other equally patriotic Canadian
/ demagogues, and were Taying their forces at va
rious points along the whole American frontier
preparing, IN defiance OF any law, human OF di-
vine, 10 invade Canada, crush the CALLING woke of
Britain from of her enslyed colonists revolution
/ lze British America, and establish a model repub-
/ lie, under which every American liberator was to
/ hold Office Of trust and profit.
4 Commissions OF general, commodores. colonies.
and army and navy captains were as plenty and
common among the yagaJond crusaders in West
ern New York, Ohio and Michigan, as were the
/ floods OF worthless wild cat bank notes Of the
same period in the latter State
had taken a very active interest in the brig
and crusades, and the Canadian Congress" as
/ sembling in an obscure cellar in Cleveland Ohio.
/ had rewarded my zeal by making me a captain
in the Canadian navy, with the present command
of lltte fore and aft schooner, and that OF first
class line of battle ship IN prospective.
J 1t was late in the season when I was despatch
i ed to Buffalo with my vessel, for the purpose OF
taking IN SIX old brass SIX Founders, which were
/ to constitute the schooners battery when the war
was fairly begun, and considerable quantity OF
ammunition, together with three hundred muskets
/ Dragons cutIasses. and pistols at i1fai,trg,,
which were 10 be used by the patriot army in the
/ west 10 commence the war with.
/ BY the exercise of some lItt.e tact on my part
and a combination of lucky circumstances on the
/ part of Providence, I succeeded in accomplishing
+ my mission so far as to get the arms and muni-
tons of war board. and es ,aping from the har-
Dor of Buffalo IN snow-storm, while the half doz
en- United States maIshals were oveEhauling a
harmless Canadian schooner to which l had di-
/ rected their attention for my own benefit.
My instruction was TO touch at Cleveland for
/ the purpose of taking IN quantity of arms which
had been collected there, and then to stop at Hu-
/ ron, where | would be met by Gen Mcleod Of
( the patriot army, who would give me definite in
Istructions as 10 my final destination
l got into Cleveland without any trouble. and
out again, by carrying OFF two deputy marsha.s
who came down 10 search IN scdoo ier. and land
iug them on the lake shore in he woods, some
( ten miles to the westward of the harbor
/ NJ skies were buried under the ballast along
side the keelson the powder slowed in flour bar
res bored fall OF holes and oysters all around the
/ kegs while the balls were pacSed IN real red iel3
/ casks. and the muskets. pistols and swords nloug
/ boxes, with plenty OF hay, showing through all
/ the joints, marked. "Beds.sg5s so that ] had
( utrle fear of beng caught in Huron, particularly
/ as the people there. TO man, and To a woman
TOO, I think. were favorable To The plratIcaI rcy0-
/ iut.ouary movement.
/ 1t was very nearly dark, on a cold. bostcrous
cFE4.a'. I'D LtcHllLt-4- ''-.I arrived ar laaEell
! and as the crew were atI out on the len" wooden
pier. winch crms tie western side oil the harb0r
bent ou toEy-.Iua tracking the schooner up to-
. wards the wlaryes. ] saw a tall miitarv-Ioo.l-
. ing man cone along down rhe pier point tow
. ards The vessel when he came near the man. and
after making as / Judged. some hurried inquiries
Z Of them about her, ue came towards me and tEe
moment he stepped opposite wAe4e ] was stand
luE at the helm, 1 recognized him, past all doubt.
as Gen. Mcleod, the commander lu chief Of the
I patriot army IN the west. / had never seen the
/ general bat he had been described 10 me so mi
nuteIy that I could not be mistaken in him be-
sides. the moment ne stopped. lac passed a word
( which served as tht "graud hailing sign among
/ the "Hunters, "a secret organization. of which
nearly every vagab7Hd was a member, that
there could be no mistake IN the mltrer-the man,
was no other than the Gen. Mcleod himself
"Good evening. captain he said, as soon as /
had replied to the hail What luck, captau!'
Good All right general But come aboard.
sir =; and I gave the schooner sheer in alongside
the pier. so that he could step on deck.
A moment later. and be stood there beside me
at the helm a real Hercules IN stature, euvelopCd
in a stout gray overcoat with fur cap turned
down about his ears, while I gazed for a few sec
onjs in mute admiration upon the stalwart form
Of one Of the "Iron Dukes favorite vete ans Of
the peninsula and Waterloo. The general gave
me the regular "Auurer.s grip. and then asked
again.
well captain, what success 2"
Beautiful sr,'' I answered SCOT EN- all right
down there, fooled Uncle Sans officers in Buffalo,
( gave two more Of en- free passage for nine
miles out Of Cleveland. and set them on shore in
I the woods and here I am, general, all square by
the lifts and braces, ready to fool sold LuHdy s
Lane Gen John +. Wool and all the other
epauletted @preventives" that expect viii be here
in Huron before | get away
"Good exclaimed the general, laughing hear
t4sI ,I There's nothing like
confidence in helping me out Of tight place
But you say that YOU have get everything safe g.
"Av. general so nicely, slowed away, that
even the Argus eyed Scott himself might lansack
the schooner for a whole day and fail 70 discover
ANYTHING wrong. Got the cannon buried under
the ballast the powder slowed in oysters. bullets
in red lead barrels, and the small arms packed in
furniture boxes; so you see we re all sale, gen
eTal"
aYee, It would seem so bat look out that @Oid
Lundy's Lane, as you call him, don't get al your
secret He's in town. I believe, and fhere the
steamer Constitution laying mp there, from which
he has this very afternoon. taken large quni
" Of arms and ammunition; so look out for
him
II viii general, and if the old seven foot hero
of Chippewa gets 10 wind ard OF me. Il ship sec
oud mate of lime kiln and use my commizsioU,
as captain in tue Canadian navy to light the fire
/ with
Bravo. captain! That's the right sort Of spjr-
{ IT. But come up ard see me as soon rs You get
fast Come and take supper with me m IN
/ cog. YOU know th4s eveninE-sroPPns at Jcn-
lius Ohio Hotel-come up viii YOU and the
moment / answered .syes the general ieaPea
ashore and went of with true military stride
along Hp the wharf towards the big hotel
As entered the hotel. half an hour later, ] was
/ sho.gn into the din.ugroom. where the company
- re already seated al supper and there, al the
head Of the table sat the head Of The patriot amy
IN a s,it o. PLAIN c'o.hes while ranged aiong
down on either hand were several officers o. taa
United states aGmv. ard one Of thcm-a stout
hard featured man in brilliant u8ltoTu--I set
down al once as Major General scott
General cI-ead smiled. and Hodiing familiar
fIv 10 me as entered and the seats near him be-
ing alI filed, ae pointed Ta his knc 20 one near
the foot Of the long table into which I introduced
mvsslf v-.thou. ceremony. and commenced play
iEs knife end fork with fire others
observed durlaz supper thai the officers tow
ards rle head 81 ll- table eyed The patriot seuer-
a and my elf very sl.-Flcl9a=.v. hurHo word was
sr8sel 1v either of l7 and bad Fery nearly Ea-