The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-12-24
THE CANADIAN rIFPIOJLTY.

Proclamation by the Governor General
Reward offered for Ihe Apprehension
Of the Raiders - Applications from
Volunteer Companies - Good Under.
standing between the American amt
Canadian GOyernmCnts-Vuptu OF ~
supposed Raider.
QuTBEC, December 90 lSGL-The following
proclamation was issued this morning
Province OF CANADA. MONCK. To all whom
these presents shall come, or whom the same m ay
COnCern-Greetng -
Whereas & warrant IN due form has issued for
the apprehension of Bennett ii. Young, Samuel
Eugene Lackey, Squire Turner levls, Alexander
Pope Bruce, Charles Moore Swag1r, George
Scott, Caleb McDowall Wallace, James AleXan-
der DOty, Joseph McGrotty Samuel Simpson
Gregg, Dudley Moore, ThOmAs BrOnston Collins
Marcus SPAR, and William IL. Hutchinson,
charged on oath with the crimes of murder,
assault with intent to commit murder, and rob
| berry, cOmmitted by them in the State of Yer
mont one of the United States of America, and
for whose eXtrad.t on requistion has been duly
made by the authority Of the said United States F.;
And whereas there is reason TO believe that the
said Bennett IL Young, or some of them, still
remain concealed in some part Of our Province of
Canada Now know ye that reward of two hun
dTed collars will be pad to any person or persons
who will give such information as will lead to the
discovery and apprehension of any one and each
Of the said persons 50 accused.
In testimony whereof we have caused these
our letters to he made patent, and the great seal
Of our said Province Of Canada 10 be hereuntO
illAths W llltHb buI IlHuL lIuNbN hAu NGll- Dt-
! owed cousin the Right Honorable Charles Stanley
ViscCunt MOnck, at our Government House, a,
lur city of Quebec, In our said Province Of
Canada, this l9rh day Of December in the year
Of our Lord 1864, and in the 2SLh year Of our
reign.
by command. WM. MCDouGALL, Secretary.
failure of justice having occurred in oOnse-
Quence OF the action of the servants of the
Canadian people, i becomes our hounden duty
20 do what IN us lies 70 retrieve the difficulties
that have resulted. As it was % be expected
that the raiders would be rearrested Without
trouble, the reward is very properly otere
when il is discovered that the interests Of justice
demand IT,
Applications continue to pour in from captains
of volunteer companies who desire 10 perform
service on the frontier.
Colonel Wiley has left for Windsor TO pre-
pare quarters for the companies 10 be stationed
there.
learn from the best authority that General
Dix, Immediately after Issuing his proclamation
with regard to raiders from Canada, despatched
a confidential agent TO this province 10 get ded-
mite information. That gentleman returned 10
New York perfectly satisfied that the Canadian
authorities were taking every necessary step 20
perform International obligations.
Canada is now fully aroused, and will not
suffer herself to be made cats-paw TO play this
ignoble part. This the Washington Government
fully understands from the daily communications
il has with our Government, through tho medium
of the British Embassy. The best understanding
favorable impression here by the prompt and
cOnsderate manner in which he has recently
acted.
1t is to be regretted that the United States
Government did not wake up at an earlier
period 10 the Importance Of keeping our Govern
ment fully advised Of the steps taken here by
Confederates with view 10 violations OF our
neutrality, and which had come within the
cognizanee of it's agent. Driven from every
other part the last refuge of the Southern agents
is TO embroil the United States and England in
war, using Canada as the medium. How sue
cessfully the game has thus far been worked,
the indammRble state Of the frontier to-day
teslifes. b.
The Consul General Of Canada, Mr.. Potter, Is
unWell and has gone to Wisconsin. Mr.. Thurs
ton, Vice-COnsul General, IL likewise III. IL
would certainly be 10 the advantage OF American
interests at the present time II 1t had some person
here 70 advise with our Government, that uniform
action might be effected.
The intelligent sentiment here continues strong
that Ar. Coursol should either be dismissed or
suspended.
A person suspected to be one OF the raiders, was
arrested al ST. Michel yesterday, and taken 10
Montreal last night for the purpose Of identiaca-
tiQp.- IPYoHtp Globe.