Statement respecting the Earl of Selkirk's Settlement of Kildonan ...

'i93by the Bois-Brulcs, commanded by Cutlibert" glasses, and 1 distinctly suw some armed peopleGrant, Hoole, Fraser, Bourrassa, Lacerte, and mThomiis M^Kay, all in the service of the North-West Company, who were determined to take thefort ; and that, if any resistance was made, neitherman, woman, or child, would escape.—Two chiefs^^of theSautoux Indians, hearing also of the intendedattack, came and held a council with GovernorSemple, and told him, in a speech, " they werei^'i-v," come to take their father's advice, and wished*' ^to know from him how they were to act ; that^\" they were certain he would be attacked, and that," if their father wanted their assistance, they, and-m" their young men, would be ready to defend" him."—Governor Semple answered, by advisingthem not to interfere;— *' liut," said he, ** as we*' are not sure of what may be the will of our Great'*Father, I now give you a supply of gunpowder," that, in case of my destruction, you may have^'the means of procuring subsistence, for your-" selves and families, during the summer." Someof the free Canadians also oflered to join him, buthe declined their services, saying, that he did notwish them to fight against their countrymen." On the afternoon of the 19tb of June," (I; ^\now quote Mr. Pritchard's narrative,) " a man" in the watch-ho^se called out, that the half-'*breeds were coming. The governor, some other-I**gentlemen, and myself, looked through spy-\