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i''r-.I0(iposers of colonization, and had called forth, ishave already seen, that , tion of the " North-" West Company's compiis'.un," which appears towehave been coiisiij^ncdto (his side of the Atlantic.As soon as the settlers approaciicd, in their boats,to Mr. Norman M'Leod's party, the latter set upthe Indian war-whoop,—and the first interrogatoryput by the magistrate was, *' whether that rascal" and scoundrel Robertson was in the boats !"yIn the same tone it was asked, if GovernorSemplc was with them ; and, when his fate wastold to them, Mr. Pritchard was ordered to comeashore, and the whole parfy were disembarkedfor the purpose of having examinations takenaccording to the due and regular forms of law.— Instead, however, of the usual symbols of Justice,—thesword and the balance,—this Magistratebad provided himself with emblems of a more novel,but not less appropriate, description, namely— twobrass field-pieces, which had been stolen from theEarl of Selkirk the year before!— Such are thepurposes to which theCanada Jurisdiction Act isperverted ; and such the persons who, under thefatal provisions of that legislative measure, havebeen but too often appointed justices of the peacefor the Indian territories in British North America.The settlers and Iheir families having been disembarked,the magistrate commenced his judicialexaminations by a general search into allthetrunks,boxes, chests, &c. of the miserable victims whom
107he had got within his grasp.—Books, papers,accounts, letters, «&c. (including (hose of GovernorScmple, and also some other of his effectswhich had been hitlicrto saved,) were all takenfrom them. " During my examination," saysMr. Pritchard,— '' Mr. M'Leod sent for all my" papers, which were perused by himself and" partners. Tlic^y kept of them what they thought" proper, and returned the rest ; Mr, M'Leod" saying, that' those who played at bowls, must" expect to meet with rubbers.'—He then gave" me a subpoena from the court of Lower Canada," requiring my attendance for the Ist of Sep-''tember, in a cause. The King against Spencer.I" I was then ordered back to a tent, and soont€Ctftafter Mr. Sheriff M'Donell was brought in as aprisoner, after which he was bailed to appearthe 1st of September 1817, at Montreal, if(€required.—The settlers were detained a few days" at this place, and as soon as they were gone," Mr. Bourke, myself, Patrick Corcoran, Michael*'Heden, and D. M'Kay, were placed together in*'a tent, with a guard of armed men put over us." We remained here five or six days, treated with" the greatest indignity," &c. &c. &c.Mr. Pritchard, it seems, had further beendirected by Mr. Morman M'Leod, to write, anddeliver to him, a narrative of what occurred on the19th of June, the day of the massacre.' You'have drawn up a pretty paper !' said the Justice^\ I ;»• 'ij'
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Mi(mtribes of Indians (the Sautoux)
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16This imposture on the part of Cam
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—mSOof Mr. Miles Macdonell was to
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«II ;-S!.32III!I'Vforce as the set
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—«34complained of being defraude
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36man was therefore conspicuously h
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§38fii^'*!fthe half-breeds, howeve
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40" buted to break up the colony.
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—hitof some of the settlerswho we
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:''11IIIt'"44prepared to pursue his
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'V«H46of tliose officers I'.ad set
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t—% r50''that your Lordship would
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'«APPENDIX.XXIXmAdam Sutherland, G
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APPENDIX.XXXIlast, deponent, Adam S
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'appendix:xxxiiimwas such a good la
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i\APPENDIX.XXXV: ,(Deponent also sa
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—APPENDIX.XXZVllCompany, as afore
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APPENDIX.XXT\Xdred and twelve, to r
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APPENDIX.xliwith him; and he and th
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APPENDIX.xliii[T. ]Deposition of Ja
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—APPENDIX.xlvEXTRACT.St. Germain,
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'Si:APPENDIX.xlvii, j.p. sLieutenan
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;^:\r:'IAPPENDIX.xlxizpromise not t
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APPENDIX.Msettlers must all be kill
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liiAPPENDIX.,*partners of the North
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—inliTAPPENDIX.J* ''UIfqui ne fai
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hiAPPENDIX.'It'.him he received man
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If•VlllAPPENDIX.neur qu'il devoit
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APPENDIX.[tbanslation.]That at the
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IziiAPPENDIX.Grant said,if they did
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—hivAPPENDIX.pour leur rccompence
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IxviAPPENDIX.[ Z. ]Deposition of Jo
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IxviiiAPPENDIX.iiL'Ifif1^'•!iNort
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IxxAPPENDIX.rencontr^rent une autre
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IxxiiAPPENDIX.Eaifl of Selkirk, at
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IxxivAPPENDIX.persed, and were scat
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ixxviAPPENDIX.J'i. 'i!after, that t
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Ixxv'.iiAPPENDli:.title that they w
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iIzsxAPPENDIX.had heard to the said
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IxxxiiAPPENDIX.diately gallopped to
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IxxxlvAPPENDIX.ifdifferent nations,
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IxxzviAPPENDIX.•ome trunks and pa
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IxizfiiiAPFENDIX.wliere he now is.
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