. The life and times of Wm. Lyon Mackenzie. With an account of the Canadian rebellion of 1837, and the subsequent frontier disturbances, chiefly from unpublished documents . nts simultaneously at three points had beenagreed upon, and was to have been executed nextmorning, Dr. Duncombe retreated. He told the menthat Mackenzie had been defeated near Toronto, andthey had better disperse. In the meantime, ColonelMcNab, learning of the anticipated retreat, dispatchedmessengers to Simcoe, Woodstock, and London, re-questing all the volunteers that could be mustered tomarch down and intercept the rebe
. The life and times of Wm. Lyon Mackenzie. With an account of the Canadian rebellion of 1837, and the subsequent frontier disturbances, chiefly from unpublished documents . nts simultaneously at three points had beenagreed upon, and was to have been executed nextmorning, Dr. Duncombe retreated. He told the menthat Mackenzie had been defeated near Toronto, andthey had better disperse. In the meantime, ColonelMcNab, learning of the anticipated retreat, dispatchedmessengers to Simcoe, Woodstock, and London, re-questing all the volunteers that could be mustered tomarch down and intercept the rebels. On the 14thof December, while at Scotland, his force was increasedby about one thousand additional volunteers. Hun-dreds more had been expected to join Duncombe,from the neighborhood of St. Thomas and other placesin the west. Here Colonel McNab seized all Dun-combes papers, as well as those of Eliakim Malcolm,and took several prisoners, whom he sent under anescort to Hamilton. In spite of the retreat of Dun-combe, and the dispersion of his men. Colonel McNabsent to the Lieuteii^nt Governor a strong recommen-dation to sanction the raising of volunteer companies of. PORTRAIT OF McLEOD. THE CANADIAN EEBELLION. 167 one liundrcd and fifty men eacli. Wliile at Scotland,deputations of insurgents visited him offering to sur-render tlieir arms, take the oath of allegiance, and, ifnecessary, form part of his force. In other placeslarge numbers of undetected rebels, when they foundthe tide turning against them, joined the loyal forces ;so that the number of volunteers was no proof of thepopularity of the government. At a place called So-dom, township of Norwich, many of Duncombes mensurrendered themselves to Colonel McNab, who, witha degree of humanity that reflects credit upon him,after receiving what arms they had, permitted themto return to their homes, on condition that they shouldagain surrender themselves, should His Excellency notextend the Royal clemency to them. Some of the r
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