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any damage.The embarkation of the troops immediately commenced, and, although it blew hard on the 17th, the whole Regiment were got safely on board the steam Irigale and bark by *uu-seUhat evening. Two horses were also safely put on board, notwithstanding there were some who had previously deemed it impossible even to embark tho soldiers. Besides the Officers of the 65th Regiment, Lieut. Colonel Spark, of tho 93d, just arrived from En-fland, and who came overlaud to Sbediac Sious ialifax, Dep. Asst. Com. Gen. Milligan, who proceeds to take charge of the Tcmiscop. U Pottage, Lieut. Insail, 15th Regiment, and Major M’Cord, Quebec Volunteers, both of whom had beea sent overland from Quebec, with despatches to Halifax, came passengers in tho Medea.’1 he voyage was exceedingly iraclemeut, being in gcueral a succession of storms of fnow and severe cold, which the men, although suffeiiug much, bore without a murmur; bvhig only anxious to arrive in time to put down the vexatious aud brutal attacks of a band of ruffian pirates, who were allowed to collect iu hordes on the frontier of a country, at present labouring under the curse of an imbecile Government.The storm during the latter part of the voyagewas su severe, that upon one occasion, it being exceedingly dark w*fc a Wavy fan or wmw nyui u»«N. N. W. the Medea broke h^r tiller-ropes, and was under the necessity of casting off the bark which she had in tow. 2*The Commander of ihe Medea, win felt the greatest anxiety for the safety of the bark, not being able to see her the next morning, put the ship about, ana after a few hours run, again fell in with her near Bic Island, and took her in tow.' Fofttt-nately both vessels came to anchor in Quebec harbour, on the evening of the 23d November. The next morning the ice began to form rapidly in th* river, and had the ships been detained by any unfortunate accident but two days later, the loss of time at Shediac would have b en severely felt, as this country would have been deprived of the services of the gallant “Tigers” at a mos? important crisis. We would now most strongly recospftcnd the pirates to avoid .their (laid.
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Kingston Upper Canada Herald
Kingston, Ontario, CA
Tue, Dec 11, 1838
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