A second series of papers relative to the affairs of
Canada has been printed by order of the House of Commons. It consists chiefly of documents already published in despatches of Sir John Colborne, Colonel Wetherall, and Colonel Gore, with Lord Gosford's proclama- tion. The novel portion, however, is interesting, as illustrative of the proceedings of Sir Francis Head ; f•mrs. 'hose letters to Lord Ole- nelg and the Governor of Lower Canada the following extract, ere taken.
" Toronto, Oct. 17, 11337.
"My dear Sir John--In reference to that part of your letter of the 10th instant (this moment recrited) in whieh you state that y on have matte arrangements for assetnbling troops at certain points to aid the civil authorities, and to encourage the 10):11, which will compel you to withdraw from Upper Canada as many companies of the Tweet y-fouttli as I can spare you, to show a good from at this crisis, I have pies- stare in being able to inform you, that excepting the small detachment at Bytown, I consider that this province can dispense with as many of the troops a:, yvo Bum ia sisp.
deem it desirable to require. " I remain, &e.,
" Lieutenant-General Sir John Colborne, K.0 li.. Ste., Sorel."
Sir Francis sent a copy of the above letter in a triumphant note to Lord Glenelg. On the 3d of November, he wrote to Lord Glenelg as follows.- " Mr. M'Keuzie has made every exertion to get up sedition in this yleeinee, for the purism. of deceit Mg people in England into the id,q, that both the Canatlas see &e- t [abed ; bat he his einniitrtr.'y piled ; and as I think it of great advantage that this fact should not only I,hv ore. but proved.l have sent an ay the I reaps, aid hey* plans' all the arms, about 6.000 stand. in charge of the Mayor anti Aldermen of the city of Toronto. " The Militia has very zealously been desirous to put a guard over them; I have insister on their Iteing merely tinder the care of a couple of policemen. and of the inha- bitants generally. I /min. ',priori!, ire.1 that flier, crests no body of Mee in this province who Iraqi,' dare to arta,* G111.1.ra.,,,t imperil/ tender the protect Mu or the civil 600101b ties of Tomato; and I I Inn efinv think that a Militia glean', Mulch .01111I presuppose the llossil,iiity of such ate offeuce, would lend to PlICUIllaso rather than to deter."
To Sir John Colborne he wrote on the 31st of October-
" This provinee is as hr es my experience goes, more loyal and more tranquil that any part of England llowever, this does Oct matter to Mr. M'Kenzie, provided be can get 111, n few m.t.; of vi"lent cesotations; which you know very w,11 are easily m hat I de ire to den is, completely to upset Mr. Papineau, sea far us Upper Canada is concerned, by proving to people in England that this provluee requires no t toops at all, awl emliequent I y that it is perfeet ly 1r:tomtit. I consider this evi. deuce will Ile of immense importanee, as it at once shows the conduct of Lower ('amnia to he factions, whereas. could it. ender r,,lulu re! a few Radical meetings here, he asserted that the two provinces Nero on I he ',riot* of revolution, it would. as you know, Le argard ns on erense fin* grantiny the demands if Mr. Papinetim. 1 consider it of tenon Lowe. Fart teal lv, to shew to the Canada.; that loyalty produces tranquillity, and t11,:trylesloy ally col (tidy beings troops into the province, but also involves it in civil v.
" Tee attain the object 1 have long had in view, i deemed it advisable not to retain, either tear myself or for the stores, the sew men we have been accustomed to require ; for I felt 1 could Ind completely throw myself. as I wislets1 to do, on the inhabitants Of the pro, Mc, so keg its there remained t roops in the gal rt.!, " I have now to a-k you to gist ny frirth,r in the policy lain pureeing. by removing the 'I' w enty.foorth Begin-tent from Kingston• so as to take them out of Upper Canada," About a month after the date of these two last letters, Sir Francis was in danger of being made le prisoner in his own bead-quarters and was glad to put his family on board a vessel in Lake Ontario for safety.
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