A deep sense of wrong : the treason, trials, and transportation to New South Wales of Lower Canadian rebels after the 1838 rebellion

Type

Book

Authors

Boissery, Beverley

Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History

ISBN 10

1550022423

ISBN 13

9781550022421

DDC

971.03

Tags

Pre-Confederation, Australia & New Zealand, Wales, Transportation, Treason, Canada, Rebels, 1838 rebellion

Abstract

"In `839 fifty-eight men left Montreal for the penal colony of New South Wales. They were unimportant men outside their own parishes, ordinary people who had been caught up in the political whirlwind of the 1838 rebellion. Even though they were all civilians, they had been tried by court martial. Convicted of treason, their properties forfeited to the crown, they paid a heavy price for rebellion. And as convicts in Australia, they were considered the lowest of a bad lot. During their years there, however, they earned the respect of Sydney's citizens.

Description

Content:
pt. 1. Background to Rebellion. 1. The First Blow, Autumn 1837: They 'Wanted Reform, and Not Revolution' -- 2. 'To Overthrow Her Majesty's Government' -- pt. 2. Treasons and Trials. 3. Fiasco in Chateauguay -- 4. Napierville -- 'To Conquer or Die' -- 5. From Euphoria to Defeat in Beauharnois -- 6. 'Damn You, and Your Queen, and Your Government': Mayhem in Laprairie -- Caution in Terrebonne -- 7. Abuses, Numbers, and Processes -- pt. 3. Transportation and Life in New South Wales -- 8. 'Taking a Trip on a Government Ship' -- 9. Sydney -- 'Until Yesterday a Byword of Reproach' -- 10. Longbottom Stockade: 'In French Long Fond ... a Pretty Enough Place' -- 11. 'Land of a Thousand Sorrows' -- pt. 4. The Conclusions. 12. Aftermath -- 13. 'There Must Always Be Victims'.

Biblio Notes

Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-362) and index.

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