Kingston records (regionally related)

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round his fields found four men lying asleep in a shanty, and a boat hauled up on the beach close by; the men were armed and one of them he knew to be from Buffalo and an accomplice of the notorious Lett, who has since openly expressed his regret at the failure of the attempt — The barrel bore the mark of a brewery in Buffalo and contained upwards of 100 lbs of powder.

Some days prior to this he attempted to destroy Lock No. 37. on the Welland canal which connect the navigation of Lake Ontario with that of Lake Erie.

The attempt was also made by means of gun powder On the explosion taking place, it was found that the head gate of the upper Lock at Allanburgh was completely destroyed. Fortunately a guard lock had been constructed at this important point at a short space above the injured Lock the gates of which closed immediately from the force of water rushing into the Lock below, and thus preventing the whole body of water above, from descending into the canal and the surrounding country and causing ruinous and extensive damage to both.

It is by such means that a continued system of terror excitement and agitation has been kept up on the whole frontier since the first outbreak in the upper part of the Province particularly along the Lakes the great rivers, and large villages situated upon the Canals which has within the space of a few years become the rendezvous of a mass of human beings of every colour and country — the crews