PAT PLAYING THE YANKEE.
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Not many years since, general muster Of
militia and regulars was called by the Cover
nor in Lower Canada, near the town of Hall
fax. His excellency called together the officers
who commanded ihe regulars" and told them
to prepare for fine days sport, for that he
had ordered troop of militia, fifty men,
composed Of Irishmen, 10 play the Yankee
at sham fight in The afternoon, and "His
Majesiy's regulars" would have fine sport in
transferring the .'Irish Yankees" in the cha
raclers Of prisoners of wal, from the field OF
battle to neighboring log house, which was
converted for the time being into guard
house. The Pats, commanded by a truly ori'
ginal character by the name Of John Morris,
issued forth at the appointed time, and formed
themselves into two lines deep, on an elevated
spot near the town: their valiant leader at the
same time exhor,ing them TO stand firm and
mind orders, and play the game as "real
Yankees should" and even give the Lob
sters" taste Of cold steel rather than submit
TO become prisoners. The CIRCULARS" con.
sisting of two hundred men, formed some two
hundred feet from the sham Yankees, and
commenced regular peppering Of musketry,
which was returned with pro"pilude by The
Irish. At this stage of the action, the "regu-
lars" were observed to extend their line in
order to surround the enemy; but our hero,
Morris, ordered to "charge bayonets," with
out any particular injunction not to hurt the
foe. His Majes,y's regulars thought the mos,
prudent course was to ''give leg bail" for their
valor, by performing retrograde movement
at brisk rot. But Morris was not TO be
cheated in this manner; he pursued the re.
treating redcoats, and could not resist the
temptation Of repeatedly vociera,ing, 6 Hur.
rah for Jackson" until he succeeded in taking
fifty prisoners, among whom was his excel.
lency, who ransomed himself aud his fellow
prisoners by paving for dinner, Of which two
hundred Irish parook in honor Of The victory.
[, is but fair 10 say, that they conducted their
prisoners into town, alternately playing cyan.
kee Doodle" and that soul-s,irrng air, Gar
nv Owen"