CANADA.
Ottawa, Nov. 19. It is_ stated on good authority that there is, no i tpit.th in the report that the Dominion Govpriiment ha^ i^rpatened: retaliatory measures if the present restpictiim qf commercial intercourse is continued by the United States. Nothing official has been received from Governor M'Dougal relative to the reported opposition to his entry into the norths western territory." - • ■ ' ToRONTq, IN.oy. 19. St. J«>seph Convent was burned to tl^e ground last night. All the inmates were saved,. Considerable abolishment and mi easiness has betui caused iv t]\Q R^ed River trouble by an editprial ii> the Montreal NiM, bhafging Governor M'Dougal with being; personally, obnoxious to the Indians, wlui regarded him as despoiling them of the lands which had been given them by Sir Francis Head, in the name of her Majesty, while they aggravate the alleged outrage by declaring, that he dispossessed them to enrich his relations The i\ T eiw» urges th,e recall of M'Dougal, and warns the Government Against sending troops, except as a last aud desperate alternative.
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Grey River Argus, Volume IX, Issue 637, 17 February 1870, Page 4
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172CANADA. Grey River Argus, Volume IX, Issue 637, 17 February 1870, Page 4
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