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Richmond Enquirer
Richmond, Richmond County, Virginia
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In Montreal, reports from Fort William detail the November 7 arrest of the Earl of Selkirk and his key staff by authorities from the neighboring province. Unfavorable news from Red River prompted Selkirk to shift plans and attempt a winter route to the United States.
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We have been informed, that late accounts from Fort William, have reached town, stating the arrest on the 7th day of November last, of the Right Honorable the Earl of Selkirk, and of the Chief persons in his employ, by means of warrants issued by the legal authorities of the Sister Province. We also understand, that in consequence of intelligence received from the Red River, and other parts of the Interior, being rather unfavorable to his Lordship's original views, he had changed his plan of operation, and actually did endeavour to open a winter communication from Fort William, to the U. States.
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Fort William
Event Date
7th Day Of November Last
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arrest of the earl of selkirk and chief persons in his employ; change of operational plans to open winter communication to the u. states
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Late accounts from Fort William report the arrest of the Right Honorable the Earl of Selkirk and his chief employees on the 7th day of November last by warrants from the legal authorities of the Sister Province. In response to unfavorable intelligence from the Red River and other interior parts, Selkirk changed his plan and endeavored to establish a winter communication from Fort William to the U. States.