Alexandria Daily Advertiser

MONTREAL, Sept. 23.

A few days ago the peace officers, assisted by a few well inclined citizens, repaired to a house, at the bottom of Saint Antoine's suburbs, near this city, which they entered, and took into custody Josiah Millard, William Remington & Squire Brown, complices of Burroughs, Dow committed Americans; pretty well known to be accomplices upon a charge of forgery. They also seized a rolling press, a quantity of thin paper, a marble mortar with printing ink, four copper plates, engraved for different banks; together with a large quantity of counterfeit notes, purporting to be of the Merchants' bank, in the city of New York, for five dollars each, amounting to twelve or fifteen thousand dollars. They all stand committed for trial in his majesty's court of king's bench, in March next.

Yesterday an American, called upon Mr. Edwards, at his printing house in this city, and desired to speak to him in private, and, in a low tone of voice, told him he wanted a few counterfeit bank notes. It being post day Mr. Edwards recommended the man to Mr. Radford, his next door neighbor. The Yankee went to Mr. R. and desired to speak with him in private, which was immediately complied with.-- The Yankee then enquired if he could get a few counterfeit bank notes, and what they would be a hundred. Mr. R. asked him what bank he liked; the Yankee said he thought the New York bank had been run pretty hard lately, and would therefore wish to have some other. Mr. R. asked his name. he answered Gould, that he lived at New-Salem, was born at Stooning; that he kept a little huckster's shop. where he could pass one off now and then without any suspicion. Mr. R. told him there had been a bustle lately about bank notes, and he could not say exactly what quantity were on hand. nor what sort they were, nor could he tell the price per hundred : however. if he would call again in half an hour, he would introduce him to a gentleman who would deal with him in a proper manner. The Yankee appeared pleased with this information and begged to leave his saddle bags until his return.

Mr. Radford waited upon Mr. Edwards to know if he'd knew anything about the business. and thanked him for the recommendation: upon which Mr. R. went to the court-house and brought with him the high constable, when, after waiting some half time. the Yankee came again, expecting, and doubting, to obtain counterfeit bank notes, when Mr. R. gave him in charge to the officer, who took him into custody, and carried him before the magistrates, where Mr. R. appeared as an evidence against him. -7

Immediately after this, one Elder, an American, who has followed the business of a mill-wright, was examined touching his having in possession four dies for coining Spanish dollars; and also an engine for milling the same ; he came here lately from Quebec, in a schooner, when those tools, engines and implements were discovered. He was fully committed to his trial, in his majesty's court of king's bench, for criminal offences, next March.