78 HISTORICAL SKETCH OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND 
     
    
   
   
    
     sleep the child of her hope, and in 1861 she entered into that 
     
     rest, from which, in this life, none awake. 
     
    
   
   
    
     In the year of Queen Victoria’s accession to the throne, a 
     
     rebellion broke out in Canada, and in consequence of this, the 
     
     garrison of Charlottetown was reduced to a mere handful of 
     
     soldiers, as all available troops were forwarded from the lower 
     
     Provinces in order to quell the insurgents who had mustered in 
     
     considerable numbers. The militia of Canada were loyal to 
     
     their country, and they with the regulars, boldly marched 
     
     against the rebels who were utterly defeated in every encounter. 
     
     The rebellion continued for some time, as supplies were being 
     
     received from the United States. The unlawful proceedings 
     
     of forwarding supplies to the rebels were stopped by a pro- 
     
     clamation of the President. 
     
    
   
   
    
     During January 1838, Major Thomas Robinson, command- 
     
     ing the Militia Artillery of Charlottetown, and Major C. D. 
     
     Rankin, in command of the 3rd Battalion of Militia, offered 
     
     the services of their respective corps to the Commander-in- 
     
     chief, for any duty that may be required of them, but happily 
     
     the insurrection was quelled by the forces already at hand. 
     
    
   
   
    
     At this time an extraordinary incident occurred at the settle- 
     
     ment of Pinette, which demands a notice in these pages. On 
     
     the 14th inst., the wife of Allen Shaw, farmer, gave birth to 
     
     her twenty-first child, twenty of whom were then living and 
     
     well. 
     
    
   
   
    
     The warship Crocodile arrived on the 18th May, having on 
     
     board the Grenadier Company of the 93rd Highlanders, and a 
     
     small detachment of Artillery, commanded by Captain Gordon. 
     
     From the wharf they marched to the Barracks, to the wild 
     
     strain of their own national music the bagpipe, followed by a 
     
     large number of the citizens. 
     
    
   
   
    
     The 24th being the anniversary of Queen Victoria’s birthday, 
     
     it was observed with great demonstration of respect and 
     
     loyalty, the shipping in the harbor displayed their colors, 
     
     while occasional pulfs of curling smoke denoted heavy ex- 
     
     plosions of gunpowder. But the main attraction was centered 
     
     in the Garrison Parade, where the Highland soldiers, dressed 
     
     in their native garb, underwent inspection and review. At 12 
     
     o’clock, a Royal Salute and a feu-de-jot'e, were fired, and hearty 
     
     cheers in honor of Her Majesty and the day were given.