▁en list . ▁L ount ▁called ▁a ▁meeting ▁in ▁Hope ▁( now ▁Sh aron ), ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁the ▁Children ▁of ▁Peace , ▁where ▁he ▁told ▁them ▁" there ▁was ▁war ▁in ▁Lower ▁Canada ▁and ▁there ▁was ▁reason ▁to ▁believe ▁that ▁Mart ial ▁Law ▁would ▁be ▁proc laimed … ▁he ▁thought ▁the ▁city ▁would ▁be ▁taken ▁without ▁firing ▁a ▁gun ." ▁ ▁Dr . ▁Rol ph , ▁however , ▁had ▁heard ▁that ▁the ▁L t . ▁Governor ▁had ▁been ▁informed ▁of ▁the ▁plan , ▁and ▁sent ▁a ▁note ▁to ▁L ount ▁moving ▁the ▁march ▁from ▁the ▁north ▁forward ▁to ▁December ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 8 3 7 . ▁When ▁hearing ▁about ▁this ▁change ▁of ▁plans , ▁Mack en zie ▁quickly ▁tried ▁to ▁send ▁a ▁mess enger ▁to ▁L ount ▁to ▁tell ▁him ▁not ▁to ▁arrive ▁until ▁December ▁ 7 . ▁This ▁message ▁was ▁not ▁received ▁in ▁time , ▁with ▁L ount ▁rep lying ▁that ▁the ▁reb els ▁had ▁already ▁been ▁ordered ▁to ▁march ▁to ▁Toronto ▁and ▁were ▁on ▁their ▁way . ▁▁ ▁B are ly ▁armed ▁with ▁p ikes ▁and ▁guns ▁for ▁hunting ▁f ow l , ▁the ▁far mers ▁from ▁York ▁County ▁march ed ▁from ▁New market ▁down ▁Y on ge ▁Street ▁towards ▁Toronto ▁and ▁Mont gom ery ' s ▁Ta vern . ▁ ▁Before ▁the ▁direct ▁confront ation ▁between ▁Mack en zie ' s ▁reb els ▁and ▁Bond ▁Head ' s ▁milit ia ▁forces ▁on ▁December ▁ 7 , ▁there ▁were ▁various ▁enc oun ters ▁between ▁both ▁sides ▁which ▁resulted