▁in ▁small ▁sk irm ishes . ▁ ▁On ▁December ▁ 4 , ▁Mack en zie ▁and ▁some ▁fellow ▁reb els ▁encountered ▁Ald erman ▁John ▁Pow ell ▁( Can ad ian ▁politician ) ▁and ▁Arch ib ald ▁Mc Donald ▁when ▁r iding ▁down ▁Y on ge ▁Street ▁to ▁sc out ▁the ▁city . ▁Upon ▁meeting ▁them , ▁Mack en zie ▁took ▁both ▁men ▁prisoner ▁and ▁sent ▁them ▁to ▁Mont gom ery ' s ▁Ta vern . ▁Although ▁there ▁were ▁concerns ▁over ▁whether ▁Pow ell ▁and ▁Mc Donald ▁possessed ▁arms , ▁Mack en zie ▁accepted ▁their ▁den ial s ▁and ▁said , ▁“ well , ▁gentlemen , ▁as ▁you ▁are ▁my ▁towns men , ▁and ▁men ▁of ▁honor , ▁I ▁would ▁be ▁ash amed ▁to ▁show ▁that ▁I ▁question ▁your ▁words ▁by ▁ordering ▁you ▁to ▁be ▁searched .” ▁Despite ▁such ▁ass ur ances , ▁Pow ell ▁had ▁hidden ▁a ▁p istol ▁and ▁shot ▁re bel ▁Captain ▁Anthony ▁Anderson ▁before ▁esc aping ▁back ▁to ▁Toronto , ▁thereby ▁dealing ▁a ▁large ▁blow ▁to ▁the ▁re bel ' s ▁military ▁expert ise . ▁ ▁As ▁Mack en zie ▁and ▁his ▁forces ▁march ed ▁towards ▁Toronto , ▁Bond ▁Head ▁sent ▁a ▁flag ▁to ▁the ▁reb els ▁and ▁asked ▁for ▁their ▁dem ands , ▁to ▁which ▁Mack en zie ▁demanded ▁“ Ind ep end ence ▁and ▁a ▁convention ▁to ▁ar range ▁details .” ▁By ▁the ▁time ▁Mack en zie ▁and ▁his ▁follow ers ▁had ▁reached ▁College ▁Street , ▁Bond ▁Head ▁sent ▁another ▁party ▁to ▁tell ▁Mack en zie ▁that ▁his