The Sun.
London, England, 1838-02-14 00:00:00

These have been tirel 200 guns, some dozen bomb shells, and ono or
two ro tkets. I sit where I ca❑ see every Eases. 'Tis a splendid spec-
tacle. All the shells but one have burst in the air. They are throwing
away arcrinunition. I calculate the chance of their hitting any bcdy on

the island 1r lin 7,634, cr thercalnmts. But two or three shots h :ve
been fired from Navy Island. I hear a stray ball whistle now and then,
brit nothing near enough to be at all terrific.
" No boats are on the Canada side of the river, and the cannonading,
still continues. An assault upon the island is out of the question. One
from the island upon Chippewa is boldly talked of. 'Diemen have even
volunteered for the expedition. The fire,which commenced so furious, has
slacked away, and I now hear and see about two shots per minute. They
had fired away about 7001bs. of powder. A few mere guns had been
fire 1 from the island, and the Royal batteries are silenced, for the limo
at least. The guns have cooled and tie cannonading has recommenced
with a shot from Navy Island occcsionally. I have heard cheering from
both sides.

Monxtrin.—The firing co.itinued at inte:vals all niett, and has
been the heaviest cannonading they have had Burin; the war. The
firing during the latter part of the night was from both sides, ai.d each,
like a wonlin, wanted the last word,"
(From the Rocheztcr Democrat, Jan, 13.)

The man killed on Navy Island oil the 9th, was Nelson Beebe, from
Po'tneyville, Wayne County. He had been rezularly discharged, some
tims siner, tl-om an American frigate. No other deaths had occurred
on the Island.

ilratIGLE PATMOTal.—Brave men, driven from their homes by the
tyranny and remone'essness of the Tory Government of Upper Canada,
are constantly .Hiving In this city, on their way to the tri-coloured
standard of freedom which has been raised upon Navy Island.

Oa Thursday night, a vessel, having on board forty or fifty persons

—among whom were sev:ral entire families--arrival at the mouth of
the river from Presque Isle. They were r.il hale, heat ty, and respect,
able-looking people, and the men wit do good service when they meet
their oppressors in the battle-field.
When about leaving, the Custom-house oaiocr at preioP:lsle, threat.
ened to (Ltain the ve.sel, but before his thrrati e,'',ll:l be put into exeeu-
tion she moved oil:,

Another small craft frelil White Marsh Ha►bour, late on Thuuday
night, with four staunch patriots. One of them was Colonel Gibson,
for whose head Governor Head has offered 500/. The escape was ef.
feeted by stratnem, and attended with imminent hazard.

Niagara Falls, Jan. 10, 1838.
This morning a schooner was observed from Navy Island coming
dawn the river, which anchored about a mile from them. They, how.
ever, were soon given to understand, by the islanders that they could not
remain iu safety where they were; for an eighteen.pounder was brought
to bear upon her from the upper end of the island, which made them hoist
sa'e and make their way back with considerable injury, having had two
balls passed through her sides.
About noon one of the men on the island observing several Indians
on the Canada shore, near the battery, fired his musket at them, and
tire salute was immediately returned by two discharges of cannon. At
this the islanders commenced a tire upon the battery on the Canada
shore, winch was responded to by the loyalists, and the tire soon be-
came general on both sides, during which sixteen men on the Canada
shore arc reported, by good authority, to have been killed or wounded,
as they were distinctly seen by men on Grand, as well as Navy Island,
t,) fall, and after wards to be placed on carts and drawn away from the
battery. On the island three men were slightly injured by the frozen
earth, occasioned by the cannonballs striking the ground ; and a man
by the name of Macgregor was al,o injured by a six-pound ball, which
passed between his right arm and side, tearing his coat and vest off, and
knocking him down. The firing lasted about three hours.

(From the Niagara Cu. c.) Chronicle.)
TUESDAY EVENING, JAN. 9, 1838.—The Traveller has just arrived
w;th three companies of the 24th lle,-;iment (about 260 fine young
fellows), under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Hughes. acy are
well provided with field-pieces, bombs, and all other munitions vial.
By the arrival we learn that 700 men of the 33d and Regiments
are in Kingston, mty be daily expected on thi7., frontier. All the
regulars in New Brunswick (who will be suaneded by troops on their
voyage from Britain) have taken up their fir
of march for the Canadas,
and the Government packet, which broo ant the order for this movement,
also brings the intelligence that several line.of.battle ships have sailed
from England for the Halifax s...ation, in consequence of the intelligence
communicated by the last ;lisp:itches of Lord Gosford.
(Frottl the New York Herald of the 19th.)
ALBANY, JA.X, 14, 1838.-1 run happy to inform you, on the very
best authority, that advices have been received from Van Rensselaer,
stating it to be his intention to evacuate the island on Saturday, the
13th, He says that he has steam-boats enough to transport all his
troops, arms, baggage, &e. His destination is up the lake to join
Duneombe.

The latter hero is encampzd with a large force on the is'and Bois
Blanc, immediately opposite Detroit. There was ni excitement in
D.troit on the subject. A large number of recruits had left Cleve-
land on their way to Duncombe's army. Sutherland having been suc-
cessful in his mission, had returned to Navy Island on the 11th inst.
I have just seen a letter confirming the news of a rupture between
M`Nab and Sir Francis Head. The quarrel arose from the Schlosser
affair. It Is said that the valiant Colonel will be arraigned for his con-
duct to relation to this business. The gallant Major Kirby has also re-
signed. There are no troops at Chippewa but a small company ill at.
tendance upon Governor Head.

There is a large collection of arms in this city destined to the fron-
tier. They will be sent off probably to-morrow. The committee of
sympathisers arc in a quandary. They do not know how to get them
to the insurgents, as Van Rensselaer will have left Navy Island before
they arrive.

A company of 150 armed Canadians passed through Rochester en
Friday, bound to the Island. What is this ? If peop'e had their
senses about them they would call it a violation of neutrality in this
nation to permit such things.
ALBANY, JAN. 15, 1888.-1 have dates from Buffalo to the evening
of Friday, the 12th instant. Governor Scott and Governor Marcy at.
rived in the morning about two o'clock. They went post-haste. The
madness of the sympathisers requires post-haste movements. Pity that
Mr. Van Buren had not waked up a month ago.
It was understood among the special friends of American renegades
on Navy Island, that their valiant hero would move off on Friday
night, says a later to a Member of the Legislature from his Mend
in Buffalo. Sympathising George Dawson, of the Daily Democrat,
says, in his last letter, that the Barcelona had been busily engaged in
supplying the rebels with flour. She was one of the boats intended for
the expedition up the lakes.

It is believed here that a British officer is the real Commander on
N.ivy Island. A citizen of Osweg) states that this is the fact. He tells
me that he knows the gentleman, but would not give hie name. This,
is extremely probable, and will account for Um strict order kept on the
bland.

(From the New York American of the :20th )
FROM THE FRONTIER—EVACUATION OF NAVY ISLAND.
The northern mail arrived at a late hour last night, bringing the
Albany papers of yesterday morning, and Buffalo of Monday last.
It will be seen by the annexed intelligence that the patriots have
evacuated Navy Island and dispersed. The cannon belonging to the
Sate and the United States have been returned, and are under the care
'if Colonel Ayres, of the militia stationed on Grand Island.

Buff.do, Jan. 15, 1835.
Dear Sir—l avail myself of an express, on the eve of starting for
the East, to say that the force a,sembled on Navy Island evacuated last
night—that they ama now somewhere on our shore, it is understood,
endeavouring to make their way to some point higher up, to embarkfor
where is not precisely known—without arms. The State cannon are
being recovered. The marshal is on the qui vice, with his deputies (di-
rected by the districtattorney), to serve civil processes on the leaders, if
they can be found.

From personal examination, I am satisfied that the six or seven huts.
Bred guns, shot and shell, thrown upon the island killed but one man.
The English force, it is believed, lost 16 killed by the return fire. Go.
vernor Marcy and General Scott are here doing all that existing laws
Permit to maintain neutrality. The Governor has been very active and
efficient under circumstances of great difficulty.
(From the Buffalo Commercial Advertiser.)

" Schlosser, Monday morning, Jan. 15, 1638.
" Navy Is!and was evacuated last night. The cannon belonging to
the United States have been returned, and are lying at Schlosser."
Thus far the dispatch of our correspondent. We give below such
additional information as we have subsequently learned.

It is believed that the larger portion of Van Rensielaer's men have
landed on the adjacent parts of Grand Island, having previously sent
across the muskets, &c. belonging to the State, which were committed
to the custody of Colonel Ayres. The further movements of the dis-
banded force are left to conjecture.

Two o'clock, p.m.

Governor Marcy and General Scott, who came up from the Falls last
evening, left in extra cars, accompanied by General Wool, about half-
past twelve to-day, for Black Rock, and will perhaps proceed to Grand
Island. Two companies of artillery, with two field pieces, also left
here for that quarter.

This step, we understand, is in consequence of intelligence that an
armed British schooner is lying in our waters, down the river, with ho,.
tile intentions towards the steam-boat Barcelona, or any craft that may
be employed in aid of the Navy Islanders.
While writing the above several discharges of cannon have been
heard from that direction. A gentleman just arrived says that the
,cbooners alluded to have been firing at, he supposes, either the Barce-
lona, or squads of disbanded Navy Islanders.
(Correspondence of the Daily Commercial Advertiser.)
Niagara Falls, Sunday, Nine P. . , Jan. 14.
Gentlemen,—Your express has just arrived, and I hasten to commu.
nicate the movements of the last '24 hours.

The terrible cannonading of Friday night did—as I have been assured
')y Afajers Chase and Lawton, and Colonel Freeland, of Navy Island—
no damage whatever.

Yesterday morning Colonel Ayres, Commandant at Grand Island,
wishine to semi a despatch to the Commandant at Chippewa, and I being
no whit disinclined to go, procured a. barge, selected four stout fellows,
and went across the river, opposite the American barracks. A large
number of men crowded round us as we approached the shore, and my
oarsmen expected nothing less than to be fired upon, but Instead of
that, we were courteously received by the officers. We were, to be
sure, surrounded by two boats, but whether to cut off our retreat or not
I could not tell. I inquired for headquarters, and was told that I
should find the Commandant three miles down the river, at Chippewa.
My men were taken care of, and treated very handsomely, while I
jumped into oils of their barges, with Colonel Donald, R. A.,
and Lieut. Elmsley, R.N., and rowed along the Canada shore towards
Chippewa, in full view of the batteries on Navy Island, and also those
in Canada. I saw the men mustering round their guns, and hurry-
ing this way and that, and what we expected soon occurred. They
opened a fire upon us from the Island with muskets and rifles, and
kept up a peppering discharge till wo were out of their reach at
Chippewa. This was elegant sport, and the officers for my greater
comfort, told me that the balls frequently went into the bank and houses
beyond us. The bullets struck round occasionally, and one or two
nearly in my range. Colonel M'Donald, however, with a politene.s
which does him infinite credit, offered to place himself between me and
the guns, which offer, of course, I could nut accept.
Upon arriving at Chippewa, to my great surpise, I was introduced
to Colonel al`Nab, who has neither resigned, nor has he been super-
seded yet, as far as I could learn, as you will see by the enclosed
documents, with copies of which I was most politely favoured by
Colonel Ayres, whose hospitality and kindness has much obliged me.
I returned by a back road, as Colonel INl`Nab told the officers I had
*no particular interest in being shot by the guns on Navy Island. I sus-
pect another and quite as strong a reasow was their unwillingness I
should inspect their batteries on shore.
I conversed with several officers, and gather as follows :—They are
anxious to avoid a war with this country—they are more anxious to
have our authorities cut off supplies with the island ; and they groan
:lretelfully about the cost and trouble they have been put to. They will
not attempt the island by assault, but expect to drive the patriots—
pirates they call them—from the island by their shells, rockets, and ar-
tillery. Colonel M'Donald told me they could not have killed less than
thirty or forty on Friday night. Others set it higher. He said, that
with the exception of those wounded on board the Caroline, but two
had been killed on that tide. Every other account makes the loss much
greater. Last night some thirty or forty shells were thrown at Navy
Island, but not more than three or 'bur lodged upon it, and those did no
injury.
Returning to Grand Island, we were hailed from Navy Island, but the
wind blowilag hard did not hear. The guns were manned in a moment,
and levelled, and we expected a shot, but an armed boat was sent out,
under command of Major Lawton, to intercept us, when we found we
were frieads—not enemies I mean. His crew cheered, and rowed
hack again.
Governor Marcy, General Scott, the Comreissary-General, and other
officials are hero, and I have conversed with them, but ascertained
nothing of il:" movements. Something important is certainly on the
tads, but what time must develop.
In consequence of the number of volunteers on Navy Island, the quar-
ters arc so crowded they have no room to sleep, and are consequently
getting discontented. If possible, every man will go into Canada.