The Sun.
London, England, 1841-02-11 00:00:00

THE CASE OF MR, M'LEOD.

As affecting Mr. M'Leod's case, now before the Bri-
tish public, the following proceedings will be read with
interest :
At an anniversary meeting of the citizens of the
county of Er:e, held at the Court-house, in the city of
Buffalo, on Tuesday evening, Dec. 19, 1840, pursuaflt
to a call to commemorate and act upon the means of
redress for the outrage of the burning of the American
steam-boat Caroline, on the eve of the 29th of De-
cember, 1837, it was resolved :

4. That this day be considered the epoch which pro-
claims a sanctioned outrage of the British Government
on the peaceable citizens of the United States.

" That we will commemorate this day henceforth as a
gross violation of the laws of neutrality existing between
the American Government and Great Britain until the
blood of the murdered Durfee and his fellow-citizens be
atoned for.

" That this meeting consider the burning of the
steam-boat Caroline, in American waters, a national in-
sult of the highest degree, and which calls loudly for a
national interference.

" That the demand of A. Stevenson, Envoy Extraor-
dinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from the United
States to the kingdom of Great Britain, in relation to
the burning of the steam-boat Caroline, in American
waters, has not been answered ; and that in applying
the principles of the laws of nations in that demand the
contest between Great Britain and her colonies must be
considered as a civil war, so far as the United States
are concerned ; and that citizens of the United States,
having associated themselves for succour, or for the pur-
pose of forming an independent Republican Govern-
ment, should bo considered as allies and entitled to all
the rights and privileges guaranteed by the laws of na-
tions, as a common enemy, and net as pirates and out-
laws, against the British Government.
" That the British Government, in hanging, shooting,
and transporting American citizens, who were found in
arms assisting the Canadian revolutionists, have been
guilty of a gross violation of the laws of nations, and the
natural rights of every freeman throughout the globe.
" That the burning of the steam-boat Caroline, in
American waters, was a violation of every treaty and
associ‘uion entered into between the American Govern-
ment and the Kingdom of Great Britain, and fully
debars her Majesty's Government from all claims
whatever, under the Neutrality Act, until a full repa-
ration shall be made."

In addition to these inflammatory proceedings, we
learn that preparations are making on the Canadian
side of the Niagara river to organize a secret corps, and
to proceed on a night expedition to Lockport, for the
purpose of rescuing M‘Leod; now imprisoned there on
the charge of burning the Caroline. On this side of
the line, from Buffalo to Rochester, there will be no
want of materials inflammable enough to lead to a col-
lision. At this season of the year all the loafers of the
west do little but play, slay, ride, dance, drink, or fight.
Nothing would please them better than a general
onslaught in the case of M'Leod. M'Kenzie is at
Rochester, and other Canadians are at Buffalo, and
they will not be slow in adding to the excitement as
much as they can.—New York Herald.
The trial of M'Leod, the Canadian, indicted, by the
Grand Jury of Niagara county, for being concerned in
the burning of the Caroline, comes on at Lock-
port next month. He refused to give bA, and is now
in prison. This trial will not only be of great import-
ance to the people on both sides of the border, but it
wilt call forth the attention of the whole nation. On
its decision the most important results may depend, af-
fecting the peace of the two countries. If the arrogant
pretensions of Mr. Fox are sustained by the British
Government, we do not see how a quarrel can be
avoided, or why it should be avoided.—lbid.