The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-02-16 00:00:00

TO CORRESPONDENTS.

The communication of " F. C." (dated from Lisbon), is under
consideration.
The letter of " I'. M." would not prove interesting to the ge-
nerality of our readers.
We have received the following donation in aid of the Soup
Establishments. Mr. John Crowther, Church-street, 10s.
We beg to acknowledge the receipt of the Asiatic Journal for
February, Wilson's Border Thles, (four numbers,) and Done's'
Psalmody, which shall be noticed in our next.
UstiEF OF THE Poou.—We hare no doubt that the sugges-
tion of our correspondent " A Visitor," respecting the dis-
tribution of the soup, provided by the liberality of the public,
would, if adopted, be attended with considerable advantage.
The plan suggested is, that visitors should be appointed to
visit the houses of the poor, similarly to the plan adopted in
1814. The benevolence of the public has pot it in the power
of the committee of management to extend their relief, in
providing fuel, and clothing, when it is found necessary. The
evil complained of respecting the unequal distribution of the
soup, cannot be effectually removed by any arrangement, but,
we think, it might be considerably mitigated, by ad,'pting
the suggestion of our correspondent. We therefore, throw
out these hints to the gentlemen who have the management
of these establishments, and feel persuaded, that whatever
arrangements can be made for the more effectual relief of
the poor, will receive from them a most cheerful concurrence.
The present severity of the weather, and the prospect of its
continuance for some time, render it necessary that the bene-
volence of the public should keep pace with the necessitime,
of the poor.,

rbe Eiberpool iitanbarb.

FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 16. 1838.

azi. The Publication of the STAN DA R D commenced this morel
ing at 5 o'rlocir.

CANADA.-By the packet ship Sheffield we hive re-
ceived intelligence from New York up to the 24th ulti-
-010, which confirms the news brought by the Europe and?
Gladiator respecting the evacuation of Navy Island and
the dispersion of the rebel forces under Mackenzie and
R msselaer. We have given copious extracts from the
N-w York journa's in another part of our paper.
It appears that the "pirates" had quitted Navy Island
on the 14:1i ultimo, without tisking any engagement.
We suspect, however, that their retirement Was not ef-
fected without sustaining a serious loss, as the island was
briskly cannonaded by the loyalists for several days. It
is supposed that the " pirates" had quietly dispersed to
qtheirt
lyseveral homes in the United States.
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tion. These cowardly vagabonds left all their arms and
am•nu nition b hind them in the island, on which the
British flag was speedily -1I : O.s.A. in token of victory.
The rebel Mackenzie was arrested at Buffalo by the
American authorities on the Ilth, but immediately, li-
berated on bail in 5000 dollars. This certainly appears a
very inadequate security for such kcharacter.
Captain Drew's report satisfactorily accounts for the
seizure and destruction of the Caroline steamer, about
hich such a patriotic noise was made by certain of the
United States citizens. He distinctly proies that this
act of interference was strictly conformable to.thelaws.
of war, and that it was unaccompanied by cruelty.
On this report the Standard has the following judici-
ous observations :

" We are to observe in this report—
" First—The clear evidence that the vessel was in the pirates'
service—a matter which, indeed, is not disputed by the loudest.
complainants of her capture; and elsewhere will be found affi—
davits proving that she was the pirates' properly.
"Secondly—We are to observe that she was found moored is
the lake or river, the common highway of loth nations, and not,
as the first accounts affirmed, made fast to the American shore..
"Thirdly—We have proof that the Caroline was engaged in
military service, else, why demand THE countersign I Merchant'
ships have no countersign. As she was not in the military service
of the States, site must have been in the military service of Me
pirates, which the other circumstances prove to have been the
case.

" Fourthly—lt is seen that the Caroline fired upon her D4a--
jest y's Ipiats before any tire was returned.

-‘ Fifthly—The pirate crew were not taken unawares. They-
had their wen on deck wi h aruis initheir hands, and used these
arms so effectually us unfortunately to inflict desperate wounds
upon thiee of her Majesty's subjects.

"Sixthly—and most satisfactory of all—ive have the assuranco-
of a British officer and a man of honour, that all the crew of the
Caroline were safely sit on shore before the vessel was set on
fire and abandoned, one only excepted, who, being recognised
as a traitor, was brought away a prisoner.

" Here, then, is the whole story of " the outrage" about.
which the semibarbarian Jacobins of Buffalo have raised such
a howl, and which Mr. Clay, Miss Mu) tinewe's cast-bops sage,
has not scrupled to `• yell" forth in "like syllables of dolor,""
even in the Congress. Captain Drew has been contradicted,
and no doubt will be contradicted again, by oaths and itsseveta—
tions from the pirates and their abettors; but these men are
known, to "lie as enormously" as their brother democrats its
England, and swear as glibly as their fellow ruffians in Ireland,.
There is not a jury could, be impannelled in Eutope irons It%
pillars of Hercules to Nova Zetubla, who would hesitate to de,
tide upon the statement of a captain in the British, navy, against
the oaths of a whole "-wilderness" of Buffalo barbarians."
On the general question of the 'occupation of. Navy%.
Island—its subsequent evacuation—and the unjustifiablti,
nterference of the American citizens. the StandaUge-.

war ks:—

" In contemplating the transactions under consideration, it. is impossible not to contrast with lust pride the noble honesty,
and candor of the British conduct throughout, with the tricky
pettyfogging malignit} of the New York. borderers. An army
is organised ou the Unitrd States soil, for the invasion of the..
territory of a friendly power; the organisation is announced in:
all the local newspapers; the local authorities do nothing te_
interrupt the in gauisation, This army equips itself with arms,
the property of the States—still nothing; the invasion is effect-,
ed by this pirate United States army—nothing stilt; the pirates.,
establish themselves in an island subject to the Queen of Eng.•
land, and receive supplies from the Liaited Stabs' port Schlos-
ser, under the piotect ion of guns, bred upon the Queen of-Eng-
laud's boats, from that port. Plea Lieutenant Eta:sky': report.
Still it never occurs ta the United States authorities, that it it
much more their business than the business of the British Go-
vernor to suppress pirates, But the United States autho-
r s a
rdeficientnointhese
in vigilance and activity. A cannon
r e
shot overreaches its mark and touches the American soil with-
out, however, doing the least damage. A fragment of a shells
as innocent of mischief, is dtscoveied. These outrages upon
Republican independence are not IA he Inoue—then the Caro- -
line is seized in open war auti.(prohahly because the fellow who
sold her to the pirates had nut touched the purchase.mortey.•
and sees no chance of realising, the price in Canadian lauds,) .
a lying story is trumped up, that she was surprised resting,.
peaceably at a wharf, all her iuniate,s. wrapped in sleep, and
that they were all murdered.
We rejoice that lii it is!), truth,failh, honour, and forbearance
have been so proudly shown in contrast; first, for the glory that
is letleeted upon our country and our Christian and monarchi-
cal institutions; secondly, because of the high tone which the
conduct of Sir F. Head entitles this empire tu- estimate in a/I
future neguciations with the Republic; and as the anti-British
feeling is so =illicitly runcorous upon-our frontiesy is must bn