The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-03-06 00:00:00

'I'HE LIVERPOOL iiANbAitl)

NEWS Izno.M CANADA.

(From the Correspondent of the London Standard, of Saturday.)
PORTSMOUTH, SATURDAY, MARCH 3, HALF-PAST EIGHT,
A.M.—The American packet ship, Quebec, arrived here this
mottling, at four o'clock, which vessel left New York on the 10th
ult. The accounts from Canada are of a favourable character,
tranquillity having been entirely restored on the American fron-
tier. The Montreal Herald of the. 3dTeb. states that there was
a probability of fresh disturbances in the county of Arcadie, in
Lower Canada; but every precaution had been take❑ by the
government to prevent such an occurrence. A brother of M.
Papineatt is said to nave been arrested on a charge of high trea-
son.

The news from the United 'Stales is of no importance. A
meeting was held at New York, on-the 7th of February, when
resolutions were agreed to against the sub--treasury scheme.
The boundary question is likely soon to occupy public atten-
tion. In the House of Representatives, on the Bth, a discussion
took place upon some alledged encroachment of the British on
the territory of the United. States,: when a message from the
Executive on that subject was referred to the Committee on Fo-
reign Affairs.

The following are extracts from these papers:—

( From the New York Mercantile Advertiser of Feb. 7.)

Extract of a letter from Detroit, Jan. 16.—" Our frontier ex-
hibits quite a warlike aspect. 3000 men ,are encamped on the
opposite Canadian shore; and, as is usual with that most civil-
ised of all uncivilised nations, Great Britain, among those 3000
troops are 800 Indians."

Extract of another letter from Detroit, Jan. 16.—Every thing
continues quiet here, so far, since the dispersion of the patriots
from Sugar Island; hut I am apprehensive that General Suther-
land will give us more trouble. I send you to-day a letter from
Col. Dodge, who was one of the patriot officers in the schooner
which was captured at Malden by the British, and Who received
a ball in his head on the occasion. The letter was addressed to
General Sutherland, who affects to believe it forgery. The
letter says, ' You; as well as I, have been all deceived as to the
feelings and opinions of the people of this province. 'As far as
I can learn,-see, and judge, so far from being disaffected to
their laws, constitution, and government, they are as much at-
tached to them, and as determined to support them, as any
'people in the civiliSed world. They have rallied to this frontier
from all parts; and there are not less, as lain credibly informed
and believe, than from 2 to 3000 men, well armed, and ready
to defend themselves from any attack. In this state of affairs,
allots me to entreat and implore you to disband yourselves, and
to return home To gain the point, we aimed at is utterly im-
possible. To prevent further bloodshed is our duty. Nothing
can be gained by further hostile operations; and as vonr friend
engaged, as I foolishly thought, in the cause of liberty—l again
implore you to separate, to return home, and to abandon a cause
so utterly hopeless, and, as I now perceive, so thoroughly un-
just.' rhe genuineness of the letter is attested by a member of
our Senate, and by two other respectable gentlemen, ,who saw
the writer at Malden. Dr. Pitcher, who was sent for to extract
the ball from Dodge's head; but could not succeed, also assures
we that the letter is genuine.
'' General Brady still considers it necessary to have guards
up at, our magazine and arsenal. . _ _

1! M. Princ'e, of Sane wich, late, and probably at present, a
member of the Canadian provincial parliament, came over
yesterday to see Governor Mason. He addressed about a hun-
dred of our citizens in a speech, the object of which was to re-
present things in their true colours. He promises that all the
prisoners taken at Malden shall be given up, if he has to go
upon his knees to the provincial governor, except Dr. Theller,
who, although a citizen of Detroit, is, Mr. Prince states, a na-
tive born British subject. He can make no promise for his re-
lease. Besides being a British subject, he says that his conduct
wasoutrageous at Malden, firing into the streets among women
and children. He fears that there is no hope for him. You
know the Doctor very well, and know him to be a citizen of the
United States. Whether he has forfeited his claim to their
protection, by volunteering into a foreign service, I am not ca-
pable of deciding. All 1 know is, that we have suffered very
much here by the proceedings in this Canadian affair."
Extract of another letter from Detroit, Jan. 18.—" I can
give you nothing new"to-day about Canada. Gen. Sutherland
and about a dozen rebels, as the Canadian loyalists call them,
are parading our streets. dressed in blanket coats, with tri-
coloured cockades in their hats, and muskets on their shoulders."

(From the New York Commercial Advertiser, Feb. 8.)

We have Toronto papers of the 2d instant. The following
paragraphs are from the Patriot of that date:—
.•

"Fifteen of the persons taken in the schooner Ann, captured
by the Loyalists, said by the Detroit Post to have been all
massacred,' were brought to this city on Tuesday afternoon,
under a guard of militia, and lodged in gaol to await their
trial. The London district, so much talked of as the theatre
of excitement and discontent, seems Co be quiet.
" Names of the Prisoners.—Edward A. 'Pheller, General ;
Stephen B. Bropney, Colonel of Engineers; Claude Campean,
Augustus D. Bodineau, Francis St. Augustine, Henry John-
ston, Abraham W. Partridge, T. Cuiver, Chancey Parker,
Louis Lennoux, Francis Cloutier, Walter Chase, Benjamin
F. Pew, Henry L. Hull, and George Davis, Captain.
" The Assembly have voted 100 gunieas for a sword to be
presented to their honourable Speaker Colonel M‘Nah; and
75 guineas for a sword for Captain Drew, R.N., for his gallantry
in capturing the piratical Caroline. This is right. While go-
vernments are grateful, subjects will be heroic."

( From the N el.O York Gazette, Feb. 10.)

TORONTO, UPPER CANADA, Jan. 31.—Every thing interna 1
is quite tranquil here. An election, in the room of David
Gibson, is at this moment going on. The candidates, three in
number, are conservatives. On the Niagara frontier all seems
quiet, and the affair of the Anna at Amberstbnrg has at all
events checked the patriotic ardour in that part of the world.
We have now three regiments of incorporated militia, in very
good training, and the service companies of the 24th, 32d, and
8.34 regiments, with a ,good train of artillery, howitzers, and
mortars.

(From the Buffalo Daily Advertiser, Feb. 5.)

FROM THE FRONTIKR.—We understand that General Scott
has received, by express. from Govenor Mason and General
Brady, at Detroit, official despatches, dated the 24 inst., stating
tbu ihatrrontier has been
entirely restored, and that there is no necessity for calling out
a militia force, it being thought three companies of regulars
sent up by the Robert Fulton, from this place, and which arri-
ved on the 27th ult., will be amply sufficient to secure that
tranquillity for the future; and, indeed, that impression was so
strong, that a company of Detroit Volunteers,. temporarily on
duty, were immediately discharged.
We further learn, that Colonel Worth, Lieutenant Talcott,
and two or three citizens of Buffalo all of whom went up in the
tiobett Fulton, left Detroit on the morning of the 2d, and may
he expected in this place in the course of the day, by the way
of Canada.

At Malden and its vicinity the government has an armed
'one of 1500 men. _ _

The letter from Fort George, given as a postscript in- the
Journal of Saturday, and the. Star of this morning, stating that
the patriots had crossed over in the western district, and driven
the royalists with loss of three pieces of ai finery, ammunition,
provisions, &c., has not a shadow of truth. The writer proba-
bly intended it as a hoax.

(From the Detroit Daily Advertiser.) —Extra.
Saturday, Jan. 27, 4 o'clock, p.m.
About twelve o'clock this day our citizens were greeted with
an unusual occurrence in the month of January,. A large
steam-boat hove in sight, which gave rise to a thousand con-
jectures as to her object, destination, &c. On arriving at the
wharf she proved to be. the Robert Fulton, from Buffalo, in
employment of the general government, and containing three
Companies of United States troops, under the-command of Col.
Worth.

The appearance of the Fulton off Maiden produced consi-
derable excitement amongst the troops, as she passed Bois
Blanc, she was hailed, but of course suffered to pass.
The military portion of this expedition is under the command
•Genera] Brady, of this city, who has already ordered one com-
pany to Fort Gratiot.

• Mr. Leonard, United States, district attorney of Buffalo. and
Mr. Brown, marshal of the same place, accompanied the expe-
dition on board the Fulton.

The New England and Barcelona, under Captain Unmans,
are in readiness•on the Lake, prepared to prevent, on the part
of the United States, any breach of neutrality.
The Fulton had a tolerably fair passage over the Lake, and
we are informed by Captain Humans that there is but little ice
to interrupt the navigation. Captain Humans will return this
evening. •••

(From the Yew York Gazette, Feb. 3.)

LOWER CANADA.—The light company of the 34th regiment
with Captain• Hammond, Lieut. Bark, and Ensign Hervey,
arrived at Quebec on the 25th from Halifax, via New Bruns-
wick. The Grenadier company, with Captain Byron and Lieut.
Goodenough, crossed over to the city on the 26th, and marched
to the barracks.