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

SLIGO ELECTION

The order of the day was then tii.oved for considering the
rwitter of catiiplaintlikihe petition of J• Somers, Esq. relatio
to the signatures ( e petitiouess against the validity of the
return for the borough of Sligo.

4. desultory discii;sion ensued, in which Mr. FresWield, Mr.
French, Mr. C. W. Wynn, Mr. O'Connell, Col, Percival. Mr.
Warburton, Lord Morpeth, and other members took part.
Mr. C. W .Wvis then-moved that the order of Use day for
witnesses being examined at the bar be discharged.
Strangers were ordered to withdraw, and the house divided,
When there appeared : —For the motion, 128 ; against it, 142;
majority against discharging the order forbearing. uituesses,l4.
Ait er atoit her discussion, which lasted some time,
Michael Cadagher was called to the bar and examined. Wit-
rresS knew Robert George Tyler, one of the petitioners c -
plaining of an undue return• for the borough fie s-as
of opinion !lie signature to the petition was not to the hand-
writing of Mr. Tyler.,
7 The witaesi..'trits under exarnitrition when we left the house.

HOUSE OF LORDS—MoNo4r.

IMPORI'ANT NEWS FROM CANADA.

EVACUATION OF NAVY ISLAND-DISBANDING OF THE REBELS.

(From the New lurk American (tithe 20th.)
The northern uwil arrived at a late hour last night, brit:ging
the Albany papers of yesterday morning, and Buffalo of Mon-
th y last.

It will he seen by the annexed intelligence that the patriots
have evacuated Navy Island and di•pe►sed. The canna❑ be-
longing to the state and the United States have been returned,
and are under the care of Cokuuel Ay tes of toe wiiu►astattuued
on Grand Island.

(From the Bitffigto Star Extra, Jan, 15.)

THE CANNON BELONGINT; TO THE STATES SURRENDERED-

THE PATRIoT ARAIY DISPERSED

By express this morning we learn that during the night the
patriot army retreated from Navy Island—after having con-
veyed the cannon belonging to the state and the United States
to Grand island, cud left them under the care of Colonel Ayres,
of the militia.

(From the Moiralo Commercial Advertiser of Monday Evening.)
Schlosser, Monday .►lorning, 'Jan. 1418:38.
Navy Island ;vas evacuated last night. cannon belong
ing to. the United States havd been returned, and are lying at
Schlosser.
Thus far the despatch of our correspondent. We give below
such -additional information as we have subsevently learned.
It is believed that the larger portion of Van Iteussel 'el.'s men
have lauded en the adjacent parts of Grand Islam!, having pre-
v ionsly sent across the muskets, &c., belonging to the stale,
which were committed to the costo,iv of Col. A) res. Toe fur-
ther movements of thedishanded force ate left to coujecture.-
011 r messenger pissed Schlosser, front the Falls, at half-past
eight. As he approached Tonawanda, the Barcelona steamer
Was putting on steam at Whitehaven ; but when he arrived op-
posite she had left, but in what direction he could not 'el'.
A boat from the Canaita sloe lav out in the liver opp:isite
Navy Istand early this morning, on her oars, apparently tecou-
noiieriug, for io tri,f an how.
Two schooners, wilt British flags flying, were lying about one
mile be) ,w Waterloo. which nereelisi•rvell by the se nines below
Black liuck to have nt ore their ,ray ul, from below early this
mu► oink. Another is lying at Waterloo. They are undoubt-
edly those which have been at Black Creek, jut above Chip-
..newa, for a week or Inure. Tne object of their new position
on►y be surmised.

Two o'clock, p.m.
Governor Marcy and General Scott, who came up from the
Fails lost evens:;, left in extra cars, accomp inject by General
Wool, about half past twelve to-dap, for Black Rock, and will,
perhaps, proceed to Grand Island. Ta companies of artillery,
with two field-piece,, also left here for that quarter.
This step, we understand, is in consequence of intellizence
that an armed British schooner (probabty one of those alluded
to shove) is king in our waters, down the river, with hostile in-
tentions towards the steam-boat' Barcelona, or any craft tact
may be employed in aid or the Navy Islanders.

.. ...... ....-..... —.
. . .
While writintr the above, several discharges of cannon have
beeu heard limn that direction. A gentleman, just arrived,
says that the schooners alluded to have been tirini, at, he sup-
p,ises, either the Baiceloua, or squads of disbanded Navy
Istauders.

I write to apprise you of these circumstances, and, whether
tiles. haze taken place by accident or design, to remonstrate
ag,aitist the carelessness in the one case, and the wanton viola-
tion it nati n 1 neutrality in the other.
Hoping to receive such au ails% et as will prevent the neces-
sity' ot fitly unpleasant tiouniunicalious to American authoti-
lies, I have toe honor tube, &c.

IRA AYF.R,
C. tith Hepl., 47th Brigade N. Y. M.
lion. A. N. Nlaenah, o u cntnahmtig her
Britamile Alajebty'sf.rees ..1 Chippewa.
(c.,Pv.)

FROM HON. A. N. MACNAB, COLONEL. COMMANDING CHIP-
PEWA, TO COL. IRA AYER, GRAND ISLAND.

I i ead quarters, Chippewa, Jan. 13.
Sir.-4 have the honor to ackionviedge the receipt of your
letter of this day, apprising tree " that for several days past
eanuon.halls and sheik have been throvrti from the batteries on
the Canad,an frionitei upon Grand Island," and that in one
instance your barge, has been fired upon, when bearing the
Anneiican flag." •
regatil to the cannon-halls' or shells from our batteries
reticlii.g %our frontier, it is quite possible that this may tura-
,ionally-have lievarriaa case, but I can assure you that it is alto-
orther Ihr eff •er .;f accident, and that nut iiiie shot or shell has
reached your shore by design. You must br au are of the
( front the situation ut Navy, Island, and the position ofour
batteries) of keeping cur shut ,and shell always within our
territory, but you may rely upon my best endeavours to do so:
and I sincerely host that no accident has occurred on Grand
Island in consequence of sOrne of our shut having occastunally
reached. it.

NVith respect to your complaint of our firing upon one of
1„,,,• barsp.s, bearinlz the Aaterican ll'ag, I have only to say that
thus is the firA hole such a report. has reached toe, and I sin
quite cony/fleetl that,upon intim'
correct. It may po•sibly be gfit op as a sort of set off 10 the
Y you will find it wholly in-
of alien under your immediate
It N.. while peacefully sounding
the American tlag,, by &tug upon
I).,,liiiria,,,,,euti7,lliitti:tufililleirdeLlit)l'yaurille7
Lieut. Elin,ly•
the river, and
I ,h, I be Mitch obliged to you to inake the COlXlllllllllCiltilni ill
Your authorities upon this subject, which you mention in your
~s I desire notliiiig an niuo
letter to me, a as a full investi2ation
of the charges you have preferred.-1 have the hollow to be,
.
sir, your 0 bedieut humble servant,
ALLAN N. MACN krt. Colonel Cotomandin,,.
Colonel Ira Ayer, 48th Itegt , 47th Bligade N. York Militia.

(From the Albany Evening inii,„.l.)
To THURLDw WEED, REQ.

Buffalo, Jan. 5,183,4.
Dear sir,-1-Leavy firing having been heard here for. four
hours past, great Anxiety has been felt in reference to the ex-
peeled battle at Navy Island. The cats have just clone up, tiv
which we learn that the royalists comment eti a tretnentlons
tire upon the island Irmo the "'Ain '4l"e, at one o'clock this
afternoon. Thel have 16 pieces of artillery and several 'c'or'als,
,all of which are the most active tiP'eration. The force is
about 4,U00 militia, 200 regulars, and 280 Indians• the latter
'nosily arrived last night in canoes, from above. \l'lth these,
and the assistance of the steam-boat Thames and their schooners
II in. at Black Creek. Iwo gales above the island it is expected
.iiev will attack the patriots to night. awl Gal knows what nuiv
he the result. A great loss of life will ensue al Si) rate, as the
patriots are pretty well lit epared, and the island it,eit is alums,
impregnable. The patriot force is about WI to 1200, as near as
e can learn, and r more tietermitted set of men, for good or
evil. were probably never outgregatcd. They have also 20
pieces of artillery, awl are well supplied ni!li small aims „„,i
munitions of war. We are, of course, waiting with intense
anxiety to hear front theta.

(From the New Ywk Awcrican of the 18th.)

PUSTC NWT.

One o'clock

The northern mail has just arrived.
From the frontier it is stated, that on the ni,ht of the 12!h
instant there was really a Itemenilrais cannon:dling at and on
Navy Island. Three hunrlr d gnus were ei.lltord by a listener
Part of the 2.11 British regiment had arrived opposite the island.
A letter front the ialrud reports none killed, but eight or ten
wounded,

On the same night an express came up from Schlosser with
information that Mr. Villl Renssetaer and his otulaws had
landed on our shores, and were marching towards Black Ruck,
with the supposed design of crossing thence idol Canada.
General Scott and the governor immediately proceeded to
Black Rock, where the militia force was soon assembled. It
turned out to be a falsealarni.
. •

All Butt%lo, civil and military, and all classes, vied with each
other in attention to General Scott and the governor, who had
reviewed the militia cusp, it' service there.

(From the,New York American of Jan. 15 )
From the Niagara frontier there are accounts to Tuesday
All remained in stain quo, and-the ,idea seemed to
prevail in Botrdo that the Intention to attack Nav) Island had
been ielinquislied, not withstandiag cannon were trained for-a
mile and a half upon the river, so as to bear upon Navy Island,
as it to cover an attack.

(From the Buffir/o Commercial Adirtiser of Friday )
Wm. Lyon Niackenzie arrived in thiWcity last evening, and
put up at the American Hotel. He came, it is said, to provide
an asylum for his wife, who has hitherto refused to leave him.
While here, or on his way up, he was arrested by the U. S.
marshal, on the charge of raising an armed force in this state,
for the invasion of a country w►tn which we are at peace.
Messrs. T. T. S' erwood, R. 'l7. Brown, and I'. Dorsheinier
promptly offered to become his bail, which was accepted, and he
was liberated. The a►uount of the bail Uuud is 5,10.) dollars.

COPY OF A LETTER FROII THIV HON. A. N. MACNAB COLONEL
COMMANDING, To Col. 9HE HON. JONAS JoNE'S., A.U.C.
head quarters,-Chippewa. Dec.3o, 1837.
Saturday morning, Tii ree o'clock.
Sir.—l have the honour to report for the information of his
excellency, the lieutenant-governor, that having received posi-
tive lamination, that the pirates and rebels at Navy Island had
'purchased a steam-boat, called the Caroline, to facilitate their
intended invasion of this couutrv—en•l tiein;,• confirmed in Inv
info' [nation yesterday by toe boat (which sailed under British
colours) appearing at the island, I determined 1111011 cultic g her
out; and having sent Capt. Drew, of the royal navy, he, in the
toast g&lant otanner, with a crew of volniit"..ers (whose names
I shill hereafter• nientioo) performed this dangerous service,
which was haiiilsoine:y elf-Tted. In cousequotice of the heavy
current, it was found lu be imp,issilile to get the vessel over to
this place, and it was, therefore, necessary to set her on fire.
tier comurs are in toy possession.—i have the hon Our to be. sir,
)our obedient servant,

A. N. MACNAB. Col. Commanding.
P.S. We hive two nr three wounded—and the pirates ahou
the same number killed. A. N. 31AeNA6.

CoPY OF A t.F.TrEn FROM THE HON. JOHN ELMSLEY, LIEUT.
R.N., TO TUE HON. COL. A. N. MACNAB.
Chippewa, Dec. 1837, Eight, a.m.
Sir,—l hate the honour to ii&rin )ou, that I have just le-
: turned from the neighhuurhood of Navy Island, to which point
I proceeded at day bleak with my spy-glass to inspect the posi-
tion of the rebel forces.
Soon after my arrival there I perceived our eight-oared gig
just rounding:the northern extremity of Navy Island. She hail
been all round the island, and was fired at from all parts of it,
with round shot, canister, and grape, and musketry.
On our coming abreast at Fort Schlosser, 1 distinctly saw
two discharges of heavy ordnance froin a point on the main
shore on the American side, not tar the fort.
As NOM) as our boat had passed, the firing ceased.
I have deemed it uo more than my duty to call your attention
to this tact, to the truth of which 1 am prepared to make affi-
davit whenever called upon.-1 have the honour to be, sir, your
obedient servant,

(Correspondence of the Daily Commercial Ailrertiser.)
Niagara Fails, Sunday, 9 por.. Jan. 14.
Gentlernen,----Your expiess has jast' arrived, suss 11
hasten to
coinmunicate the inevements of the ta,t 21 hours.
The terrible catin'onadiug of Friday-togid ilid—as I have been
assured by Majors Chase and Lawimin, and Colonel Freeland,
14 Navy [slatr—no damage whatever.
Yesterday ninriiing, Colonel Acres, commandant at Grand
Island, wishing to send a despatch to. the command:let at Clop-
pe ma, and I tieing no whit disinclined to go, procured a barge,
selected tour stout fellows, and went across the river, oppesite
the American ban duke. A large number or own crowded
rotted :is we approached the shore, and my liarsinen expected
nathiug less than It, be hied upon, but instead of that, we were •
courteetisly rereiyed by the mac, s, \Ve were, to be sure, sur-
rounded by two boat-, but whether to cut miff mita retreat mir nut
1 could not' tell. 1 iiiquired fir heal quartets, and was total
that 1 should flout the t oininandant three miles down the river,
at Chippewa.
My men were taken care of, and treated very handsomely, •
whiie 1 jumped into line of their barges with Colonel NP Ly,„aia,
It.A., and Lieutenant Elmsley. R.N., and rowed Aut/ the
Canada shore tow-aids Chippewa, in lull view of the batteries on ,
Navy Island, and also those in Canada. I saw the men noisier-
ing round their guns, a nii hurry leg this tvay and that, and what ,
we expected soon occurred. Toes opened a fire upon us from
the islaud, with muskets awl cities, and kept up a peppeinig THE FOLLOWING. ARE THE AFFIDAVITS REFERED TO IN co,
discharge till we were'eal of their reach mi. Chippewa. This Wit S.... MA I Nall•S CoRRESFONDENCE.
elegaiiespert, and the efficers, for my greater comfort, told ate Upper Canada, district of Niagara. to wit :—Silvanus Fearns
that the balls frequently well into the bank and houses beyond Wrigley, late of the township of Dumfries, in the district of
us. The bullets struck round occasionally, and one or two Gue, labourer, deposeth and sail h, that he is a British soh-
nearly in my range, Cut. M.l)anald, however, with a polite- feet, that he enlisted with Charles Dencembe, and joined him
s men were dis-
in the London district ; that alter Duncombe'
ness %Inert does hen infinite credit, offered to place himself be-
tween me and the guns, which offer, of course, I could uut persed, he went with Alfred Luce, another of Duticonibe's men,
accept, down to Chippewa,- and crossed the Niagara river to join the
Cerra' arriving' at Chippewa, to my great surprise, I was in- patriots, that he was on board the steam-boat Caroline with
troduced to-Col: 3.l`Nale who has neither resighed nor has he the said Alfred Luce, on their way to Navy Island, at the time
been superseded, 'yet, as fat as I could 'emu, as you will see she was captured—that he believes the said Luce was killed in
by the documents,' with copies of winch I was politely favoured the etigageinent—i hat he understood the boat to he the property
by Colonel Ayres, whose hespitality and kindness has much of the patriots—that on the same day she was captured she had
iodized me. I returned iiy a back read, as Col. M`Nab told taken a six-pounder to the island from Four Schlosser on the
the officers 1 had no pat ticular iuterest in being shut by the guns American shore, with provisions and other necessaries for
oti N.ivy Island. 1 suspect another and quite as string a rea- M ackenzte's army—that the tlag they had no boaid was a British
sett was their unwillingness that I should inspect their batteries flag—that deponent
,sax the cannon put on board—that the
on shore. , cannon, as he understood, was the property oft he United States
—and that when the boats approached the steam-imat, a rifle
I .-onversed with several officers, and gather as follows : !
. was flied at them from the steam-boat—that he than ran for-
They are anxious to avoid a wat with this country; they are
ward to the front of the steam-boat, when he was made prisoner,
mot,- an imeis to h Ire our author-dies cut off supplies with the i
island; and they groan dreadfully about the cost and trouble I SiLVANUS FLARNS WRIGLEY.
they hay.- been put to. They will not attempt the island by The only fire-lucks deponent saw on hoard, were muskets
assault, bat expert to drive the patriots—pirates they call them and rifles Si LyA is t's FEA ItlsS WRIGLEY.
—from the island by t heir shells, rockets, atol artillery. Col. i Scorn before me at Chippewa, this 33th December, 1837.
M • Donald told me that they count not have killed less than 30 WILLIasi IlwatlLToN MERRITT, J. P.
or 40 on Fiadtaft.' night. Others set it hiener. . lle said that, --
Upper Canada, district of Niagara, to wit : —George Nolop,
with the exeetittan of rhiise woundea :ot board I he• Caroline, none •
of the village ur Biantford in the district of Gore; yeieuati tie
had been ki led ou that side. Every other arctiuut Makes the
poseth and with, that he is a British subject—that on the 28th
loss much gre der. Last night some 30 or 40 shells were thrown
of this month, he emit over on business to the United States—
at Navy Island, but hot more that. three or four lodge,: upon
, that on arriving at Fort Schlosser in the United States, he was
it, and those dal no injury,
taken pi !sorter by a body of armed men, who said they were
lle•tii Ding tmi Grand Island, we were hailed from Navy Island,
citizens of the United States; that he was put under guard Lic!
lout the wind blowing hard did not hear. The guns were Illatlllf d
detain A for about hours; that he, this deponent, repeatedly
in a moment, and levelled, and we expected a shot ; but an
applied to be liberanid, but was told by the guard that they wouid
an aimed boat was sent out, under the command of Alajur Law- .
Ind let damned tiny go; that while he was it prismit.er at
ton, to inteirept us—o hen he found we were friends—not etre-
j Fort Schlosser, he saw a six-pounder, belonging, as the guard
miss I mean. His crew cheered, and rowed back agaiii. . .
G.mvernor Mrircv, General Scott, the Ceminissarv-general, informed him, to the United Stales, taken frnin the fort, put on'
board the steam-boat Caroline, and taken to Navy
and other officials are bele, anti I hate conversed with them,
but ascertained nothing of the movements. Something iin-
while he was a prisoner he heard the men beimitiging to the boat
-
poruunt is certainly on tne topi,, but what, time most develope, state that the boat belonged to The patriots, and that she was to
In consequence of the innate-rid. volunteers ou Navy Island. be employed in taking stores, guns, and other neressaties to
Navy Islam!, for tlie use of the patriot army—that while de-
the quarters are so crowd,el they have no room to steep, and
',intent was a prisoner some armed men came up to the tavern
ate consequiently getting discoutented. If possible, every luau
will ell tutu, Canada. - where he was, and said that the loves had got the boat—that'
the men tut tied out and fired upon the nelsons they called tones
1 saw several 18 and 21-pound shot lodged upon errand Island
crown mark upon them, also a piece of shell. Th.. sentries
—that deponent heard front his guard thdt there were about
thirty armed men nn board the boat—that (luring the confusion
si,owell me were several shot had at, uck. They have even
w zzed over I heir heads while on duty. • he made his escape—llort when the men of the boat went down
his regord to the tutorage alluded to, in firing upon the boat, I to man her, they marched iu regular order—that in the guard-
am informed that she was hailed by the seutry when coining room, iii the tavern were lie was confined, there was it cask filled
to ehmoe, and ordered to lay lii. She refused. They threatened with six-peund shot, and lao.•asks of grape and canister. and
le fire if she 'lot not. She told them t„ ,to hchi—fire and be the inert lielonging to the steam-to/al saul that said shut had
_____! awl Ilse fired. Lieut. Ehusiv
oieid
ine tie
w,,ssieerim,, been taken Hut lit the arsenal at liiiffalmi, and was to be sent to
at the tone, auil that one of the balls struck the rudder head the patriots—that tome of the clew told the deponent after the
and p used 1,0 wt.,•li his arm arid his body. As to the fi,ing steam-boat had been taken, that he w:is sentry on the deck when
!Tilt) the barge, I presume the necessary affidavits can be taken. the attack was made, and demanded thecountersign several times
Perhaps it was " itCeideula I." . . from the attacking pa i ty, but they Jul' not give it.
[Documents enclosed.] GEORG R NOLOP•
[COI/%1 Sworn before me at Chippewa, this 20th day of Dec 18:37.
FROM coLoNEL lIIA AYER, ,IBri-t. REG., 47TH BRIG, N. T. GEORGE HYKEICT, J.P.
MILITIA. U S.BARRACKS, GRAND ISLAND, JAN. 13, 1838.
Sir,—For several days past cannon-balls and shells have been
thrown from the batteries on the Canadian frontier upon (3,atlil
Ist lid, within the teriirumes of the United States. This was
particalarly the ease last night or this looming, when several
shuts cute received, and two or mote shells burst NMI) the
island, and to the vicinity of the American barracks. Our
farce has also been tired upon, when beariug the American
11 aft.

J. ELMSLEY, Lieut. Royal Navy.
The Hon. Colonel A. Macuub, Ste.

COPY OF A LETTER FROM W. LOCKWOOD, ESQ., FIRST LIEU-
TENANT iiF"l-lii. ST. CATHERINE'S TitooP OF CAVALRY, TO
THE HON. COLONEL. MACNiI3, &C.
Str,-1 have the honour to inform you that this morning at
eight o'clo,k, about 20 men appeared on Grand Island (two
miles below Black Creek) constructing a bridge across a ravine,
aid when they. w a patty of men on the Canada shore watch-
ing their upisetneuts, they fired a volley of musketry towards
them ; after having completed their work they left two men on
the h‘dge and retired towards the lower part of the island-1
have the honour to be, sir, your most obedient servant,
WILLIAM Lock woon.
First 'Lieut. of the St. Catharine's troop of cavalry.
To the Honourable Col—Macuab, "Commander•in-Chief of the
Forces of Upper Canada. Chippewa, Dec. 29, 1837.

- Upper Canada, District of Niagara; to wit .:
—Luke Walker,
of the city of Buffalo, in the state of New York, in the linnet.
States of A met lea, labourer, ma keth oath and sail h that he was
on board the steam-hint' last Hight when she teas Cal,"
lured ; that there were about thirty armed men on board; that
the said boat, as he understood nas the property of the patriots
in Navy lsmod ; she had been employed during t he day in taking
provisions and stores to the island; that (ferment was in the
ca bin lying down when lie heard th, watch on the deck crp out,
"iiurra boys, here comes the enem v;" that he heard the captain
say to the men, "Sleep well to night, fur we shall hays hard
work of it to-morrow; there are many gentlemen cowing from
Rochester, and we shall have to take theni over."
his
LUKE )e, WALKER.
m
Sworn before me at Chippewa, first having been fully read and
explained to him, this 30th December, 18'4.
\V. Lt AIWILTuN IVIERRITT,
(From the Baltimore American of Jan. 20.)
IMPORTANT PROM THE MICHIGAN PitoNTIKII.
The following letter, Iron a source of the first respectability
at 11-trod, tonveys the particWars of impoi taut events which
have just transpired in that quarter, in reference to the revolt
in Canada. We have here the developement of plans which
have been heretofore occasionally hinted at in the accounts that •
have reached us from Buffalo.

DKTHUIT, JAN. 7, 18:38.—Our city for the last three days has
beeu iu gi eat confusion, In cons.quettee of the extensive plans
orin.arling Canada by certain refugees and others having been
discovered.

Nothing of the movement wris—kriii‘iriave that meetings had
been held and resolutions passed, but it was thought the matter
would stop there. It has turned out diffeiently, for on Thurs-
day night all the anus in our'city arsenal were secretly taken
away; on the same day four hunured stand were openly seized
at Monroe, and on the succeeding ingot our jail was robbed of
all the arms and fixed ammunition %%hick had been deposited
there for site keening.
The next morning a vessel with about SIX) stand and about
lOU men, departed trout our wharves for B Blaile—a British
island, distant 19 miles hence, and opposite. Maldren, at the
junction of River Detroit with Lake Brie. Attempts were also
to be made upon our city powder magazine at Dearborn, which
were frustrated by a guard being despatched from the city in
tune.

Besides these daringoperal ions, supplies have been purchased
and sent to Bois Blanc—subscription papers circulated, and
now containing WOO names—commissions from Navy' wan,'
tendered aid accepted—enrolments of about seven hundred
men made in the 41f-rent-counties on the river—regular drills
held—antl, to cap the climax, a Sutherland from New
York, is hourly expected with a force t•ronr Cleveland, to arrive
at Gibraltar, lii tittles hence—the point of rendezvous—and to
take command of all the forces.

As Bois Blanc overlooks MaWren, and has upon it the re.
mains of an old breast work, the patriots design making it a
depot, and intend, after leaving thereon a guard, to attack Mal_
deo, proceed to Sanisvich and London, and effect is junction
Mackenzie, at Hamilton, Upper Canada.
Governor Mason is,ued his proclamation three or four days
ago, but it was disregarded. Yesterday the U. S. district at-
torney despatched_ a steamboat with the marshal and posse, after
the srh.ater. bat I hey were defied and thieatened with the um,.
tents of an eighteen hounder if they approached nearer than
hailing distance.

Our citizens held a public'sneeting and passed resolutions ex-
pressing t heir disappr,diation Of the pailiuts' measures, and or.
ganized a guard of 1(X) men fur the protection of the town,
which was then without any arms save those of our volunteer
corps, and liable to he plundered of its stores by the patriots, or
fired on by the royalists on she opposite side Of the river.
Ulu's' the return of the marshal, a requisition tOr arms was
made 'Tun General Brady, U. S. A.. which was granted. Arms
from Dearborn were brought in, and an euriduient of 21A) esti.
zens made, to seize•the schoonei it found within our
We think, however, she has reached her point iit destination
ere this.

The patriots have a brge body of tnen at Gibraltar, destined
co,perate A-ith the 'vessel alluded to, and to-morrow mnrn-
inv ne may expect the grand move to be made upon the town
of

(From the Buffalo Commercial Advertiser, Jan. 16 )
THE PATRIOT /1101 Y DISBANDED.—THE B A IiCKLONA.-
Night bet', e last the soi distant p:ittlla army tan Nall' Island
evacuated tIl l posoifin, crossin,, in their boa's to Giant) I,,:atid,
surrendered their artns to the 'United Stales authorities, and
disbanded iheir forces. The cannon belonging to the State
were reviled in a scow to Schlosser, and on the way, with all