Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1812-12-31

Rensselaer,, We are indebted LOT tue ioi'
lowing important and highly interesting
letter, from u gentlemen OF the tlrst re-
spectabili,y at Buffalo, detailing the e
vents which have of late taken place on
the Niagara frontier. Ii will be read
with a deep interest by every cItlzen-
How is the honorable and proud charac-
ter of our country, tarnished, fallen anu
dlssraced!
Buffalo, Dec. s, 1919.
DBAR SIR,
ought, previous to this. to bare
given you a history OF events t1at have
occurred on this frontier, since you let
it. The confused state Of our aHaifs, &
the agitation of ,niod, consequent there
On, must be my apology for my delay.
But as transactions have lately iaker
place, which involve the desuu" ton al
tad,,idual happiness, ard which yit,ii>
affect the interests u the naion, | Will
new perform the premise made you,
ard endeavur to slre sket>h OF tn
most prominent among thea.
Nothing was done OK The part OF Gen
Smytb which promised c"@ilnu nee Oh
the campaign, until the toto ot Move
Der, when ne issued his prociA'eat"
calling on the citizens of tbs slate, to
volunteer for the purpose ut mrAd'N.
Canada. Tina, proclan,at.on, va hz'
countless seen IL the public papers q
course, nsed mike no ren.a x up
ii; brt will nc .lion the erilc.> T"l, l.
/, produced In THIS quarter. Snn* pa
OF it we're tese:vcdiv idiCuiei ny can
aid men Of i parties ; and among tie
friends Of thu,c who bad auXi"uSiY Ia
barred aid who had exposed their llTt
to promote the welfare ST tnr uni"n, J,
excited s,rnng feelings Of Il nest !n|iS
nation. Not few howevet, were YEA
dy % believe, that 4 mar "h@ uid So
| barefacedly charge others OF being 10
| like destitute nf theory AMI experience
in the al, of war" must possess Both Il
an cminent degree Ahoui 800 v"iun
teers cauio in IN consequcnc" OF toe.
| proclamation, AID wert orsonz'd lnlo g,
b: gadc unde' Gen. p b Porter Iva
| induced from a concurrence 0i c:rcIl,
| stances, which it is needless TO n,Sntlnn,
to accept Of past Of some importance
| in that serps; bat stall cver regret
| that | Engaged in busns SIS, which ha'
terminated In sname sd disgrace
On the 6;o anotA'r ~ exclamation ap
Y /, Il ~ n t,>it
~ seen. After tbs, nothing material
occurred until "Wednesday the 25ln,
when We witnessed scene in this vii
iage. similar to the t. seoy watch was
acted in Baltimore last July. Mr.. Pc
mercy, wao kept pebble hosse, had, b'
some imp2udcnt and unlnsuhoble ex
presslons. given offence 20 the volunteer
company from B,ltimore, and TO NAM
Der of the Irish Greens from NcwYork
aud Albany. Pumcroy is federai!st, III,
III their language, d tory and ct course,
by men of their principles, o. rather "i
no principles, woaid, Tor the slightest Of
fence, be doomed to prescription. Ere
Quehi quarrels had arisen between bin
and them, and they had several tine,
threatened to take m"b"Iike Satisfaction
upon dim. Nothing serious, however,
was spprehended until The day above
mentioned, when, upon some ncw pra-
vocation, their ungove'nahle fury burst
forth. They began by breaking In pieces
whatever property of his'they could lay
their hands On, ard seemed determined
not 10 desist until they should have laid
his house In ruins. A number IF our
citizens (among whom was Mr.. Grosve
noD vino Cndeayorcd to restrain the tn.
" OF the mob, narrowly escaped with
thcir lives. Several cfficcrs used every
excrtlon to quell and disperss them, hu,
without avail. Neither threats nor en-
treaties we're of any use. Captain ALI
sons company of volunteers was brought
forward and ordered to Charge upon
them Bat they appeared unwilling to
SIZED the blood of these, who fer some
Time had lived in the sane camp with
themselves. The mob seemed conscious
that they had nothing to fear from this
company, and continued their operations
without regarding them. The house at
this time was empty, and the men were
drawn up before it, merely with a de-
sign of preventing the villains from en-
tering II. Soan after, Col Mcclure. who
had been interchangeable in his eXerticns
to restore tranquility, was called away to
attend on some important duty, end re-
guessed Gen. Porter, who was present,
10 see il possible, that no further out
rageS were committed.
Byso mistake Dr ncgiect, the guard
Was removed, and Immediately 10 or -
Of the ringlesders entered the house,
and began 10 commit every violence that
i,r,dnsss could suggest, while about 80