Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1838-01-09

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HJGBLf IMPORTANT FR0M nm FRONTIER.
Il. INTEL s,nos lfou The wrsttfs frontier lsa evs
ninr ls q ps niul ishaf piaegsi ard unath
ca sistSnsnfa doubt lha' the tsaml boat Car
eEt Hte ia BvTaio, containing tsny hftr estta*aa
ofths InAsS Sistss, sss ATTACKED wiHle hsne 81 'hs
~hsH 81 scAoasefs port % tAe Aassc f'oe q Tie
Niaears uFc', sAdrvety person win teach " Toe a.
tzl.aais u In uufnherl sasssqfcG that Nss iatn
tovtd lbe of tbs Nsgsfa. aHs wiih II per
either killed waundea beard, sent over i1e
cataract tha' nHe fctsen. Nr Dut.rc m'fehAh' q
BsGa'o to5ad dead "a i1s wh1'3 % ~chpsz"f ena
that ths outf&ee ras comsniScd rs tc Etush ioTces
stationed 81 Caippsws sad under tie immediate col-
snanG 81 NJ McNsh, sP.Ahei % 'hc Upper Ca"a-.
House Of Assembly
A seroaat 81 ih, MOS, unhappy occurrence as
communicated 30 Cor Natry IN crfpsichcs irpn the
stung ns.flei Auorusy a Bsa o received las.
eveashs tY express. ANsrc - iae public snAivy on
TIC Ell sct We have obtsucc the follow ne artic ulAfs
eondenssd sron TIE Official statements which CONSIST
q tie afiiaart Of Capt Apqs0y yho commanded the
steam boat, aud tie eoncaffnG ahoaVi 81 nine olhrf
Psfsohs
that The whole iiaaisf vas ia co-aniouon an- That
wss feared that fesf would te bad 20 arms :" a'r"se
this Aartab INVASION Of out territory BOT that every
sa5y would Be made Go prevent any such movement --
IL b. "a be- hobed nat thsiupdnE the natural feeling
and excitement that 90 fvai atoy steps by citizens %
the United States wll be avoided and that nyesuEa
and redress may be allowed g. be obtained through
promp, measures BY the constituted auihouucs
The Ca o,ac was commanded by Capt Gilman Ap.
plsby OF Buffalo, and osned w WIN Wells Of the
same place She arrived 81 Schassrr al o'clock IN
the afternoon, from Black Rock Between that me
and DARK The bost made trips 70 Navy Island aud
tho evening was made fast With CHAINS ai the
wharf al SchI0sser The and officers Of the boat
numbered ten anl IN The Of the evening - m.
diyiduas al If them citizens Of the United states,
came hoard the C4t3inc. and requested p.snsaion
remain board dutuI the pIgh as ihey were una.
bic to get odgirs al the tavern These requests were
soceded 90, aud tie passenger and crew reted 70 rest
except such were stationed 20 watch during tic
night
Asou, midnight the Captain was called and Informed
~ Of the watch that several boats filed h men
were pproachng ihe Caroline from the river. and lac
reach the deck The boat BOARDED Nv some 70 20
aymcd men, who commenced furious attack upon tne
dcienceiess and passeng'rs under the hercc cry
ct &C "a d-m them give them no quarters kt ev
oTv man geo The beat WAS abandoned without resist
ance the only effort made bv - ana passengers
being escspe the slaughter Immediately after the
massacre The boat set on Gre cot loose from the
dock iowed into tn current OF the rver aud there
bandourd aud after descended Niagara Falls Cap.
tain Arp,ehsy having made dgcnt search, was able 10
find only n Of The PERSONS who Her" IN board o. me
hoatat Che in~ g The capture one # whom, Amos
DuFlee Buffalo found dead On the wharf, from
gun -sh1iin tbs head. Jas II. KIM and Capt. !.
Harding were seriously bat not morta.iy wounded and
Capt Appchy slightly
Capt ,rsuGes tia, he has no douh the t2 inJyid.
uss missing, either murdered on the steam boat,
Or found wsterY grave 90 the cataract Of the Falls
Immediately afl,t the boat had been got into the cur
rent Of the stream beacon lights were discovered on
thr Canada shore near Chippewa, and when he boats
reached the shore loud cheering heard IN taat d.
Tsclon.
The p.r.ans who TESTIFY to these facts in ddtion
Capt Appleby, are c, + Harding, Jas. II KING, J. Ii
Smith. WIN Seaman, WIN Kennedy, VIM Wells
John Leonard, Syivanus Staring and John { Hag
geriy.
militia Of their respective to guard the iron