Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-07-13
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FROM THE FRONTIER.

Navy lsLASD.-The occupation of Navy Island turn
out 10 be joke-but such joke might lead 10 SCI
Gus consequences:
(FTom The Buffalo Commercial .idrertiSer
Nary lSLand-ll IS true, as We stated Yesterday, TIL
Navy Island occupied but not by any very bloc
thirsty Patriots. small party Of them who wished
enjoy practical joke at the expense of the Royni:a
went the Island at the time stated, and fired e
musket sh'ts upon the main land The alarm ".
instantly given, and expresses started off with The info
nation that Nhe Island had been occupied by i'g
force.
All being still last evening this morning, the Is''
was explored, and The patriots were found TO have Vi
nIshed. 1hs, we are assured by gentlemen from Can
da is the true version oS the story
Steamboat on Lake Erie-In pursuance of ins.ruciC1
from the War Department. the steamboat Erie bur,ta
Of nearly $50 tons has been chartered for the service
the United States, upon the lake. This boat is 10
placed under the direction of an officer 10 be det:h
for that service by Major Young in command Of The
S. force stationed al this point She will be sailed
her captain and crew before.
Frontier Nrws-We mentioned on Saturday n
that the refugees from Michigan had effected Ian:
ing in Upper Canada, with force Of about ihou
men, The intelligence came r;q Kingston and Osrs:.
Part Of the particulars detailed in that report are s'
confirmed by news from Detroit. 1t appears that ~
landing was made on the 25th of June, near Newph1
and the Detroit accounts state that the invaders rec
and repealed attack of body Of the Canadsn s'1
Grand river Indians. A reinforcement Of troops 'i
sent by the British authorities the night Of the =
and it also said that the refugees would also seat
reinforcement on the 29 the day the letter wfi
On the American side of the frontier oil was b.
and activity to arrest the movements Of the refugees
the Tuesday preceding the same dny on which The 'n'
ing effected refugees stole sIcop from Paf
and crossed over to Canada The steamboat Cratic! ~
manned by the u. S. authorities and sent in purs'i
After long chase the stolen vessel was oSeiasu
American waters. The thieves on board ran hf
shore and m off and sloon wns taken N II
and brought down 10 Detroit II seems probable u. /
all accounts, that the vessel used for the passage
a part Of the insurgents. On Wednesday nigh j me'
ing Of refugees held in Detroit and nnm0e'
men were selected and despatched 10 Dearborn"
where is an U. S armory, for the purpose OF PunUn J
The officers in charge were npprised OF the in'enH
the refugees, and made such preparations that
learning them The plunderers gave over hef eHP':
The frontier inhabitants, whose Territory Of" ..
no distant day, if the present slate OF lungs con-
TO be made The theatre OF retaiatory war; are yei"
nest in their appeals for protection and assistance
fear much from the awess character Of the refugees
their sympalhisers; and anticipate retaiatory me';"
from The lawless the other side, who confound u
dian exiles, and the whole American people in one n'
diction There is no doubt however Of the PoIri
the British and Colonial governments in relation
matter-as general war with the United States '"
be precisely the contamination Of the wishes oil Ine
affected in Canada and would inevitably result "
loss of the Cansdas to the British empire. =,
Moreau, lie leader OF the Snort HIS INSURE ,a
admitted, we believe, 10 be an American. he hs
capsured-and the capor thus pockets 600 Ip'anSr}
number captured is said to be about thirty, M.'
FIVE taken a, Hamilton, who had the insanity ~.
coats stolen from the lancers Among the NUE.. I'll
said to be person named Waite, an American, "n
Majors commission. When taken banne, a.
and white silk. with two stars, was found on hn2
the captured of the following persons there IS NOV
as they had arrived, in custody, at Toronto rr!E
Samuel Chandler of Connecticut Jane, N Mo,C ssE
William Turner, Of Pennsylvania; Garreu u,OEE
Lewis NJ Miller, George Coorley. Norman m c"rrr
Loren Hedge, and Solomon Kemp of New I9IS'
Buck, James Gunnel, and Murdoch Mctaddeh'" L
land. H. ou5tp 3
There is no lack ofrumors in relation to Zoe ~ II
on the Michigan frontier The Cleveland Hets riny
tions a run,or that the steamboat Thames, WIN ss1
forcement despatched to repel the insurgents ofas a.
captured by the patriots. The Detroit paper. sssr
do not mention any such thing, but confirm 'a "a.
the landing Of the refugees on the Canad3nr sss