Southern telegraph., 1838-06-27
ATTACK ON BRITISH OFFICERS.

we blush at being called on TO record
the following account of most disgraceful
attack upon certain British officers in the
streets Of Detroit by the rabble OF that city
The statement is taken from the Sandwich
Herald, and there can be no doubt of its
general truth The actors in the infamous
scene have perpetraled rs shameful an out
rage upon the American character as upon
the persons Of the British officers, and we
should rejoice to see them whipped, crop
ped and branded, and sentenced to sit upon
scaffold with halters around their necks
during the remainder of their natural lives.
Col. Hill, Capt Sprake and Lieut.. Rob
lnson, of the Queens Light Infantry, in
full uniform, accompanied by DR.. Dewson,
Surgeon ofIhe Regiment, in plain clothes,
went over 10 Detroit about noon on Friday.
and whilst walking through The streets, we're
assaied by the cry of "Tory, Tory" from
individuals, and also by disgusting and abu-
sIye language, and were thrice pelted with
stones, eggs and mud, Of which they took
not the slightest notice.
On their arrival at the wharf, they found
that the ferry boat had just left, and they
had to await its return. and therefore took
another stroll through the street. On their
return second time to the wharf, Captain
Sparkle was twice pelted with eggs, which
broke on his back; and on his turning to
cross the street where Colonel Hill and
Lieut.. Robinson were standing in a store
at the corner ofthe street, opposite to the
ferry wharf, a man pushed purposely a.
gainst him. and struck his sword which the
man construed into an affront from Capt
Sparkle. A mob of twenty or thirty scoun
drels Immediately collected, and CLOSED
round the officers, and used most Disgusting
insulting and brutal language, evidently
with the view of provoking them 10 draw
their swords, which, had they done, there
is not the slightest doubt they would al
have been murdered.
The officers behaved with the creates
forbearance, and, at Capt. Hills request
went quietly on board the ferry boat; but in
turning to do so, Capt. Sparkle was kickec
by the cowardly rascal who first pushed
against him; several eggs were also thrown
at the officers when on board of the boat
one ofwhich passed close to The head u
Miss Mason, sister to the Governor, who
with other ladies, and Capt. Rowland, o
the Brady Guards, came on board the boa
as she was pushing off Only one ndivdu
al, a respectable looking person, standing il
the store with the officers, attempted to in
terfere in their behalf, and fepudiated Iht
conduct of his fellow-cilizens He havn.
seen the man wantonIy push against Capt
s., expressed his opinion TO that effect.
Captain Grant, late of the royal cavalry
of Sandwich, was present at the affray, anC
exerted himself very handsomely IN favor
olthe officers, and OPENLY expressed his in
dignaton at the brutal conduct of the "free
and enlightened citizens of the greatest Re
public in the world"
Another officer. Lieut.. Cameron, of the
@ iecn's Light Infantry, who had been sent
on the l7lh, with dispatches to Amherts
hurgh, on his return last Sunday morning in
the steamer GenI. Porter, was grossly in.
selted, and peted with stones and mod
whilst proceeding on horseback fom the
landing to the ferry-hoat. Lieut. Cameron
was informed that the man who led the mub
on Friday and Saturday, was a fellow nam
ed AppIeby, CT depant Captain of the pirnti-
cal Steamboat Caroline, and now Of the
steamboat Constitution.