Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1838-01-26

express, on the eve OF starting for the east,
to say that the force assembled on NAVY
Island evacuated last night--thal they are
now somewhere on our shore, it is under
stood, endeavoring 10 make their way TO
some point higher up, to embark for qchere
IL as not precisely knovn--without arms
The State cannon are being recovered The
marshal is on the qul vive with his deputies,
directed by the district attorney,) to serve
civil process on the leaders, if they can be
found
From tho Buffalo Star Ezra, Jan. Is.
IMPORTANT NEWS.
Nary Island eUacuated-he Cannon be-
longing 10 Tie Stale surreadcred-Me Pal.
riot Army Dispersed BY express this
morning, we learn that during the night the
patriot army retreated from Navy Island
after having conveyed the cannon belonging
to the Stlte and the United States TO Grand
Island and left them under the care OF Col.
Ayers of the militia.
From the Buffalo Com. Advertiser Of Monday evening
Schlosser, Jan. 10.
Nary Island toas eracuated last night
The cannon belonging to the u. S. have
been returned, and are lying at Schosser.
Thus far the despatch of our correspondent
We give below such additional information
as we have subsequently learned.
| 1t is believed that the larger portions of
Van Rensselaer's men have landed on the
adjacent parts OF Grand Island, having pre-
viously sent across the muskets, &c. belong.
| ing TO the State, which were committed 10
the custody of Col. Ayrcs The farther
movements of the disbanded force are left 10
conjecture.
Our messenger passed Schosser, from
the Falls, at half past g. AS he approached
Tonawanda, the steamboat Barcelona was
putting on steam, at Whichever. But
when he arrived opposite she had left, in
what direction he could not tell.
A boat from the Canada side lay out in
the river opposite Navy Island, early this
morning, on her oars, apparently reconnoit-
ering, for about half an hour.
Two schooners with British flag flying
were lying about one mile below Waterloo
which were observed by the sentres below
Black Rock, to have made their way up
from below, early this morning. Another is
lying at Waterloo. They are undoubtedly
those which have been al Black Greek, just
above Chippewa, for week or more. The
object Of their new position can only be sur
missed
Two o'clock, p. M-Gov Marcy and
Gen Scott, who came up from the Falls
last evening, left in extra cars, accompanied
by Gen. Wool, about half past 2 to-day, for
Black Rock, and will perhaps proceed to
Grand Island. Two companies of artillery,
with two field pieces also leh here for that
; quarter.
This step, we understand, is in conse-
quence of intelligence that an armed British
schooner, probably one Of those alluded 10
above,) is lying in our waters, down the
river, with hostile intentions towards the
steamboat Barcelona, or any craft that may
have been employed in aid Of the Navy
Islanders.
While writing the above, several dischur
ces of cannon have been heard from that di
, rection. A gentleman, just arrived, says
that the schr alluded 10 has been firing at
he supposes either the Barcelona, or squads
of disbanding Navy Islanders.
From the New York Jour. of Com. Of Saturday.
!. NAVY ISLAND. We learn by gentleman
! from Navy Island, that the force which
i, took possession of that part OF the empire o
4 the Queen, consisted of thirty seven men,
: It was several days before the force increas
, ed to one hundred and fifty, and at the tins
of disbanding the force was five hundred ant
. ten He SAYS the two schooners mentioned
;, in the accounts from Buffalo, on being EN-
I quired of by Gen Scott as 10 their designs
! replied that they intended TO capture th
: steamer Barcelona, at all hazards, on he
. passage up to Black Rock. Gen. Scott re
r piled that he should defend the boat at al
= hazards, and had placed some cannon in
:, position TO reach the schooners ithey SHOULD
= modest the boat.
h Correspondence of the Albany Argus.
~ BUFFALO, Jan. l6.
" Dear Sir,-The encampment on Nav
e Island, as told you, broke up the night bt
fore last. The arms, artillery. SC belong
ing TO this State having been returned. IN
militia force was concentrated at the eros
sing from Grand Island to the main land o
= our shore, at which point the Marshal, III
y der the direction Of the District Attorney, al
!, rested the chief OF the patriot force, Va
~ Rensselaer,. He was taken TO Buffalo, an
n Instantly bailed, and left here again at |
- o'clock TO join his command, which repo'
- says was Struggling through the country
u on their way to point up the Lake where
- is said transportation is in readiness TO EN-
~ bark them for the Canada shore, in the d
~ y rection of Detroit about $50 strong. Lieu
Colonel Hughes is in command at Chips
- wa-McNab retired.