Southern telegraph. (Rodney, Miss.) 1834-1838, 1838-06-20
Upper CANADA.

lF'I.i CANADA.
The recent dssiruc:i n of he Sic l,.aa
81 Ro5er Peel hss drawn for'Ii lie fu'iw-
ins proclaina'i.m from Tie Governor Of Up
per Caulda;
BY His Ercrlleary Sir George Atiur,
KnigF Commaa'lrr ofkis Royal H'sao
reri1H Gaclplic Oricr LicuienaE! Cor
ernor Of he ProriIcs Of Upper Canada,
ffQor Genera! q maaHding Her M.ges-
ty's Forces tsereia, Sc, sc.
WHEREAS information has this day been
received, that on the 9th daN Nav INST tn
British steamboat Sir Robert PEE, While
vim peacelbly atan American Islind was
treqcherrusly attacked by body Of armed
,ifiiins from the American shore. sci fire
tn and burned; the passengers, among were
defenceless females wnnnnly and bruially
insulted, AMI large amount If mlney, and
nther property on L0ard the said boat was
either plundered or destroyed. And where
as the said robbery and outrage cannot fail
to excite feelings If the utmost indignation
in the midst Of Her Mljesty's ijects, who
may be induced thereby to res ~ to acts Of
retaliation for the redress Of ibja without
properly considering that il belongs to the
Government of Her Majesty to claim that
redress and to the Government of the Uni
ted States to see tina, il be promptly rem
dered
The Steamboat Sir Robert PEEL, with the
persons aud properly on board, lay at a
wharf On the shore of friendly power, in
the canfA nee If that security which every
civilized Nation extends over the subjects
and property OI IoreI 1ucr~, ~rrI"tI- t'r--
nv in time OF peace, aud free commercial in
rerconrse.
The Government Of tho United States,
it may be confidently expected, will vindit-
ate the national honor, and feel deeply the
insult which this act Of savages and coward
ly violence com nitIod in the dead Of night,
has inflicted upon their nation. They will
not and cannot. without regard To noional
delay to bring the criminals to
or render to the M red SUI
Iects IF Her Maiesiy, redress--thongh il be
10 late N this instance to offer thea PR
lec,i u.
The dameanor and conduct Of the popula-
non IF this Province has been that Of PEG
,le resting securely upon the saociity Il
law. and bs regular exercise Gslhe power
fila BriGs. Empire Of which they fbrna
BAR, and accordingly, even during rebellion,
md foreign inyasiuaS, this Country has not
,een d,sgraced by any scenes of individual
or revenge on the pnrt Of ITS loyal
Inhabitants. The character which has thus
beon gained to this Province, has command
cd The admiration Of the British people
demonstrated the proud superiority Of Brit
isb lnstitutions-and is the sudden gralIe1-
lion of indignant feelings, however Justly |
hey NAV have been aroused
i therefore express TO Her .Maiesiy's
faithful and loyal subject, my entire conf
lence in their digRifed forbaar nee, and
hat The British flag, which has been so no.
DIV defended bg them, will moi now be
timed by having outrage or insult offered
O the persons or property Of foreigners within
is territory, and under its protecSien.
II need not be said to men VII under
.,nd the character and institutions If Ena-
,n1--hat injury offered to one subject, IS
81, by all-and thai the mutual ties of duty
nd affection whch bind a free and loyal
,oonle and their sovereign together, give
be strength Of the whole. Eutrie to an in
rred individual. This Consideration is all
hat is necessary to restrain loyal conmu-
,ty within becoming bounds, and to insure
ha;r Ieav,nr 10 their Government that claim
ar redress which this unprovoked outrage
demands.
Un,il tie American Government shall
nave taken such measures as will ems re
Inc lives and property Of British snbjccts
yhin the territory of tile United Suites
from spoIiation and violence the utmost
rn,fd and caution is required on the part OF
NJ .stors Of Steamboats, and other vessels, in
enterinr American harbours as it is but too
plain that at present the subjects of Her
AIaies,y may be sometimes placed in the
noTer ofIawless bandltti, when they mag
me themselves within the protection and
authority Of friendly Government.
Given under my Hand and Seal of Arms,
At Toronto, this thtrry.frst day of Nlay,.in
the year Of our Lord one thousand eight
nnnired thirty eight, and Of Her Mjesty's |
Reign the lst. .n.r,,,,o
Bv Command of His FIX cheney,
G. A. HAGERMAN, AIRY. Gent.
d. CAMERON, Sec'ry