Litchfield enquirer., 1838-01-11

the Island as has generally been supposed. He also states that the force on the Island amounts to about 1900. If the royalists do take it, every man will without doubt be butchered.-Rochester Advertiser.
 l Corresnnndo.oe or sAe Erening Journal. BUFFALO, DEC. 30, 1887.
 Dear Sir-That you need not be deceived by the thousand rumors that you will of course receive from this frontier, during the present excited state of our Canadian relations, will tell you the truth as it is.
 We are in e state of War Hast evening the steamboat Caroline was attacked in the dead of the night lying at the dock. at SchlosserI' entirely uDarmed, by about 50 British sol- diers from the other side (Chippewa) and about 20 persons butchered in cold blood-the boat set on fire; burnt to the waters edge ] and the wreck passed over the Falls! The l people on board were mostly American Citi- | zens, who had been attracted to the spot by curiosity-expecting an attack on Navy lsl- and during the day. This did not occur, and they were invited by the captain to sleep on board the boat, as the only place they could sleep--eyery house in fact on the whole frontier being doubly and trebly occupied. l A. M. Durfee, who had been in the employ ment of MT. Coo for several years past, was shot through the head in attempting to es-
 
 Townsend, was mortally wounded! Capt. Harding, of the brig Indiana, was very much injured in the head by a cut from cutlass, and was taken to the Falls for medical aid. Capt. Appleby, of the steamboat Constitution, after being bayonetted in the side, jumped overheard, swan to the shore, and was saved. His boy about IA years old, aoas killed by has side, in the cabin, previous to his escape. You may judge from this detail, though we have not of course learned but portion of the facts, that we are in the greatest possible state of commotion.
 We had meeting this morning, of a great which it was resolved that Gen. Burt should call out 1000 men of his brigade, for the pro- tection of this frontier against Canadian ag- grcssons; and recommending the same course to General Jackson of Niagara Co.,. Expresses have been sent to the Governor, who, we hope, will act promptly-as also, Lockport and Rochester, in both of which places is quite as much feeling as with us. '. The British force at Chippawa and in that vicinity, as near as we can learn, is about 2OOO, mostly militia, under charge of McNab, the late Speaker.
 Dr. Rolph is here. Mckenzie, with his wife, are on the Island with the "patriots." There has been heavy firing for the last four hours, but we have learnt nothing yet. will write you again tomorrow, if there should any thing happen of consequence.
 1 Your sincere friend, DAVID M. DAY. STATE OF NEW YORK, Niagara County, ss. Gilman Appleby, of the city of Buffalo, be- ing duly sworn, says that he left the port of Buffalo on the morning of the 29th inst. in the Steamboat Caroline, owned by William Wells of Buffalo, and bound for Schlosser %hr sAe, of kho N:o< .:, within the United States. That this depo- nent commanded the said Caroline, ana that she was cleared from Buffalo with view to run between said Buffalo and Schlosser, car ryiDg passengers, freight, &c., that this depo- nent caused the said Caroline to be landed at Black Rock on her way down, and that while there this deponent caused the Ameri- can flag to be run up, and that soon after leaving Black Rock Harbour voiley of musketry was discharged at the said Caro- | line from the Canada shore, but without in- jury. That the said Caroline continued her course down the Niagara river unmolested, 1 and landed outside of certain scows or boats attached to Navy Island, where a number of passengers disembarked, and us this depo- nent supposes, certain articles of freight were landed. That from this point the said Caro- line ran to Schlosser. arriving there about 3 ] o'clock in the afternoon. That between this time and dark the said boat made two trips to Navy Island, landing as before. That at about the hour of six in the afternoon this de- poncnt caused the said boat to be landed at Schlosser and made fast with chains to the dock at that place. That the crew and off, cers ot the Caroline numbered ten, and that in the course of the evening g individuals, all otwhomwere citizens of tho United States, came on board and requested this deponent and other officers of the boat to permit them to remain on board during the night, as they were unable to get lodgings at the Tavern near by. Thesei requests were acceded to, and tho persons thus coming on board retired to rest, as did also the crew and officers of the Caroline, except such as were stationed to watch during the night. That about mid night this deponent was informed by one of the watch. that several boats filled with men were making towards the Caroline from the river, and this deponent immediately gave the alarm. and before he was able to reach the deck the Caroline was boarded by some seventy or eighty men, all of whom were armed: That they immediately commenced warfare With muskets, swords, and cutlas- ses, upon the defenceless crew and passen- gers of the Caroline, under a fierce cry of God dGmn thena giUe no quarters, kiN ercTy man, fre ySre" That the Caroline was a. oandonod without resistance. and the only effort made by either the crew or passengers seemed to be to escape slaughter; that this depOl6nt narrowly eSCaDed. having received