True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1838-11-29
TIE TRUE AMERICAN.
EDITED By JOHN GIBSON.
FAITHFUL AND BOLD.
~ hi w OR LEA VS.:
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20. 1888

of War continue extremely interesting but are, as
usual, of so contradictory nature that truth is as
difficult to arrive at, as the sfar west.' For in
stance the Ogdensburg 'Times states that the
British opened heavy fire on the party in the
Windmill after the Prescott affair, but that the
Canadians made sore, beat back the loyaliss,
burn, the building in which they sheltered, and
captured their cannon. In opposition to which
account, an endorsement on the western mail re-
ceived At Albany states that the patriots in The
Windmill had, to man, been taken prisoners or
cut up by the oyalists.
The prisoners taken to Montreal after the affairs
of OdIe,own and Napierville are to he put their
trial before the Court Martial INN edately. The
most prominent among them is Charles Hindeang
or San Martin whose confession we published
yesterday.
The Albany Argus has a long and minute &C.
count of the proceedings on board the Am ercan
steamboat United States, communicated to that
paper by passenger, entitled 10 the CHEST ere,
dill. At Oswego seventy or eighty m en- took zen
took deck passages, but the writer noticed nothing
remark able in their appearance, upon their COM
ing on board. AT Sackett's Harbor, Cape Vincent
and French Creek, forty or fifty more persons of
the same desert pton came on board, and after
more notice of the passengers. A large proper
ton Of them appeared 10 be American citizens,
with sprnkllng of Canadians, French and En-
slish; but they were very quiet-said little drank
nothing, and apparently were without arms.
When little below Cape Vincent, Capt Van
Cleve was applied to by passenger OF respectable
appearance TO take in tow two schooners, which
he sid were lying in the river or below, loaded
with merchandise for Ogdensbnrg, which he was
DESTROYS of getting into port the next morning !;
and, upon inquiry by the captain, he assured him
that the vessels had no connection whatever with
the passengers, who by this time were understood
10 be patriots, Gas they are called). The captain
unfortunately yielded to the request ofthis nd
vidual, and the vessels, when reached, were ia k
en- in low-one being dashed on to each side OF the
steamboat. They had boxes and barrels on deck,
and but uSl men enough i'll sight to navigate
item.
Immediately after became acquainted with III Q
presence of the schooners, observed m en- climb
ing from them into the steamboat, and it was
soon obvious that their holds filed with m p
of similar character with those already on the
boat, and that they in all probability conlem ed
descent upon some OF the Canadian towns on
the river. Tney were then more open in their
conduct. | remarked sword under the cloak of
one, and pistols in the hands OF another.
consultation was here held between two of the pro-
pretors of the boat who happened to be board and
the captain They learedso thwart the patriots openly
lest they should take possession of the boat, and
dinghy dtci ed to lay by Mt Morrisown, and send an
express to Ogtensburgh from thence. As the boat
turned mo Morrlsown, the patriots themselves of
the schoonerS aud transferred to them about 100 men
leaving many on board the boat These left her al
! Ogdcnsburgl, when she arrived there.
The next nOrning-or rather the same morning, after
daylight the patriots down and seized The boat
as has been before stated. The writer says that por-
ton of the hands belonging to her bona de press
ed-and others without much reluctance. The chief
engineer went on board with dagger at his throat
vi some OF the cadlng patriots we subjon few state
mentSproving that they to conscious of the value
OF their lives to the patriot service to leopard them will
lingly:
On the return of the steamboat, she was given up by
the patriots and taken possession ofby her owners and
immediately seized by the authority oil the U. States
AT the request OF Mcssrs Morgan & Crocker accom-
panied Them on board Of her, on her ARRIVAL and in the
cabin, laying settee, found General Ward Brge,
" no | was told the commander in chief, and who
signs himself in several printed proclamations which
have seen, "Brgadir General Eastern Division of the
Patriot Army" He had gone out il. the boat, but
most unfortuna' ely for his martial reputation, he was
suddenly taken very ILL., and unable to keep the deck
he object OF the owners being 10 Obtain possession Of
The boat they naturally desired that the General should
be removed 1t was at first thong int that he too
sick to be taken from his COUCH but after finding that
the thing to be done the General found the use of
his limbs, and finally went ON board small boat, and
was akcn ashore. The appearance Of his counrenance
and the muscular energy which he exered in getting
down the gangway produced an impression on the part
ofe'ery one OF most unfavorable character touching
his possession of certain quality generally esteemed
essential i'll such enterprises that in which he had
embarked.
AT this time Il had opportunity of seeing the cee-
hraed"Bi Johnson" He came on board to induce
the Patriots who had returned in the "States, to join
the purity al the Point, and hen him make his appeal
to them. He speaks with great tarnestness, and
should think him we'll qualified to impress his own
views upon infx perienced men.
LISA singular crcu stance that, during the battle
yeerday morning, nearly all the leaders Of the Pari
OTIS were in Ogdensbursh, General Birge remained in.
disposed it is reported the Council of War this side
appointed Bill Johnson TO an important command on
Monday evening yet he this side during the bal.
tie; though he crossed repeatedly the evening be-
fore. o. b. Pierre itinerant lecturer on grammar
and chronology, had the actual command of the steam.
boat u 5. during her last perous trip and displayed
good deal of spirit, stan ling the wheehouse and
cheering the men, WI lie the balls were flying around:
yet he was not in Canada during the engagement. /
saw him in the streets in Ogdensburgh several times
during The morning. and several others who are ascer-
tained TO have taken prominent part in bringing these
men together and conducting them down the river were
in safety on our own soil curing the time of peril |
suppose they have their excuses which hope may be
satisfactory TO the poor fellows on the Point, il they
should survive to hear them.
On l. oking further into the Canadian matters