Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-01-09
Correspondence IF Tic ". Iatsiigencer.

NEW lORK, Jun, U.
We have letters from Albany to-day, and flying ru-
mors, which state, that the British have made three Sc.
reral attacks upon Navy Island, and were ~repelled with
great slaughter. All this is said 10 have happened on
Tuesday morning last. Van Rensselaer,, upon the
strength of the victory, is reported to have landed al
Chippewa, carrying all before him. All this news,
however, comes by rumorS and by letters from Albany,
which state that a letter with such news was received
at Utica, so that las the regular mail due at Utica failed
when the cars came oh) shall not put faith in 1t, till
the regular mail comes along. Rumnrs are so abound
ing that they all need a great deal Of sitting. Nevetthes
less, this news, as q whole, is highly probable. This is
ell the news we have from the frontier.
McNab has disavowed the attack on the Caroline
His orders, he said, were 10 attack the steamer not IN
U. S. waters.
A great Canadian sympathetic meeting has heen held
in Albany. .rThe whole world" was there. The mayor
Of the city presided. The Attorney General, Senators
and members of our Legislature, the most distinguished
men in Albany, participated in the meeting. They vo.
ted to raise money 10 aid the suffering Canadians.
1.-THE A. Argus estimates the persons present at from
S TO G~,G00-the largest meeting ever held in Albany
MIR. Van vechten, The Mayor, in the Chair. They re-
lived, "Thut Notwithstanding our sympathy with other
nations, We cannot disturb the friendly relations be.
tween England and A~mcrica-That while acknowledge
ing the obligations of neutrality, we insist upon salts
faction and alonement for the murder at Schlosser-
That we m the Legislature to provide against
aggression, and for The maintenance of strict neutrality
and that The Governor be commended for his late Elk.
ira Message on the affairs at Schlosser."
The news of the out break in Canada had reached
London. The Queen alludes 10 Lower Canada in her
speech as demanding immediate attention. The SIR r:
Peel party will probably oppose the Canadians ard Lord
John Russell's Wings while Lord Brougham and O'Con-
nell will go the other way. Lord John had refused to
be questioned in Parliament about what the ministry
would do. So far the British Wing Press had taken
part with The Canadians. There will be a terrible bat
tie in the House of Commons about all this, while with
out a doubt, England will hold on 10 the Canadas with
all possible tenacity.
Specie will no. sell in this market OF a premium. The
chief use for i, now is to pay hostages, and this demand
for it here still keeps all the change out of circulation,
aud the shin pfasters in. -,
Stocks have fallen off this week on account of the
news from Canada. We do not, however, apPrehend a
war. We have notling to fight about as yet, it is sure.
We have nothing farther from the frontier: Yesler.
day western mail brought nothing west Of Utica.e1'
cept a report that an attack had been made upon Navy
Island, that the British forces had been repulsed with LOST
and with the capture Of their boats, that MIR. Van Rens'
selaer had crossed the river, nnd that The patriot flag was
flying at Chippewa. II is, no doubt, one of the thousand
untounded rumors in circulation, and entitled to no Gre
dit.
We hear from Buffalo on the LIST inst. that the Com.
mlssary-G General vas about to proceed from that place
TO Navy Island, to demand the restoration of any pro-
peIty belonging to this State that should be found there
Esltany .argus, Jan.5 S.