Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-02-08

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cr. He promises that all the prisoners taken u. n
den shall be given up if he has to 60 upon MS he ~
the Provincial Governor, except Dr; l hee.; n,
though citizen Of Detroit, is, Mr. FRINGE S'as; rr
Tvs Inrn British subject. He make no PROMISE o
i ,e.ns. Besides being British subject, he says lIu'
his conduct was outrageous at Maiden, r"s lhr M
s,re.ts among women and children. lie lenrs 'l'a
10 n, bops for him. You know the Doctor very w.
80 tnou him IN be a citizen Of the IT, States "ie-
1hpr he has forfeited his claim 10 their prn;'c''on ry W.
lunrerna into foreign service, am not capIDae .,
dcedinu All know is, tIIa: we have suffered very
much here bv The proceedings ia This Canadian nn4'
Er,ruet Of nuDthtr hi,cr from Dstr"if, Jan 10
| can give ynu nothing new to day "b'n' Na"a""
Gen Sutherland and about t'Zen Tr"'S rs ''e "J
dian lnyniss cu them, raradng our Streets orTssu
i'm blanket conls with cnored cockadrs III 'ie "1'''
and mnskrts their shoulders
Correspondence Of The " Y. C"'n 9dferf,str y,
DuyxIRK Jan. %.
have been Il constant reader OF your paper "' '
than 81 years. and never have been more SaS'u m
to crsc taken by than since the commencement" VI
the excitement on this frontier growing out VI '"'
NADIA ichr'iI"fi go It,, ,,,,,o,t
Fulton with force Of about 2OO men, accompanies "y
,fa dnuy marshal and ether civil authorities lie de
brknd obnut 100 OF his troops and marched immediately
10 Frednia where the marshal took possession OF some
Two or three hundred muskets &c winch were put INTO
five Wagons brought to this place. ana secured On Ooa'u
the steamboat. "
Such heap Of I'D WORKOUT rubbish y"n never saw.
They can be compared 10 nothing more itiy than 10
the wo-begnne and ragged spetons lot WHOSE usc 'ey
were intended. .
Some two Of three hundred Of these misgudt d men
have been IN this vicinity, waiting lu o"at anu wieh
i, was known that the Fulton in the service al the
United States, nothing could exceed their hisappohs-
RIrnt.
Cal WORTH having heard, while here, of some recent
movements BY the insurgents and their a5ettors near
Maiden made all haste reach that vicinity before Tie
ice should prevent him. Tins morning me New Eng
land with detachment under command Of Maj Young
II 5 Acau!r into the habnr, and has lett guard 10
protnci The peaccabe citizens from the drPredati"is oil
these rowing maruudes. AMI 10 aid the civil authorities
in securing any munitions Of war that may DC iounu
This boat will proceed up the lake, 10 rrn'Icr hih"r
Worth The iuvncIblrs under Col Puck or the com
panv with which ;tal Jack refused to march through
Coventry were disc piued veterans compared 10 The
mob collected by Van Rensselaer, tor The conquest o "a
NADIA Such al under taking, with his men and MEANS
IS below contempt. hear that more Than ~ dSanded
This morning at Fredona, and the Others have moved on
Westward. in struggling parties.
| al, informed, goud authority, that assurances Of
connIyance from the in power given TO these
i;,iows-that they encouraged 10 p!uuer the
nails and were told that they would b. openly Supported
before nna learn to that they suffered IN the u.s.
land for want Of the cnnin nee sSaries ot iiIc and
that their powder was nearly exhausted.
In this region The energy OF General Scott has PIT
an end to their operations at the Yves, they have lost
the arms pluudcrcd from the arsenals, and cannot,
think be much longer deceived By tier unpFncpIed
leaders Patriotism their profession but plumber
was their real object aud every lover Of peace md OF
the laws will the pursued by the com.
nIandcr.in chief 10 enforce our neutrality
There has been very little excitement here. The
larger part of the population have been sound, aud the
most brawjnr spa:rIuls have been Office holders under
the General Government Not more than lO ct the 10o
on Navy Island came from CInada. The matter Is ow
undoubtedly ended but The cast is yet 10 come, ana
will not be trl!ie
(Fron tls Buffalo Commercial 7deertiscr, Goth inst
The greater part Of Tie militia %ho were called out
few weeks since for the defence Of this trontIer were
Yesterday discharged, and have returned home
FRum THE MICuIGAT FRusrIER.-Ihc Detroit Morn
iur Pos, OF the 18th inst, GIVES account Of another
violation of National faith, by The authorities Of Upper
Canada:
with wood and baskets bound from Swan Creek 10 De-
troi, was fred into several times by the British forces.
while lying al Bots Blanc Island opposite tie village OF
Maiden and ordered 10 enter that port OH penalty
OF being mm rdiately sunk. After landing, Captain
Grimes with his crew. three in number, all peaceablc
citizens of the United States. were violently seized by
British armed subjects and marched 10 prison, where
they were confined for three days, most OF which time
they were without food wholesome water. While IN
prison their vessel unoaded and plunderrd Of every
thing valuable.
nTo excuse or reason for this act is given Ir British
officers have 90 far forgotten themselves and their
,rys honor as know what is due to the American
Government ii time they were taught 70 fear and res
pect her power.
Should the above prove true it ought 10 form the
rround of demand upon the authorities OF Upper "a.
3,a for the reasons or Justification of such violation
of the neutrality which should be maintained by both,
in good faith
Il was reported in Rochester the 24,h that Van
Rensselaer, had left Batavia for this cy and we believe
we were correc: the other day, when stated that he
had arrived AS for Mackenzie it is rumorcd here that
he was at the Asor House last night, and passed OIL in
! the Philadelphia boat this morning.
[.ys,O York whig January 81.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE!
Baltimore, Feb. ;-1his morning, shortly before
u'cock the cry Of fire rcsounLrd through the streets,
and tie illuminating glare which immediately succeed
ed and sptead the city, even to It's western lIS
gave fearful sgmS OF the reality and extent .: the CON-
flrralion II known that the cause OF alarm
proceeded from tie Theatre and Circus, on Front street,
! Old Town. Owing TO the exrene cold which compel
| led more than usual stiffness and quiet, during the
waning hours OF night the fire, which appears 10 have
broken out near the centre Of The building, not dis
! covered until il had gained great head why. When The
alarm was first given, nearly the whole interior
reoped in flames; and bursting open the door CT the
stables attached thereto which kept the nume
rnus and valuable stud OF horses belonging 10 Mr. Couke
the Manager the instant rushing out OF the flames, pre-.
vented all possible ngress, ii also too plainly showed
; that all ir.. rea& had already become useless.
All ctiu ls and these CONSTANT and Oft repeated,
TO save tic house any part OF It's Cnnrnls, proved
vain aud Intellectual The destrucv We element held on
It's fierce aud in couple vi hoIrs this spacious
| and costly edice heap Ui RUNS. Nothing re-
mains of it HOW but portion oil its bare ana blIckened
walls At early period after the alarm WAS first 81
the fire extended the narrow street which bounds
the Circus the South anu reached lie large brcR
building the opposite corner occupied as tavern by
| Mr. p Murphy. Great efforts made by llIe fire
department 10 this property, but they equally
unsuccessful and the whole establishment, front and
rear extending from Front street 10 the FaIs, is also de-
stroyed save the bare walls. Mr. Murphy loss in fun
rure aud other vaiuabes is heavy, the greater portion
of the contents Of The house being destroyed with it.
But the heaviest individual sufferer is Mr. Conkr the
enterprsing Manager of the Circus His whole ward.
rnbe and other stage property, and nearly the whole OF
his cuucstrian establishment among the most valuable
| in the country. were involved in destruction with the
building. OF y-two horses connected with this esla-
bslment, it is said that only rive were rescued; the
others, it is suppposed were sufocaed by The snake