Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-01-30

its truth The firing from the heat IL said 10 have con
tnued until every man was killed
(trom the Detroit Free Press. Idn l3
CANADIAN ArrAlus-liavag been informed that ths
patriot forces n, the mouth uf Detroit river had rci'rf
from Whitewoo Island and were organising icmselve:
upon American island near by, for hostile prepnra
tions against Canada Gov. Mason accompanied "y
! Gen. Brown OF Icna, and i. WondwUrth and a. Ten
Eyck, Esq Of this city, took passage in tho steamboat
Erie, Thursday morning. for that point. 10 ascertain
the truth Of the report and II take measures according
". Tie boat arrived at Sugar Island belonging To- ou'
Government, in the course Of Thursday evening, which
they found in the occupation of aGnut 800 armed men
After nllaying the uppehensons OF the senlinels and
satisfying them that they had immediate hostile de-
signs the gentlemen above named were allowed 10 land
After entering the camp Gov. slas"n we understand
Immediately had earnest conversation with the Oil
Gers in command demonstrated with them against their
iIIera occupation u territory, assured them that il
would not he suffered with IMMUNITY, and urged them
hy all the considerations that could be addressed Ia them
under The circumstances 10 abandon their enterprise
We are rralifpd stale that the appeal had It's erct
and that The Eie The course OF the night took the
whole force with lis effects, from the island and put 1t
upcn the main lauI whence il In dsperse, md The
men return tn their homes The Erie returned about
J. oclcuk Yesterday morning. with ssyerhl III The men
from the island 0n board.
In the Legislature yesterday TIC l'I'o"'h3 p'ea"oe
and resolutions were offered:
Whereas recent occurrences Of srocious character
the asscmbuge of armed bodies of men, on both sides OF
the boundary line separating the United States from Ca
nadu the commission of highhanded ucts in violation
of the laws of The United States, BY troops Illegally,
armed and assenbed and the extraordinary Stale Of
element and evaporation manifested by the Inhabitants
only OF Canada, but of this Stale, render The pre-.
scncc Of efficient and competent force Of the United
States absolutely necessary the frontier of this Sa!r
therefore,
Rsolred By Mc Senate md House Of Representatives. Of
The State Of .uchgan, That the Governor OF 'Es Stale
be- and he is hereby requested, without delay to apply
the President OF the United STATES that force OF at
least regiments Of United StaIes troops, with due
proportion OF artillery, may be ordered 10 the Canadian
frontier of this State. -.
ind furthcr ResOiecd That copy Of this resolution
be forwarded TO Senators and Representatives IN
Congress with the request of tins Legislature that they
use all excruns to obtain compliance with the said
application.
Extract IF !sucr from De:roi, Jn0wary l3.
'For the present. troubles with the Canadians are
over; but fear, only temporarily. Thursday night,
the Governor visited the palri0 camp on Sugar Island,
aud induced The forces there assembled 10 abandon their
expedition They landed at Gibraltar, our side Of
the river, and have dispersed. All now depends on the
result Of the expected attack Navy Island II the
pairiots succeed there, Of the people here will
again become FESTIVE. Enough has been already done
10 provoke war with EngIand, and more may BE- ap-
pretended in OF the SUCCESS above alluded to. IL
is an outrage upon the character OF country, that
we should so reckcssly interfere with the domestic
affairs Of foreign Power. But under Government
where the law is but the embodied spirit OF public opt
nion it becomes, in great degree, imperative, when
that opinion does not sustain IT, The authorities OF
Canada may attribute to the burning of the Caroline all
the movements on This frontier.
"The Legislature of this State will direct an nppca
ton to be made to the President for military force at
this point. This application will be made for purposes
of defence against ourages from the opposite shore, and
TO enable US to maintain the laws Of the country. At
no time has the feeling in Canada been bitter as at
present against the u S. All intercourse between the
sides u the river here has ceasrd The Canadians
seem to expect war; and, with such on event IN view.
they about 10 put their whole frontier into state OF
defence Two regiments are Ia be permanently station
ed At Sandwich or Maiden We should very much dis.
like have the first annunciaon Of against us dis
closed by the firing of shot from the opposite
shore and we be in deenceess condition. The Go.
vernon of this State has done all that man could do TO
preserve the neutrality and peace Of the country butt
right or wrong We must resist the slightest aggression
upon our soil."-.Nat. Int.
CASApIAH TRoUBLEs.-Thc President Of the U. States
has directed General Scott 10 repair 10 Detroit, and 10
call upon the Governor Of Michigan for sufficient MI
litia volunteer lorce to meet any emergency which
may arise in that quarter. The schooner Savannah,
cleared for Cleveland supposed 10 be reighed 18th men
and the Detroit Region has been seized by or.
der Of Gen. Scott. The steamboat United States, for
the point with the purpose was also stopped,
Gen Scott threatening TO fire upon her she started
The boats Barcelona and Robert Fulton have been char
tered for the u. S. service. Lieut. Romans hoiss his
Hao as commander on the lakes. '-.ifL. G0-ciic.