The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1838-01-31
From the Baltimore Sun Of Jan. 23.
IMPORTANT FROM THE MICHI
GAN FRONTIER.

4 Through the pOliteness of MIR. Clark. O
Boston, who arrived in this CITY last evening
from Munroe, Michigan, which place h,
left on the l lib, we have heen put in pos
session Of The following important intelli.
gence from that quarter:
A large hummer Of troops from Clevc-
land and Detroit Under the command OF
Col. Dodge, left Monroe on the al, in n
schooner, aud were joined at Gibralter on
the Sth by Col. Sutherland, together with
several boats, scows, &c. having $50 stand
of arms, three field pieces, n large stock of
provisions, &c, the most of which wus pui
on board the schooner for Bdis Blancr, u
British island, opposite Maiden, where they
proposed making an attack ON the British
forces stationed there, and thence proceed
to Maiden, Sandwich and London. While
on their way to the island the schooner,
containing 80 men, separated from the rest
Of the fleet, and run along within gun shot
OF the Loynlsts, whence they were hailed
by the sentinel, but returning no answer,
we're threatened with an attack. They
we're told To fire mud he d---d, which
threat was Immediately put in execution
and promptly returned bv the Patriots, the
lniter killing, as was reported, about sixty
of the Loyalists, without receiving any in
jury themselves. On the evening al the 9tI,
the schooner made nnotker attempt to recon-
noitre. when n squnll coming up, she
grounded and the LoyaIsts commenced n.
mother cannonuding. which was returned
ny the PatriO,s, and resulted in The loss Of
IA ofthe latter killed, when the schooner
sufrendercd.-Cols. Dodge and Sutherland
both wounded.
Our Informant further states, TINT Gov.
Mason of Michigan, made a demand on
the remainder of the patriot forces, for the
arms whichhnd been forcibIy taken from
that State, which demand was complied
with, and the patriot force dsbanded. Great
excitement is said to prevail along the whole
frontier, and disposition is manifested by
the people to engage in nm expedition n
ga'nsi the Canadian government, notwitl,-
Standing the reverses the patriots have thus
fsr met with.
The Detroit Morning Post Of the eth in
slant, says
"Tbe Patriots have taken Bois Blanc
Island, near the mouth of the Detroit River,
and are now about 500 strong. They have
several pieces of cannon, muskets for 1000,
and abundance ofpowdcr, shot, balls, pro-
visions, &c. They have had men there il
appears for several weeks, terrifying the
place, and il will be enlireIy impossible to
iislodge them. Volunteers are pouring
rom every quarter daily, and in II week
rom to-day they will, unqucstionabIy, have
~ army Of n thousand mem"
We le1rn from the Buffalo papers, tI,nf
he cannon belonging to this State, which
we're recovered from the individuals taking
hem, were ngaip obtained from Colouel
Ransom by fraud.
The Albany Argus states
We learn verbally from Buffalo, as late
IS Saturday evening, that the steamboat
United States was about to leave that port
or Detroit, with nore or less Of the Navy
sland, force (and probably their arms, &C.,
'lso) but that General Scott had given &,
he parties notice that he should fn upon G
lie boat II the enterprise was started" /,
Mr.. Wells, the proprietor Of The Caroline,
makes the following statement, according T
o the Buffalo Commercial Advertiser:
The Caroline was never bought, charter
d, hired, or bonded in any manner by the !,
'rople on Navy Island, or any persons in
heir interest. p
She was started by himself MS matter
4 speculation. TO run ms ferry boat be- a
seen Black Rock, Tonawsnda, ScIIlosser, a
nd Navy Island, for freight or passage.
be had her regular papers. She carried
- flag bot The Gag of the United Siaies.
nd had no other on board lC
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