Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-06-27
GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.
From tie Albany Arrus.

0AlOy - tAC oN(1Atl- U00t OH HtJDtEl DGcl.--
L was obtained for Governor Marcy; and
1.-THE facts may be relied on. is important,
asshowing that the attack, although made
IN the American waters. was concerted in
and proceeded from the British dominions.
10 al loiOm Il may eOHcern- sa
81, William Johnson, a natural born
eitizea Of Upper CInada, certify that /
hold commission In he Patriot service Of
Upper Cana1a. as commander in chief of
the naval forces AMI floilla. | commend
ed the expeduionth that captured s. destroy
ed the steamer SIR Robert Peel. The men
unier my conmanl in that expedition
were nearly all natura! born English sub.
jects--the exceptions were volunteers for
the expedition. My headquarters was on
an'island in the s, Lawrence, without the
Jurisdiction ofthe United States, at 4 pIace
named by me Fort VILLAGE. | am we'll
acquainted with the boundary line, and
know which of the Islands do, and which
do not, belong 10 the United States; and
in the selection OF the islan1 wished to
be positive, andhgtdocate within the iur;s-
diction OF the u Iited States an had r. FIR
5ence to the decision Of the commissioners
under the 9Th article or theireaty ofGhen,,
done a; Utica, ia the state Of New York,
18Th lane, 1922. know the number OF the
Island, and by That decision il was British
territory. Iya hold possession Of that sta
lion. aud We also occupy station some
twenty or more mih's from the boundary
line Of the Unled States, in what was he's
Majesty IS doiniuions unIil II was occupied
by us. ] act pnd,r orders. The object
OF my moselncnts is the indepen lence Of
the Canadas. am not oil war with the
co'nmerce or property Of the citizens Of
the Unhri Stress -..a ......
sSignsd this tenth day Of June, in the
year Of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and thilty.eight.r "a .....
~, "WiLLIAM JOHNSON" u.
The following is an extract Of a letter
from Slcketts Hlrbor,. iI1he Journal Of
Commerce ofthis morning:
"Tne excitement grow ing out Ct the re-
cent outrage Oh the Sir Robert Peel still
contia ues, AMI occupies all minds. Refu-
gees from Cdnlda. estimated at about fif-
teen hundred, are scattered along This from
tier, and Tor months haze been secretly
but busily Engaged IN preparations for an
!. incursion into Clnada. II is.to be regret
ted that they have kept alive among our
clizeAs a good deal Of the sympathy at
first manifested for what was termed the
patriot cause. The piraticaI conduct OF
these hstdesperad6es his had good eHeel
In rectifyine, 10 some extent, an erroneous
state Of pablo feeling, bul il has 20; as yet
been enlireIy effieacious. The greater
part Of the offenders have been arrested
But the ringleaders are not yet taken, and
they probably owe their success in eiudine
Justice, in some measure, to the interfering
sympathy Of our people Most OF those
who are still at large, have taken refugt
among The Thousand Islands in the rive
ST. Lawrence, and Can assure you i vii
be very difficult and dangerous matter L
dislodge them. What are called he Tho1
sad IsIaa.Is, are in truth about seventeen
hundred, exten ling. some thirty miles VI
and down the 81. Lawrence; and by thei
peculiar formation and location, they pre-
sent the most secure retreat for freebooter
thai can be lound 10 any q larter Of tn
globe.
aThrse desperate men cannot be driver
OF without military and naval force G
considerable power The islands hav
b;oh rockv shores-are covered with
dense woods separated by narrow. windiu
AMI intricate channels. and iull Of hstnes;
- Of great natural strength. The Preser
possessors have numerous lurking place
verv difIicuhto be discoYerel--are prov
d.d with waler-craft we'll allp;ed 10 the
service-NweIl armed, and plentifu'ly prt
v;ded with ammunition AMI provisioHs.-
Their leader, William Jehnson, seems
be. from all accounts, admirably desig1t
bvcharacter, AMI fitted by education ar
hshit. lor the enterprise in which he : e
ymced Hardy bold and resolute.
rscklrssIv pursues the objects he has
view. He processes TO be well aware
the perils he encounieFs--ackno~ledg
the despelateness OF his cause, ana ayos
his belief that he shall lose his his 10
prosecution. He declares that ne Will ?
s. taken alive, and has notified those W
are on the search for him, that they mi
bring their collins with them"
tie is literally armed "eaP-a-Ple
carries six pistols about his person,
pearinQ rife, dirk and. bowie knife. I
row-b0at is nearly forty feet in leng
made of white cedar. has eight oars, a
exceeds in speed. on trial, the fastest $ ca
boat ON the lake. He declares that ne
q war with The Queen OF Great Brits
lbr the redress of injuries received.
her Canadian subjects ;--that his war;
= honornble. aud that he acts unde
commission received from the parrot
srnmenf He bids Eair 10 be qs reno :.
in bnceaneering history as Captain \