Constantine republican. [volume] (Constantine, Mich.) 1836-1838, 1838-01-17
CANADIAN NEWS.
From the Detroit Daily Free Press.


+ CANADIAN NEWS.
From the Detroit Daily Free Press.
LATE AND IMPORTANT FROM
BUFFALO.
AN AMERICAN STEAMBOAT BURNT,
AND AMERICAN CITIZENS INHU-
MANLY BUTCHERED ON AMERL
CAN SOILBYARMED BRITISH SOL
DIERS.
tits with most painful, though highly in.
dignant feelings, that we lay before our
readers to-day, an authentic confirmation of
the tragic reports which have been in cir
culation here for three days, of the burning
of the American steamboat Caroline in
Niagara river, and the savage butch.
cry of her passengers and crew, by British
soldiers.
AS Capt. Appleby's affidavit undoubtedly
contains an impartial and unexaggerated ac-
count of the outrage, we shall refrain to-day
for want of space from giving more than
the leading incidents growing out Of the af-
fair.
As might be expected, the excitement
which the massacre produced in Buffalo
was intense. The 47th brigade of militia
was Immediately ordered to rendezvous in
that city, and three companies of the 2Osth
regiment were ordered on duty on Satur-
day evening. The services Of volunteer
city guards had been offered as patrol and
accepted by the Mayor.
The Buffalo Daily Star, of Sunday evening,
from which we make this extract, says:
James Smith, esq.,, one of the special dep.
uty marshalls, has just returned from Wa
terloo, whittier he went for boy, taken
prisoner on board of the Caroline. The
boy belongs to this city, and is about Is
years of age, by the name of Luke Walker.
Yesterday Col. McNab expressed a willing
ness to give up the boy, but to-day, he re-
fuses to let him return! There can be but
two reasons for this he either considers
him a prisoner of war, or fears that his affi-
davits will be used by our authorities; the
latter is most probable.
The funeral of the murdered Durfee was
held this afternoon, at the court house,
After prayers and some remarks, by the
Rev. Mr.. Halves, of Trinity church, the
concourse Of people was addressed in feel.
ing and patriotic manner, by H. X. Smith,
esq. An immense concourse attended, who
appeared to feel as one person the thrilling
interest of the occasion.
The Rochester Democrat Of Monday
the first instant, publishes the account of
the destruction of the Caroline, and adds:
"On the receipt of the above intelligence,
the most inexpressible excitement prevailed
throughout the city. The military assem-
bled--drums were heard in the street
the Court House bell was rung, and our
citizens flocked together by hundreds, to
deliberate upon the proper course to be pur.
sued.
The meeting was organized, speeches
made, and resolution passed, that those
present would hold themselves ready at a
moment's warning to defend the integrity
of our soil, and the lives of their fellow cit.
liens.
The meeting was then adjourned till Mon
udy uIOTIluSs
The independent companies are to meet
tomorrow morning at 7 o'clock.
The insolent tyrants of Upper Canada
cannot imbrue their hands in the blood of
Americans with impunity.
A gentleman direct from Buffalo tells us
that the steamboat Constitution was being
sawed out of the ice at Buffalo.
There was large meeting at Lewiston
on Saturday evening, to express their alb
horrence of the murderous attack at Schlos-
ser, and to adopt measures of selfdefence.
The militia were gathering on Sunday
morning.
There were 400 under arms at Lockport
at 10 o'clock on Sunday, and they were
continually augmenting. They were to pro.
coed on the line.
In every direction between Buffalo and
this city, the most intense excitement pre-
walls. AT an hours notice ten thousand
men could be marched to the frontier to
defend honor. property and life."