The native American., 1838-07-07
From the NeW York Star.

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From the New York Star.
RUMOR FROM THE NORTHERN FRONTIER.
The Buffalo Advertiser of Thursday evening
has the following:
I" RuMoR.-The cars from the Falls which came
up at noon to-day, brought a report of an attack
made Yesterday at Short Hills, about 20 miles
from the Falls, upon the detachment of British
Lancers stationed there, by party of insurgents,
in which number were killed and wounded
on which side we do not learn. The party Of
Lancers were only some ls or 30 in number.
This report comes to us in shape that entities it
to belief
The alray between the Lancers and some Of
the inhabitants at Short Hills. near the Falls of
Niagara took it's origin in tavern broil Several
were injured and few killed, as we learn by the
Buffalo Advertiser of Friday. report reached
Buffalo that afternoon that the insurgents had an
other encounter, and captured 60 ofthe regulars
but it was not credited.
FURTHER RuMoRs.-The Rochester Democrat
of Friday has the following in paragraphs:
"A letter received in this city by merchant
from his friend in Michigan, says there are large
number 1000 is given) Of men assembled near
st. Clair, for some hostile purpose. We for
bear details, because we believe the story is al
lexaggeraton, if not fabrication"
The people Of Rochester met the 2lst and
passed resolutions deprecating any violation of
neutrality, and urging the assignment Of a small
military force there as means OF preserving
the peace Of the city.
Col. Grey has returned from Washington to
Quebec, and brings information that he received
from our Government highly satisfactory answers
and assurances relative to the Canada troubles
LATE FROM JAMAICA, w. by the John w.
Cater, we have our files to June 9th, inclusive.
The Governor had called special session of the
Assembly, June 4, to consider the subject of i'm
mediate abolition, which measure he urges them
to adopt, and the legislature seem disposed to
grant an entire emancipation. 1t seems, there
fore, certain that the apprenticeship experiment
has utterly failed, and cultivation is on the point
of ceasing under that system. The Governor
thinks if the negroes are free and hired, they will
work better. Also, the measure is called for, be-
cause other islands having adopted it, and some
planters in Jamaica having made whole estates
free, there would otherwise be inequality anJ
discomfort. Mr.. Guy noticed, on June 5lh, thai
he would introduce bill for entire abolition
About 40 900 non-predials would, by law, be free
IDy August Isl. ICdlo VI WClC dpplC-
hended from them.
The Chief Justice Of Granada has got into hot
water with the Bar, Assembly, Grand Jury, &c.
He has forbidden one of the lawyers--a Mr..
Richarlson-from speaking. 1t seems that Mr.
r. wished him to come off the bench and give
him satisfaction by fighting duel. At Barba-
does meetings had been held to fix scale Of la
bor and rate of wages under the free system. The
situation of Jamaica, and of all the British West
India Colonies, seems deplorable in the last de.
gree under the expressions OF the mother gov
eminent. In Jamaica the planters are exasperat
ed and driven to desperation Previous to calling
the Assembly together, Sir Lionel Smyth hat
already virtually freed the negro by putting int
execution, upon his own responsibility, the par
liamentary amendment to the abolition act, whcl
gives the negro apprentices such privileges tha
they act as they please with impunity--n fac
escape when whites would be punished.-N. I
Star.
- SCARLET FEvER.--H is we'll known to on
readers that this terrible disease has been preva
/ lent of late, and that some Of its forms are YER
malignant scarcely af1ording hope Of recovery
The throat being the principal seat Of the disease
1t is of the utmost importance that it be early al
tended to- Among all the applications recon
mended. we have observed none more ef1icaciou
than the following old fashioned gargfe whcl
,yas ve ry s,ccessful in orr famy where the feva