Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-02-01
(From The ". Y. Star 81 .ifonday }
PRON THE FRONTIER


The I'ois Blanc (or Whilewood) Island expedition OF
Judge Sutherland on Lake Erie appears to have had as
inauspico,.s termination that of Van Rensselaer, at
Navy Island Gov Mason, il is now stated, went down
the river from Detroit, dispersed the patriot forces and
arrested several Of The ringeadcrs. The Detroit AdTer-
,iser of The 18Th, gives The
T. Daitrt aud y. d Mckinney were yesterday held
to bail by The Judges Of the a. S. District Court al
Chambers.
John d. Norton, Jr and J b vaec, were received as
as bail for The latter
The defendants recognized to appear al the Ccliit
Court Of The S in June next, the principal in 3OO,
and each security in $1,000.
Cen Sutherland was arrested yesterday afternoon,
aud taken before the District Judge.
After the loss OF the schooner The patriots ,e!reaed
10 Gibraltar the American shore, % miles be low De.
ot where they, in violation every principle OF nFu'ra'
lily, openly encamPed, and remained unl! broken up ny
the active young Governor of Michigan, who 49, as we
recorct though young Od sOidicr having served IN
The Grsat 7G!tdo B0rdrr Ifhr with credit
The Governor recovered aud Brought back The arms
Gen Sutherland had previously gone up 10 Detroit
where he vas arrested He tried the next day be-
fore Judrs wilkins Of the T. S District Court then sit
ling, and acquitted. The General plead his own case,
and when the decision made known he was cnliu'
siaslcaly chsered. The Detroit paper very cooly adds
US The conclusion TO this business Which really places
US in very unpleasant 10 dsrcputahle Eight IN
The eyes I'll other nations, 'the General is still in the
command and it is expected that another expedition viii
be undertaken without delay
hill passed the popular hraac. of the Legislature OF
Michigan making provision 70. 2 600 to protect
the frontier
1t would seem, therefore, that though the patriotic
force may be dispersed the mate rails remain there ready
to congrcgatc whenever OCCASION presents, as The IN
hahtanls 10 generally approve Of their Illegal
movements
LATER fundamentally the Cleveland papers 10
the 2O;h we learn that large number OF Indians had
come down in Of the steamboats, from The upper
lakes destined Tor the oyasl force at Maiden One OF
the persons killed in the patriot schooner the Ann cap
trred of Maiden. was from Cleveland DT. Ihrlier,
the leader was wounded under the eye There IL SAID
To be 10 Doubt that he aud all the other patriots taken
alive we're massacIed.
--LATEST FROM CAaADA.-The Cleveland Gazette, ct
January % says; The mail from The West has again
SUSPENDED. and we have received Detroit papers
since Friday Oar latest Intelligence from The seat Of
war is brought by Captain Kline, CT The schF White
Pigeon, which sailed from Detroit on Thursday night.
He informs that the Patriots were assembled at Glp'
ralta. about 800 strong, and were drilling under Tie
command OF General Handy. D"Is Eianc, ana Snsl,
Island had been abandoned by the Patriots General
Sutherland under second arrest a! Detroit The
Roya:s:s had a force Of about go al Maiden. Two
persons only we're killed oil board the Anne One was
The Captain of the schooner the other 4 man by IN"
name of Davis from this place. population has been
sent from Monroe 10 Maiden to ask restoration OF The
citizens from the former place, taken prisoners IN ti's
capture Of the Anne. The belonging to Tie State
in the hands Of the Patriots had been recovered by 1cv
Mason. Every thing quiet in Detroit and faiF;"t
1enorccmcus were silently gathering The bus,er o;
Gen S had been succred"d by more discreet and Hru
dent movements Capt. K slaes the forces at GI5ra-
tar from personal observation