Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1838-06-15
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CANADA.

AN AMERICAN BOAT FIRED INTO !-IhC
reliance of Gov. Arthur upon the magma
nimity Of the loyal and orderly Canadians
is fully authorized by the following which
we cut from the Rochester Daily Adver.
tiser. The Advertiser states that the ex.
element in Rochester is very great.
1t will be noticed that the outrage was
committed by the Queens mitia-under
arms, and on duty.
Capt. Chids, of the steamer Telegraph.
states, that on putting into Brockvile, or
rather while there, he as,about 10 o'clock
on Friday night, fired into by the Queens
militia, stationed at that place. From fit.
teen to twenty shots were fired, four of
which we know TO have struck the boat. -
An ounce ball passed through the Ladies'
Cabin, near the centre, barely missing the
chamber maid, who was standing by the
stove. tmust have been narrow escape,
judging from the holes in the wall compar.
ed with the position of the stove 1t was
known at Kingston that an attempt to de.
stroy either the Oneida or Telegraph, was
to be made that night, but the former pass.
ed without calling on them. The Tele,
graph was fred on till out of reach, which
was not long, as the engineer, suspicious
OF foul play, kept up during the stay of the
boat, a heavy press of steam. This wan.
ton attack will serve to show the feeling
against US in Canada, and admonish our
government that means adequate to the
protection of the frontier, cannot, with
safety, De much longer withheld.
The officer commanding the Guard at
Brockvlle, attempts an excuse by saying
that the men had Inexperienced his or
ders, which were to fire two mnskets into
the air as a signal, provided any suspicious
boats should approach. The degree of
suspicion that justly attaches to the Tele.
graph, may be learned from the fact, that
her bell was sounded or rung t,oice, as is
customary at that place.
Col. Bonnycaste, in command of the
Queens troops at Kingston, stated to Capt.
G.. that he must expect to be fred into so
long as we acted as at present, adding, by
way Of taunt, that the next outrage from
our side would be the signal for him to cross
the line in hostile attitude-that the Cam
adas could take the states without aid from
England Let the braggart make good
the first part of his boast aud his campaigns
will have ended.
The Rochester Democrat gives the fol-
lowing account Of the affair:
The Telegraph left Oswego at 6 o'clock
on Saturday evening-tnuched at Prescott
rs usual-and reached Rockville about O..
81, l., I,l
on board and left a number of passengers
received the visit and insults of an unarm.
ed mob, who ransacked the cabins, and
otherwise evinced a turbulent disposition
and was moving past the upper wharf,
when she was hailed, and commanded to
6 come to-" The captain. supposing there
were passengers in waiting, stopped the
engine, and dropped down to within twenty
feet of the dock, but, apprehenslve that all
was not right, he told the passengers to
come on board in the small boat But this
would not satisfy the crowd. who insisted
upon the boats coming up to the dock.
After few words had passed the captain
peremptoriy refused to land, set The engine
IN motion, and moved off. Immediately
upon this, and while the boat was within a
few fee: of the wharf, about twenty mus.
kets were fired, and four ofthe balls enter
ed the ladies' cabin! One passed within q
few inches OF the chanberRald, and two
struck very near the captain.
We sincerely hope, from this version,
that the fellows who fired we're members
of the mob. AT any rate, we cannot be.
licve yet, that they fred by order of their
officers, even though they belonged to the
enrolled militia Such u continual series
of aggravatlons and insults have been for n
long time given and received by tho from
tier inhabitants on both sides, that an out
break of this kind, however melancholy
ought not to have been unexpected. The
conduct of the captain in refusing to go up
TO the dock, was perfectly warranted by
the previous events Of the evening.
The silly stories reported for fun" on
TINS sde' and religiousy believed by the
tlmld on the other, have been arlfulIy TO
mented by designing persons, anxious IA
Keep up the excitement to retain their
commissions, their Consequences. and then
emouments' More than once, preparation.
have been made at different places in Can
ada to receive hostile attacks, which. i,
was reported, were to be made from mi,
side. Perhaps this very occasion was one
of these alarms, aud the guard, called oul
in consequence, were determined to have a
shot at any rate. II is stated that the pas