Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1838-06-22

land wished to be POSITIVE, ana not loc"'c
within the jurisdiction of the United Staies'
and had reference TO the decision OF the CON-
missioners under the 9th article oil the treaty
of Client done al Utica, in the state oil New
| York, 18th June, 1892. | know the num-
| Der of the island, aud by that decision !. was
British territory yet hold possession OF
That station, and we also occupy station
some twenty or more miles from the boun-
ldary line of the United States. in what was
her Maiesty's dominions unit it was occu-
pied by u.s. act under orders. The OBJ
Iect of my movements is the Independence OF
| the Capadas. | am not at war with the
commerce or property oil the citizens OF the
United States.
"Signed this tenth Of June, in the year
of our Lord one thousand eight hun
bred and thirty-eigh,.
WILLIAM JOHNSON"
The following is an extract from letter
from Sackett's IIarbor in the n. Y. Journal
Of Commerce Of Saturday.
THE excitement growing out Of the re-
cent Outrage on the Sir Robert Peel still con-
tinues and occupies all minds. Refugees
| from Canada, estimated nj about fifteen hun
dred, are scattered along this frontier. and
| for months have been secretly but busily en-
gagged in preparations for an incursion into
| Canada II is to be regretted that they have
kept alive among our citizens good denl
of the sympathy at first manifested for what
was termed the patriot cause The pratical
conduct of these last desperadoes has had
good effect in rectifying, 10 some extent, an
erroneous state Of public feeling, but 1t has
not as yet been entirely efficacious. The
greater part OF the offenders have been ar
rested but the ringleaders are not yet taken,
and lh,y probably owe their success in eiud-
ing justice, in some measure, TO the inierler.
ing sympathy OF our people. Most OF those
who are still at large, have taken refuge
among the " Thousand Islands" in the riv-
or St Lawrence. and can assure you it
will be n very difficult and dangerous meter
TO dislodge them. What are called the
d" Thousand Islands" are in truth about sew
enteen hundred, extending some thirty miles
up and down the ST Lawrence and by
their peculiar formation and location, they
present The most secure retreat for free.
hooters that can be found in any quarter OF
the globe"
These desperate men cannot be driven of
without military and naval force OF consid.
cradle power The islands have high rocky
shores, are covered with dense wood sep
araied by narrow. winding and intricate
channels, and full Of Businesses oil great nat.
ural strength, The present possessors have
numerous lurking places. very difficult 10
be discovered, are provided wiih water craft
well adapted 10 their service. well armed
and plcnlifolIy provided with ammunition
and provisions Their leader, William
Johnson, seems to be, from Nil accounts, i'd
mirably designed by character. and fitted BY
education and habit. for the enterprise in
which he is engaged Hardy. bold, and
Tesolutc. he recklcssly pursucs the objects
he has in view He processes to be well
aware OF the perils he encounters, acknowl
edges the desperateness OF his cause, and
avows his belief that he shall lose his life in
! its prosecution He declares that he will
not be taken alive, and has notified those
who are on the search for him, that they
must bring their collins with them"
lie is literally armed "edp-d-pie"-car
} ries six pistols abou, his person. repeating
rife, dirk and bowie knife His row-boa
is nearly forty fee, in length, made of whit,
> cedar, has eight oars. and exceeds in speed
on Trial. the fastest steamboat on the lake
He declares that he is at war with The Queer
of Great Britain. for the redress OF inlure:
received from her Canadian subjects; tina
his warfare is honorable. and that he acts un
der commission received from the pairio
government. He bids fair to be as renown
ed in buccaneering history as Captain Kidd
, | am interrupted, aud must abruptly clos,
1 my description of the hero Of The Thonsanc
Islands,
IL is stated in several papers, that "Thcs,
desperadoes have a sixteen Dared barge
mounting from two TO three three FOUNDERS
and BY the aid OF which they are enabled t.
, laugh to scorn all the efforts of steamers /,
run them down. They can propel thei
boat from IL to IA miles an hour and il
passing among the islands they have ever,
advantage of larger craft. though of equa
speed. Two British steamers were employ
ed last week in endeavoring 10 take them.
BILL JOHNSON. Mackenzie in his las
Gazette, gives the following brief orthogra
ply of this now prominent parsonage in tn,
frontier ou,rages
&" The notorious Bill Johnson is our in
! innate friend, and bears the character OF al
, honest, fearless and brave man. He is {
lower Canadian by birth, brotherin.law t.
; Colonel Isaac Fraser, of U. c. Chairman
of Kingston Sessions, and previous to tn,
war OF 1912, was a rich land owner
The vampires OF The government robbed
him of all-he crossed to this side took lh,
oaths to the Union, became a spy to Thu
s,Ntr II IL M