Litchfield enquirer., 1838-01-11
From, thc Buealo Journal, Dec. 29.

REpoRTEp INVASION OF OUR STATE BY THE RovA11sTs AND INDIANS OF UPPER CANADA Never have we witnessed so great an excite ment as was caused in our city this morning by the report brought up the river that the /, Royalists and band of Indians had landed on Grand Island, in this county. for the pur- pose of attacking the force on Navy Island. Immediately on receipt of the news Main street was thronged with citizens. ready to offer their services to the authorities, If the reported invasion should turn out to be true. At II o'clock, the meeting was organized, at which the following proceedings were had, and published in handbills from this office:
 At large and respectable meeting of the citizens of Buffalo, held at No. 2O6 Main street. on the 2Gth December, 1887, convened in consequence of report that an armed force from Upper Canada had taken posses sion of Grand Island, in Niagara River, s. s. Case was called to the chair, and Horatio Seymour Jr. appointed secretary. On mo- ton, Haat
 t, Resolved, That a committee of five be ap- pointed to wait on the Sheriff and respectful iy solicit him to ascertain whether such arm- d force from Canada have landed upon Grand Island, and within the territory of the United States, and if so, that he call out the powers of the country to repel such invasion : of our territory.
 s Resolved, That Lorenzo Brown, s. 5. Case, s. Philips, H. w. Rogers, and H. Seymour, Jr. compose said committee.
 s. s. CASE, Chairman.
 II. Seymour, IT,, Secretary.
 The Sheriff immediately despatched an ex- press, who was accompanied by two of the United States Marshals, recently appointed, to ascertain if landing by the British troops had actually taken place, preparatory to his making a call on the county militia 10 en- force their expulsion. These particulars were explained to the multitude assembled } in the street, by H. w. Rogers, Esq. District Attorney, who stated, in his remarks. that the necessary legal measures would be taken !; and, on the return of the express, if it was found necessary to claim the aid of our mli- tia to enforce them, due notice would be giv- en.
 Four o'clock, P. M. ,, The express has just returned and reports that n small band of British Indians had lan- ded on Grand Island-that large boat load of the royalists attempted to reach the same spot this morning, but were forced to return to the Canada shore with the loss of six kill led.
 We give the above statement of the course pursued by our citizens, as. n precaution to the people abroad from believing the many and erroneous reports winch reach them, coming as they do, magnified and distorted inevery possible shape.
 The following intelligence was issued last evening in an extra:
 es THE ACTION AT NAVY ISLAND.
 From one ofthe officers of the patriot army, who arrived in town this evening, we have rec ceived verbal account of the attempt last night by the roy alist party to make descent on Navy Island.s Early on yesterday mor- ming, the royalists commenced the erection ofa battery with six embrasures on the Can ada shore, for the ostensible purpose of rak- ine inc southwest corner of the island, and under cover of their guns. allowing another party to make a descent from point abou, half n mile above. As soon as their opera. lions were discovered, the patriots commen $ ced a fire from ten guns--the shot nearly de stroying the works of the enemy. and causing the men and officessto abandon them. Pre- vious to this, however. Q continued fire hae been kept up from Chippewa to tue highes point above, which was not returned by the islanders.
 Every thing remained quiet until late in the afternoon, no persons to be Seen on the Canaaa side but few sentinels. when the alarm p,as given that number of boats had put out from Chippewa creek to make m at-