Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-01-10

Capt. A. testi6es that he has no doubt
the ~ individuals missing, were either
murdered on the Steamboat, or found
a watery grave in the cataract Of the
Falls. -,
Immediately after the boat had been
got into the current ofthe river, beacon
lights were discovered on the Canada
shore, near Chippewa, and when the.
boats reached the shore, loud cheering
was heard in that direction.
The information reached Albany after
Governor Marcy had finished the prepare
ton of his annual message to the State
Legislature, which is just commencing its
session. He accordingly issued, forthwith,
a special message, recommending provision
"by law for the payment and maintenance
of such forces as the occasion may require"
The following statements, if correct, are
necessary to better understanding OF mat
tiers at Navy Island previous to the terrible
retaliation:
Navy IsLAND.-A correspondent Of
the Journal of Commerce writes from
near Navy Island, Dec. ls, 1887 MIR.
Mackenzie having OBTAINED the aid Of
Gen. Van Rensselaer,, Of Albany, and
some other military gentleman, made a
stand last Friday morning and raised the
flag of liberty on Navy Island. This
island lies below Grand Island, just above
the village of Chippewa; belongs to Can
ada, and contains about 300 acres. AS a
place OF security and defence it is about
equal to the fortress of Gibralter. have
this dav been to Navy Island, and spent
most Of the day there. had an inter-
view with Mackenzie, Van Rensselaer,
and others, and found that they had Or
ganized aprovincial Government, pub
iished proclamation, IA splendid one,)
of which / brought away number of
copies, and were preparing vigorously
for military campaign. They have al
ready on the island several hundred vol
unteers, pieces of cannon, 500 stands of
arms with bayonets, 100 rifles, and plen-
ty of ammunition and all kinds of food
All are in fine spirits, and scores and ff-
ties are joining them every day, both
from this side and from Canada. They
are throwing up the breastworks, drilling
the soldiers, and making all necessary
preparations for defence. But the other
party will never be so infatuated as to at
tack them there; 500 men on that island
could keep off and destroy 10000. Mack
enzle's plan is, as soon as he collects a
couple Of thousand or so, to march into
Canada, and take Niagara, Hamilton,
Toronto, SC. Gen. Duncombs, in the
London District, has already got 800 pa
triots under arms, ready to cooperate
with Mackenzie,-and he has already
had skirmish with McNab and his tory
troops. The militia shat were taken to
Fort Erie last week, came down last
night and today to Chippeway, with their
guns and ammunition, and vast numbers
Of them, as I have learned this evening,
have thrown down their guns and refused
TO fight for the Queen, and gone home
| A distinguished gentleman from Canada
told me to-day, that as many certainly as
seven tenths of the militia there already
under arms were decided Reformers, and
if Mackenzie should make a stand on that
side they would Immediately join him
The whole community on this side, tar
and near, so far as | can learn, are unan
imous and unbounded in their sympathy
for Mackenzie.