The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1838-03-16
FROM TIE FRONTIER.
From the Albany Argus.

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Our accounts by the mails Tor the las, two
days give an unexpected aud UNIV elcome as.
pecl TO the state OF things on the Northern
aud Western frontier. Letters from Og.
densburg and Watertown represent the EN-.
tire border as IN a state OF great excitement,
under Simultaneous aud extensive prepare
lions Tor hostile movements upon Canada.
We cannot but think The accounts are great
ly exaggerated, but they afford sufficient
ground for apprehension that the frontier
troubles are not yet over.
These letters are ily addressed 10 the
Executive, and are from citizens oil und1ubt,
ed character. The dates are from " alter.
town OF the 22d inst. and from O.deusburg
10 10 o'clock on the night OF The 22d.
CGDENssusG, fEs ~
have Just travelled Inrough these eounIlss,
and arrived here last night, anu ain surprised 20
hnd that such extensive preparations have been
made, aud that loo without exciting any public
attention until within the last say or two II
seeiuS, however, that individuals uayo been some
time past engaged IA securing tho csuntry with
s'cishs, and soliciting provisions and property Of
every description or the poor Canadians, Who II
was represented had been driven from their homes.
&c. tarisus accounts are given OF the state OF
public ieelIn. IN Canada some saving that the
people there are collecting aBd making prepare.
tons 10 assist IN the movement rsm thls SIDE nd
hers representing the grea, mass OF tbs popula
ton there loyal. Heatyer this may be, there
can BE- no doubt thai movement Is 10 contempla
ton from some point between this aud French
Greek, aud from all accounts, u may be an ene,.
Se,ic one, and sucl one > will be likely 10 pro-
yoke aggrcssrbns from the other side Every DO
~ that have seen tor the last two OF three DAYS
al all the taysFns, &c. 10 expect that an al,
temp, - 10 be made Immediately. Persons BY tho
sleigh load Eavs gonu on. and ! see no reason To
doubt that very considerable force may be by
this uuie on ats way over the river.
+" s!eign lost Of lis principal ei4sns here
have gone Up s.lh the yes to dlssuatc their Eel.
Z" q zcns from engaging n such an enterprise,
5ut the. ttinS sin ugtle chance OF success, nos
that the matter nas proceeded tar
ton. " sol has been written 10, | understand.
and Is daly expected, ba, has rot SGT seel heard
4 an invasion of Canada should 5e made in
the p'esea, state u ie,hn both on TIA. I'd, and
that, aud under The circumstances IN when ,hi.
movement mas been gotten upln the Yery heart 81
the country, and as i, were under the lace aua
eyes The ply,ic authorities, we may well aypre.
hend serious attempt al retaliation, aul a COO.
scqaent br0l siti upr seig lbors."
Inc following i a. extract 81 a letter from one
OF the citizens alluded to IA the ptec,dln. el,iaet.
vino rode 10 The scene o. excitement. Il j. dated
"OGykSsBURG, F-B 22-l1 al night.
II NorIstoWn, NC received Information on
which We can rely that the gathering of the peo.
PIE was a, French creek, Jeiictson coupiy, excls.
sIvey We also learn that the uumber colvcted
taeru vas 1 Of 1000, aud Ina, they began 10 move
Al daylight that mOfni6g Tor klngsloo,
AZ Prescott, and BruckVl!e msre arc several
hundred men under arms night and day expect.
IRg an attack. II Tie Parrots should not keep
their oothVd al french Cfeek, we may expect re.
tali4ory measures We now learn that tie pre-.
pafalon has been very extensive, ual,ed and o..
crct."