Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-01-12
From our Evening Edition OF yesterday
rom the Frontier A dditiOnal Partieuiar

The northern mail arrived this morning, and brought
letters from our Albany and Buffalo correspondents
They will be found below. Nothing has been done yet in
the fighting way Fhe parties standing at gaze,
like greyhounds in the slip !; and consider 1t very
doubtful whether the "tug of war" will ever come
The Navy Island muster will, probably melt away
like one Of Mackenzies Scotch msis, or like noun
tain wreath Of snow subjected to the action OF meridi
an sun
On Tuesday evening, General Scott, accompanied by
brilliant suite consisting Of Governor Marcy the gal
| liant Colonel Worth and Adutant General Macdonald
left Albany for the western border
In consequence Of Of negotiation undertaken
with Sir Francis Head by some humane inhabitants of
Niagara that tunctonary has stated that the persons
| Navy Island may retire unmoested The position of
the Island is bad one, and il is shocking place
which spend the winter. The arrival Of the CHIEF CT
vii and military authorities of the State must have Ger
tain effect in mpressug the inhabitants Oft the frontier
with the necessity Of acknowledging the supremacy OF
the laws.
Mr.. Mackenzie arrested by the United States,
Marshal on the charge Of raising armed force in the
State of New York for the invasion of country with
which we are at peace The amount Of the bail bond
was $4,000 and Messrs. T T. Sherwood X. S, Brown
and F. Dorshemer entered into the requisite sureties.
After depositing his wife in comfortable quarters the
patriot statesman warrior and philosopher resrned TO
his head quarters Navy Island
There are about 800 men Of the militia Grand Is
land prevent that portion of the American boundary
being encroached upon by either of the contendng
| ties
From Buffalo correspondents letter, it appears
that the inhabitants of that classic region beginning
TO grumbe the Navy Islanders, because there has
been fight We dare say the whole affair will end in
smoke. The boiling ardor of the Bufales is quite
edfying; their enthusiasm TO be a curse their
fellow citizens, and to else.
| Mr.. Van Rensselaers position is personally ex-
ceedingly awkward one and he stands within the penal
ties of very disagreeable premunire. In the first
place he has subjected himself in the OF his
turn to the United States, heavy fine and long
imprisonment, for violation of the neutrality law
secundo he has committed high crime, by retaining
possession of the State artillery and musketry, and
fusng to surrender them the competent authority
and lastly he has the whole power of Great Britain to
contend WITH and in the contingency of unsuccessful
issue he will probably grace the first contiguous to
his discontinue. In Fastaffs language he had better
lead his ruscals TO be well peppered and them all TO.
| gether die like demgeds.'
BUFFALO, Friday Evening, Jan, 9th, 1895.
JANIS GORDON BENNETT, Eso.-DEAR SIR-The
war makes progress. General Van Rensselaer, is
at his camp waiting for attack. There has been a
little fring-some klled-but there has not been
general action This makes it decidedly bad anxious
as are for news, and excited have been for
weeks, the deprivation is painfully felt.
| In the time. have been keeping up the fun
by some miner excitemens. We have a chivalrc city
guard, who feast every night the expense Of the
corporation and with loaded muskes walk the streets
all night, commanding every stand and give the
countersign such of himself as may be
agreeable these guardians Of the public peace One
Of the editors of the Commercial Advertiser was night
or since to the Watch-house, by of these
without pretence Of charge against him. Another of
the editors mobbed last night the American and
our honorable Mayor told their maesties the rabbe
| lie, hirr from their patriotic indignation.
| Mackenzie here last night, and arrested by
the U. S. authorities, bat liberated bonds of s5ooO
He came procsre asylum for his wife, and this
morning returned to the Island. A large number of
persons collected at the American when il was known
he was arrested and for a time there was mach ex.
element.
/ When Gov. Head heard Of the outrage on the Caro-.
lire, he was as mad a March hare, and came on to
Chippewa, post haste, to blow up McNab but upon a
/ lutte conversation assumed his usual amability.
| Colonel Sutherland il is said. has joined Duncombe
in the west and fthe least dependence could be placed
in rumours should think there prospect Of their
doing something effective. Hitherto have expressed
no opinion Of the ultimate result Of the conflict
not even guess.
The British forces, without the regulars, who arrive
very slowly. will not, think attack Navy Island and
| would much rather Van Rensselaer, should land on the
main shore, and ght there The Patriots will do
it, f they provoke attack their present posi-.
| ton.
There is rumour that Sheriff Mcleod, one Of those
who burned the Caroline went over the falls on sun
day night with Is men. in boat crippled by shot
4 from the island
All round us the greatest enthusiasm prevails The
proceedings Of public meetings in behalf Of the Cana.
dans fill the papers The Manager Of the Detroit
| Theatre has announced benefit for them week
until further notice.
Since the lawess burning Of the Caroline people talk
of nothing but blood guns and thunder But the more
prudent deprecate war. Yours truly
| Important from Albany--Pnssage of the
| small Note Law I'm the Assembly.
We annex the following highly important dispatches
from Albany giving full Of the passage for
the third reading is equal to passing the bil of the
| Small Note Bill through the Assembly. The tug Of
war will begin in the Senate The interest in the
| di.cuss;ons nj ALBANY in on the increase