Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-06-12
formation has this day been received, thai
=, ". .s Iav of MAY inst, the British steam.


,1ne rue, Peel, while living peaceably at an Anne.
- :'hr,s ,rescIcrously attacked by body Of
siaO from The American shore, set FIRE TO and
H. 'o'Sa,..cnrcrs among whom we're detence'ess
H. NC .nr,uly and brutally insul,ed; and large
E. ,n,cy aud other property on board The SAID
Il" ,i,s, pIundered or destroyed And whereas |
M - r.,r and outrage cannot fail TO excite teei
.,niosl indignation in the winds OF Ter MA
W..,s who nav be induced thereby 10 resort
,'sHS Is,ian for the redress of inIutg, whhoat |
'",nside-ing, that i, belongst 20 me ',o'e.""'ea'
sE ,,s,y 10 claim that redress, ana 10 Tue Ho'efh
:',s uaited States TO see that IL oe PfonP"5 'e"'
,,,,,bou, Sir Roher. Peel, with the persons emo
II f :" , -, board lay at wharf on the shore OF
"a s'P''H " i; The confidence Of that security which
r.! ,eI nation extends over the sunJects ana pro-
within lis territory in times OF peace,
/ ..s commercial intercourse. ea.,,r
zee ,,psn, az the u. s., 1t may be conhdenuy
IA he Nj vodicate the national honor; and heel
N''t' WI, which this act of savage and cowardly
- 2,7 '"e ,..s in the dead Of night, has inNicted
II 'aSe' .,.on They will not and cannot, with any
'",' r,;,o,a character, delay to bring the grimm
",,;.bncn,, or 10 render to the INJURED SUBJECTS
s. ,sr Majesty, zedIess-Rous" ~ "
A. hHTe' 49, and conduct OF the population OF tins
~ ie hoe, that OF people resting securely up
''"ee of law and the regular exercises OF the
sS,Ss area, empire Of whick they FORM part, ana
-" ersn during rebellion, and foreign invasion,
,nn,ry has no, been disgraced by any scenes OF w.
,,a violence or revenge on Tue par Oh ns
n,s The character which has thus Seen gained
/ 80 p,oricce has commanded the admiration OF the
- rsople--demons the proud superiority OF
b ipstitulioas-and is too valuable to be sacrlhcea
sorles, part for the sudden qualification ofiadtg-
-. feelings, hOweves Justly they may have esen
Ss,eCore express 10 Her Maasys faithful and loyal
.,s rsy entire confidence in thee dtgned forbear'
ond that the British Flag, which has been so nobly
:Ssd h; them, will not now be stained by having
lave or insxlt offered 10 Tie persons or property oil
f.;rers within its territory, aad uader lie protection
need nel be said to men who understand Inc cha'
aud institutions Of ngland-,hat injury offered to
- British subject is felt by a-and that the mutual
If da,y and affection, which bind free and Loyal
Loe snd their sovereign together, give the strength
h. whole Empire 70 an inu red individual. This COZ
,raoa is al! that is necessary to Scstsain loyal CON-
rniiy within becoming bounds, and TO insure their
nr 10 their Government that claim 70: redress which
n, IN progoked outrage imperaureiy demands.
Init, the American Government shall have taken
n measures as will ensure the liscs and property of
sh subjects within the territory OF the u States from
go,son and violence, the utmost guard and caution
required on the part OF masters OF steamboats,, aud
7er vessels in entering American hasbors as it is bot
"a ooin that at present the subjects OF Her Mujesy
ar be soInetnso placed in the power Of lawess ban
nj, when they imagine themselves within the protec.
m and authority of friendly Government
Given under my Hand and Seal at Arms, at Toronto,
= ,hfy.first day Of May, in the year of our Lord
,e thousand eight hundred and thirty eight and Of
+; hlsasty's Reign the first G. ARTHUR.
b. cop;mand of His Excellency.
{. A. flAGERMAN, Attorney. Genesa'.
D. CAurRcs, Secretary.
BRITISH OUTRAGE On AMERICANS.
(Erom tie Rochester DemocratJ
.roTGER STEAMBOAT OUTRAGE, The STEAMBOAT lE'
LEGg.pu FIRED INTO BY cody OF ARMED MEN AT
BRoc Eri;LE.
We fear that crisis is approaching which VIII throw
Ct frontier into the whirlpool of strife; for j. s impossi-
that ou.ruges giaring as are those continually be-
. perpetraled the lakes, long be amely borne
either nation. The destruction OF the Caroline alone
IS sufficient to have endangered the tranquility Of the
countries; and nothing but mutual forheasance could
are subdaed the fearful storm which gathered 5eaesth
y smoke of the Sir Robert Peel; but we know not
neither any thing but the interposton Of Divine Provi
,nce can Keep the sword sheahed, now that another
1,rage has been pespetra.ed by idisereet-it not will
NV malicious men.
The facts of this last act as gather them from the
,pan Of the Telegra pm, substantially as follows
The Telegraph Left OSwego at o'clock on Saturday
al Prescott usual-and reached
rockville about g. Here she landed al the lower dock
took on board and left number Of passengers-re.
.yed the visit and nsulls Of an snarned mob, who
soosltion-and was moving past the upper wharf,
hen soe was hailed, and commanded 10 'come too -
he captain supposiug there were passengers In wait.
Q stopped the engine, and dropped down to within ~
Of the dock bul apprehensive that all was not right
,cd the passengers 10 come on board in the small
at, But this would it satisfy the crowd, who insist"
upon the boats coming up 10 The dock.
After few words had passed the captain peremptorily
fused 10 land set the engine in notion and moved OH
mediaely upon this, and while the boat was within
I'd and FOUR OF THE BALLS ENTERED THE
AIDES CABIN! One passed within a few inches OF
e chambermad and two struck very near the captain
1t is said that the men who fired The guns were the
lard called out by the public authorities II So The
race is tenfoId more aggravated, and may lead to
nfold more serious consequences II The perpetrators
demanded by our Government they will not, course
delivered up. IN that case, our Government cannot,
nssenlly with its dignity, give up the wretches who
sroyed the Sir Robert Peel and thus collision may
made inc itable.
But we hope that they not in the service OF the
overnment or if they that they did not act IN
codance with the command OF any officer. Indeed
will not, for moment, harbor the thought, that ii
- ansh, else than an unauthorized act, which the Co
NAL Government will be prompt 10 repudIae, os our
government, will be that Of The destruction OF the SIr
ebert Peel Those on board of the Telegraph suppose
lat the object in commanding her TO land was to des
oy her. and attribute her escape from such catasiro
,dy Of men were not assembled But we believe such
opinion 10 be erroneous.
The fact however that she was fired into, the lives OF
board endangered and an :sslt offered 10 the
merican Flag, is enough to alarm every one for The
nseeuences Something efficient must be done to
repetition Of these oulEages, or land 1t is Jolly
disguise il) war will ensue.
The Rorhestcr Daily .4due'tiser Of Monday, says:
The officer commanding the guard al Brockyile Ut
nps an excuse by saying that the man had msrppre
nded his orders, which were 20 fire two muskeis into
air as signal provided any suspicious boats should
proach The degree Of suspicion that justly attaches
the Telegraph may be learned from the fact, that her
Il was sounded or rung twice, is customary at that
zee.
Col Bonnycas,le, in command Of the Queens troops
Kingston, stated to Captain Childs TINT he must ex.
ct 10 be fred into long we acted as at present.
ding by way Of taunt, that the next outrage from
side would be the signal Tor him to the line in
hostile altitudethat the Canadas could take the States
thou, aid from England L., the braggsrt make good
e first part of bis boast and his campaigns will have
ded.
1t is said bu. two of the thirteen committed for burn