Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-03-22
From THE FRONTIER,

Extract from letter. dated D;troit lst March, 1888
"The Patriot force under Col. Seward are now on
Point aux Peilee Island in Lake Eric IT. miles uistanl
from the Canada shore, to the number OF 33o-'s so
IT'S said they are supplied with cannon but this DOUBT
The British policy is 10 allow them 10 remain There un-
Ill The ice breaks up. This, however coWaroiyi may
Notwithstanding be the correct policy am not IN
fnrmed whether Col Seward intends 10 land upon The
main shore. The Fighting Island Army are disappear.
inv and It's said they bound for the Point aux Eel
lee ARMY Thus you see the Patriots have already
taken four Islands, and fancy their object 10 lake all
The Islands, and then subdue the Continent.
"The Fighting Island Army consisted OF lUo men,
Chose who landed.) as Of whom had guns. They had
also four FOUNDER cannon and one hundred six FOUNDER
balls The British opened upon them nine ponnoer'
grape and canister, which caused The Army N re
tire. Three men were "oundad-ons IN NE h1G lne
killed amounted on both sides 70 00OO000OO! The Of
6ccrs and men behaved with perfect cooncss The her
noneer being 10 degrees below zero The negroes al
Maiden were not allowed 10 participate in this gallant
affair." so that their prospect is nhcr dark
DIRECT FROM DErRo,T.-Ai length we have rrc"iv-
ed by mail newspaper direct from Dpi'ot. inr Da
" Advertiser of the 9Th of The month is one of the pa
pers reccived and it contains The following paragraphs
only concerning the state Of airs on that frontier:
Nat. Int.
aft is believed tina, the Pari6s have not yet evacuated
Point nu Pellce Island. We learn that considerable
accessions were made TO their numbers yesterday.
awe learn that the notorious Gen. Sutherland, and
another by the name of Spencer who were cross:
ing on the ice from Gibraltar 10 Point au felee island
on Sunday afternoon, taken prisoners by The Brl.
fish sen,ne!s and taken TO Maiden. We are informed
that Sutherland is to be hung this morning
ALBASY March, l3.-Najnr General Scott. with his
aids I.euls. Reyes and Tacrt,, and Col. Worth, ar,
rived in this city yesterday afternoon, from the West and
have rooms at Congress Hall. The frontier disturb
anccs may be regarded as at an rnd.--7rgus
MorE ISpIAY MURDERS We learn from Capt. Will.
den of the schr Marye,a RyoH arrived at this port this
morning, from Key Bscane, that, the 9Th inst Capt
Higgins and the head Engineer of the steamer Aobn-
ma left their respective vessels, and went the river
in boat fonr miles from the encampment of The forces
stationed in that quarter, for the purpose of cunning
and were both killed by party OF struggling Indians
A negro who accompanied them, made his escape by
sculling the boat the opposite side of the river, at.
Ter hny wing been wounded twice. AS the intei
pence of the murder reached the encampment portion
of the troops sent in search Of the boat, but re.
tercel laRiaa seer the 9Th inst with his
command, and would leave in day or two for Fort
| Dallas, on the Miami RiVer.-Charieston Courier
New ORLEANS, March 10-By the arrival of the schr
Fox last evening" from Veasco, which place she left
the 9Th inst we learn that The Texans dreaded moi in
vasion from Mexico was reported and as to their
blockading the ports there such thing attempted
T.4drcrtiser,