Litchfield enquirer., 1838-01-25
FROM THE, FRONTIER.
NIAGARA FALLS. J;

NIAGARA FALLS, Jan. 1U At eleven o'clock, near one hundred volun- teerS from Oswego, came i'll the cars from Lockport, and proceeded immediately t., Schlosser, and were conveyed to the Island. They had no arms with them, but plenty of provisions, blankets and clothing. After U short time, however, two boxes, directed to Buffalo, and containing thirty or forty mus kets, were stopped by order of Gen. Jackson, and placed under tho militia at Schlosscr.- He is very much censuretl for this act, as it is considered the Marshal's business, instead of the Generals. The Gen, however, is de- termined that tho arms shall nO. be given up.
 About noon, one of the men on the Island, observing several Indians on the Canada shore, near the battery-fred his musket at them, and the salute was immediately return ed by two discharges of cannon. At this, tho. Islanders commenced a fire upon the battery on the Canada shore, which was responded to by the Loyalists, and the firing soon be- came general on both sides, during which sirteen men on the Canada shore, are report ed by good authority. to have been killed, or wounded, as they were distinctly seen by men on Grand as we'll as Navy Island, to fall, and afterwards to be placed in carts and drawn away from the battery.
 JANUARY 1l.-Thcrc was committed at Schlosser this morning disgraceful outrage
 
 two o'clock, boats came from the Island, containing forty men, each armed with a musket, two pistols, sword and boarding pike; who immediately demanded the mus kets which had been seized by Gen. Jackson the day before. At this, the officer who com manded the militia. drew out his forces and prepared for action, should they attempt to get possession of them by force of arms. The Marshal, however, repaired to the spot, on the first alarm, and in few minutes, pre- vailed upon the Islanders to abandon their project, and return to the Island without tho arms.
 Jan 12-11 o'clock P. MA cannonading has commenced from the Canada shore, which has been kept up with spirit for the last half hour. There have been fired 200 guns, some dozen bomb shells, and one or two rockets. I sit where l can see every flash. Iris a splendid spectacle. All tho shells but one have burst high in the air. They are throwing away ammunition. calculate the chance oftheir hitting any body on the Island is one in 7,654, or whereabouts. But two or three shots have been fired from Navy Island. I hear stray ball whistle now and then, but nothing near enough to be at all terrific.
 The force on the foot of Grand Island, a- bout l5O-many of whom are without arms. talk of moving. Such is the suggestion of inc General. The Colonel wont start with out fu.ther orders. He has sent for muskets. and thinks, and believe rightly, that if he stays on the Island at all here is tho spot Here is the front of the effontier-opposite tho high contending powers, and in full view of every movement and every battle. For my sake hope they will stay at present.
 Morning. The firing continued at intervals all night, and has been the heaviest cannon- ading they have had during the war. The firing during the latter part ofthe night. was from both sides, and each, like womaQA wanted the last word.
 While putting the above in type, heavy cannonading from Navy Island could be dis- tinctlv heard amid the usual noise and bus tie of our streets. We shall probably learn this evening the result. Pretty warm work may be confidently anticipated. The regu- lars now opposite the Island, will hardly be as peaceably disposed as were the volunteers under McNab.-BuGalo EU. Jour-
 NIAGARA FALLS, Jan. l3.
 There were appearances last night of the Patriots leaving the Island; bu: it is said some disappointment was experienced in the non-srrival of boats. About 10 o'clock bea- con lights were noticed on the Canada shore in an hour after, boat WAS observed silently moving across the current below the point ot