Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-06-12
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Correspondence ~ tHS -Ilo1HY -HDHS
From Geo. c. Sherman. Esq, District .A0rnry
WXTERTowS, June >.
awe have as yet only ten persons arrested VINO we
engaged in the commission OF this offence. 1t is kno77
that some ten or eleven others, with william johnson I!
their head are among the thousand Islands, IN the FTi
St Lawrence; but report says that their retreat al pre-
sen, is uDon British ground And although some o! IL:
citizens of French Creek have seen and conveEd "'I
some Uf these men at distance, yet they were IN no "
tuation to venture upon an arrest. lHey pd lie q"
crrs defiance. They armed 10 the teeth, ana .'
desperate.
engaged III the commission OF this offence r, see
in Onondaga county; but their names have 10, been
able 10 ascertain.
"Tha following is lis, Of all that have IS yet been
able 10 learn who are implicated
William Smith, refugee iioin Canada, IN Iti We
Nickes, do do VIM W. Forward, 90 do -
Anderson, do do James Potts, do do Seth "a'ar''
- Warner brothers. do do. Nlihan L7e, Am'nA''
do Henry Hunter, do; Hugh Seaman, refugee "a
bail Daniel Mcleod, refugee, no, arrested Sans
C. Frey, do DO Robert Smith, Go. do; John laif
DO; - Thaye,r, dodo; Robinson ndn o. C,s a
WIN Lester do do VIM. Johnston, French cree
not arrested WIN. Coppernoll, do. do James l0"''
do. DO VIM. Robbins, do do. =,
"Governor Marcy will leave here THIS afternoon,
Sacketts HarboT, (Which place he visited yrs'r''l?
his way to French Creek, and if occasion shouts reg.
TO Ogdensburgh, from which place he viii return .!
way Of Oswego
ellis presence and his promptude in repairing H'''
n!tcr the arrival of the dispatches to him, h'Te M
happy effect, and cannot fail 10 produce saitaFy -'
ence
The crime or offence with which these persons
charged under orr Statutes is and robbery, OH
my Judgment IL IS or should De more properly :" va"
agans, the U. S.
"a strong force should, and no doubt will be SEN
upon this frontier for the protection Of luz ''
merce Of the lakes and river"
From The .4bany Ertning JonrnniI go.
WATERTowS, June 4E, -
Dear Sr-There is rumor this afternoon lna' u" E
William ". burnt last night, but III mol 'u9
dited. There was an express brought to tie nls''''
torney this afternoon that Bill Johnston was on :.
land fortified with about thirty men, ana D'I c..
to the Queen and all the Queens inenGs, and 10
body This is not fully believed; the authority -.
ed They calling out the militia by Regimen" "'
and take the island and arrest him.
PROCLAMATION. i. u
By WM. l.. Nancy, G0rern0r Of The Stafs q va. ~
Whereas William Johnston, late Of Ffenrl ''''
the county Of Jefferson, Daniel Mcleod, Iet"EfEi
the province of Upper Canada, Sande y. ''sy, a
bert Smith also refugees from the SAID pro''"'-'
been duly charged on oath with having VIZ" |ga y
with others in spzing, plundering and burning wv
boat 'Sir Robert Peel, at Wells Island IN !i' u
Lawrence and have hitherto eluded the ciTI "" IL
their attempts to arrest | do hereby offer the i H.
reward for the arrest Of each one of them, a"1
delivery to the custody Of the Sheriff OF the c''-'
Jefferson, viz: IA r.
For WILLIAM Johnson, -. 3;
For DANIEL McLEoD, ga NJ
For SAMUEL c. FREY, 81
For ROBERT SMITH, Sso, e
Besides the persons already arrested, and np,,ys, 81
named, there good reasons for believing h,;, ~
others were associated with them in coI;" st. t&
crimes above mentioned | do further otter g. III
of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS, for the Gss,,It&
and delivery as aforesaid of each one OF snr o.
who not named above, or who have not 0''" -
arrested. -, -: az
And do hereby order and command al c.,', ~ M
nsterial officers of this State to be v:g'a"' az 70 Va
in their exertions u cause The SAID o"e"0
brought to justice. -,,ro sy:5 M
Previous 10 committing the offences aoo's 70
the depredators had their encnmpmeni upon s.s:t T.
sand Islands" in the st. Lawrence, when ~, ,.
partly in the Province of Upper Canada, and
in The limits of this State, and 1t is believed ~
their refuge at this time among these The :H8
Given Under my hand and the pr7y seal u ia
H. $ this the 4th day Of June, Io37 uARt! la
PROCLAMATlON-UPP CAE3pab. G. IL
By His ExceIency Sir George Arthur, h IN. Or E
,nander of the Royal Hanoverian 'lf IHnpsr III
Lieutenant Governor of the Province o. Sr': 2
da, Major General Commanding Tier "'' ~
iherPiD &c, &c. RI