Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1838-06-08
VOL. XT--No. 572

Robert ss we passed down; she must
have upset when the fire reached near the
water, as the engine had fallen outward,
partly into the water, and partly on one
side of the hull, the other side and keel
raised out Of the water, the shaft almost
perpendicular, and the skeleton Of one
wheel out Of the water, nearly in a hori-
zontal position. The fire was then
smoulderiDg near the keel.
would here remark that there were
several very respectable Americans in tho
Oneida as lellow-passcngers, and they all
without exception expressed their abhor-
renee OF the outrage, and expressed THEM
opinion that the Government under the
circumstances was bound first to indcm-
Nifty the sufferers by the destruction of the
boat, and afterwards to bring the perpe-
traitors to justice itself, or deliver them
over to be tried by the British Laws
AT French Greek large number assem-
bled round US, and many of the most
respectable expressed their determine
ton to use every exerton possible, to get
the whole gang arrested.
| believe between the passengers and
the crew of the Sir Robert many Of the
villains, although disguised, can be
identified among them, Bill Johnson,
Frey, Phillips, and Wells, the latter three
| Upper Canada refugees, the former a
VIGOROUSLY bad character and chief Of
the gang from French Greek.
Mrs. DR.. Sampson, | understand, has
sworn positively to one Of the gang and
one of the hands who came down with US
will swear that Bill Johnson put bayonet
to his breast.
The boat was built in Brockville, Upper
Canada, in 1887, and at the time Of tho
fire was valued at E1l,OOo, owned Id by
William Bacon, Esquire,o of Ogdensburgh,
State Of New York, the remainder by
James Jones, D. B. Ford, and Harvey,
Esquires, of Upper Canada.
The Courier, usually so tame and in>
sipid, wakes very warlike on this affair
This unauthorized act Of a mob is consid.
cred much more henous act than the
destruction of the Caroline, and the mur-
der of all on board, by the erpress orders
of the Governor Of Upper Canada. In
commenting on the outrage, that paper
says -
"It is not our wish to minister to pop.
ular excitement. We have given every
proof Of the opposite disposition. We
indulge in no exaggeraton. We would
give the American authorities and people
the benefit of every doubt and excuse that
can be suggested in their behalf. The
reported loss of lives, firing Of salutes,
&c. we do not repeat or credit. We ad.
nit that possibly the gang, in this one in-
stance, may have been Canadian refugees,
and not Americans; that from the time g.
place chosen for the piracy, it is no Won
der the authorities were not at hand to
prevent it. We will even allow them the
merit Of having since done their best 10
arrest the pirates. Still there is more
that must be done by them or the pros
pect of peace between the two countries
is not worth "a months purchase.
"There must be this proof, given, of
the sincerity of their official declarations,
which we hear in such abundance, -the
: punishment of the offenders. II will not
:, do, to play off a second act Of the Core
. and NELSON humbug. Juries. both Grand
. and Petty, must be honest. VAN RENssE-
:, LAHR and MACKENZIE must be dealt with
;, according to justice, and not according to
=, such law as the Vermont Grand Jury
were allowed TO deal forth to their ,fello,U-
. knares. The pirates who have destroyed
. the Sir Robert Peel, must meet their de-
serts, as warning to their fellows that
, there is a government in the States, and
that that government knows the meaning
~ of the word honesty. And last and least
, the full value of the vessel destroyed mus,
- be made good by the country in whose
- waters, and by the aid of whose citizens,
a directly or indirectly given, the piracy was
rs committed"
g An express reached Albany on Thurs-
l. day afternoon, bringing dispatches for
y. - Governor Marcy from the District A'tor'
m ney at WATERFOWL. Governor M. left
IS Albany Immediately after the arrival Of
the express in the evening cars for, Utica
'e and thence, by relays Of horses, to Water
,e town.
o The Argus mentions that the despatch
ID es to Gov. Nj. contain some further
O. particulars. We add few extracts -
y 81 have this moment learned that capt
n Armstrong had command of the Robert
- Peel.apainst whom, it is said, the refugees
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