Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1838-02-03

the taking of the Caroline. One oil these
asserts that an eight cared gig IRON the
Canada side was fired upon by two pieces
of heavy ordinance "from point on the
main shore on the American side, not iar
from that fort" fort Schosser.)
The Buffalo Journal of the 9th distinct
ly AYERS that the Caroline was nm Amcrl'
can boat, and American property. Also
that the assertion of Lieut.. John Elmsely
-Royal,Navy, in letter TO Col McNabo
that his eight cared gig, on December 20
while accommodating Navy Island, and be-
fore the Caroline affair, was fired at by two
dscharges-ofhe ordinance from "Fort
Schlosser s7 untrue. The Journal says
there was no firing, and that there IS no
fort there whatever
As respects Col. McNab's own agency
: in burning of the Caroline, we find the fol-
lowing declaration Of an order he gave to
Captain Drew.
Copy ola letter from the Honorable A.
N. McNabb, Col. Commanding, to Col. the
Honorable Jonas Jones, A. ID. G.
Head Quarters, Chippewa, 3oth Dec. 1887.
Saturday morning, 3 O'Clock
Sir,-I have the honor to report for the
information of his Excellency the Lieuten-
ant Governor, that having received pos
tive information that the Pirates and Re-
! bells at Navy Island had purchased steam
boat, called the Caroline, to facilitate their
intended invasion of this country-and
being confirmed in my intirmatiou yester-
day the boat Sailing under British colors)
appearing at the Island, determined up
ION cutting her out, and having sent Capt.
Drew, of the Royal Navy, he, in the most
gallant manner, with crew of volunteers,
whose names shall hereafter mention,
performed this dangerous service, which
was handsomely Effected. In consequence
OF tho heavy current it was found to be
impossible to get the vessel over TO this
place, and il was there lore necessary to
set her on fire. Her colors are in my
possession.
| have the honor to be,
Sir, your obt. servant
A. N. McNABB.
p. S.--We have Two or three wounded,
and the pirates about the same number
killed. A. N. McNABB
The athdavits are published in the same
paper, of men who were either on board
the Caroline when she was taken or in the
We give the substance of
The affidavit ola man who swears he was
On board,
That after Duncombe's men were dis
,ersed, he went with Alfred Luce, another
If Duncombe's men, down to Chippewa,
md crossed the Niagara River to join the
Patriots, that he was on borrd the steam
'Oat Caroline with the said Alfred Luce
N their way to Navy Island at the time
he was captured-that he believes said
luce was killed in the engagcment-that
le understood the boat % be the property
# the Patriots-that on the same day she
vas captured, she had taken six poun-
Ter to the Island from Fort SckosSer on [
he American shore, with provisions and
ther neccssaries for McKenzie's army
hat the flag they had on board was Brit
sh flag-that deponent saw the cannon
ut on board-that the cannon, as he un-
erstood, was the property OF the United :
that when the boats apr oach-
d the steamboat, rifle was fired on them t
rom the steamboat--that he then ran
Onward TO the front Of the steamboat, |
When he was made prisoner
The only frelocks deponent saw on I
'oard were muskets and rifles.
Another, who also seems to have been {
n board, swears that there were about I
hlrty armed men on board-thatthe said G
oat, as he understood, was the property G
# Patriots on Navy Island; she had been O
Employed during the day in taking pro- O
sloHs and stores to the Island; that de- I,
onent was in the cabin lying down when c
'e heard the watch on deck cry out, 'Har- n
a boys, here comes the enemy;' that he n
leard the captain say 10 rn= mon, 'sSleep f
veil tonight, for VIC shall have hard work I
o-morrow. There are many gentlemen O
oming from Rochester, and we snail have +
0 take them over" =
From the Ncw York Daily Express, Jan. IS,
LATER FROM THE CONTINENT, S
The packet ship Francis LIST, Capt Peel, ;;
Which sailed from IIavrc the 9th ult. brings =
ews little later from the continent. +