Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-01-16

r Int do 70, behcve he will 20 wil;iugi;Y-f there IS
am hope of soadIng The IoyaHs's INTO al '''acH "poa
tue Island. II is what Re and al hS me" "s"'' a''
what Bic Nah, and al hrs mon dread.
IF The parties so not consent |" merton tue p'''h H'f"'
| sbalI loo. ir al attack 10 night or tn morrow.
There is Il runIo, hr.e that Mcl~"d' Win - men,
were driven oyer The f,fls, by 4 shot iron, me 'S'ano Oh
Spaasy night. !! is crrtain :iat he IL missing, ana the
rumor Is current ON 10th sides and generally DeheVea.
'rhc Islanders are iu high glee, and confident OF sse'
cess. " p--u,,
p. S. have this momant beard tina. Van hensssiarr
rcc,,ses TO accept an pr,noIpsted landing should It b.
urpsTrrsd him; and that he aso respectfully bess Leave TO
hold on 10 lie asDs now III his Possess"n'
Nov book out For battle.
(frpn tae Bn5uyo Srzasl}
Tur CssApA WaR.-Fh= Information brought ny the
express this morning, is Ina! so'Atng OF interest has oc-
cpf,sd 9 ,ce our se. publication. Some bali dozen shots
were fred from Navy island ia* ensn'as' al one OF the
scn,re hc .oorinr 10 The rsyal;sts. This morning the ri.
mor il. thai \ large trtach,nent q Mc.Nabs force IS
marching up The river, destined probably lor Tie schrs.
which are arrang a few snies above Chippewa. Three
Of shese vessels are American T%Stry' seons.us 70 u
meyc!a MS Of Oswego, u. I Being wEIe'ed on the
Canada side Of Lake Erie, afforded an opportunity to
the ruya!isls to press them is,o l:e s'FSfsr.
The rur7or is very pre- y"lent aboyt town mat Dr. Din-
combe is marching down wik a force OF the PATROLS
from the London OlstT1ci, 10 ce-"lfraS Tito 'he io'ceS
on Navy }stand.
The Daily Star says @lae Comn!rsSry General, Mar.
shall AVID District Attorney, have bera some lime Ct
Sc!rlnsse, sna that vicinity, on business connected with
their several Offices. a demand has been made OH
Generul Van Rensselaer,, Sy Cen. Alcu!afins, iof Inc
delivery Up Of the odnaaer and arms belonging 70 inc
Safe. This demand being declined, II Is the 'nlentloip
of Cen. srcuiar:os TO prevent, il possible, any further
pnssaoe Of The arms or ordnance belonging TO the State,
10 the :sland. After this he will p,aceet' to demand oil
The CaDsdian authorities permission to tahe them IN
their territory; 50 that, if by any circumstances they
should fall into the hands vt the British, ihsy VIII not
be lost TO The State"
Correspondence ofMs Rochester, Dtm0r'Ht)
NAVY lsiaSD, u. c.. Jan. ],
IN o'clock. 7. NJ.
Tho America far was hoislcd today VII Grand is.
land. opposite The Canada shore, and a company OF the
American militia remain Ihrr" 10 Pr'ttri their son rom
further aggression. Arms and ammunition come IN very
plentiInlIy, and l Suppose we SliaI! ''oa W oh ou' way
10 Torunto.
Col. Sutherland has left for Detroin IN company with
Capt Case and the two Nlalcolrns Of Canada. DR.. -.
Duncombe will meet them there, ana' sley are 10 enter
Tie Western District with n large army, to form a juno
ton with Gen. Van Rensselaer, rs early as possible.
BrryALo, Jan. d.
MIR. Mackenzie was arrested By tbs Marsha! a few MI
nutes since. in this city, on a VIII ISSUED ny Judge
Conkling, the u. S. Distric, Judge. .u
The ATTACK uroS THE CARuaISE.-Ihe following:
is the first account Of the Schiesser aaair 'hat mas reach-
ed US from the Canada side ~e therefore lose no lihic
in placing il before our readers.
Ii is an extract from n letter II is, rom a gentleman
of very high character, living at Niagara. Whether cor
rect or incorrect, we know tha: lie las gwen US his no
nest belief on The subject.
"Tbis nornipo. nj on. o'clock, the steamer Caroline
was cut nut from Fort Schlus#T ,andan attempt was mace
IN ,uw her 10 Chippewa by small! bonts' but ind'ns ii's
impracl!cabe. she was SIT on fire and drilled down the
Fails.
Three men were killed on board, and about twenty
were driven on shore two were slade prisoners, zone d
leader in Duncnmbe's army and IT, IS feared one went
over in the boat. Search vas made tor any that might
be on board, before settin. her on fire, but none could
be- fund.
This boat, according 10 the information of-of
Buffalo, who was at Chippewa at the time, was not
American property. She belonged 10 Mackenzie, and
under his tlIn, Url. COlUTeG and Two StdTsj dfleu Nv
his men.
Tho. ma viea,ion laws between the two countries were
hrnkrn BY her, and she cau!J claim no protection from
the laws of the United States, as by them she must
have been considered Il pirate v
LNTEsr FROM THE FRONTIER.
New YoEK. Jan. ll-3 z. M-We have dates from
Buffalo and Niagara Falls 10 the 9TH inst. The report ct
Mckenzie ) arrest is confirmed. lie wos taken IN But
ialo on the evening of the 1lh. but was liberated on CIV
ing bonds In the amount Of 5000 aud was permitted 10
return 10 Navy island. Gen. Van Rensselaer, had per-
emptorily declined to deliver up the artillery and mus.
kets belonging TO Ibis State and II is snld that zen.
ArcuInrius had mads a successful application 10 Sir
Francis Head, for permission 10 take them, il they should
fall into the hands Of the British authorities. This GER
tainlp indicates the most commendable courtesy III the
Lieut.. Governor. II is lustheu slated that Sir Francis
Head dlsavows any participation by the Government ot
Canada in the affair nj Schlos3er.
There is no positive Information in regard to the move.
menis of Duncombe; no reliance is placed in the various
reports that represent him as in Force in the vicinity OF
Maiden. An attempt at mediation is said 10 have been
made on the pnrl Of some Of OGE citizens, between the
Canadian authorities and the PERSONS on Navy Island.
General Scott reached hIbanY on Tuesday morning
and left there in the evening for the frontier. in company
with Governor Marcy, Colonel Worth, of The United
States Army, and AdJutant-G General Macdonald.
(FrOm III: albany Esr"ing Journnl)
BySFALo, Jan. ), 1893.
TuuRLow WEED, ESQ.,
Dear Sir Heavy firing having been heard here for
four hours past, great ANXIETY has been felt in reference
to The expected battle at Navy Island. The cars have
just come up, by which We learn that the royalIsts COM
nenced a tremendous ae apun the Island from the main
shore, at ! o'clock this afternoon. They have l6 pieces
Of artillery and several morlars, all Of which are IN the
most active operation. Tlle force is about 1000 militia
200 regulars, and $50 lndians-ltr latter mostly arrived
last night in canues from above. With these, and The
assistance OF the steamboat Thames md their schooners
lying at Black Greek, two miles above the Island, it il
expected they Will attack the Patriots tonight, and God
knows what may be the result. A great loss oil lie VIII
ensue, at any rate, as the Patalots are pretty well pre-
pared, and the Island itself is almost impregnab!e. The
Patriot force is about 1000 10 llO6, as near AS we can
learn, and a more determined set Of men, for good or
evil, were probably never congre gated. They have also
% pieces Of artillery, and are we'll supplied with small
arms and other mentions of war. We are Of course
waiting with ia,ense anxiety to henr from them.
New YoRx, Jan. I3.
From the Frontsr The most important intelligence
which we find 10 the western papers received by the
Albany mail last evening, is The official report OF Col.
McNabb, Of the capture and destruction Of the Caroline,
avnwiug that the boat was captured by his orders; and
thus devolving upon the general government the duty
Of requiring satisfaction therefor. The Toronto Patriot
contains a very particular account Of the transaction,
~which,hf correctly reported, places the matter a inore.rc-
prehensibe light than the official account. Accompa-
nying the same are several ailidavits, relating 10 some
very Improbable events said 10 have occurred on the
American shore previous to and during the attack upon
the Caroline. The names Of several who were engaged
in the expedition, are mentioned with commentator by
the Patriot, ior the bravery they displayed in the affair!
Among these are the aaracs Of Capt. Mccormick, for
merly the commando Of Il steamboat on lake Ontario.
The expedition, it appears. was commanded by Capt:
Drew Of the royal navy The number Of "Pira.es