Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-01-27
IMPORTANT FROM DETROIT.


From cause, 10 us wholly unaccouniable, VIC
have received mail from Detroit for the last ten
Gays two weeks circumstance so remarkable as TO
lead the belief that the mails have been deliberately
suppressed held back keep Congress and the Execu
tive Government in ignorance of tho plans and pro-
ccedngs Of the conspralos against the public peace 10
that quarter.
Yesterday, however, we were fortunate to receive
God.scnd in the shape Of Letter from citizen OF
character whose is known 10 us, containing The
following important and interesting inteigcnce:-H.
inteNgcneer.
DETROIT January u, 1888.
.Ncssrs Edtcrs-Thc farce which has bccn playing off
here for the last few days by our civil authorities SEEMS
now to be coming 10 close. The whole plot is drawing
near to its final dcnouement. The war our iroDter
is we hope end and the patriot force is disbanded
Nothing accomplished except TO furnish pleDafy
proof 10 England that in difficulties between her "nd her
colonies have neither the ability the will 10 lie.
main neutral. We have both the disposition TO engage
in the contest and The love OF fight, which will prompt
us 10 carry that disposition into action whenever &C.
casion offers. We have looked while army has
been mustered enrolled, organized, and equipped within
territory supplies and munitions OF war collected
arms taken from the public arsenals, and have suffered
the cmbarcalion of troops from wharves to assist
beon against the lawful authority in Canada-all with
out lifting finger against IT, Most surely, SO lar as IN
lies, shall convince the world that 1t we DO not
get involved in with ngand, it will be rather be-
she may overlook, than because we have not given
her, abundant cause Of complaint.
The capture of the patriot Schooner aud stores by the
Canadians disconnected all the plans Of tue invading
N.Y. They Immediately rclreatcd from Bots Blanc 10
an American Island. Discussions among them,
and some of the officers Withdrew from the SERVICE
The extreme cold weather produced much suffering
Confidence gone in the COMMANDERS and the force
has finally dsbanied
Nothing remains but legal proceedings against those
who have violated the law. All danger being past,
and the attempt to revolutonize Canada having been
frustrated the public officers begin to take mcasues for
the preservation OF their places They the port
and haar nj mi horu nd trp ehnll he
amused with the last act Of their farce, under the
bance Of judicial proceedings. You may be assured
however, that most Of our public officers too far i'm
pcaed in this mailer 10 press very closely these prose-
cuons. Their Ienissncss at least, and The partcipa
ton Of of them in the enterprise, have encouraged
and sustained it, Nay, otherwise, il might have been
crushed in its infancy
We shall probably be in an unsettled condition for
long time TO Much -feeling exists both sides
Of the line In Canada it is not without hos.
tile force invading its territory, armed ship sailing 10
and fro before It's Villages, and firing with shot
into their dwellings, have given good reasons tor cIus
peration that side.
Our authorities proved to be entirely mpctcnt
if not unwilling, 10 maintain neutrality; and most
surely they have manifested 1crY wish TO DO
detachment of the United States Army ought to
be stationed this frontier forthwith; nothing else, at
present, will suffice. The next most important thing
is resoue and determined Of officer. for the United
States. For want of this re have been nearly, if not
quite, involved in war. Yours, &c.
"
by at least other letter from the hand which
has meyer reached u.s. but is detnined at Detroit
where along The road with the other suppressed mails
AS we have given every word Of it, proper to add
that vouch further for the charges against the
public officers than that they from which is
respectable TO require the strctes scrutiny 10 be
Immediately instituted into the truth of them
| By the same mail which brought the above we re-
ceived the Cleveland Oho) Herald Of Jan. L. in which
find the following postscript confirming (as far it
goes) the OF the above letter. but furnishing no
information of intervening from the 9Th
| Jour latest previous datej to the 18th inst.
From the Cierciand Herald, Of January 1S)
The Detroit mall which has just arrived, brings US
some laic if not important intelligence from the emil
grants who left this place days since, under The
direction of Col. Sutherland. The following is an ex
tract Of letter from Captain Toonsend to Mr.. Umsue
ter Of this city, dated
90 Bols BLA.c, Jan. IL, 1893
Friend Umbstaeter-We are here in camp, and
have been out with my company aud another, and took
Bobclow [Bois Blanc Island but have lost schooner
and three pieces Of cannon with about Is We live
hard, my dear feow-t horrible, but shall stick
it. lost all my baggage in the schooner, and conse
quenty have to suffer; but am embarked and will not
shrink. Give your best wishes. have just learned
that is reported That was among the killed it's not
S.c Al TOWSGESn