Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-01-16

The sentiments and sympathies of our correspond
ents are their own-ther facts belong to history. We
give them as we receive them Let the reader draw
his own conclusions.
The drama Of Navy Island is fastening TO close
We may receive tonight intelligence of the deepest
interest and il So it will appear in the Herald of to-
morrow morning. Whatever great and important event
may take place, the public may depend on finding It
recorded in the HERALD Our splendid corps of cor.
respondents embraces every point of interest from Al
bany to Navy Island including Rochester and Buffalo
Nothing can escape them
NAVY ISLAND, Monday, Jan. s, l835-l0P. M.
DEAR SIR,-Tnis morning the steam boat BARGE
Iona arrived at Schlosser from Buffalo, to take the
place of The ill faied Caroline as ferry boat between
the American shore and Navy Island. She is a lar
ger and better boat than the Caroline, and if the To-
RES get her, il will be more vaorous feat than the
capture Of boat with sleeping crew. and the muir
der of unarmed men. No attack has yet been made
apon the Island, and IL Is believed that none will be
made. One half Of McNab's army are patriots, and
will not fight their friends; and the other half with
the exception of choice spirits like those who
took the Carolne are afraid Of the grape shot of the
islanders passage over the cataract below the ISL
and. Your citizens must no, believe one half the ru-
mors they hear about affairs this frontier. The
most exaggerated reports are constantly put in circu
iation for purposes of mischief waggery. Col Nc
Nab has avowed officially, that the pture and de-
structon of the Caroline was by his order, and
mends the perpetrators of the damning deed for pro-
motion! A large force is collecting near Detroit I'M
der Duncomb, and will ere long form junction with
Gen. Vaa Rensselaer,. The next important news you
hear will be that the forces the Island have effect
ed landing on the main land of Canada.
Ihave given you some facts-now for opinions.
The capture of the Caroline has decided the fate of
Canada. Had the British forces acted only the de-
fensive, the Navy Island affair would soon have be-
come stale joke, and the forces under Van Renssa-
laer would ere this have dsbanded from starvation.
R,tr tnuu Of md fho IF
citizens has reused up feeling from Ogdensburg TO
Detroit, that government quell and that will
sweep the British power from Canada have just
seen letter from Cleveland, Ohio Gen. Suther-
land has left there with enc hundred armed men to
Join Duncomb in Canada. The Ohio boys are re-
cruiting for what they call "great squirrel hunt"
have also received this moment letter from De-
trolt, confirming previous news that Duncomb is in
force, and will soon move towards Toronto. The
Wolverines are pouring into Canada as volunteers in
great numbers. But one feeling animates the great
body of the people Of West New York, Ohio and Mi
chigan and that to give the Canadians fair play.
Head and his friends will flee 10 this state for safety.
The prevailing sentiment Of the people the frontier
is, "War or no war-monarchy mas, no longer dis
grace North America. Yours, &c.
ROCHESTER, Jan. 9th, 1889,
JAMES GORDON BEssETT, Sir Presenting you are
not averse to cleaning information respecting
the Canadian war; take the liberty present you with
sition Of our neutral government, Individuality dis
Germ that some journals in the far famed city Of Gotham
are making great hue and cry" respecting the burn
ing Of the Caroline and that they loud in their denun
Citations against the British outrage" Living do
near the Of war have been enabled to collect
information to the real aggressors and have
hesitation in saying that the United States is the guilty
oae-not the Government of the United States but the
people. Our neutrality have sacrificed at the shrine
of mistaken patriotism, and instead OF Navy lsand
being the camp Of the patriots who do we behold there
A set Of disafected Americans, who have nothing to
lose and every thing TO gnis-who are impeled on
ward BY the hope Of gain, and enmity to the British in
stead or the much abused and prostuied attribute of
liberty. Shame that thus trampe on the dear
bought rights of departed sres and prostitute that
cnnobine attribute purchased by the blood Of patriots
The mistaken idea, that patriots, Canadian PATRIOTS
are encamped Navy Island" is most ridiculous
The commander in chief is Amercan--the troops
are American citzess-and the arms American proper
ty And all this is neutrsli trust sir, that you will
give publicity this letter, will present your
readers Of the facts relative to this all absorbing
topic
taking the most active in behalf of the pair
ou," who, they but at their homes, drawing
wood about to say digging potatoes las they are
mostly armcrs but then IL is winter and that business
is over with they would be treated with derision and
contempt by the very who are loud in their
praise All the munitions Of war that be raked
Navy Island" and Canada Is now at war with the
United States. The meetings in this place are frequent
there is this EVENING" and il is all sympathy" for
the Canadian sufferers In fact, IL shows how easily
deuded people who aspire TO common sense, can be ;
and presents in strong light the foibes Of mankind
that while carrying war into Canada. we take
FIRE and become arost crazy with mock patriotism be-
cause the enemy retaliaes. and brings into
territory our own errors discern. but the
least flaw or blemsh in adversary is magnfed with
wonderful exaggeraton
In presenting yos with these brief remarks Il mns
not be understood that counenance the outrage on
board the Caroline far fron -but while lament the
evils Of that disaster and the impctuous cruelty Of those
nhuman butchers, cannot but discern that the
aggressors. Had Americans remained neutral during
the difficulties In that country, the outrage would not
have been committed but no the first insurrecon or
rebellion that breaks out matter where, the people
ofthe United States have the Management OF the
sfsirthey must have finger in the pie, is mo
TO-" Their contempt for the laws Of nations is
" equaled by the impetuosty with which they rush in
to the Imminent deadly breach spurning danger as
the horse spurns the Of the slain Living
near the seat Of war and residing great distance
from IT, are different things.
Ia your city great dignity 10 attached to the present
difficulty in Canada, and the suffering patriots. Now,
Sir permit to say, that you here, and could
witness the hsmbuggery and of people who would
run at the FIRE of musket you would laugh and pity
the weakness Of the posteriy Of patriospstrots in
heart and sou whose blood ready ow out in de-
fence Of pure and undefled patriotism Doctor Rolph
makes Rochester his rendezvous, occasionally IN akng
trim 10 Navy Island reconnoitre presume he s the
sths travelling agent for the army, to buy up mnskes