Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-05-28

shore orsubls On the Dsr1sr. a
II seems to y totally impossible to KEEP tue bor-
der nhabitans Of either Canada the United States
Inc state of tranquility. They are determined to
kick up a row. The people of Oswego seize Brit
ish vessels and insult their officers; the people Of Ca
NADIA rctalate, and seize an American vessel passing
gthroughthe Wclland Canal. Then the Americans
have another flare up return for this; and then the
Canadians return the compliment. In short, it is
more than all the United States troops and authori-
ties and the $1,000 British regulars de to keep
the borderers from eating one another up; particu-
larly the people of Canada; for when they have no
trouble quarrel with the people OF the United
States, they fight with one another Here is the last
specimea Of their crazy conduct, which we give
from the " Ogdensburgh Times" promising, howev-
er, that the account is some what highly colored =
CANADIAN INsoLExcE.-On Friday, the 18th in
slant the schooner G. s. Weeks, Turner, master,
laden with merchandise from oswego, consigned to
Morristown, Brockville, and Ogdensbursh, pat into
the port Of Brockve for the purpose Of dischargng
that part of her cargo consigned to that place The
usual papers were sent to the Collector, and the de-
putty gave permit to unload the merchandise con-
signed to that place.
Among the deck freight was a six pound cannon,
belonging to tho State Of New York, and shipped by
the General for the artillery company Of
this place, under command OF A. Is. James, Esq. On
the discovery of the gun, of the overoyal SUBJ
iects of Brockville rallied in considerable force and
manifested disposition to seize the gun. The cap
tain and crew resisted, and the weight of the gun
was considerable, the captain and his men were ena-
bled to retain the property till COL Duncan Frazier,
Collector Of the district, distinguished by valiant
and safe attack upon the steamboat United States not
long snce up aud joined his aid to the mob, by
taking possession OF the whole, property, schooner,
and all The gun given to the mob, the property
mark ed with the brand of conquest, and the victors
paraded the streets in triumphal procession, firing
the new gun, &c.
The steamboat United States carried up the facts
Of the case to Col. Worth, on Friday evening, and
with characteristic prompttude he came to the res
cue arriving about O'Clock p. M. on Saturday He
sent respectful inquiry to the Collector, asking on
what grounds the schooner was detained. The de-
putty stated in reply that he could give answer in
the absence of his principals but several of the au-
thorties Of Brockville came off, and Col Worth was
surprised to find that the vessel detained with
out any color of rregularty in her papers, and with
out the allegation of any impropriey ON the part OF
the Captain.
Such is the account on one side. Here is the con-
clusien from the Montreal Gazette:
Colonel Worth demanded the immediate restitu-
ton OF both the schooner and the gun; after cor
respondence between Col. Worth, and Col. Marshall
commanding at Brockville it agreed that the
restitution asked for should be made but that the
inhabitants of Brockvillc were exasperated at the
appearance Of foreign armed force in port that they
determined that the gun should not be delivered up
to Colonel Worth, unless he should previously retire
from British waters. Upon this, il is said that the
Officer in command Of a detachment Of the I'D regi-
ment at Brockville drew up his with the inten-
ton of dispensing the inhabitants, and even Of firing
upon them il they resisted. They did, however,
persevere in resisting but by this time the govern
ment steamboat Traveller, arrived at Brockvilie,
with detachment of the SD Regiment from Kings
ton on board, despatched by Col Dundas, on Col.
Marshalrs report of>the occurrences at Rockville
on the 18th. The Oneida, with Col Worth and his
troops then left Brockville and the gan after
wards sent across TO Ogdensburgh, the schooner
having been previously liberated.
How near the parties to a collision may be
from the following from the "Osdensburgh
Times:"-
Col, Worth had his vessel ranged alongside of the
schooner and every thing in readiness with matches
lit, TO blow the frst spark into flame that would be
likely convince the rioters and their officers thai
war, Of which the redoubtable Canadian loyalsts
have spoken so freely, was game that two can play
at In this state Of things matters remained for fou
or i've hours, when collision was often momentarily
expected. The fort and block house were in the
hands Of the people who carried these proceedings
and had all the arrangements for the engagement
made, but they found that Col Worth did not quail
that he had come prepared to burn powder and ex
change metal with them, and they wisely, after
long delay, concluded that prudence was the bettel
part Of valor, and saved their ammunitsn for more
fitting occasion.
Colonel Worth says that the civil authorities al
Brockville acted with great zeal in restoring the
property and Colonel Marshall and the British
regulars also behaved very properly, for which the
papers Of both countries abuse him numerically
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