The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-04-15
Fries Two Gents
The Caroline Case.
Correspondence ofthe Herald
ATu.Sv Gel

oe me least OF the perplexing difficulties wh;.h
" oaoineta at Washington will have TO d;s.uss
=" mere is certainly none which has sI,s.d,,
.I"'eaas much excitement; nor any in all prob,.
'N'S'h Drought to a settlement in the firm IF A..
"''vah' current, would be SO likely 10 Leave be-
y o'a"ce against the side which NJ nresen, !, n.
"e"pscts IL, as theidestruction of Tho C.ro,;...
anu wen knowing, that you possess the .ouro..n
give puohcify to all straight forward commuo;..-
uon''when supported by facts, l Therefor. to-. a..
ioerty OF Offering the materials for a oona,.I 49,
COUNT the chief part OF which I, however, -.
go myseh o. from the public prints. dur;,9. v;.;,
which l paid to Canada, after the trial IF H,I I.
ana as the several items have become ma,,.- -
history, 1t will remain for your reader, % -.
'ns'r estimate, either as their feelings or Their
view OF the facts may appear to warrant.
VIII commence with the first debit In the death
Oh the unfortunate Amos Durfe, whs. il has an.
Peared In the evidence produced on the proseen-
ZION OF MLeod, had been employed ON hoard IN.
Caroline, but whose body was found on The wharf
at schiosser, and as sworn to by lame. Field
:. 'hat a ball appeared to have been shot tbrouvb
Durtes mead, from front TO rear, and .s the NOR
man was no doubt, (like his companions, in N.
act OF escaping from the boat, with his face tov-
ARDS the house, from whence the party were 6rin~
on the b"arders. | leave the reader to form h;s
own conclusion as to whether Durfee was killed
rom .he mouse which was in his front. or from the
boarding party who were in his rear =, ia ho-.n.
10 De observed, that evidence has been piven that
only one shot was fired at the boarders lint ~. IT,
n ;tsa L:eu.ehant received five gun shot wounds
without taxing any other wounded person into ae.
count, 1t may be inferred that there is some errnroe
memory in the statement.
The next item to the debit would be the actual
value fthe Caroline at the time she was d.strovsd
and although Mr.. Wells. the owner. spnesrs3 ~
nave a very detective memory, / would submit that
the amount be made out from his own SHOWING
tnat Is, say me cost of repairs amounting to one
ing paid, although he believed he did, and the sum
stated TO have been pnid for the Caroline on the
lst day OF December, 1887. and which he declared
t .nae en- PAIN, was eo dollars; therefore admitting
the tuii amount OF purchase and repairs Of the Ca
r"i'es to be as sworn to, Mr.. Well loss could not
have exceeded 900 dollars; and here | propose ia
rest the debts.
But, as Mr.. Well, has also sworn, that on III.
day when the Caroline was destroyed, she had
been employed in carrying one six FOUNDER. per-
maps loo 10, and may have been 100 muskets, be-
:ides certain other articles, to Navy Island, a bri-
tish possession, and he having also declared under
oath, that ne understood that the object in taking
possession Of Navy Island, was to concentrate there
and free Canada; ! will. therefore, propose that
avowed int ntion of Freeing Canada be carried
out as credit No. L.
,. Firing upon the inhabitants residing at Amherst.
ourB ana sandwich, by an armed schooner fitted
out on this side of the Lake.
3. Bots Blanc invaded, and occupied by persons from
Z. Fighting Tslsnd, the same.
8. Hickory Island, the snme.
q. The Sir Robert Peel Steamer, one of the most
valuable vessels on the Lake, taken and destroy.
ed at ono Of our islands, when taking in her
7. An attack made on the Short Hills, q house
s. The Island of Point or pela taken by an army from
our shores s, where where IPw s;;,.s Of thirty British re-
p1urgh, many killed, and the body Of Lieutenant
Johnston brutality mutilsted.
10. Windsor attacked by a party from Detroit-the
Thames steamer destroyed-the barracks burnt,
ana the body oil Surgeon Hume brutally mutt
IL. An attempt made to blow up the Great Britain
steamer, when leaving Oswego, with all her pas
IL. The cold-bloOded midnight murder Of. Captain
10. The destruction of Brock 8 Monument.
- The destruction of the Church at Chippewa.
10. The destruction fthe Hstel and 10 houses, at the
Is. The destruction of Mr.. Mewburn,s propertv.
II. The destruction Of Mr.. Laing's property At Short
Is. TIE attempt to destroy the war steamers Minos
and Toronto.
10. The partial destruction of the welland Canal
Locks, when attempting to blow them up.
20. The destruction, by fire, Of sundry houses at Beach
others, and which was T perUetra ts SS e,wssn snS
and two O'Clock Of the most dismslly dark and
cold morning OF the goth December, 1888, Their
mometer being 30 degrees below Zero, and caus
ing several families, including q female only a
few days confined, with her infant, to fly for their
sleeping clothes on, some Of the parties, iRnciud.
ing MI: Johnton, one OF the sufferers, having
HNow, having, as consider, submitted SUFFICIENT
set offs or credits for the Caroline, l will not addto
the numerous complaints Of cannon beng still con-
cealed for the purpose Of making further attacks,
nor to the frequent visits to induce the British SOL
dicrs to desert, nor the immense expense to which
Great Britain has been put in keeping mp such q
military establishment in Canada; at the same time
let us ask ourselves, what would be our conductT-
British remaining without redress? ! would also
beg leave to notice, the readiness with which Gre
gan was released, before an official application had
even been made, whose arrest appeared to call forth
the most extraordinary sensation. Yet, when two
unhappy Frenchmtn, charged with a crime which,
although bad, but | contend was less brutal, (be-
cause Il was against their fellow men, and not
against women and infsnts) they were, notwith-
standing their having sought an asylum in this
country taken into custody in the State of New
York by The French authorities, and BY them pat
in the jurisdiction o. the New York tribunals, con-
veyed TO France, and there beheaded.
will not deny that my object in making this
communication is in the hope Of its aiding, how
ever little, the accomplishment OF a peaceful ar
rangement Of the difficulties between the two
countries, although when ! consider how shame
fully our own Chief Magistrate continues to be
treated, who SO well deserves the gratitude Of the
whole Union-and when l also consider that mag
nifying every difficulty with Great Britain has be-
come habuual, from its forming q large part Of the
political capital brought forward in intriguing for
the Presidential chair-I %eonfes that my hopes Of
peace continuing to any distant period, become
slouded. Sincerely yours
MIRcAroR.
bTrRocIoUs MURDER NEAR SyRAcUsE.-Thc
Syracuse Times states that a most ATTRACTIONS MUIR
der was mmitt last Wednesday week, within
sight Of the village. Mr.. b. in returning home
from his work, heard the cry Of murder, but could
see no person in the direction whence the cry pro-
ceeded being somewhat excited he went immedi-
ately in search of the crier. He had not gone far
when he discovered a man clambering over the
fence, and hailed him. but neither stopped nor pad
any atte ntien TO his call, but he made his way Tor Inc
woods as fast as possible.
Mr.. Il. then repaired to the spot where he ran
from, and shocking to say, there lay a man not YET
dead, BUT who expired ia a few seconds. NOT lar
finn him lav a mack OF ROOdf. lis WI - not