NEWS.
lot AJL
FRONTIER TROUBLES.
Col. lPorlhatuUhe Brockville Jlulhori-
ties.
The Montreal Herald of Friday, con
tains a tirade violently explosive against
Colonel Worth for his conduct in the recent
affair at Brocksvillo. The following details,
copied from the Times and advertiser of
Ogdensburg, cannot fail to bo read with in
terest: On Friday, the 17th instant, the schooner
Q. S. Weeks, Turner, master, laden with
merchandize, ftom Oswego, consigned to
Morristown, Brockville and Ogdensburgh,
put into the port of Brockville for the pur
pose of discharging that part of her cargo
consigned to the place. The usual papers
were sent to the collector, and th deputy
gave a permit to unload the merchandize
consigned to that place.
Among the deck freight was a six pound
cannon, belonging to the Stale of New
York shipped by the commissary General
for the Artillery Company of this place,
under the command of A. B. James, Esq.
On the discovery of the gun, some of the
over-loyal subjects of Brockville rallied
in considerable force, and manifested a dis
position to seize the gun The captain and
crow resisted, and as the weight of the gun
was considerable, the captain and his men
"were enabled to retain the property till Col.
Duncan Frazer, Collector of the District,
distinguished by a valiant and safe attack
upon the Steam boat United Stales, not
long since, came up and joined his aid to
the mob by taking possession of the whole
property, schooner and all. The gun was
given up to the mob, the property marked
with the brand of conquest, and the victors
paraded the streets in triumphal procession,
firing the new gun, &c.
The Steamboat United Stales carried up
the facts of the case to Col. Worth, on Fri
day evening, and with characteristic promp
titude he came to the rescue, arrived at 4
o'clock, P. M. on Saturday. He sent a
respectful inquiry to theColIector.asking on
what grounds the schooner was detained.
The deputy stated in reply, that he could
give np answer in the absence of his prin
cipal, but several of the authorities of
Brockville came off, and Col. Worth was
surprised to find that the vessel was detain
ed without any color of irregularity in her
papers and without the allegation of any
impropriety on the part of the captain.
Col. Worth then discovered that it was a
most infamous outrage without plausible
pretext of any kind and expressed his opin
ion freely to the Brockville authorities, and
signified his determination to rescue the
property. Col. Marshall, an efficient sort
of a man, attempted to justify on the ground
of the gun, but Col. Worth would listen to
no such grounds. The Brockvillians be-
iii m j i n riTTTrr
and efforts were made to find some cause of
complaint against the vessel. Fixed am
munition was carried on board several times
which the captain discovered and threw
overboaid, showing them that he was a tol
erable hand to delect contraband articles.
Col. Marshall placed a guard of thirty regu
lars over the schooner, all that were station
ed at the place.
Saturday evening Col. Worth came down
toPrescott and made a peremptory demand
of Col. Frasier for the releas of the schoo
ner and her cargo. The answer was de
layed till 10 o'clock on Sunday.
At the hour appointed the collector sent
his answer, saying that the vessel and its
cargo would be given up, but expressing a
doubt whether the gun could be obtained
from the mob. Upon the receipt of this
nolo Col. Worth sent another peremptory
demand for all the properly.
Col. Worth had previously ordered
Capt. Turner to make no movement with
the vessel till every thing was placed on
board in the same state as when taken.
Col. Worth had his vessel ranged along
side the schooner, and every thing in readi
ness, with matches lit, to blow the first
sparK into a flame, that would be likely to
convince the rioters and their officers, that
war, of which the redoubtable Canadian
Loyalists, have spoken so freely was a
gamo two can play at. In this state of
things matters remained for four or five
hours, when collision was often momenta
rily expected. The fort and blockhouse
were in the hands of the people who car-,
ried on these proceedings. They formed
their lines, manned tho blockhouse, and
had all the arrangements for the engage
ment made, but they found that Col.
Worth did not quail, that he had come pre
pared to burn powder and exchange metal
with them, and they wisely, after long de
lay, concluded that prudence was the belter
part of valor, and saved their ammunition
for a more fitting ocoasion.
At about 4 oclock in tho afternoon, a
steamboat arrived from Kingston with Brit
ish regulars on board,which tho magistrates
of Brockville had prudently called to their
aid. By this reinforcement Col. Marshall
was enabled to arrest David Mair, Jonas
iluubel, and an inkeeper by tho name of
Towel!, who were the ringleaders of the
gang, and send them to the guard house.
Col. Worth's patience having by this
time become exhausted, he notified them
that he would watt no longer for the peace
able delivery of the property, and when
they found that thero was an end to all hopes
oi further delay or intimidation, they
made the most marked haste to reship tho
eannorj and release the prize."
WIST
In addition to this violence there was
the most gross insolence of language used
towards the officers which Colonel Worth
sent on shore on his first arrival, and many
other things too disagreeable to mention.
It may toe proper to say that Col. Worth
expresses the opinion that the civil magis
trates of Brockville acted in good faiih, and
with commendable zeal, in their efforts to
restore order, and procure the restoration of
the property.
From the N. Y. Evening Star of June 1.
RIOT IN PARIS.
The favonto and fortunate steam ship
Great Western, Capt. Hoskin.came through
the Narrows about midnight having made
the passage in a day sooner than was ex
pected. Sho would have arrived yesterday
at noon, but for two days of head winds.
I he passage has been delightful.
ine uiihcuities in 1 ranee have, as wo
had anticipated, assumed a serious aspect
and blood has been shed by the government
in suppressing an insurrection in the streets
ot Tans.
Insurrection in Paris. On Sunday the
f-itti ot May, at three in the afternoon,
seme 2 or 400 men attired in the usual
workmen's dress of frocks (bluo smocks)
and caps, collected in the Rue St. Dennis,
and followed by a crowd presented them-
selves at the gun shop of Lepago brothers.
Aiier DreaKing cown ttie doors and mason
ry with their hatchets, they took 150 spot
ting pieces, and armed with these thoy pro
ceeded. After passing down the Rue St
Lennis, ine lavorue locus ot all previous
insurrections, and reached the quays, they
divided.Ono portion went to tho post on the
Quai aux Fleure, adjoining the Palais do
Justice, and firing on the Sentinels, killed
a young man and wounded the sergeant in
command, when the rest being young con
scripts sunendercd. They then attacked
the Palais do Justice where they were re
pulsed by the municipal guard and lost sev
eral killed. Tho military post of the Place
du Chatelet, and the Hotel de Villc, de
fended by national guards were surprised
by the other two parties, and taken posses
sion of. A party then proceeded to the
Peifecture of Police, where they found the
gates shut. They then returned to the Ho
tel de Villc, and turned over the omnibusses
they met with, creeling thorn into barri
cades: A letter says:
Another party returned to the Point Neul
perfectly at leasurc and at their ease, as I
saw at the revolution, and subsequently on
the fifth of June, 1832.
Several dead bodies were brought to the
Morgue, and among them two women
one elegantly dressed, and the other of
the working or lower ordets.
These events took little time. But soon
the troops were able to assemble, and by 4
o'clock several bodies of municipal guards
Greve, before the Hotel de Ville. A de
tachment of horse municipal issuing from
the Rue des Arcis, first received" the fire .of
the insurgents. The detachment lost the
two first horsemen by the discharge,
and immediately turned round to rally
somewhat further back. Other detach
ments, however, arrived. Firing continu
ed and at length the insurgents abandoned
the Place and the Quai, and retired in tho
direction of the Rue St. Avoye.
Such was the situation of affairs at 5
o'clock. The thre disarmed posts were
shut. The municipal guard occupied the
Hotel de Villo and the quays between the
Poit au Change and Port and Bless. Great
emotion was of course produced. The re
call was beaten by tho drummers of the na
tional guards, whilst the insurgents, about
400, marched in a long file towards the
Boulevards. Up to the hour we write, the
movement is concentrated between the
Place du Chatelet and the Hotel de Ville.
Seven o'clock. Nothing has taken
place in tho Boulevards. The insurrection
is this moment concentrated in the lower
parts of the Rues St. Dennis, Montmorlre,
and St. Martin. Barricades are formed,
one in the Rue St. Dennis, near tho church
of St. Leu ; the other at the corner of the
Tiquitonnc and Montorgueil. This lasv
was attacked about half-past six by the
grenadiers of tho third legion of the Na
tional Guard, aided by a detachment of the
line. 1 he oiheor commanding the post of
the Palace of Justice and two soldiers were
killed.
M. Sedoux, of the 3d Legion, was killed
in the attack of the barricado Marshal
Gerard has taken command of the troops of
HIV HlllPVIIl
At eight o'clock the insurgents received
reinforcements and made a demonstration
upon that part of the Louvre by the Rue
Coq St. Honore, and tho Rue Croix des
petits Champs, but were deterred from an
attack by finding the gates shut, and the
troops within roady to receive them. At
the Rue Hautcville they shot a National
Guard a painter by profession.
Tho wholo garrison of regular troops at
Paris, and all tho National Guards were by
this time in motion. A strong body was
sent to protect the castle of Vincennes.
Six or eight regiments of the garrison
were it is aaid, at that moment, under or
ders to be transferred to tho departments
intimations having been given that they had
been successfully tampered with by the dis
organizes, whose intention to create an
emeute had long been anticipated. It is
not believed the insurgents had depots of
arms, as was rumored, but the uniformity
of the dress they wore, gave tho appear-
ance.of preparation. No rallying cry was
heard from them, but only savage yells.
When the attack was made, most of tho
inhabitants of the capital were cither at the
races on the Champs de Mars, or at their
evening repast.
Two of the mounted municipal guards in
proceeding to the rescue of tke Hotel de
Ville, wereshot down near that building.
The National Guards and two regiments
of the line assembled on the Place du Ca
rousel, (at tho Thuillcrics Palace,) at C
o'clock, P. M. 'Phc gates of all the gar
dens in front, and also the Court of the Lou
vre, were instantly closed. There seemed
at this lime much hesitancy in tho National
Guard to respond to the rappcl. In tho
crowd near the Tont Ncuf, a man and wo
man hold aloft two busts of Napoleon, and
cried vive l'Empcreur, and vive Napoleon.
In Rue St. Dennis, though not over a hun
dred insurgents weio present, they tore up
the pavements with amazing speed, and
threw chairs, furniture, &c. from the houses
with an agility which showed that they were
no inexperienced hands at barricade making,
murmuriiigjfls they worked, " A bas Louis
Phillippo." In tho caberiets, (diinking
shops,) they were seen talking very cozily
with soldiers of the line-
At 9 P. M. Marshal Gerard took com
mand of the National Guards and regiments
of the line that bivouacked on the Place du
Carousal. The insurgents could not maintain
their giound against such an overwhelming
force as now advancsd against them. Af
ter loosing about forty men they fled to
wards tho Cloire St. Mary, Thermopolaj
oi rrench insurrection. Hero they
again defeated.
were
At 4 P. M. the insurgents,
had advanced as far as
Royal, but " were repulsed,
dispersed. Tho Piano du
says a letter,
the Palace
and arc now
unrousai is
covered with troops ranged in order of bat
tle, with cannon, &c, but it is to be hoped
they will have nothing to do,"
Up to Wednesday morning, the 15th, a
Telegraphic despatch by Calais announces
that order was perfectly restored. Tho ru
mors of insurrections at Lyons and else
where were unfounded.
FROM FLORIDA.
It gives us great pleasure to announce
the arrival at the seat of Government of
Major Gcncrcl Macojw, who has succeded
in pacyfying the Indians of Florida, and
has made such an arrangement with them
as will effectually put a stop to tho further
effusion of blood in that Territory. The
country to be occupied provisionally by
the Indians is situated beyond all former
settlements, and the corden of posts estab
lished across the peninsula from New
Srnirna to Tampa Bay will be furnished
with a sufficient number of troops to ensure
the faithful observance of the terms dicta
led by Gen. Macomb, both by the whites
Late despatches received from Fort Gib
son announce that Gen. AnnucKi.c and the
Superintendent of Indian Affairs, Gen.
Armstrong, had, in pursuance of instruc
tions from the Secretary of War, made an
arrangement for the future permanent es
tablishment of the Seminoles, perfectly sat
isfactory to Micanopy and other chiefs, and
mat ine cscminoles now in tho West
about to remove there. Globe.
were
More Indian Murders. A slip of the
Mobile C ommercial Register, received by
the express mail, states that the following
note was indorsed on the way bill from Co
lumbus, Georgia, under dato of May 15th,
by the postmaster of the latter place.
" The steamer Siren arrived this evening
from Appalachicola, brings information of a
horrible massacre committed by a party of
muiaiis on lTiuay night last, on the Apa
lachicola river, about fifty miles below tin?
junction of tho Cattahoochio and Flint.
beven or eight individuals of both sexes
were murdered, and their bodies burned.
The Siren stopped at the spot on Sunday,
and the crew and passengers interred the
remains of the murdered."
The Vicksburg Sentinel of the 11th ult.
says, in a postscript: " Last evening after
our form was nearly made up, wo receiv
ed tho Brandon Sentinel, containing tho
following highly important intelligence."
Destruction of the Ileal Estate Bank
at Decatur. As our paper was going to
press, we were informed by a person direct
from Decatur, Miss, that the Real Estate
Bank at that place, was set fire to by a mob,
and burned, together with all the books and
papers. Nothing saved. Ho also stated
that much excitement prevailed; and it was
feared that if the mob was not quelled, thoy
would wreak their vengeance upon the per
sons and property of the directory.
Raising Potatoes. U is said that if a
potatoe bo planted in the bottom of a barrel
and as it germinates, it be repeatedly cover
ed with earth, every shoot will send forth
roots and produce fruit. If this be the case
and the experiment is worth trying, let
some of our gardners plant a row or two,
and as they grow up follow them with
boards, making a long box, which fill un in
tho case of the barrel. Let some one try it
and every one who succeeds may send lis a
bushel next fall for tho hint.
Charles Downing, the present delegate
from the territory of Florida, and a good
sub-treasury democrat, has been re-elected
to the next Congress by a largo majority.
FEDERAL LEADERS.
Bryant gives these gentlemen' a pBtJrai
of thoir charactci as follows : tflt
" Tkey have no more virtue nowMnan
they had in former years, and it is well
known that from tho earliest days of Fede
ralism to the present lime, they have chang
ed their name as often almost as the Amer
ican climate changes its weather. One
might as woll attempt to follow the balls
and tho dice of an expert juggicr, as to keep
paco with these rapid transitions. With
whatastonishment the more unsophisticated
of tho sect must wake up of a morning and
fiud themselves addressed by a name total
ly different from that with which they went
to sleep. To-night they go t6 bed as fede
ralists, and to-morrow get up and rub their
eyes, and como down stairs National Re
publican, or American System men, or
Conservatives, or Whigs, or Democratic
Whigs. Yet this frequent shifting has not
met with very signal success. Perhaps it
has never occurred to these men that they
were acting under a very great mistake.
TUICKS TO ESCAPE PUNISHMENT.
Since tho committee of investigation in
the house of renresentaiivns Una mirmnnA
in developing some or the numerous, foul
1 i 1 r i . .
aim asiounuing irauus oi Mr. Stevens' lato
board of canal commissioners on the public
improvements, that distinguished patriot
and persecuted man, has saet several other
llit'Aoliirntinna i T . . . i . I
u..vi.i,Hn,ug in jnuyiusa uj.iiiisi me pre
sent canal commissioners and their officers,
to divert public attention from his own mis
deeds, and if possible to escape tho univcr.
sal execration of.all honest men. He got a
few of the contractors on the two branches
of tho Susquehanna, who had shared the
plunder of the state with him and his min
ions, and who had been amongst the most
active ot that hand of knaves that hired and
paid the Stonebrcakcrs and Peg Beaty's for
false swearing by the " Missionary Fund,"
in suim in a pcuuon to the two houses, ask
ing for inquiry. These
referred to committees who are in progress.
In the senate committee Stevens attends as
council and advisor of the contractors, asl
ing questions oi the witnesses, answers
them writes them down and makes his
tools swear as he nlnnsns. Ttv itiiu tlmll,n.r
trick he hopes to escape, but he cannot.
ins irauus are n o evnrv w ipi-p ihw
" smell to Heaven," and however he may
twist and turn, justice. hIp rmrl immrilni
justice, will reach him at last, and reach
nun Boon. hmsinnr.
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MOLLY PITCHER,
At the
vhuuiiiviii, j I 111 l UdtilU KJ I
Hionmoum, tins intnpid woman contributed
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nui uiu uv carvmir wnrpr irnm n enrmn in
-j -a . ....... - .,s .
mu uuuery, wnerc her husband was em
ployed .m can,'",0, 1,1 iuiiiie m..i ruin,-.
gun. At length he was shot dead in her
ptcsence, just as she was leaving the sprine
I - uj'utf one
found her huslmnd 1ifr?nu ,t m.
iiwiwiiuu j i iiz 1 1 1" w in 1 1 1 r inni iiihka ni..
, ...H.UUU) uiiu Willi IIIU
mcnt heard an officer who rode up order off
bmi, iui me wanioi a man sntiicient v
uu.uull" lu ii "is piace inuignant at
this order, ami stimn- Uxr iii om i. j..
7 , icujaitv, aim
prompt.y opposed it demanded the post of
to the nun. and tn ilm ndmiratinn ,i
. - 1 "HHIUHWII dllU U31U11
ishment of all who saw her, assumed and
ably discharged the duties of the vacated
post of cannonier to the end of the battle.
x ui mi.-, sterling ocmonstralion of genuine
,..nv, . lauiiigion gave her a t.tutenant's
commission on the spot, which Confess
afterwards ratified, nml frmm.,1 t. -i
, bu...wu ui.1 iisnviu
and epaulette, and half pay as a lieutenant
Crr xC, Cl,- ...... ,1 .
.w. .uv. unu wuie uic epaulette, received
the pay, and was called 4 Captain Molly'
ever afterwards, AT. B. Times.
There is a manufactory of pins at Dcr-
in oonnccucui, which it is said, takes
the shine off from all ilm
manufactories in that state, and will make a
now cnapier mr the clock pedlers. Hith
erto John Bull has had nearly a monopoly
ui uiu pin uusiness; and his patient subjects
were contont to make pin heads for sixpence
per diem and go supperless to bed. This
Derby manufactory saves more than nine
tenths of the labor and makes betterpins
inasmuch as the heads arc formed out of
tho same wire with the pin, and therefore
.cannot como off. Instead of seeing a stal
wart John Bull moving the wire with his
clumsy fingers, wo have a curious machine
by which the pins are manufactured by one
process from the wire faster than one per
son can count them. Boston Times.
Jl Tit Bit for a Gourmand. A corres
pondent whose veracity is beyond a ques
tion, informs us that on Wednesday morn
ing he purchased at ' a provision store in
the lower part of the city,' some Bologna
sausages. On cutting open one of them it
presented rather a peculiar appearanco
and on further examination there were dis
covered among the conglomerated mass of
which it was composed, two rat's teeth
fastened together, a portion of a rat's ear,
two claws of a small animal, apparently a
kitten, and a piece of the skin of the same
quadruped with the hair on Host. Jour.
The Lewistown Telegraph states that no
less than 000 persons have crossed at Lew
istown from Canada to tho United States,
with n view of taking up their residence in
(hat county,
TUG COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT.
"tuutii w mi our rr.AU "
SJ1TURI1JI JV.VE 8, 1830.
THE CORNER STONE,
Of the ORANGEVILLE UNION
CHURCH will be laid on Sunday, the Oth
of June next, with appropriate ceremonies.
Orangeville, May 18, 1839.
The Canal Commissioners have declared
tho contracts entered into by the eld hoard
of Commissioners, for making 18 sections
on tho Tunkhannock line of the North
Branch Canal, as null and void, in conse
quence of thcii having been abandoned, and
then privately re-let without any public no
tice as the law requires. It appears that an
extensive and profitable business was driven
by the .old Commissioners and their favor
ites, by way of re-letting. The advancs
upon these 18 sections alone over the first
letting, amounted to about $100,000
Those contractors were particular friends
of Thaddy Stevens and his gang, and of
course his .s?ia7 fry must cry persecution,
persecution, because these men were not
allowed to feather their nests to the tune of
this 100,000 dollars extra, for services ren
dered during the last fall political campaign.
Now if tho destruction of such fraudulent
contracts be persecution, then indeed are
these men persecuted ; but we hope all
such will receive the same fate, whether
made by Suprinlendant or Supervisor.
The system of frauds practiced by the offi
cers of the late administration, is beginning
now to developc itself, and tho people must
not be surprised to hear of frauds every
way worthy of tho parly who could un
blushiugly sustain fraudulent election re
turns. We learn that Mr. Krownover is now as
busy in denying having made a contract
for the re-building of the canal bridges, 39
he was a few weeks since in circulating the
story. If the story is " wholly untrc,"
why not come out under his signature, and
deny it like a man, and not attempt in this
" sly and insidious manner," to put the lie
into other pooping mouth". If the story is
not true, he certainly can do it with perfect
safety. He owes it to himself, to the demo
cratic party, and particularly to the Calial
Commissioners, to give the truth to the
public. If ho cannot, with truth deny hav
ing made the contiact, he ought, at least, to
publicly exhonorate the Canal Commission
ers from having any knowledge of, or con
nection with, his illegal attempt to giro
the contract into the hands of a few individ
uals, as some of the parties to this transac
tion have endeavored to make the public
believe that they were parties to it. No
one has ever believed this slander upon the
Commissioners; it was supposed, and we
think truly too, to have been utteied for the
purpose of coveringup their own iniquitous
conduct in this transaction. Come, come,
let us have the whole story at once; we aio
tired of hearing a thousand different ver
sions. Your memory is too short to give
it verbally. Give it to us in black and
white. Wo want very much t be put
right in this matter.
On Monday, May 27, Mr. COLT re
ported a bill to the House of Representatives
incorporating the Bloomsburg rail-road and
iron company. What can this mean ?
Can our Whig neighbor inform us ? Has
it any thing to do with his opposition to
me removal question bein? apituietl ? W
should like to know.
The Senate have unanimously confirmed
the nomination of Alexander M'Calmont,
Esq. of Venango county, to bo nresident
judge of the 18th judicial district.
Mr. Stevens has announced Jiimeir .
candidate for re-election to the " Hopkins
House."
Flour is sellinsr at Pittsburg Cnr .S .
barrel, and dull at that.
Encampment An encamnment f
eral thousand of the United States Troops
is to be made at Trenton. Tho obiect of
the encampment is to repair some defect
existing in the army in brigade and regi
mental evolutions. General Scott II in
tak Iho command.