"Untitled," Telegraph and Texas Register, March 10, 1838

Summary: Summarized some recent military events. Though vague, it appears to have something to do with the border wars between Maine and Canada. Described how General Van Rensselaer threatened to shoot a man for forging military orders for the militia. Also described how the governor of Maine helped to end a skirmish with Canadian militia and recapture the arms they had stolen.

held to bail. Among these is D.D. McKinney, manager of the Detroit Theatre, who tired of playing Richard on the stage Theatric had accepted a colonelcy in the Patriot army.

Duncombe is said to be at home, about his business.

Gen. Scott is at his quarters at the American-our Actor--and engaged in keeping the militia from open mutiny, and investigating the forged order to Col. Ransom, by which the States Cannon were procured by the Patriots.

Let me give you the facts of this transaction. The order was forged by a broken down land speculator, brother to a prominent member of the Patriot committee. Col. Ransom was privy to it. John T. Bash was not, and his affidavit that he thought the writing to be Scott's was procured to screen Ransom. When Van Rensselaer was told what had been done, he went to the forger. "You damned rascal," he exclaimed, "you have ruined the cause you attempted to serve. If I fail through this transaction, I will blow your brains out, if I follow you to the ends of the earth to do it."

I believe Van Rensselaer to be an honest, ambitious, bold, enterprising and talented man, fond of any daring piratical enterprise, but altogether above the meanness of a felon. His intended bride resides at Syracuse, and is one of the most beautiful and accomplished young ladies in the state.

The Patriot army, late of Navy Island, are scattered all along the villages on the southern border of Lake Erie.

ALBANY, Jan. 26th.

The war is ended. Governor Mason has acted with a manly zeal in defence of the neutrality between England and the United States. He went in the Erie--which was duly recaptured-with one hundred volunteers against the Patriots on Bois Blane Island. He found there assembled two hundred half starved and half frozen wretches, about ten of whom were Canadians. They were all taken and landed on the American shore immediately opposite, where they dispersed, glad to get out of the scrape into which they had unwittingly got themselves. All the arms stolen from the U.S. Arsenal were seized by the Governor and carried back.

Source Copy Consulted: "Untitled," Telegraph and Texas Register, March 10, 1838, p. 2