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Johnson has several boats, every way adapted
10 ms designs of which is forty feet in length,
but OF so light construction as to be easily car
ried across the islands, and its speed is said to
exceed that of the swiilest boats on the lake.
Shoruy alter the destruction OF the Sir Robert
Feel, he proceeded in this boat with few OF his
men up the lake, made predatory incursion upon
an island near the mouth of the Bay Of Quinte,
and plundered the inhabitants, returning on the
night OF the 9Th instant to the Businesses of.The
Thousand Islands," II is Dot known that he has
been on the main land since the burning Of the
Sir Robert Peel. He has had occasional inter-
views with some of our citizens since that event,
hut they have taken place on the water. He,
and those who attend him on those occasions,
are well armed. His own appearance, with SIX pls-
tolls, dirk and bowie knife in his belt, is suili-
cienily belligerent; and he has with him, II is
said invariably, the colors of the Sir Robert
Peel. He considers the destruction Of that yes
sci as an act of piracy, and that his life has be-
come thereby forfeited, and says he shall sell it
at the dearest rate.


Such is the character of the buccanecr ofthe lake,
sufficient, surely, with the natural and ordinary
progress Of exaggeralon, to be subject of alarm
| TO the border inhabitants. An alarm not alto
gether groundless, from the fact that the larger
islands OF this numerous group are inhabited by
La iaWleSs race 81 hall Danulltl, VINO WOlu scarce
| ly scrupie to join in nearly any enterprise for
plumber; who have perhaps one hundred boats,
and whose number has been enlarged considera-
/ bly, by refugee accessions. II is supposed that
there are at least one thousand refugees and
other persons on these islands, under the control
and at the command of Johnson, and several
thousands of refugees, between Niagara and
| Ogdensburg.


| 1t is not to be imagined that the local militia,
or the local authorities, however well disposed to
cooperate with the officers of government in
measures to repel and prevent these incursions
and to detect and punish the marauders, arc ade-
quate to the emergency. The commerce of the


river and the lake, the national character, and


the lives and property of our citizens, require
a government force sufficient to explore the islands
and expel the marauders considerable militia


ry force at several points OH the frontier; and


the employment Of an armed steam vessel or


revenue cutter.


These matters we understand have been fully


presented by Governor Marcy to the consdera-


ton Of the General Government, and Judging
from recent movements, we do not doubt that


the requirements of the case will receive all the


attention which the limited strength of the army
will in any manner allow.